Monday, August 07, 2006
A Decent Addition
Jeffries is not a bad addition.
For the Knicks, he appears cheap, but his contract is rich for what he offers. Most importantly, he was a realistic building block. As the papers have noted, he simply does not score. That's OK, we have enough scorers. What he does is defend well at 3 positions and rebound the ball. Each of those are sorely needed. Also, he is 6'11"/ mobile/ young. Each of those are needed.
No one move is going to be the silver bullet, especially when the we only have the Bulls' slot in the next draft. Jeffries is a positive step and a decent use of the mid-level exception.
Don't expect much more before the season, but that's OK.
For the Knicks, he appears cheap, but his contract is rich for what he offers. Most importantly, he was a realistic building block. As the papers have noted, he simply does not score. That's OK, we have enough scorers. What he does is defend well at 3 positions and rebound the ball. Each of those are sorely needed. Also, he is 6'11"/ mobile/ young. Each of those are needed.
No one move is going to be the silver bullet, especially when the we only have the Bulls' slot in the next draft. Jeffries is a positive step and a decent use of the mid-level exception.
Don't expect much more before the season, but that's OK.
