I wonder if we can flip Turriaf for a future pick

I'm just happy the Clarence Weatherspoon/Malik Rose days appear over

DrAlphaeus wrote:

OasisBU wrote:I love the height - but D'Antoni doesn't preach defense so it will be interesting to see how he uses these guys.

If isn't preaching it, they have to at least have an assistant doing it, right? What the hell does Dan or Herb do?

OasisBU wrote:I love the height - but D'Antoni doesn't preach defense so it will be interesting to see how he uses these guys.

For the most part, we have a lineup with a lot of guys who don't need to be told to play defense, which is how it should be.

If Felton is a good perimeter defender, it means we don't have to use Gallo or Randolph in the way Jeffries was first used last year when it became evident that Duhon could not keep a crawling infant in front of him.

I'm interested to see how Walker plays D this year- he's one of the wildcard unknowns on the roster, IMO.

Felton, Douglas, Chandler, Gallo, AR, Turiaf, Azu, and if you believe the reports- the Russian- can all play D. Amare is much more of a defensive presence than Lee. Rautins and Fields were both good team defenders in college, although who knows how that translates up here. Jordan won some defensive awards in college.

We have burners, bangers, and perhaps more length than the Knicks have ever had.

We have more guys who are capable of playing good D this year, but more importantly, we have guys who want to play it.

Vmart wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:7-1 270 Mozgov
7-1 245 Jordan
6-11 285 Curry
6-10 245 Stoudemire
7-0 230 Randolph
6-10 250 Turriaf
6-10 240 Gallinari

I wonder if we can flip Turriaf for a future pick

When did Randolph become 7' tall. He measured 6'9 in bare feet. 6'10.25 in shoes. Unless he had another growth spurt I don't believe he is 7' tall.

Actually, though, I think Randolph may have grown a little bit since his pre-draft measurements- thought I read something about that last year. (Gallo was supposed to stretch a bit also.)

In any event, he plays like a 7 footer in some aspects of his game.

Paladin55 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:7-1 270 Mozgov
7-1 245 Jordan
6-11 285 Curry
6-10 245 Stoudemire
7-0 230 Randolph
6-10 250 Turriaf
6-10 240 Gallinari

I wonder if we can flip Turriaf for a future pick

When did Randolph become 7' tall. He measured 6'9 in bare feet. 6'10.25 in shoes. Unless he had another growth spurt I don't believe he is 7' tall.

Just let Briggsy go. Height and athleticism for Briggs is like mud for a pig. Perhaps he is too happy to do a proper measuring.

Actually, though, I think Randolph may have grown a little bit since his pre-draft measurements- thought I read something about that last year. (Gallo was supposed to stretch a bit also.)

In any event, he plays like a 7 footer in some aspects of his game.

If he is 7' tall your looking at the second coming of David Robinson. I remember an article that claimed he had grown two inches. He was hovering around 7'1. I really don't know what to believe. Every year they should have height and measurement in the NBA that should be reflected on each teams web site.

Ira wrote:

Vmart wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:7-1 270 Mozgov
7-1 245 Jordan
6-11 285 Curry
6-10 245 Stoudemire
7-0 230 Randolph
6-10 250 Turriaf
6-10 240 Gallinari

I wonder if we can flip Turriaf for a future pick

When did Randolph become 7' tall. He measured 6'9 in bare feet. 6'10.25 in shoes. Unless he had another growth spurt I don't believe he is 7' tall.

Just let Briggsy go. Height and athleticism for Briggs is like mud for a pig. Perhaps he is too happy to do a proper measuring.

Actually, though, I think Randolph may have grown a little bit since his pre-draft measurements- thought I read something about that last year. (Gallo was supposed to stretch a bit also.)

In any event, he plays like a 7 footer in some aspects of his game.

If he is 7' tall your looking at the second coming of David Robinson. I remember an article that claimed he had grown two inches. He was hovering around 7'1. I really don't know what to believe. Every year they should have height and measurement in the NBA that should be reflected on each teams web site.

I think they do that. The measurements in nba.com are supposed to be accurate.

They keep the same measurement from the time they come into the league.