Comments on: New York 101 Boston 77

By: Hudson River

Hudson River — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:33:37 +0000

I think Jackie Butler would be a nice player to have on the roster, but Mo Taylor are you crazy? He is exactly what the knicks dont want, a lazy, selfish, uninspire, undersized pf. You forget about Cato, and why cant they find somebody in europe. The knicks play in New York City the most diverse city IN THE WORLD. Guess how many international players are on there team? None (But we do have a white guy). Lets find somebody outside of a big name college, maybe a big man who can shoot and hustles.

Lets look at teams with some very good international Players:
Jazz, Spurs, Mavs, Rockets, Golden State (Maybe a reach but they have some wingmen and that center). Those are the 5 best teams in the league this year.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:00:41 +0000

We don’t need Jackie Stinking Butler. We need to dump Isiah and Stephon.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:37:47 +0000

CTN Power Rankings – What does that have to do with the Knicks?????????????

By: Ken Bannister

Ken Bannister — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:47:10 +0000

Suddenly this team is desperate for a player over 6’8″. Considering the rotation at PF/C currently consists of Curry, Lee, and Balkman (and no, I don’t want Jerome James getting pt. He’s lousy — comically lousy, but lousy nonetheless). Since Malik Rose looks like he’s going go be getting 10-15 mpg until Jeffries/Frye comes back, it’d be nice to pick up a guy over 6’9″ who can rebound a little and guard the 4 spot.

SIDE NOTE: You know who’d be nice to have on the roster right about now? JACKIE FREAKING BUTLER! ARGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! Beg pardon. I continue…

The Williams/Admunsen duo (formerly of Sacto) is still available, but a vet’d be nicer. Any thoughts? What about trying to get Sweetney back? Elton Brown (who tolied for us in camp)? Oddly enough, Mo T, who I thoroughly advocated releasing, would do just fine in this capacity…
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By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:41:24 +0000

That’s a really interesting idea, KB.

By: KnickerBlogger

KnickerBlogger — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:18:58 +0000

Balkman was unbelievable last night. But from the scouting report that’s what you’d expect from him. Fantastic some nights, invisible others. Balkman’s strength is in a fast pace, where his inability to hit a jumper is minimized. Although last night he did hit a three pointer (in three attempts). It looks like he’s trying to develop the Bowen-corner three. Renaldo was, to use a Clyde-ism, omnipresent. 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 10 points.

It’s funny there is this thought that you can’t rebuild in New York, because the fans would revolt and not accept a loser. Looking at the Knicks roster the Knick fans love the rookies: Lee, Nate, and Balkman, and despise most of the high priced acquirees.

By: mase

mase — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:42:02 +0000

That loss last night hurt because it was against Chicago and also because we should’ve come from behind to win…what the hell happend?

HOw about BALKMAN!?!
I’m looking forward to seeing him play more minutes with Frye and Jeffries injured…I think that was the best 1/4 of basketball by any Knick all season, too bad he won’t see the light of day when Jeffries is healthy.

By: Jim K

Jim K — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:41:08 +0000

I don’t know if Marbury is unusually sensitive or just losing his skills rapidly, but whatever his excuse, he has to put up better results than he has. If he can’t, then he should sit. Francis’ game is a bit awkward, but he’s still getting his typical rebounds, assists and free throws to go along with his maddening dribbling. If Marbury sulks to this extent every time the game doesn’t revolve around him, decent human being or not, he should really be benched. He’s not Lebron or Jordan, no one EVER thought a team should be built around him.

Of course, if both Q-Rich and Frye are out, it is interesting, as we can test the Knicks’ deepness; Balkman might get sizeable minutes, which I’m certainly curious about, and Lee will start, so we’ll see how not coming off the bench affects him. The Q-Rich injury, while bad, is probably easier to counteract as the Knicks love 3-guard offenses anyway and now Thomas can do it without hurting anyone’s feelings about playing time.

And I guess Jerome James will get some more play, too! Should be fun!!!

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:30:27 +0000

Marbury and Frances do not play particularly well together but then again neither does Marbury/Crawford or Marbury/Robinson. Last years starting duo for most of the year was Marbury/Crawford which was not good and the game against the Wolves the other day did not look any better. So far Isiah has had a golden rule about keeping Marbury in the starting lineup but it may be time for a change. I appreciate that Marbury is trying to play within the offense more and play better defense but in doing so he has all but disappeared in scoring. It is easy to say he needs more time to figure our where to pick his spots to be aggressive and score and when to get others to contribute, but he has been in the league for 10+ years and should have figured this out already. Isn’t that what a point guard is supposed to do? The worst part is the uncertainty with him as one day he doesn’t score much and the team is limited but then the next day he says he wants to be “Starbury” and hogs the ball, doesn’t get anybody involved and the team does even worse. I would be interested in seeing if a Francis/Crawford or Francis/Robinson starting backcourt could possibly produce better results. I would be hopeful but not optimistic.

Also, it looks like things are about to get worse with Frye going down with an ankle injury just as he was starting to play well. David Lee should get more playing time which is much deserved. I hope he can keep up his great play and make the most of the opportunity on the court.

By: gb

gb — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:20:39 +0000

This season is over for the Knicks.