Pavvy wrote:it looks like you guys have baptized him to Drago heheee

The is because everything he hits, he destroys.

CrushAlot wrote:BERMAN ON TWITTER

Milicic got his hackles up when asked if he thinks he will return if he excels in practice.

"The NBA is not like that," Milicic said. "That's what I learned in Detroit. You can be bleeping Michael Jordan in practice, you're still not going to play in the game. They used to tell me in Detroit, show me in practice what I can do. I showed and showed. But then I didn't play. Practice is practice. The game is the game. Coach has his guys he wants to play he thinks is going to make this team a winning team."

Problem is, the Knicks (3-13) aren't winning and Curry is hurt again, his comeback stalled after four games.

Curry missed the final two games of the 0-3 Western trip because of a sore left knee. The Knicks return home to face the Magic tonight at the Garden at 6:00 and Curry is questionable.

Orlando is one of Milicic's former teams and where he had his best seasons.

"I needed some time to adjust to this kind of offense running up and down and just shooting," said Milicic, whom the Knicks obtained on draft night for Quentin Richardson. "I was trying to adjust and I was trying to do my best."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/darko_days_on_bench_jJ9ZZh4n0YtwB3HaoD9y5H#ixzz0rO0Q2144
I guess if you can't adjust in 71 minutes you are done with D'Antoni. It brings up the question, how were SVG and Rambis able to motivate a slug like Darko when the guy everyone wants to play for couldn't and the Knicks ended up having to dump him for Brian Cardinal.

Also, I would hesitate to call a vet in a new situation scared. Darko never got minutes after the tenth game of the season and never really got minutes before that. Less than ten minutes a game isn't for 8 games isn't really giving a guy a chance. I think there were personality issues and a basketball philosophy issue that kept Darko out.

Milicic has attitude problems. He hasn't stuck anywhere he's been, but I guess that's Mike D'antoni's fault? Give me a break. Maybe he will pan out in Minnesota, but under no circumstances am I going to blame cause Darko could gel with the squad...

Mozgov is no Drago

why not use your basketball critical thinking skills to evaluate:

1. how he keeps his hands up on defense, even while adjusting to his opponent at close range

2. his lateral quickness

3. his abilty to catch and turn in traffic

4. Mozgov's learning curve in the NBA

5. His motor and other potential intangibles, such as New York fan affection the first time he dunks in traffic off the dribble

"he is...."

Q. martin - Can he be physical like Dwight Howard or Shaq or will he be a Sam Dalembert hack a center?

A. Fuggadabout Shaq, Dwight, Dalembert, Patrick, Wes Unseld, Kareem, and Moose and Squirrel. Mozgov will be Mozgov. He needs to adapt to a new country, new city, new condo and a another set of teammates. He needs to learn the Saw Mill River Parkway, how to protect his wallet when walking on Seventh Avenue and where his girlfriend likes to eat dinner.

Most important, he needs to hang out with Ray Felton to learn where to receive the ball and then Amar'e to understand how to share the space around the paint.

He will be the best he can be. Mozgov will be active... and if he can get off to a solid start... he will be fan favorite.