Posted by BRIGGS:
no this is a terrible development. were not winning with guys this small. yes we will win, but this is radically changing the plan. this thing that were are giving up with nazr so quickly is terrible. we went out and traded doleac and a pick--the guy had some nice moments at C last year--theyre giving up on this to quick.
i dont know how this team is going to go with all of this shuffling and second-guessing so quickly. i see a very mediocre team that costs over 100mm $
if vin baker is shot nazr is cast away TT is still the same 14 and 4 softie+ KT is back to starting C what can you say?
BRIGGS, you truely seem to NOT understand the purpose of the preseason. Shuffling yes. Second guessing, no. If Lenny doesn't try a whole bunch of things now then when will he try them? The first few games of the season when these games count against out record? Look around the league. We're not the only team experimenting with different lineups. That's how a team finds they're identity.
Lastly, what's the worst that could happen? Vin and Nazr are NOT rebounding the ball AT ALL! Everytime we give up an offensive rebound it's 2 points to the opposing team. Our guys who are 6'8 and 6'7 (Kurt, Sweets and Ariza) are outrebounding them BY FAR. So what's the worst case scenario? VIn and Nazr get on their grizzly and start actually hitting the boads relentlessly. Nothing is easy in this league. They should earn their minutes just like everyone else. I HOPE that they start maning the paint like trues centers should. If they do, great for us. But they need to relize that just because you guys are the tallest on the team doesn't mean you shouldn't work as hard as our undersized bruisers work.
It's the Knicks baby.....HARD WORK!!!!!