Raymond Felton doing non contact drills

[god shammgod]

Enjoy your last few weeks with the Knicks Felton.

this is why you're special.

[Capn'O]

"We need our point guard," Knicks center Tyson Chandler told me following the loss to the Nets. "We need him bad. It's not just because it's unfair for Melo to be distracted with point-guard duties, or for Jason Kidd, at 39, to play the minutes he's playing. It's because we need Raymond. He's our catalyst. Plain and simple. I don't know how any of us could feel differently."

Melo isn't the same offensive player when he's having to "think instead of play," as Chandler puts it. Chandler clearly, isn't the same offensive player because he doesn't have anyone getting him the ball. New York's numbers have dissipated in field-goal shooting and three-point shooting. Kidd's minutes have elevated a bit too much and, as a result, the Knicks appear to be nothing more than an average team right now.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_ ... ck-quickly

Good article from Smith and good to see the comradeship from Chandler. Absolutely right that we can ill afford to play Kidd so many minutes. Remember when he used to take over games when Ray had lapses?

[HakeemKnicks]

"We need our point guard," Knicks center Tyson Chandler told me following the loss to the Nets. "We need him bad. It's not just because it's unfair for Melo to be distracted with point-guard duties, or for Jason Kidd, at 39, to play the minutes he's playing. It's because we need Raymond. He's our catalyst. Plain and simple. I don't know how any of us could feel differently."

Melo isn't the same offensive player when he's having to "think instead of play," as Chandler puts it. Chandler clearly, isn't the same offensive player because he doesn't have anyone getting him the ball. New York's numbers have dissipated in field-goal shooting and three-point shooting. Kidd's minutes have elevated a bit too much and, as a result, the Knicks appear to be nothing more than an average team right now.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_ ... ck-quickly

Tyson is right on the money, as usual...

[Never Wrong]

5-6 without Felton

If we play like beasts again when Felton is back, we all can pretty much kiss Melo's chance at MVP goodbye.

Real MVPs would make that 5-6 record at least 7-4

Am I supposed to care? Melo could average 8ppg the rest of the season and I wouldn't care as long as we won the title.

[blueNorange]

hope everyone finally knows just how important felton is to this team

[falcindor]

Enjoy your last few weeks with the Knicks Felton.

this is why you're special.

It hurts because you know Im right.

[AllanHoustonFan]

Enjoy your last few weeks with the Knicks Felton.

You have a nice outlook on life I bet.

[AggO]

honestly, anyone who doesnt see that we painfully need Felton should just stop watching basketball

[god shammgod]

Enjoy your last few weeks with the Knicks Felton.

this is why you're special.

It hurts because you know Im right.

of course you're right. now tell me what the hell you're even talking about.

[NYKinMIA]

^^^
He still thinks we're trading for Jennings...I think.

[blackstar]

Enjoy your last few weeks with the Knicks Felton.

[GONYK]

5-6 without Felton

If we play like beasts again when Felton is back, we all can pretty much kiss Melo's chance at MVP goodbye.

Real MVPs would make that 5-6 record at least 7-4

[GONYK]

Enjoy your last few weeks with the Knicks Felton.

this is why you're special.

It hurts because you know Im right.

How about you ban yourself if we don't trade for Jennings?

[Red Vines]

Still can't believe how bad we looked we Ray out, I thought for sure Kidd had more in the tank than what we've seen. Wrong.

[AllanHoustonFan]

Still can't believe how bad we looked we Ray out, I thought for sure Kidd had more in the tank than what we've seen. Wrong.

Kidd hasn't been able to break down the D for a while now.