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I got/had to listen to a New York based XM sports station on the radio on my drive home from San Diego this afternoon.
A good number of the Knick fans calling in were of the opinion that without LeBron, the Stoudemire signing is a bad move. Some were exasperated that they sat through 2 years of horrible basketball and all they seemingly have for it is a minor upgrade to David Lee. Others were still drinking the Kool-Aid as they interpreted Stoudemire's arrival as a sign that Lebron's arrival was imminent.
The host was definitely drinking the Kool-Aid and claimed that the Knicks had significantly upgraded the team and kept referring to Stoudemire as the best free agent power forward. There's roughly 30 teams that would disagree with him. He talked about how Stoudemire would immediately improve everyone on the team especially Galinari. He praised Stoudemire's passing ability and stated that he would be creating all sorts of open shots for others. I couldn't help but chuckle. I wonder if he realized that Stoudemire managed to average only one assist last year with arguably the best shooting team in the NBA surrounding him. He also spoke highly of Stoudemire's post-up game. I got a laugh out of that one as well. He does however have a great face-up game, but the host must have missed all three of our playoff opponents significantly limit if not completely neutralize his face-up game.
The host also kept talking about a Knicks team that included Tony Parker, and even threw out a potential line-up of Parker, Mike Miller, Galinari, Chandler, Stoudemire. I first wondered how the Knicks would manage to convince San Antonio to part with Tony Parker. Then I remembered how appealing Eddie Curry must be to the San Antonio Spurs. I also forgot that David Lee has agreed to be a pawn to improve the Knicks and has approved a sign-and-trade to any team in the NBA for what ever salary that benefits them.
Let's take another look at the line-up of Parker, Miller, Galinari, Chandler, and Stoudemire. We'll pretend for the fun of it that New York somehow managed to swindle Parker from the Spurs and sign Miller. How is anybody going to score against that line-up? I see that D'Antoni has managed to sell a majority of New Yorkers on the small-ball scam, so much so that the host mentioned it as a not only viable, but preferable way to play with Stoudemire. I wonder if Stoudemire knows he's going to be playing center next year or if he realizes that Frye and Lopez won't be around to guard the other team's best big man. That will actually be beneficial for the D'Antoni coached Knicks. The faster the other team scores, the faster they can get back on offense.
Probably the most annoying bit of talk was the assumptions, mainly by fans, that the addition Carmello Anthony was just a matter of time. If Anthony does want to leave Denver, I doubt that any team could put together a better package than what New York could offer.
One thing is for certain. "The Knicks are back!"
A good number of the Knick fans calling in were of the opinion that without LeBron, the Stoudemire signing is a bad move. Some were exasperated that they sat through 2 years of horrible basketball and all they seemingly have for it is a minor upgrade to David Lee. Others were still drinking the Kool-Aid as they interpreted Stoudemire's arrival as a sign that Lebron's arrival was imminent.
The host was definitely drinking the Kool-Aid and claimed that the Knicks had significantly upgraded the team and kept referring to Stoudemire as the best free agent power forward. There's roughly 30 teams that would disagree with him. He talked about how Stoudemire would immediately improve everyone on the team especially Galinari. He praised Stoudemire's passing ability and stated that he would be creating all sorts of open shots for others. I couldn't help but chuckle. I wonder if he realized that Stoudemire managed to average only one assist last year with arguably the best shooting team in the NBA surrounding him. He also spoke highly of Stoudemire's post-up game. I got a laugh out of that one as well. He does however have a great face-up game, but the host must have missed all three of our playoff opponents significantly limit if not completely neutralize his face-up game.
The host also kept talking about a Knicks team that included Tony Parker, and even threw out a potential line-up of Parker, Mike Miller, Galinari, Chandler, Stoudemire. I first wondered how the Knicks would manage to convince San Antonio to part with Tony Parker. Then I remembered how appealing Eddie Curry must be to the San Antonio Spurs. I also forgot that David Lee has agreed to be a pawn to improve the Knicks and has approved a sign-and-trade to any team in the NBA for what ever salary that benefits them.
Let's take another look at the line-up of Parker, Miller, Galinari, Chandler, and Stoudemire. We'll pretend for the fun of it that New York somehow managed to swindle Parker from the Spurs and sign Miller. How is anybody going to score against that line-up? I see that D'Antoni has managed to sell a majority of New Yorkers on the small-ball scam, so much so that the host mentioned it as a not only viable, but preferable way to play with Stoudemire. I wonder if Stoudemire knows he's going to be playing center next year or if he realizes that Frye and Lopez won't be around to guard the other team's best big man. That will actually be beneficial for the D'Antoni coached Knicks. The faster the other team scores, the faster they can get back on offense.
Probably the most annoying bit of talk was the assumptions, mainly by fans, that the addition Carmello Anthony was just a matter of time. If Anthony does want to leave Denver, I doubt that any team could put together a better package than what New York could offer.
One thing is for certain. "The Knicks are back!"
