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Benchwarmer
Penny & Sweetney for Pau Gasol & Lorenzen Wright.
Gasol has been mentioned several times as a perfect candidate for one of the Knicks expiring contracts. He is definitely one of leagues top PF. Wright is currently on the trading blocks.
Lorenzen Wright, in my opinion, is better suited for the Knicks desire to play a more uptempo style of basketball than Jerome James(his nickname on the Kings was The "Big Snack").
Wright:
CAREER:...................................... '04-'05:
9.2 Points Per Game.................... 9.6 ppg
7.1 Rebounds Per Game.............. 7.7 rpg
0.80 Blocks Per Game.................. 0.86 bpg
0.64 Steals Per Game.................. 0.73 spg
0.90 Assist Per Game.................. 1.10 apg
1.27 Turn Overs.......................... 1.25 TO
3.00 Personal Fouls.................... 3.10 PF
26.0 Minutes Per Game.............. 28.6 mpg
.459 FG%................................. .469 FG%
.661 FT%.................................. .661 FT%
James:
CAREER:..................................... '04-'05:
4.9 ppg...................................... 4.9 ppg
3.5 rbp...................................... 3.0 rpg
1.2 bpg...................................... 1.39 bpg
0.31 spg.................................... 0.29 spg
0.40 apg.................................... 0.20 apg
1.22 TO..................................... 1.10 TO
3.00 PF...................................... 3.50 PF
15.2 mpg................................... 16.6 mpg
.493 FG%.................................. .509 FG%
.617 FT%................................... .723 FT% (only attempted 65 Total!)
It's clear that many people want to believe the hype about Jerome James. But the truth of the matter is that he is not that good at all considering that he only plays an avg of 15 min per game! Both his career and '04-'05 numbers are horrible. I've read too many articles about James not being able to go over 17 mpg b/c he's either in foul trouble or he just can't keep up. It's obvious that we need additional help at the 5 spot and we can't just depend on a rookie and another guy that was in the CBA last year to be that help.
Here's our line-up if we could get this trade done. I think we would absolutely be able to contend with Miami, Detroit, Indiana & NJ with this squad:
Starters:
PG - Marbury
SG - QRich
SF - TT
PF - Gasol
C - Wright
Bench (in order):
PG- Nate Robison
SG- Jamal Crawford
SF- Trevor Ariza, Jerome Williams
PF- Malik Rose, Mo Taylor, David Lee
C- James, Channing Frye, Jackie Butler
Gasol has been mentioned several times as a perfect candidate for one of the Knicks expiring contracts. He is definitely one of leagues top PF. Wright is currently on the trading blocks.
Lorenzen Wright, in my opinion, is better suited for the Knicks desire to play a more uptempo style of basketball than Jerome James(his nickname on the Kings was The "Big Snack").
Wright:
CAREER:...................................... '04-'05:
9.2 Points Per Game.................... 9.6 ppg
7.1 Rebounds Per Game.............. 7.7 rpg
0.80 Blocks Per Game.................. 0.86 bpg
0.64 Steals Per Game.................. 0.73 spg
0.90 Assist Per Game.................. 1.10 apg
1.27 Turn Overs.......................... 1.25 TO
3.00 Personal Fouls.................... 3.10 PF
26.0 Minutes Per Game.............. 28.6 mpg
.459 FG%................................. .469 FG%
.661 FT%.................................. .661 FT%
James:
CAREER:..................................... '04-'05:
4.9 ppg...................................... 4.9 ppg
3.5 rbp...................................... 3.0 rpg
1.2 bpg...................................... 1.39 bpg
0.31 spg.................................... 0.29 spg
0.40 apg.................................... 0.20 apg
1.22 TO..................................... 1.10 TO
3.00 PF...................................... 3.50 PF
15.2 mpg................................... 16.6 mpg
.493 FG%.................................. .509 FG%
.617 FT%................................... .723 FT% (only attempted 65 Total!)
It's clear that many people want to believe the hype about Jerome James. But the truth of the matter is that he is not that good at all considering that he only plays an avg of 15 min per game! Both his career and '04-'05 numbers are horrible. I've read too many articles about James not being able to go over 17 mpg b/c he's either in foul trouble or he just can't keep up. It's obvious that we need additional help at the 5 spot and we can't just depend on a rookie and another guy that was in the CBA last year to be that help.
Here's our line-up if we could get this trade done. I think we would absolutely be able to contend with Miami, Detroit, Indiana & NJ with this squad:
Starters:
PG - Marbury
SG - QRich
SF - TT
PF - Gasol
C - Wright
Bench (in order):
PG- Nate Robison
SG- Jamal Crawford
SF- Trevor Ariza, Jerome Williams
PF- Malik Rose, Mo Taylor, David Lee
C- James, Channing Frye, Jackie Butler
