Alright Calderon haters you can come at me now with your reasons why Calderon stinks and shouldn't be starting or why J.Grant or Gallo should be starting over him.

I would like to see him switched off on D though and either have AA or (even) LT play D on the quicker guards (LT did this earlier in the season; can't remember the game exactly but may have been Blazers)

Also I think the team would benefit if it could find someone like the next Patrick Beverly. Someone who can be spotted in to shut down a hot guard and do the other little things a PG does

I think we stand a much better chance of finding a defensive contributor from the D league (or riding pine some place) than finding Derrick Rose/Westbrook (seems all the cries for point guard help on this forum are for guys who can fill it up)

ChuckBuck wrote:WE don't hate Jose Calderon, we just hate that he's on this team.

lmao,

it's not that bad chuck, he is 2nd on the team in steals

What you say about what he brings to the team is absolutely true, but it does not change the fact that
-He is probably the worst starting PG in the league
-His defense is horrible

Knickoftime wrote:

TPercy wrote:What you say about what he brings to the team is absolutely true, but it does not change the fact that
-He is probably the worst starting PG in the league
-His defense is horrible

I'm open-minded. Why are these conclusions statistically resistant?

What about his production obscures the fact he is the worst?

fishmike wrote:I like Jose a lot. We need a better player. He's a good stop gap. We weren't stocking the roster with all stars. He's part of the culture change while Chandler has 3 years $40mm left on his deal while his #s and play are terrible. We did OK. This is a short term thing anywho

Why is Chandler's new deal a factor? His old deal was the one that came off the books. You are right he is a stop gap though so it is what it is.

newyorker4ever wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

fishmike wrote:I like Jose a lot. We need a better player. He's a good stop gap. We weren't stocking the roster with all stars. He's part of the culture change while Chandler has 3 years $40mm left on his deal while his #s and play are terrible. We did OK. This is a short term thing anywho

Why is Chandler's new deal a factor? His old deal was the one that came off the books. You are right he is a stop gap though so it is what it is.

It was R.Fatton's contract that we all wanted to get rid of which i think had like 3 maybe 4 years left so that was a plus.

broadwaystorm wrote:First and foremost you would get more defense by putting a traffic cone under the basket. Second, for a veteran player he plays like a coward. He visibly panics when double teamed and when this happens he always puts people in a bad spot to shoot. He can't shoot. He should never be taking any important shots yet time after time you see it and he misses. He'll make a 3 every now and then in spot in the game but never in crunch time. He is just the epitomy of a mediocre player and I think he does not belong on this team if we are to take winning seriously. And again its not that he is a bad person but I still want them to grab him and kick him in his behind right out into the cold street on 8th avenue after the Knicks next home game. I don't even want him to get his clothes or head to the showers. Just throw him out in his uniform. We'll mail him his stuff the next day. I don't want to see him again.

So a 17 win team should just get rid of all the players who aren't great and replace them with better ones?

Why didn't Phil Jackson thing of that?

Knicks1969 wrote:

Chandler wrote:i've been critical of Jose's defense but don't hate him. In fact I think he contributes to the team in a number of important ways.

I would like to see him switched off on D though and either have AA or (even) LT play D on the quicker guards (LT did this earlier in the season; can't remember the game exactly but may have been Blazers)

Also I think the team would benefit if it could find someone like the next Patrick Beverly. Someone who can be spotted in to shut down a hot guard and do the other little things a PG does

I think we stand a much better chance of finding a defensive contributor from the D league (or riding pine some place) than finding Derrick Rose/Westbrook (seems all the cries for point guard help on this forum are for guys who can fill it up)

Same here. I don't hate Calderon, but I don't see him as a starting PG. he does lead a lot of the young dudes, and that is valuable. He is a horrible defender, but I don't mind him getting minutes if he makes up his mind to shoot the ball. At this point, that is all he is good for. Shoot the ball or take a sit.