Posted by Masterplan:

I kind of thought Jerome James leaped-frogged into the number 1 MLE position, so we'll have to see.

for us, or for the league? he's this year's dampier, except his production has been high for a series, not a season. i'd take him cheap, S&T for one of our PF's but no more than that.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by Masterplan:

I kind of thought Jerome James leaped-frogged into the number 1 MLE position, so we'll have to see.

for us, or for the league? he's this year's dampier, except his production has been high for a series, not a season. i'd take him cheap, S&T for one of our PF's but no more than that.

i agree with you, but the bottom line is jerome is ave 18 points 10 .5 reb 2+ blocks and now shooting 58% in 4 pLAYOFF games. of course at 7-1 272, that is going to be noticed.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by OasisBU:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by Masterplan:

I kind of thought Jerome James leaped-frogged into the number 1 MLE position, so we'll have to see.

for us, or for the league? he's this year's dampier, except his production has been high for a series, not a season. i'd take him cheap, S&T for one of our PF's but no more than that.

i agree with you, but the bottom line is jerome is ave 18 points 10 .5 reb 2+ blocks and now shooting 58% in 4 pLAYOFF games. of course at 7-1 272, that is going to be noticed.

Against a team with no interior presence...or at least a banged up one - Miller isnt healthy is he? Songaila is a long way off from being a dominant player.

doesnt matter, look at the league, there are few teams with big men.

Posted by Knick2001:

Sign him. He's young and tall!

Posted by Knick2001:

knick fans wanting zeke to get kwame.....get over it

If you say so....ummm OK Seriously, why not explore it. I'd rather take a chance on Brown then some older scrub the Knicks have a hisory of trading for. The Knicks need some size the front court badly.

Bach not shocked about Kwame


By John N. Mitchell
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

CHICAGO -- Former Washington Wizards assistant Johnny Bach, now a coach with the Chicago Bulls, is not surprised about this week's developments with Kwame Brown.

"Some are qualified and able to handle the multitude of pressures," said Bach, an assistant for former Washington coach Doug Collins for two seasons. "I thought early on we saw some evidence of this. He walked in looking comfortable but he wasn't really comfortable from the day he walked in."

Bach, who has been coaching at some level for the better part of five decades, was referring to Brown's suspension on Tuesday for the remainder of the playoffs after he skipped a practice, a team shoot-around, a meeting with club officials and Monday night's Game 4 against the Bulls.

Bach said he couldn't contain his excitement when he heard the Wizards were going to draft Brown with the first pick in the 2001 draft. But he soon realized that selecting Brown ahead of current Bull Tyson Chandler was a mistake.

"When he first had to play [in training camp] with Michael Jordan, a demanding person but still almost 40, and everyone was surprised that Kwame would be unable to participate in the drills.

"Whether it was fatigue, physical or in his mind, people started to look at him pretty critically when he would be over in the corner gasping for air and unable to finish. They looked at that sculpted body and wondered why can't he do this? He looks so good yet he can't finish training camp."

Bach said Brown, who initially was reported earlier this week to have a stomach virus, should have handled the recent situation with the Wizards better.

"I would have hoped he would have walked in at the end of the season and said that I've given the best that I could -- that's his professional responsibility -- and told [president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld], 'It's not working. Can you look to see if you could move me?' But that is the mature solution. He picked -- again -- a very immature way of handling it. I'm sick? Even if you are you still have to show up for the game."