like i said, i think MS needs to weigh 250 to diversify his game. am i willing to trade him, ? yes Im not pushing him out the door, I would want a young HIGH caliber asset for him in a package deal. I still rather have the size in height. listen i love mS i wanted the knicks to draft him, i never said anything bad against him, but i want our team to have a legit BIG C. I questioned why MS wasnt getting enough PT etc.. obviously his thumb has been hurting him, i saw him grimace twice tonight. yes he was the most dominating bench player tonight for sure.

dj, would you trade Sweetney for Brendan Haywood?

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dj, would you trade Sweetney for Brendan Haywood?

I wouldnt... Haywood had a good game but that was more on us for doing a poor job boxing out. We can just sign Steven Hunter for a MLE type deal next offseason and have a strong 7 footer that can come off the bench give you great size and block some shots

I really do think it will just take a bit more time with Sweets. This years' playoffs he will explode, and it will carry into next year.

Dude does have to drop another 20 pounds, but it will come. I was trying to watch some of the Portland game last night to see how he compares to Randolph - and admittedly I didn't get to see as much as I would like - but I think Sweets has better hands and a wider body. Randolph has the southpaw thing going for him that throws off defenders, but I am so nutty as to think that Sweets will be better than Randolph.

There, I said it. Sweets better than Randolph in a couple of years. Call me crazy.

I am over the fact that Sweets is only 6'8"; the guy is wide enough and quick enough, and when he sheds the pounds, he will be explosive and a tough matchup. Every time there is a loose ball on the floor amongst big men, Sweets ALWAYS comes up with the ball. I just imagine his hands as the softest catchers mitt there is; he corrals the ball.

Guns.. I'm with you... all the negatives I see from Sweetney look correctable. He probably does need to be down to 250 like Briggs said, but he's showing he can block shots on help and he really is unstoppable in the post. The defensive issues all look like timing, and not a lack of height or quickness.

Despite last night I'm not worried and am confident we can load up on some bigs next offseason. I would love to move KT, but we will see. Hopefully we can land a Swift, Dalembert, Kwame, curry type of player and use the MLE on a guy like Steven Hunter who can just give us muscle off the bench

exactly the defensive issues can be easily corrected especially with playing time and experience