"In Felton’s case, so far we have seen him play like a New York point guard. He has all the intangibles that fans have been waiting for, like his attitude that he will play regardless if he is sick with a stomach virus or dealing with back problems. Then he has games where he wows us with things like a crossover and dribble to split through defenders, spin moves, and driving left or right on some of the top players. He passes to hook his teammates up and he has that tear drop floater that Mark Jackson made a career out of.

Felton's good play is a result of hardwork. Not only has he put in the hard work in the gym and on the court but he looks forward for the challenges every night. Before the season started some fans doubted New York would be the right fit for Felton. Some fans even questioned if Felton would be much of an upgrade over Chris Duhon.

Now that we're moving through the season Raymond Felton has played like, not just good point guard, but like an elite point guard. This season he is averaging a career high of 18 points, 8 assists, and 2 steals a game.

Over the last few weeks we have seen Felton’s grittiness playing under pressure by either scoring in the clutch, or making the right pass to his teammates. Felton’s leadership and swagger is what helped catapult the Knicks to the status of being a legitimate playoff contender.

Felton many not be from New York but he sure does look like it."

- From The Baseline

bernard wrote:The stats are great. But more important; he is a winner. Not the best pg in the league. Got some weaknesses, but I love his heart and effort and ability to make big plays when they're needed. Plus we get all this at a very reasonable salary. It's great to see the production we're getting out of guys who aren't overpaid. We're down to Eddy as our sole bad salary, and that will go away soon enough.

I just care because of the cap situation and the flexibility that all the good contracts bring to us. I'm not looking to make any trades now. I think the next 25 games will tell us what, if anything, we should be doing at the deadline. But it's a big, welcome change to know that we'll have the ability to make moves without taking on crappy contracts when/if the time is right.

fishmike wrote:he's been great. You see this often, where a guy is 25-28 years old, goes to a different team, different system and the guy totally blossums. Ben Wallace, Steve Nash and David West come to mind. I could probably come up with another dozen but you get the point (and my hope) that Felton at 26 is free being freed up and he's going to the next level.

He's at an all star level, and the GREAT thing is he's playing within himself. Its not like he's shooting 60% and you expect him to settle down to earth. He's really just doing all the things he's always done. He's just doing them more and doing them better.

Plus he is a chippy tough dude and there is nothing not to love about how he plays the game