OAK wrote:I'd prefer that we sign Earl Barron, but if that is out of the picture, how about picking up the former Big East Defensive Player of the Year, Josh Boone? I hear that he may be headed to China. We could use his defense and rebounding, no?

Josh is an excellent rebounder and he can defend very well. Were going to have to make some decisions here. Were not playing to win were not rebounding the basketball a few guys have been porous and have not played to their full abilities--our PG play has been spotty --Toney Douglas and Roger Mason have been flat out terrible. Too many guys have not done the job and we flat out dont have the personnel to win rebounding totals.

Honestly right now--we have a star player in Amare Stoudemire---a good solid player in Wilson Chandler who is OBVIOUSLY not a 4--I still that we have Good players that can fit with Amare in Mosgov Randolph and Gallo in different roles. Bill Walker has made shots.

Our guards Douglas Mason and rautins have been very bad from the 2 guard--

C--I dont know Turriaf cant rebound or make a shot and Mosgov is a solid bench player who needs development time
F-Amare
F Gallo Needs to rebound and take better shots)
G--Wilson(has been very solid)
G-Felton--shaky but acceptable

Bench
C Mosgov this is the position for him back up C who can play well against back line guys
F Randolph--for all of the jibber hes put up numbers every game
G-Walker--he flat out won this position
G-Douglas by default but let me say that hes been disappointing so far but like a few others needs to keep plugging away

I have to wonder right now if inserting Fields into the #3 position starting line up and moving Amare to C--Gallo to 4 is our bets bet--then we can mix and match Mosgov Randolph up front and walker Douglas in the back. Turriaf is not getting me the rebounds or the points. He can play D but to be honest this is a scoring team and a weak rebounding team and his liabilities outweigh his assets.

So Im thinking play a faster starting unit lead by Amare Gallo and Chandler with fields as a rebounder defender opportunistic scorer who can help the team play faster(which we just havent been able to do) and use size and speed off the bench for energy defense and same punch and then in game mix and match.

in terms of some body else---I think we haev to explore this--especially with Barron. Barron might haev to play starting 5 for us. He can rebound he can shoot and we need him point blank I said it 10 times now Turriaf is not the answer

mozgov 2 reb in 20 min
willson 2 reb in 22 min
gallo 3 reb in 27 min
felton 1 reb in 27 min
randolph 5 reb in 25 min
turiaf 2 reb in 21 min

we were out rebounded by boston 46-27 you cant win like this!
add to that amare isnt a great rebounder 8.9 reb for his career

I dont see us making the playoffs with this kind of rebounding.

e: Turiaf -
One thing I noticed is that Turiaf is setting picks outside but not cutting to the basket. So he wasn't ready for the pick and Roll BUT also, when our guys shot from the outside after he set a pick, he stayed outside. Therefore 3 Celtics were around the basket for the rebound and Turiaf watched from outside and then ran back for defense. He has to attack the rim with or without the ball and gain inside position.

AR was 48th in the league in boards per 40 min last year. I said this in another thread, if you tell AR that he's the center and needs to play that role... I think he can do that (rebound). If he's at an ambiguous position, then I think he'll float around the perimeter.

nadavshomron wrote:we must address this rebounding issue!
we don't have a singal rebounder :

mozgov 2 reb in 20 min
willson 2 reb in 22 min
gallo 3 reb in 27 min
felton 1 reb in 27 min
randolph 5 reb in 25 min
turiaf 2 reb in 21 min

we were out rebounded by boston 46-27 you cant win like this!
add to that amare isnt a great rebounder 8.9 reb for his career

I dont see us making the playoffs with this kind of rebounding.

Hey Briggs...see your impatient as usual...I suppose you do remember last year going into training camp when Gallo couldn't buy a basket after d'Antoni called him "the best shooter I ever saw"?

I am a bit worried about rebounding..but frankly if you hit your shot there is no rebounding ;)

On the defensive side too many in close to the basket...obviously they are bothering shots, going for the block and getting steals or the score with the starters on the floor would be far worse. When the ball goes up the guards could do a better job of getting in position if it is a long rebound and our front court could do a much better job boxing out.