Gallinari -14
Mozgov -3
Felton +7
Stoudemire +7

These players were on the court in the second half, when the Knicks were outscoring the Wizards 48 to 35.

Douglas +3
Randolph +5
R Turiaf +8

Washington scored 55 points in the first half and 35 points in the second half. Turiaf along with Randolph played very effective interior defense in the second half, forcing Wizard shooters outside. In games last season, the Knicks were frequently unable to stop teams with tall lineups from scoring almost effortlessly "in the paint". Turiaf and Randolph can make a very valuable contribution by strengthen our interior defense which was pathetic last season. Turiaf can be a great role model to help shape Mosgov and Randolph's future defensive contributions for the Knick.

Then he has to figure out who is crunch time players are.

martin wrote:

PresIke wrote:+/- numbers from one game, albeit a preseason game, does not anywhere near a sufficient sample to tell us anything make.

it tells us we should fire the coach

And that Gallo is crap, we should have drafted Jennings, bla bla bla bla bla

why some feel the need to regurgitate the same things over and over is beyond me.

Its also curious how knowledgeable fans of the sport watch preseason games and dont understand why there isnt cohesion and balanced rotations on a team with 10 new players.

Yawn.

Who's coming out next Wed?

Nalod wrote:

Who's coming out next Wed?

Dude?

carl paladino

From someone who is repeatedly on the record in saying that Turiaf has no value for the Knicks, how can you possibly expect to be impartial on this subject?

The Knicks Net game was about to begin its last 5 minutes. D'Antoni wanted to win. Who did he bring in? Turiaf! Turiaf was plus 6, another game where the team did better when he was on the court. I agree with you, if you are trying to score points quickly, Turiaf doesn't fit well. But if you are concerned that Lopez is going to try and take over the game in the last 5 minutes, you bring Turiaf in and keep him from hurting you. I don't think 1 center, 2 center and a 3 center is necessarily the way Mike looks at it. Its more what is Mikes biggest concern at any particular time. If Mike goal is to stop the other team's big men scoring in the paint, Turiaf is not our number 3 center or even number 2 center. He is our number one center.

"I think Mosgov should be a back up and were missing a starting 5."

Which Mosgov are you talking about. The one that just came over from Russia? The one that has been starting for the Knicks in the preseason? How about the Mosgov that will be playing for the Knicks in February. All three are different players. Why would you want to deal for a number 1 center, when Mosgov is likely to keep improving throughout the year. We also have the option of mixing and matching Amare in the center position, or even Randolph. Hopefully by February or March, we will have a number 1 center that is to your liking, Mosgov.