How many wins did Lopez earn the Nets with a far better supporting cast?
What does Miller's contract look like? If the aforementioned guards worked out for us, there must be a reason why we did not pick them up. This has becomes obvious now, since D'Antoni, obviously does not have any difficulties benching Duhon if there is a proper pg around.
It has been said before, but I gladly volunteer to say it again: Picking Hill was the backup plan just in case Lee had found a team willing to sign him for 10 millions per annum and a long term contract.
Marbury scores 15 ppg on ca. 35 per cent shooting in the CBA, A league which is way below Euroleague level. He does not make any threes although the three point line is closer than in college basketball.
Well, I think our passing game has vastly improved over Isiah's, however, we just do not have the potential to close out games on a regular basis. Our team is in better shape than in Isiah's "era" which amounts to less injuries. And he gave Lee the space to become an Allstar.
I am willing to give him time until he has got the players necessary for his style of playing basketball. However, they should add a few guys to the coaching staff, especially a defensive expert.
The argument about Lopez not being able to win on an injury depleted Net team is very weak.
Devin Harris, Courtney Lee, Yi Jianlian, and Jarvis Hayes all had injuries, this season. All of them have had to play through injuries this season.
Patrick Ewing won 23 games on his rookie season and 24 games on his sophomore season. He went on to make the NBA Finals twice and became a 50 greatest NBA player.
Just because you play on a losing team doesn't mean you can't play basketball.
Brook Lopez is proven, as far as talent. He proved himself in college, and now he's proving himself in the NBA. 19.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks are about the same numbers Pau Gasol and Yao Ming had on their sophomore seasons.
Don't believe me?
Brook Lopez
Sophomore season: 19.1 ppg, 8.9 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 2.2 assists
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brook_lopez/index.html
Pau Gasol
Sophomore season: 19 ppg, 8.8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 2.7 assists
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/pau_gasol/career_stats.html
Yao Ming
Sophomore season: 19.7 ppg, 9.7 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1 assist
Andre Miller makes 6.7 million/yr
Chris Duhon makes 6 million/yr
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine
Hmmm, let me see...If I have the option of signing a proven point guard like Miller for 6.7 million or a complete scrub like Duhomo, who should I pick? Miller's contract is not big at all. Everybody in the NBA is rich, so everybody in the NBA is overpaid, when you compare them to the average man. We're not talking about the average man. We're talking about athletes playing professional basketball.
Mike D'Anphony gets an F for wanting Duhon ahead of Miller.
Marbury is playing very well in China, and his numbers with the Knicks are WAY better than Duhon's numbers ever were.
Marbury is averaging 21.7 points on 51% fg, 10 assists, 2.9 steals, and 6.1 rebounds.
http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=CHN&PlayerID=8850
Nate Robinson's numbers are WAY better than Duhon's numbers ever were.
Andre Miller's numbers are WAY better than Duhon's numbers ever were.
Seriously, Pat, you're defending D'Antoni? I can see if it was D'Antoni's first year with the team, or if he made some good decisions. But D'Antoni just sucks.
Name something D'Antoni has done for the Knicks besides lose and use nepotism and favoritism?
D'Antoni's record with the Knicks: 52-89(.368)