I realize he has had some pretty good games and seems like a nice guy and good teammate, but he is horrendous as a PG. He's like Jamal Crawford, minus the offensive skills. TD literally has no clue how to pass the basketball and I don't think I'm going out on a limb when I say Amare is a superior passer.
I understand TD picks guys pockets here and there, but I don't really think he is a very good defender either unless it's by comparison to other Knick players. He constantly lets his guy get in the lane and it then breaks down the D leading to easy buckets.
He needs to play the 2 more than playing 1 and it really frustrates me that we couldn't get our hands on a back up PG before the deadline. Imagine if we could have got Sessions for Brewer or something like that? He is actually what we need there and would help keep Chauncey much fresher for a stretch run. Now we have all these wing players - Azu, Brewer, Balkman, Walker, Williams and now JJ AGAIN all playing behind Fields and Melo (though Williams and JJ can play 4/5). I just wish we could have swung something bc if anything happens to Billups, I think it's slightly possible we could fall out of the playoff race. I know this seems crazy with Amare and Melo there, but the PG seems vital to MDA's system and without a competent PG in there I could see it being really sloppy.
Can Carter still play? If so, why doesn't he play?