Plusses - veteran scoring off the bench, coach loves 3s

Minuses - time away from Jorts, head case waiting to happen

crzymdups wrote:nooooooooooooooooo

he was doner than done two years ago.

one of my favorite players from back in the day. but that was many many many days ago.

love, sheed. both teams fought hard. god bless and good night.

kmart is coming anyway and he's a better fit for melo. and can still play.

Knicks need time, so do the young players. People are acting like 6-5 and the sky is falling

upstate wrote:Sheed>Kmart

False statement.

loweyecue wrote:I always loved Sheed, wanted him more than say RonRon, but he may be too old at this point, he can still be a good defender in the post though. not sure he can be effective on offense any more.

its not that i don't like him, I loved him back in Portland and his early years in Detroit.
But that was a lot of years ago, from what I saw last from him on Boston, he wasn't the same player.
He was strictly a 3point shooter that lost a step and that was 2 years ago.
If he can post up a little and was younger, in his years of Detroit and Portland, I would love him.
But I don't think he has the speed, quickness, athleticism, and at his age the ability to play the PF.
The PF to play with Tyson Chandler and Center when Amare is in.

At his age, is he actually an upgrade over Jorts?
Is he any faster even faster/quicker than Jorts?
Can he play the PF?
Can he still defend like he once did in Detroit?
He is like 37 or 38 now and Ben Wallace still looks ripped but isn't even a little intimidating...

Ak47 is a player I would rather have than Rasheed.
I think his length, speed, agility and defensive intensity/pride would pair up with Tyson Chandler quite well.
Ak47's main abilities are to play defense, steal, and block shots throughout his career.
His secondary skills include passing the ball, rebounding, and scoring on put backs.
He isn't a great 3 point shooter but hits about 30% and doesn't take many, in 2-3 area.
He is versatile, in his point of his career, he is probably better playing the PF/C, vs SF at his age.
I am sure he has loss a step and athleticism but can still be useful for stretches.

At 2.5m for 2 years, team or player option, I can't find a better player that is a UFA, after the Euroe-League ends...
I read yesterday or the day before, that his agent on twitter said, Ak47 is looking to return to the NBA next year for the right price.
Does anyone know if he got hurt or something?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3347/gamelog;_ylt=Aq.pVBVGkpYsfD1YpXZIZMVlPKB4?year=2010

He is a strong, versatile player who still has some years of good baskets left.

Next season he will be at a point in his career where he does not need to prove much nor score too many points, so he will provide some lock down, some shot swat, and he can run the floor with you.

He is strong on offense, too, if you need this from him.

upstate wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:AK didn't get hurt; he did not want to leave his Russian team mid-season, so he will finish there.

He is a strong, versatile player who still has some years of good baskets left.

Next season he will be at a point in his career where he does not need to prove much nor score too many points, so he will provide some lock down, some shot swat, and he can run the floor with you.

He is strong on offense, too, if you need this from him.

Just checked, and Kirilenko is only 30 years old, going on 31. If he is healthy, he should still be close to his prime as a big guy. Remember that at his peak, he was almost in an MVP conversation, at least Fantasy-basketball-wise, due to his ability to fill up the stat sheet and not do anything badly. He is an unselfish team player and should be good for any team.

He's a guy that does everything well. And I think it speaks well of his character that he will finish the Russian season rather than leaving his team in the middle of a campaign.