110 per cent is his criteria

Nalod wrote:Q. I wondering if Rose is kept out so Bulls can collect on insurance? Just thinking out loud.

A. BJ Armstrong is protecting his investments like any big mama protects her babies

Vmart wrote:Shumpert is a year away from being close to the old Shumpert. 1+1 that is the rule of ACL injury. 1 year to get back to playing and another year to get back to playing close to 100%. Mental aspects play a huge role in recovery.

+1 Adrian Peterson is the only guy in a long history of ACL injuries who took less than 2 years to recover.

gunsnewing wrote:A lot of fans and media are down on him but remember he was cleared for full contact practice nearly 10 months after the surgery which is fine. However he got what? 1 or 2 practices under his belt? Look at Chicago and Rose. He is not coming back until he is truly 100% and you won't notice much of a drop off.

Of course Shump doesn't have the same lift and lateral quickness yet. He will get there but its going to take some time. Maybe a month, maybe the rest of the year but I confident he will get there. The dumbest thing would be for the Knicks to give him up for another veteran bench player.

Just have some patience with the kid and you will be rewarded. Shut down defender don't grow on trees

Shump should just keep working on his perimeter game(knocking down 3's) , so when he comes back he would be an all-around complete player offensively and defensively.

playa2 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:A lot of fans and media are down on him but remember he was cleared for full contact practice nearly 10 months after the surgery which is fine. However he got what? 1 or 2 practices under his belt? Look at Chicago and Rose. He is not coming back until he is truly 100% and you won't notice much of a drop off.

Of course Shump doesn't have the same lift and lateral quickness yet. He will get there but its going to take some time. Maybe a month, maybe the rest of the year but I confident he will get there. The dumbest thing would be for the Knicks to give him up for another veteran bench player.

Just have some patience with the kid and you will be rewarded. Shut down defender don't grow on trees

Shump should just keep working on his perimeter game(knocking down 3's) , so when he comes back he would be an all-around complete player offensively and defensively.

If he could even hit the corner 3 with consistency that would be a huge improvement and would greatly help the team.

gunsnewing wrote:Why does everyone say if only he could hit the corner 3. It's not like He's 6'10 like Rasheed spacing the floor. Iman needs to hit open threes all over the court. As well as midrange shots consistently

Bruce Bowen is probably the reason. Also, because it supposedly is the easier three. However in Ny's offenses he will more than likely be in the left and right high wing area.

playa2 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Why does everyone say if only he could hit the corner 3. It's not like He's 6'10 like Rasheed spacing the floor. Iman needs to hit open threes all over the court. As well as midrange shots consistently

Only one person(VCoug) said hit the corner three, who's everybody ?

Not singling VCoug out. I here people saying it all the time. It is a misconception. Specialiazing in the he corner 3 is for a guy like Brewer who can't shoot a lick or a big like Shawne Williams/Rasheed to get out of the paint and spread the floor

gunsnewing wrote:A lot of fans and media are down on him but remember he was cleared for full contact practice nearly 10 months after the surgery which is fine. However he got what? 1 or 2 practices under his belt? Look at Chicago and Rose. He is not coming back until he is truly 100% and you won't notice much of a drop off.

Of course Shump doesn't have the same lift and lateral quickness yet. He will get there but its going to take some time. Maybe a month, maybe the rest of the year but I confident he will get there. The dumbest thing would be for the Knicks to give him up for another veteran bench player.

Just have some patience with the kid and you will be rewarded. Shut down defender don't grow on trees

I do hate how the Knicks always --- stick guys right back into games after just 1 or 2 full contact practices/scrimmages.

If a guy is coming off a serious injury like Amare/Shump --- get him close and then have him practice for 2 weeks not 2 days before running him out there. I guess one problem is that most of our practices are half speed/ass.