Seriously, this guy has to be one of the worst all around players I've seen on an NBA court. Aside from a few good defensive flashes in his career, he's been useless and should be on the all NBA draft bust list along with Kwame Brown, Anthony Randolph and Greg Oden.What surprises me is how he's survived in the NBA for so long without being sent down to the D-league or being waived off the Knicks' and Nuggets' rosters.When the Knicks decided to draft him back in the summer of 2006, was he projected to be a future NBA star by scouts? Or was the reason behind the Knicks drafting him was Isiah Thomas going through one of his sleeping pill cycles?
my guess is coaches probably love him, he has the ability to guard 3 to 4 positions, runs the floor, and plays aggressive
what I mean is
he is the perfect, coaches dream of a practice player.
does all the dirty things every day in and out, I went to 4 games this year
and he was out there before each game shooting around by himself and a trainer about an hour before the game opposite side of the court from amare, so the work ethic is there
he just literally cant shoot, if he could shoot, he would play; but I feel like he is just one of those players who doesnt have that pure feel for hitting a jump shot, ala a power forward in a small forwards body with no jump shot, I mean if al horfod wasnt 6,10 250 lbs, instead 6 8 210, he would probably be riding the pine some where too.
so I would have to assume, that coaches love him as a practice player.
and thats why he hasnt been cut by the knicks and nuggets, especially the nuggets being george karl is known through out his career for keeping hustle minded scrubs around to help prepare his winning teams, see sonics/bucks/nuggets/ benches when he was there.