Comments on: 2011 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Bulls

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:45:06 +0000

after these next 3 games, 10 straight against the Western Conference. that’s really unusual scheduling, including 7 out of 15 of this season’s Western Conference road games in a 16 day span, very odd.

By: iserp

iserp — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:36:26 +0000

Z-man: iserp, perhaps “idiots” is too strong of a term, but I think it is clear that WC is a much better all-around player than Rudy.

What i am saying is that Rudy was in the same situation as a last year, being used just as a 3pt shooter; but worse since he wanted out, and they signed Wesley Matthews. The point of Chandler vs Rudy wasn't saying that Chandler was bad, but that Rudy was better, or at least a better fit position and contract wise. I am not gonna lie, i am very pleasantly surprised about Chandler, and i wouldnt trade him for rudy because his perceived value has increased a lot, he is more of a sure thing, and Landry already fills the SG spot; but well, it seems a bit opportunistic to talk now about Rudy. Chandler moved from SG to PF, but Rudy stayed in Portland. (And it was clear that both of them needed a change in their games)

By: hoolahoop

hoolahoop — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:14:30 +0000

D. Howard
Amare
Felton
Fields/WC/Gallo
It’s fun to fantasise when you’re one player away.
It’s clear that the knicks need an inside defensive presence.

Carmelo? We don’t need no stinkin Carmelo.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:42:26 +0000

iserp, perhaps “idiots” is too strong of a term, but I think it is clear that WC is a much better all-around player than Rudy. The larger point is that WC is a really, really good all-around player and that he has become a very efficient scorer despite actually INCREASING his shooting volume and 3-pt shooting volume (the prevailing criticism here was that he shot too much and should rarely shoot 3′s). He is also very solid defensively and very versatile, which is important on a team like ours that doesn’t have much depth. Honestly, I think that trade would have cost us several wins. Obviously that is speculation but the numbers thus far this season are pretty stark, Chandler is out-shooting Rudy inside, outside, and from the line:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=0&p1=fernaru01&y1=2011&p2=chandwi01&y2=2011

By: iserp

iserp — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:36:28 +0000

Actually, we were thinking about Chandler as a SG instead of a PF; and that change has decidedly raised Chandler’s effectiveness.

By: iserp

iserp — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:33:06 +0000

Z-man: He is making many of the naysayers look like idiots, especially those who wanted to trade him straight up for Rudy Fernandez.

I'd still do that, but i see something special in Rudy. Now that Roy's out he's had a nice string of good games, let's see if he can keep it up. (i am spanish, and perhaps i am biased... but rudy is really good) Also, Rudy addressed the need for SG, and back then, nobody thought that Landry was going to be this good and earn starter minutes. Now it seems as we didn't ever had the need for a SG.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:45:39 +0000

Of course he wasn’t optimistic about the move, but he plainly stated he didn’t dislike the signing once he knew the terms of the deal, so it just seems odd that we keep seeing him brought up as some sort of “Ha! Take THAT, guy who does not even comment here anymore!” thing.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:35:56 +0000

Brian, that is sugar coating things a bit. I think it is more accurate to say that Ted was less disturbed by the signing at the bargain price, but that he had very little optimism that Felton would be anything more than one of the worst PGs in the league.

By: Unreason

Unreason — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:32:24 +0000

These guys are so damn fun to watch. Blocking and stealing and dunking and bombing and tough as nails in the 4th qtr. My thoughts are going to the playoffs already this year and next few. It’s not going to be nearly as fun to watch them get beat repeatedly by the Heat or the Cs. So, though I’m loving this, I can’t help thinking about what Walsh should do next to get us to where we can compete with the elite in a playoff series…. other than waiting for them to grow old.
The only solution I can think of is Dwight Howard.
I have no idea if this report by Ken Berger has any credibility:
http://slumz.boxden.com/f16/dwight-howard-has-early-termination-clause-lakers-knicks-short-list-1464775/
…but Dwight Howard and Amare as our front court would be second to none in the league right now and one of the very best ever. Those two plus Felton, Fields, and a SF selected at random each night from a nearby nursing home would get us to the conference finals for the next several years. If we could keep WC or Gallinari and some semblance of a bench, I’d like our chances in a series against anyone.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:42:36 +0000

What I don’t get about the Bulls is why wasn’t Thomas getting any burn at all before the latest string of injuries? He looks like still has a lot left in the tank. Very helpful player.