Baddy Chuck wrote:machu46 wrote:Baddy Chuck wrote:The running line here that Korver is basically Anthony Morrow is hilarious. If Korver is a role player then Knight is a role player.
He's more a role player in the sense that Dennis Rodman and Rip Hamilton were role players than Anthony Morrow. I don't think anyone has called him Anthony Morrow, but I admittedly haven't paid close attention to this thread. But yes, he's a role player. He's just incredible at that role. I have no issue with him being named an all-star personally, but he's a role player in the sense that he's pretty much on the team to do one thing; to shoot.
The point still stands, if Korver's a role player then Knight is as well. Not exactly sure how you can make the distinction that Knight does much more for a team than Korver does.
Korver has 14% usage. He scores 12 points a game (and under 10 points in over 1/3 of their games) and doesn't contribute much in the way of rebounding or playmaking. He's not a particularly good one on one defender. He is absolutely a roleplayer.
I'm fine with recognizing his super efficiency by including him in the all star game, but let's not pretend it's more than it is. The Hawks would still be a good team and likely have a similar record with not a chance in hell non-all-star Danny Green playing the same role. Talking about his 'gravity' like he compares to guys who really have that effect (such as Lebron) is a big time exaggeration and pure foolishness.
The Bucks absolutely rely on Knight more than the Hawks rely on Korver. I actually think part of the issue here is nobody really knows what to think about the Hawks this season. They are not just winning, but dominating with a team even more devoid of stars than the old Detroit teams.
The temptation to succumb to the NBA's marketing of a star driven league and simply declare
all of these guys stars rather than none is strong, but ultimately misguided. The Hawks are greater than the sum of their parts, and none of these guys are true superstars, or in Korver's case, traditional all stars.