Buike is exactly what this team is missing... a scorer off the bench...and a real 2g at that.. if he is as capable as people suggest

Hopefully he comes back earlier and better than expected, and we are pleasantly surprised, but it is not something I give much thought to.

Paladin55 wrote:I think he was the "stealth" asset in the trade, who we may not have gotten if he was not injured, but we have no control over his progress at this point, so I am not sweating out his return. My choice is to forget we have him. We don't even know how well he will play when he does come back, especially since the injury was worse than many expected it to be.

Hopefully he comes back earlier and better than expected, and we are pleasantly surprised, but it is not something I give much thought to.

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Vmart wrote:Let stop fooling ourselves what the Knicks are really missing is another superstar. As soon as Amar'e leaves the floor the team looks terrible.

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knicks1248 wrote:How do we even know what AZ is going to give us, if he was sucking it up and AR was the one injured we would looking at him as a savior We need to be patient, you guys have been watching to much youtube...bet you can post some nice highlights of duhon and make him look like nash

What we're saying is that AZ is a talented player. He's not a star, but he's got world class athletic ability. Hopefully he'll regain some of that, but his game isn't solely predicated on his athletic ability. He's a very efficient shooter from 3pt range, which is exactly what we need. Career he's 46% and 40% from 3pt range. That's what we need in a SG.

He can also get to the hole and finish strong. He's a strong defender and at least will hold his own. Now all of this is before the injury. Obviously we're all trying to see what kind of player he'll be in his return. I'm not expecting him to be great. If tho he can at least give us solid shooting it will help. It just seems that he's not likely to be ready anytime soon, so for now this is forward looking.

Nalod wrote:HOw do we miss A player that has yet to play?

Did we give up a SG to get him?

WE received him as damaged goods.

AR and AZ won't be at 100% this year as in most cases it takes a full year to come all the way back from surgery. Still I think his skills would be a big plus for this team. We'll see down the line what he's able to give us this year if anything.

Nalod wrote:Just that some posters were like "Starter material" wishful thinking all summer to the reality that is.

This along with the FACT that AR is not KG quite yet and Turiaf is Charles Oakley.

At the same time, Moz is already better than Will Purdue!

and is stock could be rising.

Im still excited about the season, but my expectations are lower than most.

I am excited to see the team thru the season, not just on paper!

AZ is really a hope and prayer kind of thing. We just don't know what he's gonna be able to do yet. Until he's actually able to run and jump and bump with the team, it's all a mystery. I haven't read anything that suggests that he shouldn't be able to heal from this. Guys like Walker and Dejuan Blair have recovered from serious Knee issues and look to be playing just fine. I have HOPE that AZ can do the same thing. We'll see. Talent wise I am confident his game would enhance this roster a lot.

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Ira wrote:So far the Lee trade hasn't looked as good lately as it did when we made it. Turiaf can't play with Amare. Randolph seems to have lost some of his explosiveness and Azubuike isn't in sight.

The lee trade will never look bad. How could getting three players vs no players would ever be a bad trade? Lee would've walked for free. Similar to what all knick fans hope melo do next season.

Thaaaaank yoooouu! There is no "Lee trade" He was on his way out the door.