As some of you already know, D-nice (Demetris Nichols), Jared Jordan and Walker Russell are no longer Knicks.
I thought Isiah would wait until the last minute to trim the roster, but that just goes to show how much I know Isiah.
I guess we’re stuck for another year with ol’ Jerome James riding the pine. His contract makes him virtually untradeable, yet it is almost certain he won’t be a factor this season with the latest rumors being that he needs season-ending surgery. Talk about getting off the couch the wrong way! Lookout Greg Oden. The knicks already have Randolph Morris ahead of Jerome in the rotation as the backup center, as well as Malik Rose who can spot Curry some minutes at center in certain situations.
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Speaking of Demetris, didn’t that jumper look “pure” last night against the Sixers? Sure he looked a little goofy trying to put the ball on the floor, but, let’s face it, that was the most burn he’s had in a real NBA preseason game thus far. I thought for sure Jerome would be cut, because I am such a big fan of Isiah’s uncanny drafting abilities, I wanted to see more of Jared Jordan and D-nice as knicks but that’s a mute point by now.
We haven’t even seen what Renaldo can do after a year under his belt. He was as impressive in the Vegas summer league games as Nate was in my opinion. We have one of the most dynamic benches in the league with the three key energy guys: Nate, D Lee, and Renaldo. You may be able to throw Fred and Chandler in there depending on how the season plays out this year. Clyde confirmed last night what I was saying, you need the rotation to be about 8 guys, no more than 9.
Nate Robinson, I have to admit it–the man looks unstoppable right about now. I doubt J. Kidd will play on Friday, but it would have been nice to see him go up against another top-flight guard to see if he can continue to dominate like this. What I wish to see Nate continue to develop is his sense of what the team needs when he comes into the game. Some nights he’ll need to put up 20 for us to win, other nights we’ll need him to get certain key guys involved in the game, other times we’ll need him to be a ball hawk on defense. When you have the energy of Nate Robinson, and you’re able to control it, and harness it to do what the team needs you to do, that is real power. We probably don’t need another guard off the bench–that’s what I was saying the last post: Steph, Jamal and Nate in the back court seems more than adequate on most nights in the east.
Zach Randolph is just making it look easy out there at this point. He barely leaves the ground on that excellent j of his.
Another quiet night from the centerpiece Eddy Curry, the E-Z mystery has yet to be solved with Eddy getting into foul trouble again.
Jared Jeffries played well last night in my opinion. He still has no jumper, but he was out on the breaks getting easy baskets, using his length to be a pest on defense, this is the Jared Jeffries that I remember during his tenure in D.C. I can see why Isiah wanted him, he can be a difference maker in a game without showing up on a stats sheet. Some fantasy people have trouble understanding that phenomenon some times.
For some of the NBA veteran fans out there, I want to ask you this question: how complete of a player was Isiah Thomas when he first came into the league? I know he was the best in his championship days because I saw it with my own eyes, but when he was a collegiate champion, and his first couple of years in the league, was he already a complete point guard, or were there aspects of the game he worked on improving?
***Note: i don’t know what to say about the spam filter. I have everything turned off, it has been off for days, so there should be no reason for it to select comments to send to the spam folder, yet it continues to do so. My apologies to Barf, Tom and Steady, and anyone else that has experienced this, if your post doesn’t first show up, please be patient while I work out the kinks to this blog software.
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LGM
I bet your teeth are so yellow…I can’t believe it’s not butter!
Harleminmd
I hope he’s good looking!
LICK GUYS MANHOOD
You are a Faggot! FUCK YOU TOO STEADY! FROM NOW ON I WILL USE CAPS DICK HEADS!
CUS I KNOWS IT BOTHERS YOU!
Comment by Peaceman — October 25, 2007 @ 7:32 pm
That’s what started it. Your CYBERRAGE AND BEING STUCK ON CAPS.
HarlemMD is doing what’s good as was once insrtucted by da General so he can’t bear wittness to the fact that I NEVER attack with the keys. EVEN when challenged/insulted. I’m steady. The Lil’ General (4*) is making millions, I’m not and will not by Defending him. If IT F’s up & gets fired for not having a jump shooter on our side, guess what? “Let’s go Knicks” as Don always says. Ain’t nobody saying IT is Divine or God nor godly. He’s the GM gettin’ Dolan’s coins. We’re not.
