Toons, you need to learn how to type in English.
No need for frustration and over use of question marks. (Just because you don't know what to reply back with logically doesn't mean you have to clown and herb out doing this??????. You're a confused fellow, just sit back learn, this is a workshop for you, time to take notes)
Learn how to type in sentences so people could understand your crazy ignorant ass. English wasn't even my first language, but atleast presentable. You looking worse than Crawford's FG %.
I wanted you to stop posting.
If you watched every Knick game, then you obviously have ADD because everything you've said previously in this thread has been wrong.
Crawford was the primary player of our losing streak.
He played well when our team lost.
Balkman stepped up and provided a spark and run off the bench Crawford couldn't provide.
When you type...like...this...it means...you're lying...and making...up...sit...your mind isn't clear...and you're reaching...for something.
Spit some facts son.
Balkman in season one was awesome. Everyone HAD high expectations of him. Unfortunately for Balk, Isiah lowered his role, which made us a worse team.
But fact is, when we're done by 20, bringing Balk off the bench will cut the lead down. Putting Crawford in the game will bring the lead back up.
Wild 3pt shots and chucks = fast break opportunities for the opposition.
And you ADD the fact Crawford can't play a lick of defense for his life.
If we honestly calculated this, Crawford estimated could be faulted for 50+ points give up each game. He's reckless offensively and invisible on defense. A player who's best asset is losing a game or putting his team in a losing situation.
Don't come here and get slapped if you're going to bring up Crawford's game winning shots. The reason WHY the game was down to the last second was because of Crawford's errors throughout the game. Games like that we should of won by 10 or more points. Instead Crawford consistantly jeopardizes the games. Plus, he doesn't make most of those shots anyway. He made like what? 3 or 4 game winning shots out of the many he missed?
You haven't watched any Knick games at all if you never felt Balkman's presence on the court.
His ability to ignite the fastbreak.
His ability to enforce perimeter defense and even be brave enough to guard Yao Ming and do a good job on him.
Anyone who guards guys like Yao Ming and Lebron James is a huge asset, bigger than Crawford's chucks and misses.
Balkman was an excellent passer on the fastbreak, sometimes he looked like the PG.
A beast athlete who's dunks electrified the Garden and got the crowd into it.
Tell me, a Balkman dunk that made thousands in the Garden orgasm or a Crawford turnover or chuck that made everyone in the Garden pull their hair and masturbate with a butter knife?
Crawford brought more losing and negative to the team.
Balkamn brought more winning and positive to the team.
How much more depth? Are you foolish?
First of all, throw Crawford out the window, he wouldn't be on my team.
Q-Rich is the 2 guard.
Chandler is the 3
Gallinari is the 4
Honestly, since when the **** did Jefferies qualify over Balkman? Balkman does everything Jefferies does but 10 times better and is younger.
Balkman is a SF/PF who would contributed for 10-15 minutes better than a guy like JJ.
Curry, Randolph and Crawford will be moved. You have to be a ****ing moron to think Walsh isn't busting his ass to get rid of these clowns.
Toons, you sound frustrated.
Heres homework for you.
Download Bittorrent > Search Knicks games from the 06-07/07-08 season > Watch the games 20 times to over come your ADD > Give me a 20 page paper on why Crawford jeopardized us and how Balkman ignited us.
Then report back here asking Akamu to put me in your signature saying "Metrocard is the medicine of the people"
Firstly, im not writing an essay to be graded, so once its understandable, i dont care, so ur little gramatical corrections and comments dont phase me, im a professional, if i want to write correctly, i will, but im online, and i write how i speak in a social setting....get use to it. Secondly, your crawford criticism is gettin old for a comeback in response to a post that had nothing to do with him. That eliminates ur first 4 paragraphs....now, u want facts? ok.
