a) Declare them a mega star, pump them full of unrealistic expectations after a few games, then when they don't live up to unrealistically high expectations declare them a bust all in less than a season.

b) Declare them a bust from draft day onwards, using summer league as the final proof.

Still, we've had some stinker point guards for a long time now. Please rank worst to best, the following:

Marbury
Howard Eisley
Chris Duhon
Chris Childs
Charlie Ward

Looking at that list I could weep! Ha- Charlie Ward now seems like a great point guard in comparison to the horrors that followed! Out of interest what do people think of Chris Childs now thinking back?

WindsorPl wrote:I don't think it's about luck. It's about coaching, patience and good vet leadership. When I look around the league good players thrive under either good coaching or a good team environment, usually both, with a little patience thrown in. We have none of the above.

yup... doesn't matter who we would have taken w/that #8 pick... Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Darren Collison, Jrue Holiday, take ur pick... they'd all have been wasting away on the end of the bench while MDA plays his "trusted vets" all year in the vain attempt at making a run at the #8 seed.

TMS wrote:

WindsorPl wrote:I don't think it's about luck. It's about coaching, patience and good vet leadership. When I look around the league good players thrive under either good coaching or a good team environment, usually both, with a little patience thrown in. We have none of the above.

yup... doesn't matter who we would have taken w/that #8 pick... Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Darren Collison, Jrue Holiday, take ur pick... they'd all have been wasting away on the end of the bench while MDA plays his "trusted vets" all year in the vain attempt at making a run at the #8 seed.

Yeah I wonder if Trevor Ariza would have ever made any improvements to his game if he were still a Knick. David Lee and Nate, to a less extent, and become players. And that was after playing with Larry Brown for one year. Of course, Malik and Antonio Davis was on the team as well. Say what you want about Malik's game, but he seemed like a steady locker room guy. I'm not sure if Al Harington or Larry Hughes are capable of providing the same leadership. Duhon, well, he could give lesson on living off the luster of a mediocre college career and bagging chicks at the bar, but not much else.

TMS wrote:why not? there are no reasons why not... there is no making reason of MDA's roster & rotation decisions... why ask why at this point?

Nobody here knows the answer, that's for sure.

BRIGGS wrote:Why not play T D atleast 20 minutes the last 20 games then? 20 minutes or more? he is one of the guys under contract and one of the only guys who play D. I don't need to see Eddie House chuck up 34%--he should've been released.

This is the hard part about making the team--not only do we need good players but *specific players*.