CrushAlot wrote:Is anyone else concerned about how many minutes he is getting? Thirty six minutes last night is a lot for him. The team really struggled when he was out. I love what he does on the floor but the way he plays I think he will get hurt and miss a lot of time if he keeps getting that many minutes.

i would have to say that this past home game was sooooo important that Turiaf would have played 48 if it meant getting a win. Knicks were like 1-5 at MSG; fans needed something.

TMS wrote:i have no problem with Turiaf seeing lots of minutes w/the way Moz has been playing... this season is all about making the playoffs after the 2 years we spent getting to this point... Turiaf is our best defensive player downlow & he provides a consistent shotblocking presence, something we can't afford to be without... the injury concern is legit but that would be the case for any player seeing big minutes in this rotation... hopefully AR can finally get into the rotation & show something so we can limit Turiaf to a more acceptable minutes load.

IMO Timo will get it before AR. Timo at least fits in. He would be even better if they figured out how to get him the ball. Two low passes in traffic to a 7'er isn't giving the kid a chance to shine. He has a decent jumper, defends well and even tho he makes mistakes, he's showing some signs of understanding what he needs to do. AR can fill up a stat sheet far faster than Timo, but he totally messes up the flow when he's out there. AR's gonna need to simplify his game and fit in more to be effective. Once he does that he'll really be a HUGE help to this team.