Before the ball goes up …
Um, never mind.
I guess we shouldn’t have assumed that Eddy Curry had somehow played his way to the bench. Zach Randolph is taking a seat, which is a huge surprise because he’s been the most productive guy in the lineup from night to night.
Chemistry appears to be the issue.
Jamal Crawford and Quentin Richardson are starting in the backcourt. Curry remains in the middle. Jared Jeffries and David Lee are going up front.
Time will tell.
I’m a little confused on the backcourt simply because Richardson is a step slow. He’s struggled to stay with mobile forwards, so I’m wondering how this makes the Knicks stronger defensively. That means doing a better job on the perimeter.
At the other end, don’t plan on seeing a lot of pick-and-rolls.
There’s nobody on the floor who can set the screen, then catch and shoot. Lee is beginning to show a little more range, but he needs a few more to drop to increase the confidence.
Let’s see what happens. The goal is to avoid another early double-digit deficit.
December 26th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
just shows isiah is a terrible coach.
Curry has been horrid, and this is how you reward him?
December 26th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
You guys really can’t figure this out? i would think that Isiah is looking to make a move and Curry could be one of the pieces. To get some decent value, he needs to get Eddy’s stock higher. Sitting Zach and getting Curry’s confidence and numbers up should help his cause.
December 26th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Maybe Isiah figures if Curry comes off the bench playing with Knicks bench players, defenses can swarm him even more and his struggles will be even bigger. Whereas if Zach comes off the bench he’s talented enough to still make things happen. Also, maybe Isiah will bring Zach in for Curry fairly quickly, while keeping David Lee in.