CA7
Scoring Champ
I was going through our roster and well most NBA teams and looking to see what we were missing and who we can get to fill these voids
Star Player/Go To Guy- Carmelo Anthony
#2 Option- Amar'e Stoudemire
Point Guard- Jeremy Lin
Defensive Presence Inside- Tyson Chandler
Perimeter Defender/Solid Shooter(2/3)- Iman Shumpert
Instant Offense/2nd Unit Go to guy- JR Smith- If JR opts out, Leandro Barbosa or OJ Mayo(sign and trade)
Knock Down Shooter- Steve Novak
Perimeter Defender/Shooter off bench- ?Landry Fields?- If he can work on his jumper and improve his lateral foot movement he can be that. Miami has Shane Battier as that. If Fields doesn't work out other options- Deshawn Stevenson, Dahntay Jones, Courtney Lee, Terrence Williams and Mickael Pietrus are options
Back Up Point Guard(defends, shoots and passes well)- ?Kirk Hinrich?- A Woodson guy, free agent this year, he does all those things well and can also play the 2 meaning having him and Lin on the court at the same time will help with ball movement. If we can get Hinrich I'd like- Delonte West or Beno Udrih(if he opts out)
Energy Big(charges, rebounds, put backs and runs the floor. Depends 2-3 positions and moves well without the ball)- If Jared Jeffries was a better finisher around the rim I'd love him back but we need someone who isn't an offensive liability. When him and Novak are on the court together it seems like we're playing 4 on 5 on both ends. Guys I'd look to get are Jason Maxiell(if he opts out), Jordan Hill(unlikely), Carl Landry and Jeremy Evans
So essentially the Knicks are in good position. We have a great starting 5 but a bench where we have too many guys who aren't end to end players. We need every starter to work together on offense and play hard on defense and for the bench guys to come in and fill the voids left by the starters.
Potential Roster
C- Tyson Chandler
F- Amar'e Stoudemire
F- Carmelo Anthony
G- Iman Shumpert
G- Jeremy Lin
6- JR Smith/Leandro Barbosa/OJ Mayo- my choice JR Smith
7- Kirk Hinrich/Delonte West/Beno Udrih- my choice Kirk Hinrich
8- Jordan Hill/Jason Maxiell/Jared Jeffries/Jeremy Evans- my choice Jordan Hill
9- Landry Fields/Deshawn Stevenson/Mickael Pietrus/Shannon Brown/Courtney Lee/Terrence Williams- my choice Terrence Williams
10- Steve Novak
11- Josh Harrellson
12- Jerome Jordan
13- 2nd Round Pick- Point Guard or Athletic 3(shoot and defend)
Star Player/Go To Guy- Carmelo Anthony
#2 Option- Amar'e Stoudemire
Point Guard- Jeremy Lin
Defensive Presence Inside- Tyson Chandler
Perimeter Defender/Solid Shooter(2/3)- Iman Shumpert
Instant Offense/2nd Unit Go to guy- JR Smith- If JR opts out, Leandro Barbosa or OJ Mayo(sign and trade)
Knock Down Shooter- Steve Novak
Perimeter Defender/Shooter off bench- ?Landry Fields?- If he can work on his jumper and improve his lateral foot movement he can be that. Miami has Shane Battier as that. If Fields doesn't work out other options- Deshawn Stevenson, Dahntay Jones, Courtney Lee, Terrence Williams and Mickael Pietrus are options
Back Up Point Guard(defends, shoots and passes well)- ?Kirk Hinrich?- A Woodson guy, free agent this year, he does all those things well and can also play the 2 meaning having him and Lin on the court at the same time will help with ball movement. If we can get Hinrich I'd like- Delonte West or Beno Udrih(if he opts out)
Energy Big(charges, rebounds, put backs and runs the floor. Depends 2-3 positions and moves well without the ball)- If Jared Jeffries was a better finisher around the rim I'd love him back but we need someone who isn't an offensive liability. When him and Novak are on the court together it seems like we're playing 4 on 5 on both ends. Guys I'd look to get are Jason Maxiell(if he opts out), Jordan Hill(unlikely), Carl Landry and Jeremy Evans
So essentially the Knicks are in good position. We have a great starting 5 but a bench where we have too many guys who aren't end to end players. We need every starter to work together on offense and play hard on defense and for the bench guys to come in and fill the voids left by the starters.
Potential Roster
C- Tyson Chandler
F- Amar'e Stoudemire
F- Carmelo Anthony
G- Iman Shumpert
G- Jeremy Lin
6- JR Smith/Leandro Barbosa/OJ Mayo- my choice JR Smith
7- Kirk Hinrich/Delonte West/Beno Udrih- my choice Kirk Hinrich
8- Jordan Hill/Jason Maxiell/Jared Jeffries/Jeremy Evans- my choice Jordan Hill
9- Landry Fields/Deshawn Stevenson/Mickael Pietrus/Shannon Brown/Courtney Lee/Terrence Williams- my choice Terrence Williams
10- Steve Novak
11- Josh Harrellson
12- Jerome Jordan
13- 2nd Round Pick- Point Guard or Athletic 3(shoot and defend)