Kurt's probably been the biggest mystery of the 2nd half. I don't know if its the pinky injury, the contract, or the fact that there are now better players around him. He has simply become a jumpshooter and his post defense and rebounding have slipped a great deal.

I honestly believe Sweetney is about to break out large- Zach Randolph style in the playoffs and I've been saying this for quite a while. There is no doubt that of all the reserves on the Knicks he is the one turning the most heads, and he's definitely the most consistent and worthy to start. The guy is already a top flight NBA rebounder, and most importantly he is one of the few Knicks that consistenty score inside and in traffic. The other big guys like Baker get blocked too often, Nazr has no range and Deke has no ups. Kurt doesn't score inside at all. Meanwhile Sweetney has shown a number of creative moves, some nice up and unders, and is probably the only Knick who can get a tough put back in traffic.

In my opinion his play in the last few weeks is gonna get him the minutes, and when he keeps playing well, Lenny's gonna have a hard time taking him off the court. The only thing that's gonna hold Sweets back is that as of right now he's a step slow on defense. However, with the increased minutes recently he has even improved in that regard.