Stephen A Smith on ESPN right now....

[Kiyaman]

currently roasting the knicks saying the tandem of the deron williams /joe johnson is the best back court in the nba lopez is better than chandler as a scoring option and humpries is better than amare underrated intangibles south as defense and rebounding, said we didn't notice because we all were distracted with the kim kardashian stories

he says that he questions the knicks because of the health of amare due to his bad knees and bad back to much hope and should would couldas on the knicks roster and questions

if amare returns to form he goes on to say we would clearly be better than the nets and number 2 in the east but he questions his health and i.q

goes on to say no one is going to beat the heat with the addition of ray allen but if the trade were to go down between magic and heat brooklyn would realistically be the only team to give the heat run for their money

Also says that at best the knicks are a bottom 4 team list brooklyn, chicago, pacers, miami, and miliwalkee are better than knicks

Stephen A. Smith has lost his mind .. Lopez & Humphries dont equal half of Amare skills/talent.... Kidd & Lin offense will speed-up the tempo of each game so Amare could average his 16 FGA per game slashing to the hoop like "Karl Malone" shootin 55% from the FG, and 5 FTA from the line.
A happy scoring Amare rebounds, play defense, and stay healthy.

The Knicks nightmare is Shump ACL injury .. which makes matching Toronto & Houston offersheet to 6.7 Fields & 6.4 Lin a no-brainer vs 6.6 JJ & 6.4 Deron.

I still believe Ray Allan & Richard Hamilton need to retire to coaching in the NBA.

[Crazy⑧s]

Stephen A. Smith has lost his mind .. Lopez & Humphries dont equal half of Amare skills/talent.... Kidd & Lin offense will speed-up the tempo of each game so Amare could average his 16 FGA per game slashing to the hoop like "Karl Malone" shootin 55% from the FG, and 5 FTA from the line.
A happy scoring Amare rebounds, play defense, and stay healthy.

The Knicks nightmare is Shump ACL injury .. which makes matching Toronto & Houston offersheet to 6.7 Fields & 6.4 Lin a no-brainer vs 6.6 JJ & 6.4 Deron.

I still believe Ray Allan & Richard Hamilton need to retire to coaching in the NBA.

Kiya, where did that last part come from!!!???

Nets won't match it with us in a series. Mobb DEEP is far and away better than it was last year, and we'll have some time to work on and incorporate some of those cognitive plays we so often yearned for under D'Antoni, but rarely saw at opportune or necessary times.

Shump's ahead of schedule on his rehab, even heard it said that November isn't out of the question, which seems a bit ambitious all the same. He's the crucial component defensively in the back-court for such a heavy offensive starting 5 of Lin, Melo and Stoudemire. We need that O to D equilibrium to be our staple - rely on stops and have a sense of unity and understanding when our best 5 are on the court defensively.

JR Smith and STAT are our X factors in either unit, and if they're encompassed in to the offensive game plan in a way that suits them, I think the remaining concerns about defense and control for these 2 will ultimately be worked out.

★ Have to say that I'm still a little concerned about what Woody has in store for this team offensively, even though defense, as it is and always should be, is the key.

I agree with you, Kiya, that an offensively well fed Stoudemire will play better defensively and hit the glass harder.

[madsqgardensnyk]

Stephen A Smith is the same guy that said "heads will roll if they dont get Carmelo" and "Knicks gave up too much for Carmelo".

He is a joke.

[metrocard]

Who gives a damn? This is a Knicks forum, not a Steven A Smith forum. His opinion is crap.

[BIG APPLE SPORTS]

Lol stephen a smith said skip bayless must be sniffing something lmao!!!!!

[bboycustom92]

The more nets fans there are, the better! Cheaper tickets for me!