93BUICK wrote:I can't wait until we play France! Hello Game-picker!

lol

In May, 34 air traffic controllers were immediately terminated for merely mentioning the coordinates of Mozgov's flight before his secret workout.

Eddy Curry values what little remains of his reputation. He WILL pull a hamstring pulling his practice shorts on rather than matchup with Mozgov.

(time for the most interesting Knicks player in the world)

93BUICK wrote:I can't wait until we play France! Hello Game-picker!

here's mozgov against former top 5 picks lamar odom, kevin love, and ty chandler in an elimination game. not an "international friendly" but a game that mattered. mozgov more than held his own. he also showed more emotion than i've seen in the career of fat ed. this guy is no joke i think he can contribute at the nba level.

misterearl wrote:... he is...

Mozgov's basketball IQ is so high that he has a capital "A" on his jersey for Assistant Coach

D'Antoni said. "But one thing I do know, once he's got it, he's got it. Once he understands it, he's a very smart basketball player.''

In game adjustments? Nyet. Mozgov makes pre game adjustments, four days in advance.

"He's adjusted quickly,'' Stoudemire said. "I'm very surprised how good he really is. He's going to be force if he keeps studying and working the way he has been.''

The Knicks hired a translator for Mozgov, in three hours the translator hailed Donnie Walsh by exclaiming, "Yo Son!"

"Down the road, his English will be perfect,'' D'Antoni added. "His English will be great in two months. He'll pick it up like that.

Mozgov trains the guys who train the guys who do those tv infomercials for high intensity training

D'Antoni said of Mozgov, "He's an athlete.''

Mozgov wears an XXXXXXXXXL, and it's a little snug around the shoulders

"...(Mozgov) makes No. 1 Ronny Turiaf look like a small forward when they stand together."

nice. thought you would go with: In game adjustments? Nyet. The game adjusts to Mozgov.

misterearl wrote:Suck Up To The Hardworking Host Alert

martin - your edit upgrade has been noted

With that said, I cannot wait for the first annual Russian Vodka Night at The Garden

neither can arkrud.

fishmike wrote:

Marv wrote:

misterearl wrote:Suck Up To The Hardworking Host Alert

martin - your edit upgrade has been noted

With that said, I cannot wait for the first annual Russian Vodka Night at The Garden

neither can arkrud.

oh man... he aint the only one

Im more of a whiskey guy these days but i'll show for that night

Nalod wrote:when do we start blasting Donnie for underpaying him and fear he leaves in 3 years?

we are not yet done pining for Melo. First things first.

(Big C) As Knicks fans are still wondering how good Timofey Mozgov is, one player on the team has given Mozgov his stamp of approval. That player is Danilo Gallinari.

During a recent sit down with Danilo Gallinari he was asked who impressed him the most in training camp. Danilo replied Mozgov

“Everyone knows Raymond and everyone knows Amar’e. And everyone knows what they can do. And they have been showing it in every practice. I’m not impressed by them because I know that they are great players. I’m impressed by Timofey. I watched him playing on the Russian team and in practice. I think he has a really good game. He’s huge, he’s long, he can run, he can jump, and he knows how to play the game. All these things makes him a great player. And I think he is going to improve a lot. I think he can help us a lot. I think he is going to surprise people.”-Danilo Gallinari

I have also been impressed with Mozgov’s game. In training camp I saw him run the floor just as good as everyone else on the team. In fact, I do not recall Mozgov showing any signs of fatigue.

Everything from defensive drills, and dribbling between cones, to running with a medicine ball; Mozgov was doing it all. Even after the killer workouts in training camp Mozgov stayed late working out with Herb Williams on his offensive game.

Even though Mozgov still has work to do on his jumper, he has a nice backshot off the glass. In fact Mozgov, despite his young age, already has the bank shot locked down on the rightside of the court.

Mozgov is the perfect fit for Mike D'Antoni's system. He runs in transition and he is good at playing the pick and roll game. One area that I do think Mozgov is weak at is his rebounding. However, in every training camp practice I saw Mozgov was solid at getting on the boards. He is a good passer out of the post.

Even though he has to get better at posting up he still knows how to get around his man. In training camp there was a play that Mozgov took Amar'e to the hole strong. If it was not for Randolph fouling Mozgov that could have been the highlight play of this year's training camp.

At the end of the day Mozgov could be a good contributor this season playing center. After all who does not want a big man that can run and play defense?

This is where Ewing could have been ideal (especially with the bigs we now have) i have very little faith in Herb bringing out the best in anyone..