This is going to be the best season in our history. Although we still have some spots that we will need to strenghten, but I like our chances. The biggest obstacle that Isiah will need to hurdle is getting rid of Anderson and Moochie's contracts. We already have their replacements in our roster, now all we need to do is find a way to get rid of them. Isiah is in the process of bringing in two big men to handle the Center position. They are not great players, but I do believe that we can get the best out of them. Marburry is ready to lead, TT, Houston, and the rest of our squad are ready to follow.

Lenny and Isiah appears to be on the same page. They went out and court players that have played in their systems: JYD, Sundov, and now the big Mongolian. Isiah recruited Bruer out of Indianna to backup Marb, so we are ready to start the season.

The best season was when we won the Championship..... if it isn't a Championship then it is just second best.

little too much sugar in that kool-aid.

Look, I think the Knicks will be better and certainly more fun to watch. I would just enjoy the fact that we are playing meaningfull basketball for the first time in years and the fact that we have a real pipeline for once.

i can't wait to see Jamal Crawford & Mike Sweetney to see how much they've progressed...anything else is gravy to me, since i don't have huge expectations for this season anyway.

Posted by TMS:

i can't wait to see Jamal Crawford & Mike Sweetney to see how much they've progressed.

Me too.Im especially looking forward to Marbury/Crawford fast breaks! I envy you guys with season tickets

wow, in 3 weeks, this board has gone from "boston is better than us" to "the best season in our history".

Please tell me what I missed. Did we trade for elton brand and brad miller ? Did we get Nowitzki for shandon anderson and a second rounder ?

tremendous. Seems that I'll have to make a short recap of what I did so that I don't have to spam all the topics. I'll do it quickly on the OT forum.
thx for asking though.

Posted by diderotn:

A lot has been made about our front-line, but you know what, I do believe that we are much better than we think. If we deploy Sweetney and Vinny, and second string: JYD and Naser, or Sweetney and Naser, we will be just fine. Here is a surprise, I do believe that one of the big white boys will explode for a great season when given a chance. I have two names that will truly show their asses off this season: Ariza and Vinny.

Do you know what the NBA efficiency ratings are? They're a composite score that ranks how efficiently a player scores, rebounds, defends and generally plays. All the information is available on www.alleyoop.com or www.nba.com. Last year, Kevin Garnett finished the top ranked player in the league. Before that, Shaq was the top player for five straight years.

Last year, Marbury was the highest rated player the Knicks have had since Marcus Camby in 2000-1. Do you want to know the second highest rated player in the efficiency ratings on the Knicks for 2003-4? It was Nazr Mohammed. Interestingly, Nazr was rated as being more efficient that any season Sprewell or Houston ever put together. Now, you may not trust these rankings, but every year they give a solid idea of who the top 50 players in the league are.

Bottom line, Nazr is a very good player and is still young enough to develop. He isn't as big as Dampier is, but he seems to be putting up better numbers at a similar age. So when you say that Vin Baker should start over him, please realize that you sound insane.

Posted by crzymdups:

Bottom line, Nazr is a very good player and is still young enough to develop. He isn't as big as Dampier is, but he seems to be putting up better numbers at a similar age. So when you say that Vin Baker should start over him, please realize that you sound insane.

agree. He's better than most people think. He'll imrpove and accept his role without making waves. He'll be usefull to us and at the very least, will be a very tradable asset.

Posted by raven:

Posted by diderotn:

He is a legit Center, and used to have a nice postup game. He resembles Ewing a lot in my opinion.

wow, man, THAT is faith.

I actually posted a statement like that on another board. I don't know what it is, but he reminds me alot of Ewing, maybe it's just that it's been so long since I've seen a legit 7 footer at center here. I don't know, He almost has the same dimensions as Pat...Ewing topped out at 7-0, 260 (mostly he played at 250, though), while Kandi is 7-0, 270. I think this guy would be a great addition to our team. I think Nazr is a little to perimeter oriented, and even at 250, he doesn't look that strong or that wide.

The downside to Olowakandi is he is 29 going on 30 this season., while Nazr is 27. Nazr at least shows some developmental potential on the offensive end while Olowakandi doesn't seem to have any direction in his development. The major downside I see with Nazr is his defense. We don't need another offensive, perimeter oriented big man when we don't have any type of shotblocking on the inside, or any type of average consistently decent defenders on the perimeter.

Kandi is a good fit IMO. He is not a go to guy, than again we never know, but it could definitely be the answer at the 5. There is not dominant Center other than Shaq and Yao, so why not make that deal. He would come very cheap, because he did sign a MLE contract to play in Minesota for 3 years or more, therefor moving Kurt and a second round draft pick or either Sundov can definitely complete this deal. Also, if they were willing to take Moochie's contract, that would make that deal even sweeter. Kandi is suited to be a starter. Whether he has the motivation and enthousiasm to be the best that he can be is remained to be seen. Isiah, please do that deal. They need someone to backup Garnett and Kurt fits that profile.