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Mr_Perfect wrote:shmeakone wrote:Mr_Perfect wrote:Someone give a good argument about how Lowry is an upgrade over Felton. Or should I say anything more than a marginal upgrade.
They are the same type of player.
Lowry's tougher & a better defender. Plus he's better in pretty much everything else.
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If that's what you think then you haven't really watched Lowry.
SuperflyKnick wrote:TheBigBoss wrote:KnicksGod wrote:He's a lot better than Felton.
Big idea here -- they probably would love to dump Fields. So just give them cap junk and take back Fields and Lowry.
Doing Shumpert would be stupid.
Nope! Hell no to Fields, but reacquiring Novak is fine.
So u rather take on another yr on novaks contract instead of fields
Mr_Perfect wrote:shmeakone wrote:Mr_Perfect wrote:Someone give a good argument about how Lowry is an upgrade over Felton. Or should I say anything more than a marginal upgrade.
They are the same type of player.
Lowry's tougher & a better defender. Plus he's better in pretty much everything else.
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If that's what you think then you haven't really watched Lowry.
Kyle Lowry is going to improve the Toronto Raptors. A lot, I think. Lowry is a really, really good player. He's effectively the best point guard cover in the game -- no other point guard gets the defensive results that Lowry does, not even Rondo or Paul (both excellent defenders, but both lay off from time to time and take games off when they're feeling under the weather). Here's a comprehensive list of the point guards that have dropped 30 points with Lowry as their primary defender for > 15 minutes in the last three years.
John Wall (38 points, 59% shooting) on January 16th, 2012.
Russell Westbrook (33 points, 56% shooting) on November 6th, 2009. (Lowry only played 19 minutes.)
Tony Parker (31 points, 65% shooting) on April 1st, 2011.
Derrick Rose (30 points, 46% shooting) on December 4th, 2010.
PD28 wrote:Marc Stein [HEAVY CHECK MARK] @ESPNSteinLine
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Tough situation for Knicks: With no first-round pick to add, NYK could be confronted w/unsavory option of putting Tim Hardaway Jr. in deal
god shammgod wrote:Jay10 wrote:Tough situation for Knicks: With no first-round pick to add, NYK could be confronted w/unsavory option of putting Tim Hardaway Jr. in deal
- marc stein
nah. it's gonna be shump.
god shammgod wrote:Frank Isola @FisolaNYDN 1m
Knicks, Nets & Warriors all interested in Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry.
so, not gonna be that easy.
knickabocker88 wrote:omerome wrote:[GR] wrote:lmao. You cant be serious
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Klay Thompson is worth a 2014 Lotto Pick not Kyle "effing" Lowry
shmeakone wrote:PD28 wrote:Marc Stein [HEAVY CHECK MARK] @ESPNSteinLine
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Tough situation for Knicks: With no first-round pick to add, NYK could be confronted w/unsavory option of putting Tim Hardaway Jr. in deal
Wow , I can't even begin to describe how heated I'd be about that.
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knicks85 wrote:TheBigBoss wrote:knicks85 wrote:lol you serious....ill tkae Fields>>>> Novak
Fields is a scrub, NOVAK can atleast spread the floor.
NOvak offers zero defense.. fields a lil...novak cat shoot off of cuts and is easliy negated FIelds at least can..
Currys ankle insurance?omerome wrote:knickabocker88 wrote:omerome wrote:?
Klay Thompson is worth a 2014 Lotto Pick not Kyle "effing" Lowry
Which brings me to my original question, why are the Warriors interested?
Buggin Out wrote:How good is Lowry's defense?
In terms of defending pure point guards, you can't really beat the skillset Lowry brings to the table. He's tough-nosed, aggressive, and doesn't bite on fakes. He reaches in without overcommitting and changes his balance as quick as any player I've ever seen, allowing him to go from pressuring the ball to taking a charge in basically no time flat. He switches his momentum while moving backwards or to the side beautifully -- simply put, the man has a ridiculously adept command of every single skill that makes a guard a good defender, and he uses them all to their greatest extent. Lowry is a fantastic point guard defender. His lacking height (he's 6'0") hurts him a bit when he's forced to cover larger guards -- he's not nearly as effective on players that are 4-5 inches taller than him, or more. So players like Rondo might be more valuable, defensively, for their ability to shade over to the larger wings without too much trouble. But Lowry's a game-changer for a team defensively, and he roundly mucks up any truly point guard fueled offense his crew faces. (Why do you think the Spurs have had so much trouble with the Rockets the last few years, anyway?)
Fury wrote:Mr_Perfect wrote:shmeakone wrote:Lowry's tougher & a better defender. Plus he's better in pretty much everything else.
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If that's what you think then you haven't really watched Lowry.
This is a Kyle Lowry article published before the beginning of last year. I don't think he's changed much:Kyle Lowry is going to improve the Toronto Raptors. A lot, I think. Lowry is a really, really good player. He's effectively the best point guard cover in the game -- no other point guard gets the defensive results that Lowry does, not even Rondo or Paul (both excellent defenders, but both lay off from time to time and take games off when they're feeling under the weather). Here's a comprehensive list of the point guards that have dropped 30 points with Lowry as their primary defender for > 15 minutes in the last three years.
John Wall (38 points, 59% shooting) on January 16th, 2012.
Russell Westbrook (33 points, 56% shooting) on November 6th, 2009. (Lowry only played 19 minutes.)
Tony Parker (31 points, 65% shooting) on April 1st, 2011.
Derrick Rose (30 points, 46% shooting) on December 4th, 2010.
http://gothicginobili.com/?p=4172
Capn'O wrote:I wonder what Paul Reed's feelings are about metal bats.
Buggin Out wrote:How good is Lowry's defense?