P E A C E M A N You were the first to notice that IT’s demeanor was sour and gloomy after the game though they won. That was your first post today. We bantered on it–PEACEFULLY. We joked about salty nuts because the rookie who was cut made his statement. Then $#!+ happens. Does that call for CYBERRAGE and that bunk you posted @ 7:32 pm. I certainly don’t think so. My golden rules are do unto others and THEN don’t start none won’t be none.
ChuckFM, I’ve posted on your site so you know how I scroll. I see your kumbaya. To think you were rep’n the rookie from giddyup jump street and yet you got sucked in the CAPs.
My preference is to stay but I certainly am adult enough to know when to disengage–especially when my cloak is tugged and goaded by hyperboles and venemous language hurled at Steady above. That’s how I scroll.
KFLL
BARF,
Talent & Chemistry is what wins Championships. It helps haveing an individual w/ experience in the ROTATION, but if he at the end of the rack is does not mean jack. How much did the eloquent scholar contribute last year? Are you implying that w/o Malik the Knicks would not have won 33 games? I am all for having a good guy around, but the Knicks need production. I understand why Malik & James were kept. I never spend another man’s money, but from a PURELY BASKETBALL PERSPECTIVE, Nichols should have been retained. However, I realize that it is naive to think business does not have any influence. Bottom Line…..14th man will not make a difference this year.
LGM
If I were in a 40 or 50 league, I’d spot you 10 in a game to 11 and still kick you and your brothers,
Mothers and Sister ass in a game with your ball out first! Your a fucking chump! Contact might get your nails dirty,
FAGMO!
Steady
We were talking real life hoop until the licker brought it to a personal level
with the girl friend comment! If your going to be the Police… get it right,
I didn’t start it … LGM reminding me about how fine his mother was did!
My high school girl friend!!!! Don’t fucking come at me till you get it right
Steady! I’m not your fathers Oldsmobile!
LGM,
You’re slinging it good. As ChuckFM posted earlier, I’m staying clear of this since you are both adults. I can tell you and Peaceman, however, that there is a level of decency and a modicum of civility we anticipate having here among Defenders. Some folks have chimed for the cloaked nemesis that exist on all blogs. For me, it makes drama for commercial blogs looking for hits. We’re not that here (at least not yet, right Blogzilla). Rhetorical question: Should we not save some of this venom for the non-Knicks?
BTW, HarlemMD is one of our original Defenders whose blogged about his son and posts no homo when mentioning his love for Taz. Your observation in #102 as a relative newbie here is baseless. HarlemMD may be good looking, but he may get @you when he gets good ready. I may be wrong cause I’m steady and just bloggin’.
KFLL
Fellas…how did it come to this????
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
(seriously, we should keep him cuz he’s a scholar?! GTFOH!)
How about the other 8 descriptions? in 1 player?
if DNich develops into an AllStar in the next 2 years, I will apologize. Until then, I’ll be loving my team.
Peaceman,
I ain’t being no damn police. They don’t love me either. Your post addressed my cloaked character and I don’t take too kindly to that because I did not engage you in a derogotary manner. I don’t scroll that way. People really police themselves I believe or at least they should. You can be anybody’s Oldsmobile that you want to be, fella. My father preferred Mercedes Benz.
Peace be unto you Peaceman.
KFLL
BronxMD,
For real.
What’s good with Mac Holmes? What years were you at Del State?
@ Steady,
From 78-80.
@ Steady,
Never heard of Mac Holmes.
Peace:
You’re my dawg, but you’ve got to slow down. We don’t need this in here. Relax, it’s not that serious.
Not too ong ago, the conversation here was that Zeke is stockpiling all scorers. We need defenders, we neeed stoppers. Now with all the offense we have, we’re going overboard over a rook. What a strong heart Zeke has. I don’t envy his position. You guys are too “unsteady”.
Cut Colling, cut Jefferies. WTF!
Once Nichols start selling insurance in a a year or two, we’ll then understand how silly all this conversation is.
He’s not the first and only player with a stroke that got cut.
Perspective Defenders, perspective!
