JCraw Deserves More Shots

[StutterStep]

-= original quote snipped =-



I can only go on what I've seen so far. He was unreal in college and has a wonderful shot. I agree he should play SF, but I'm not really sure that that woud change much. Overtime, he certainly might develop into the player he looked like he could be in the nba, but so far, based on the few games I've seen and the way his team is doing, he hasn't produced nothing yet. I'm rooting for him, but have been dissapointed by what I've seen (other than his 30 point massacre of the knicks).

If he puts up Marion numbers, I will be ecstatic. The kid is a class act, a hard worker, and wonderful to watch. But don't believe the hype just yet. He is not having a good season.

Fair enough, but the minute I saw Seattle play early in the year, I felt he would struggle. And I'm not talking about a win/loss standpoint.

If you want to hide Durant from being "out-physicaled" on defense, then why not go to an entirely small lineup and go uptempo.

Center - Wilcox
PF- Durant
SF - Jeff Green
SG - Damien Wilkins
PG - Ridnour

Bench: Watson/Wally/Gelable/Kurt Thomas

Fill in the Centers when you can


You don't use it as long-term solution, and I'm not saying run & gun. But no way you institute a base SG/PF oriented offense when you really have no post play. The focus every game is to stop Durant and make the PG's beat you-- and they have proven they cannot.

[ctorres]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baske ... tml?page=1

The phasing-out process already has started. Thomas is giving Crawford and Nate Robinson more time at point guard and using Marbury off the ball, which doesn't play to his strengths. Marbury, though, isn't complaining. With a contract that runs through next season, a beaten-down Marbury seems resigned to the fact that his career with the Knicks will end badly.

"Isiah gives Jamal the green light," said one Rockets player. "He's Isiah's pet. Steph doesn't have that freedom. Maybe he once had it. But not anymore."

[Knick 4ever]

With Marbury as the main scorer, it has been proven that we can be competitive as a team. Since the focus shifted to let Curry be the main man or throw the ball inside to the bigs, our team has been the laughing stock of the league. It is simple formula folks, you simply can't rely on players who have yet to play in a playoff game after 7 years in the league.

Let Steph shoot the ball more, because mathematically he is a better percentage shooter than Crawford and Q.

Isiah is a fool to think he can win with those guys.