fishmike wrote:HofstraBBall wrote:TLover wrote:reub wrote:TLover wrote:Best line-up:C- KP
Pf- Melo
Sf- C.Lee
Sg- Hardaway
Pg- Frank
Being that Willy is our best player how is keeping him out of the starting lineup good? Who is going to rebound the ball?
Jeff Hornacek had Channing Frye as his starting center & Markieff Morris at the 4 in Phoenix.
KP & Melo will play those roles much better.
As for rebounding, Melo can get 10 per game if playing 4. Also we all know Melo playing the 4 is much better for him & the team.
C.Lee will be needed for his perimeter D on 3's and think he will be better suited to play SF.
Combine that with Frank, we have 2 quality perimeter defenders to go with Hardaway at the 2.
Willy will be the 6th man to sub in for either KP or Melo. He will play plenty.
Liked the concept. For last year. Fact is Melo is not coming back. But let's say he is. KP has proven he would average under 20 minutes at the 5. Due to foul trouble and broken ribs.
what do you know that we dont???? I mean we all know he wants to go. We all know management would like to make a GOOD trade, and I think its well established they wont take a bad one. So what gives? All signs point to him being a Knick to start the season no?
So, let's recap, shall we?
KP, despite showing nothing more than an inkling of being a transcendant superstar yet, is to play the 5 and be the number one option on offense there with an unproven post game. Not sure how that works.
Melo is now a third stringer at best. A very well respected third stringer. Or he's just not here anymore, provided we can just trade him somewhere for nothing while continuing to ignore that he has that darn NTC.
Willy is our best player. Our best player who's -31 when starting.
When last I checked, the only person on the team worse defensively last season than C Lee was D Rose. But C. Lee is now our lockdown perimeter defender. Got it.
Go Knicks!
How bout this:
5 - Noah - show up or blow up and get lost.
4- KP - show us those improved muscles and post game and show Noah a seat on the coaching bench quickly
3 - Melo - he's not Hoodie Highlights so he can back up Kuz, sorry to inform you all.
2 - TH Jr
1 - Frank