Cartman718 wrote:callmened wrote:of course they will. Affalo will opt out for a LONGER deal since hes older...and DWill will opt out for more moneythe question is - what happens if (or when) the knicks fail to land a prized free agent. will they go back to these AVERAGE players and give them what they want
i hope not, but glad that at the same time both affalo and dwill low iq players as far as triangle is concerned will be gone.
See, I go the other way. I actually like both players. Rambis said he plans on calling more plays himself from the sidelines (I read Fisher called zero plays)--interested to see if this helps Afflalo. I'd actually like to see this dude's number called more.. Unlike most around here, I want Afflalo shooting the ball. I thought that's why he was brought here.. Until we come up with something better (and if they're still interested in winning games--Rambis said they are, said the playoffs are a goal to shoot for), he needs to be established as an offensive focal point. I think we need to get this guy going early and often.
D-Will just doesn't fit this ****amamie system at all. Again with Rambis--interested to see how he handles D-Will too. Rambis, being the triangle traditionalist/enthusiast that he is, may not be a big fan of Derrick's. Took him awhile to get him in the game right before the break.. Still, as we've seen, Williams could be effective esp. if we acquired a few more players that fit his style--a faster/uptempo PG and a quicker/uptempo SG could really bring out the best in Williams. There are cheap/no-risk players out there that fit the bill--Phil doesn't appear to be interested. I wonder what the plan was when Phil acquired Williams. To play a quicker style at times, to get out in transition and get some easy buckets each game -- great, D-Will can't do it all by himself however. Wish Phil would've went "all in" a little more with a couple of more players like this. Williams should be on the receiving end so much more--we just don't have PGs that can get out on the break and feed him like that. Instead, the poor guy's trying to go coast to coast himself a lot for transition buckets. He's got no one else on this team that plays his style of ball.
Before I question Afflalo and Williams, I'd question the system, how these two are being used and the players around them first--all suspect imo...but that's me.
