Originally Posted by
Jikos
Knicks did all right tonight, if they play smart ball when chandler gets back they have a shot. I'd like to see melo chandler barg and smith stay next year but they need to scrap the rest of the team and pick up a solid bench and sign a very good point guard. I think trading Felton+shumpert for something at this point could seriously help the team. Udrih is a sharper passer than Felton and less of a ball hog. Shumpert is awesome and he's a great defender but he simply does not fit on this offensive oriented team. I would like to see a starting line up of
Chandler at center
Melo at PF
Barg at SF
Smith at SG
Udrih at PG
i think melo and chandler would be able to seriously crash the boards and having a 7 footer on the perimeter right next to melo would create a lot of open shots and a lot of offensive rebounding opportunities. The talent with this team is there. they all have their flaws, but all the flaws can be fixed. Smith can learn to be more selective with his shots and play smart ball; he is talented. Melo has to stay mentally in the game all the way through. He has to learn to be a leader. Chandler is solid, he can become an offensive threat with melo right there in the paint. Bargnani puts in work, he knows this is his shot, and that there might not be another one.
This team needed to lose the way they did tonight. They put in a lot of effort and discipline in their game, and even though it wasn't pretty and they lost, they did everything right, and they saw what they are capable of.