what future the one that has Malik. Mo & Kurt playing 45mins a night? and Jackie and Sundov riding the bench?

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 05/26/2005 21:48:37]

Posted by nykdunk:

He looks like a good prospect until you see him play. Still, I don't know why couldn't have given him a chance to play 40 minutes in 1 game.

Especially when we needed to rest the starters and secure a better lottery spot. But what's logic about NY?

He must be stinking it up in practice. there must be a reason he is not playing.

Here is N.Y. problem, the front office/management and coaches have all Ewingitist. Since Ewing's departure, they are all lost about who and what to do to develop a true center. In my opinion, you can't have a big man and don't play him. Big men, especially guys taller than 6'10" need to be on the court playing heavy minutes to develop a feel for the game. I don't care about practice when it comes to big men, they have to have real battle experience. Bruno is or was the only true center with our squad, last season he should have been our starting center from the start of the season. Our starting lineup should have been: Marb, Craw, TT, Kurt or Sweet, and Bruno; or if we really wanted to get fancy at developing our young boys, it should have been: Marb, Craw, TT, Nazr, and Bruno. Sweet and Nazr should have substituted for one another and Bruno and Kurt at Center. I would have allowed the young bigs to play at least 30 games together to develop a feel/trust and chemistry

We looked pathetic as a ball club with the lineup that Lenny chose to start the season, and the production reflected that.