Comments on: The Iverson Thread

By: knicks613

knicks613 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:38:10 +0000

hey, biggie, you are on the right track
our world is full of if’s.
if ai comes to town, all else drops down.
if eddie curry continues to play and improve, that is a major asset that would never have been with ai
if ec plays well, a lot of other possibilities open up, including determining david lee’s value as a true 4
that was the initial plan, so stick to it.
if we took jennings, but yes, play jordan hill more, he has skills.
if danilo would watch some tape of larry bird, he will learn what to do when the ball is not in your hands.
our world is full of if’s.

By: HaS

HaS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:26:11 +0000

Galinari will be great in the 3 pt shooting contest, but he looks like a bum (not a bust, there’s a difference) more and more each game. I hope he turns it around, so I’ll save my official declaration on his bum status until the midseason.

By: HaS

HaS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:23:32 +0000

Rebuilding teams that have been to the lottery in BACK TO BACK years usually have at least one legitimate star in the making to watch and take your mind off of said stench on an odd night or two.

By: HaS

HaS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:19:50 +0000

There is nothing else in the “area” of LeBron that’s the problem. If Walsh is unable to get him to come to a team that sucks and hasn’t won a playoff game in going on 11 years and shows an inability to evaluate elite talent while building through the draft, there really is no 2nd option.

By: charlie

charlie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:48 +0000

Here’s my take on Iverson (for what it’s worth):

We as Knick fans have to differentiate between the complete rubbish we had under Thomas and the rebuilding mess we have under Walsh. Yes, the Knicks have been bad for a long time (just ask Mike Lupica, who writes a ridiculous article in today’s Daily News). The losing stinks and we all want it to stop.

But, today when we watch the Knicks lose we watch a rebuilding team lose. The team has some guys on it that need minutes and time to learn how to play on the NBA level (Hill, Douglas, Chandler, Gallinari). That’s four young players that are going to be here next year when fill-in-the-blank free agent savior (or two) arrives. These guys need minutes, plain and simple. Adding a guy that requires 40 minutes a game (Iverson) just isn’t in the spirit of rebuilding.

And that’s my point. We’re rebuilding! Rebuilding teams stink. But, they stink in a slightly less odoriferous way than a team that has no plan and no end to the stench in sight. That’s no the case with this team.

So what if Iverson would have made this season a bit more interesting (and I say this not completely convinced that he would have because the freaking Memphis Grizzlies couldn’t find value in playing him at this stage of his career)?

Would you rather an interesting or instructive season for the young guys?

By: HaS

HaS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:36 +0000

And “if” was a spliff, we’d all be hiiiiiigh!!

By: HaS

HaS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:01:42 +0000

Hill should be playing over Galinari at this point. Galinari can’t get open, he doesn’t move without the ball and when he’s not being active offensively he’s invisible out there. Might as well play Hill, at least when he is out there you know it, find out what he can do.

By: traps9

traps9 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:53:40 +0000

If we get massively lucky with LBJ and Bosh (or something in that area), then he’ll get open without doing a ton and shoot well. I think a different pick fits SSOL better, but, hey, I think Gallo will be good if we, again, get lucky. What are ya gonna do…

By: charlie

charlie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:53:03 +0000

It’s a good point about Danilo. He looks like a robot out there. Back surgery is never good. Even surgeons that perform it have told me that.

By: traps9

traps9 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:51:51 +0000

Right on. Probably the Curry talk heating up (as has been suggested before around TKB parts, a JJ move probably comes at the deadline to a contender)