@Steady,
I didn’t make post 102. Someone else did using my handle. I bet you can guess who.
I took exception to Peaceman dissin’ Malik Rose. It’s enough to slog thru all the same lame Jerome James bullshit insults here, I wasn’t up for someone insulting someone like Malik who is a class act with an NBA championship ring.
I’m certainly not up for some bloggin chump talkin’ bout my mother or pretending he’s some bball legend.
I’m done here.
Man, if nothing else, you gots balls African. If this site has a search feature, you can be sure it will be used to find this quote if/when this kid works out.
Oh and I *am* curious to know other players with a stroke who got cut (stats, please). If Von Wafer still has a job, then wth?
This whole thing is kinda funny. It’s like Zeke’s lookin straight at us and sayin, “who do you believe, me or your lyin eyes?!” lol
Jus’ bloggin
Thanks for sharing LGM. I certainly support defending one’s honor and passion. I do it here and everywhere I go–steadily.
KFLL
BronxMD,
That was before Mac Holmes’ time at Del State. The MEAC used to send some ballers through from back in the day. Del State still recruits heavily from NY which is a good thing for our youths from home. I understand they have a beastly talent there these days? Do you still catch some games? It’s a good thing to support the programs, Lawd knows they need the alumni support.
Fenna get me sum too–I’m done with this.
KFLL
“I never spend another man’s money, but from a PURELY BASKETBALL PERSPECTIVE, Nichols should have been retained. ”
I feel the same way. But I spent the whole day yesterday beating that horse to death with Chuck FM. I guess the subject (and fight) is out of me.
I got excited last night watching him hit 3′s. Thought maybe IT would reconsider and cut JJames, but he didn’t. I was crushed when I heard the news (although it seems ya’ll were REALLY crushed) and now I just want to look forward.
If he was not in the rotation, and he did not want to play in Europe then he tied IT’s hands. Like Peaceman said: IT’s not God.
Had D-Nich accepted going to Europe, then he might have been retained.
I don’t find this decision surprising. On top of the $11.6 million already due and LB’s $18, you expect IT to publicly cut $30 million JJames. Wow. Serious?
That’s what? $59.6 million in non-basketball related expenses? Ouch.
Look, even if DNich was retained, you think he was going to get playing time?
How “nice” do you guys think DNice is?
@ Steady,
I don’t catch any of the games…..kinda lost touch with em, I regret to say.
I agree, they definitely can use the alumni support.
Lets not get carried away. NIchols right now is a good wide open shooter who is not yet adept at creating his own shot at the NBA level. That is why he was a second rounder not a first. If he works hard he may develop into MIchael Redd but he has a ways to go with handle and with learning other aspects of the game at an NBA level. Europe would have been great for him. D League is an address for him this year. Maybe a ten day after January. J Jordon is not an NBA point guard right now. May never be. Reminded me of Billy Donovan’s NBa stint. Donovan after a first team all BIg EAst senior year at Providence could barely get the ball up the court in the league. That is why he became first a stockbroker then a coach. Better in white button down shirt thena white home jersey.
In terms of Isiah as a young guard, at Indiana Isiah came in as a fast ballhandling freshman point guard who could creat for himself and for others. As a freshman guard the first game I ever saw him play was against North Carolina which featured sophomores James Worthy and Sam Perkins. During my viewing of that game I called my friend George at his job and proclaimed I had just seen the best guard I ever saw in my life. Zeke was that good. WOn NCAA tournament his sophomore year and it was clear he was not going to be in college any longer. Came to a Pistons team that had limited talent so he became more of a scorer earlier in his NBA career. AS better players got around him (Dumars, Buddah, Laimbeer developed, ROdman, Salley, Dantley then Aquirre) Zeke got more in the team concept and was real timely in knowing when to take over a came. WHo (if you were around) can forget his third quarter, twenty five point, on one foot outburst against the Lakers in the NBA Finals.
thanks Kevin Harewood for the info. I did see the bad ankle playoff performance, but I didn’t see much of Isiah’s early career prior to the championship pistions teams, that was about the time I started getting into basketball as a kid. but I know he was also a champion at IU. sounds like Isiah was already pretty complete coming into the league.
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