smackeddog wrote:I like him too, but can we not compare a player to Toney Douglas unless we're intending to insult him?

To be fair toney was promising his first few years here. And he's a much better 3-pt shooter than Murry. Dantoni prematurely playing him as the starting point guard just destroyed his confidence though. Murry is a better defender, Douglas gambled on passing lanes way too much.

Dagger wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I like him too, but can we not compare a player to Toney Douglas unless we're intending to insult him?

To be fair toney was promising his first few years here. And he's a much better 3-pt shooter than Murry. Dantoni prematurely playing him as the starting point guard just destroyed his confidence though. Murry is a better defender, Douglas gambled on passing lanes way too much.

Hey man don't blame MDA for TD's failures!!! What is this talk about MDA rushing him to start? Giving a player a chance to show what he can do is not "prematurely playing him". TD was predominantly a backup PG.

SEASON	TEAM	GP	GS	MIN	PTS    ASTS
'09-'10	NY      56	12	19.4	8.6    2.0
'10-'11	NY      81	9	24.3    10.6   3.0
'11-'12 NY      38	9	17.3    6.2    2.0
'12-'13	HOU     49	0	18.6    8.1    1.9
'12-'13	SAC     22	0	17.1    6.1    2.6

Murry won't be left as the only option as TD was, which also wasn't really MDA's fault either. I hope Murry has a chance to fully develop here in NY. We need young cheap talent for the future.

nixluva wrote:The BEST news from today is that our favorite youngin made the team. YAY MURRY!!! I really love this kid. We need to develop some kids for the future at the same time we're battling for next 2 seasons. This kid deserved his spot and fits what a Knick guard should be. I think he'll be perfect next to Shump.

Glad he made it- he has a great attitude! I know Woody wants him to be a pg, but he looks long enough to play a bit at SF and SG

JR's brother is just trumping all good Knicks thoughts right now though.

CrushAlot wrote:Love this signing. The kid beat out two guys with partially guaranteed contracts to be the fourth point on the team. It says a lot about how highly the Knicks think of him. I wonder if they consider moving a point to get him playing time.

That's why I think of him like Larry Hughes. He's not a shooting guard or a point. He dues seen to be a more natural scorer. Larry Hughes broke out when he played with Arenas and split ball handling duties and was alowed to do his thing.

So much questions for our team.

Felton is not the answer. He's not that much better than Beno or Priggy. Murry could fill the role off the bench and could actually put up Larry Hughes numbers eventually. So much transition going on....

All I see are trades but I think we should calm down. It's hard though. This preseason wasn't very good. We have screws to tighten

smackeddog wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Love this signing. The kid beat out two guys with partially guaranteed contracts to be the fourth point on the team. It says a lot about how highly the Knicks think of him. I wonder if they consider moving a point to get him playing time.

That's why I think of him like Larry Hughes. He's not a shooting guard or a point. He dues seen to be a more natural scorer. Larry Hughes broke out when he played with Arenas and split ball handling duties and was alowed to do his thing.

So much questions for our team.

Felton is not the answer. He's not that much better than Beno or Priggy. Murry could fill the role off the bench and could actually put up Larry Hughes numbers eventually. So much transition going on....

All I see are trades but I think we should calm down. It's hard though. This preseason wasn't very good. We have screws to tighten

I forgot Larry Hughes was on our team for a while! Wasn't he pretty effective for a stretch. Weird, I struggle to remember him- I can't remember how he ended up on our team, or how he left...