I'll reserve judgement until I see what really goes down... But it seems odd that we would stand idle, allowing BOS-CHI-MIA to improve by picking up legit role players who could help those teams bet us come MAY.
WE SHOULD BLOCK those moves at all costs. Why would Walsh let Troy Murphy, Mike Bibby, Rasual Butler clear waivers? OK, maybe Bibby is a tough call. Who wants to pay his 6 mil contract for next season. I guess if you calim a player on waivers, then you pick up their current contract?
Anyway... What about Murphy? He's owed ZERO after this season. We need a rebounder and a big body.
I get it. IF Walsh-D'ant feel Gadzurik & Jeffries are better fits... fine. I'll live with it. But we better get some size, and we better hope Bibby-Murphy-BUtler don't come back to bite us.
STILL...
Billups
Fields
Carmelo
Stoudemire
Jeffries
That's probably our starting 5. Gadzurik/Turiaf bring size-hustle-interior presence. Douglas-Carter bring energy-defense off the bench, and hopefully some scoring. Williams-Walker round out the rotation. Williams would start against teams like MIA, and Walker does what he does.
Obviously, Knicks wont play 11 guys. It's just that 8 players have a role, and will compliment the big-3. If we need size, Jeffries (then Turiaf, and then possibly another big like Gadz gets a few minutes). The other 4, Douglas-Carter-Williams-Walker will be part of the rotation.
I guess this is why Brewer & Azu were cut. Keleena not healthy enough to warrant PT over Williams-Walker... Brewer just doesn't have enough time to get used to the system. At least Carter is accustmed to playing with Billups-Melo. And another PG/SG more important than a wing defender, b/c Williams-Walker have done OK enough.
