Friday, August 26, 2005
Beating the Bushes
There are various reports that Isiah is trying to sign another young player with what little the Knicks have to offer. Understanding that we already have the max 15 players under contract, this is both difficult and expensive. It also makes little sense. The Knicks have young talent to develop and assess:
-- It is coming to fish or cut bait time with Sweetney, he either develops or he should be gone.
-- We have two rookies who need their minutes to get some seasoning. While I am not convinced either will be a huge star, they each could be solid NBA players for years to come. Minutes will tell us their trajectory.
-- TA was on the low side of solid last year (my opinion), let's see if he's matured and improved his game in the off season.
In the end, write this year off to nurturing a new group of kids and, hopefully, getting in a position to profit from the draft. Marbury and QR may not like it, but they've made their beds.
-- It is coming to fish or cut bait time with Sweetney, he either develops or he should be gone.
-- We have two rookies who need their minutes to get some seasoning. While I am not convinced either will be a huge star, they each could be solid NBA players for years to come. Minutes will tell us their trajectory.
-- TA was on the low side of solid last year (my opinion), let's see if he's matured and improved his game in the off season.
In the end, write this year off to nurturing a new group of kids and, hopefully, getting in a position to profit from the draft. Marbury and QR may not like it, but they've made their beds.
