Posted by newyorknewyork:

There has to be some 3 point specialist available. We have a roster spot and I would cut Brewer or Sundov whoever else is at the back end of the bench and get somone who can hit a damn 3 pointer consistantly to open things up for us.

Those players are all on a roster somewhere

A shooter will not make us play better D.

I don't know if we are all watching the same games, but the Knicsk have no problem scoring. Its the defense that is just beyond terrible.

And I don't anything can be done here, when Mohammed, Marbury, Craw, are all abismal defenders, there are breakdowns all over the court, and no system can fix it. You can't plug all the holes with Ariza and KT on the D when Marbury, Craw, and Mohammed don't even attempt playin any kind of defense.

What we shoudl do is start KT at C, Sweetney at PF, Ariza at SF, and try to get by with Craw and Marbury in the backcourt, even then, both of our guards suck on defense, and we will still be bad, just not horrible.

We need a three point specialist?

why? We aint that good. Craw, TT, Marbs are fine out there. That KVH dude was pretty good at it. And he could rebound and run the floor too! And his contract ends this year!

KT is a good ouside shooter.

Just cuz the suns smoked us does not mean we need to start on that type of play. Not with this team.

because Kurt has done some voodoo to help this franchise from seing the real truth....

Don't blame the organization's "blindness" on Kurt. It's not his fault he is the only player on the Knicks who has ever been part of a good defensive team. It's not his fault the GMs and coaches have failed to take his contributions away from the team in favor of players with more upside. The guy just goes out there and does the things asked of him to the best of his ability. What the hell do you want him to do?

I agree we'll worry about getting outside shooting later. We need a center first. or make a trade that gets both

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 01/27/2005 15:35:20]

Posted by gunsnewing:

I agree we'll worry about getting outside shooting later. We need a center first. or make a trade that gets both

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 01/27/2005 15:35:20]

yes. we need points in the paint. Actually we need a post player on offense and defense.

We need it for the reason I stated above. All im looking for is signing a guy like Courtney Alexander to a 10day contract or something to hit open 3s and make teams pay for going zone or triple teaming Sweetney to stop the entry pass. Or stacking the box to stop Marbury from penitrating. I would love Tim Thomas to come back and hit his open 3s. How many has he missed this season.

Until we we somehow land a shotblocking big we won't be a good defensive unit. We can have stretches but we don't have the personel to do it consistantly. Our best defense is when we are making shots and get confidence and momentum and a rhythem. The NBA is about scoring more than the opponent it doesn't matter how you do it but you have to find a way to do it.

Posted by newyorknewyork:

You guys act as if it is so easy to land a stud big. Sorry but no big is falling in our lap until hopfully the draft or offseason. So we got to fix what we are cappable of fixing which is outside shooting.

Shotblocking and interior D is far more important to this team than outside shooting. Steph is in a slump shooting the ball right now. I agree the team needs a small forward who can shoot, but Jamal and Kurt shoot well from the outside. So does Penny. The thing that would make this team really good is shotblocking and interior defense.

And its not hard to find, you just have to be smart. Last year, the Knicks should have thrown money at Chris Andersen. This year, it should be Stephen Hunter or Stromile Swift.