Renaldo Balkman #32 Forward
2007-08 Statistics
PPG 3.4 RPG 3.30 APG 0.6 EFF + 5.66
Jamal Crawford #11 Guard
PPG 20.6 RPG 2.60 APG 5.0 EFF + 16.04
Not comparing them directly, but look at the effiency rating, crawford is 3 times more efficient than balkman.
now on to your "balkman igniting the comeback" theory, i will only give referece to the losing streaks because i have more things to do with my time than proving you wrong. Also, u say we crawford plays well when we lose, another biased nut-hugger opinion that i will prove to be false.
Lets go back in time to our longest losing streak of last season, nov. 11 - 22nd.
NYK vs Magic, nov 11th
Balkman
11 mins, +/- = -7, 0%ft, 0/1 fg, 4 turnovers, 1 steal
crawford
37 mins, +/- = -8, 100%ft, 5/15 fg, 6 turnovers, 1 steal
bad game crawford = loss, balkman has more turovers per 48 mins
NYK vs Miami
Balkman
14 mins, +/- = -9, 0%ft, 1/4 fg, 1 turnover, 0 steals
Crawford
39 mins, +/- = -3 , 4/5 ft, 4/14 fg, 3 turnovers, 2 steals
bad game crawford = knick loss again
NYK Vs PHX
Balkman
23 mins, +/-= -5, 0/2 ft, 1/5 fg, 0 t-o, 0 steals
Crawford
40 mins, +/-=-16, 3/4 ft, 8/16fg%, 5 to 2 steals
Bad game crawford, too many to's , ok offesnive game...knick loss
no mystery balkman comeback, nothing in 23 mins, same 10 min stats.
NYK Vs LAC
Balkman was INJURED
NYC vs Denver
Balkman fouls out in 12 mins!!!
i wont even comment on that, crawford had another bad game
NYC VS GS
Balkman, injured reserve
NYC VS Detroit
Balkman, injured reserve.
so ummm, where is this incredible balk that u speak of, the one who ignites the fast break and makes the garden have orgasms when he trows down a thuderous dunk??? come on, balkmans good games were few and far between. lets take a look at our 3 games win streaks, i believe we had a few of those.
NYC Vs Detroit
Balkman
21 mins, +/-= +1, 1/5ft, 3/5 fg, 1 t/o , 3 steals
Crawford
31 mins, +/-= +21, 4/4ft, 5/10fg, 1 t/o,
with balkmans horrific free throw % it dosent make sense having him as a slasher if he cant finish unless its a dunk.
NYC Vs. Wizards
Balkman
18 mins, +/-= +10, 2/3 ft, 3/6 fg, 0 t/o, 0 steals, 0 blk
Crawford
41 mins, +/- = +8, 11/19, 6/7 3pts, 1/2 ft, 4 t/o, 2 steals
argualbly balkmans best statistical game, his season high in boards (8) n 7 pts
crawford carried this game for us.
NYC vs. NJN
Balkman
1/2 fg, 3 fouls, 1 turnover, 0 blk, 0 steals, 12mins
Crawford, 42 mins
11/20, 6/10 3pts, 7/8 ft, 35 pts, 8 asst.
Now, the reason why i dont list balkmans rebounds is becaus ehe only averages 3 per game. in the games listed, besides his 7 rebound game, he has never reached the 4 rebound mark in any of the games listed.
I will not list is assists either because his career high in assist is 4...twice, he has never scored more than 5 fg in a game in his life.
U want facts ? those are the facts. Now back to your clowny ass post,
No1 ever brought up game winning shots, those are selected by the coach, not the player. u talk about making game winning shots, no1 in nba history can consistantly make a game winning shot, if every1 did, game winning shots wouldnt be exciting if it were the norm. Say something of substance asshole.
Now heres ur assignment, try and prove me wrong, try and prove ur stupid facts, ask urself this question, why isnt MSG backing u up now? Because ur wrong. U are obviously tainted by his 06-07/07-08 summer league play. Ill bet u didnt even watch the game when harris got dunked on. u only watched 40 games....thats what u told me. We play 82 games, go n download sopcast, go to channelsurfing.net, so u can get on my level an watch EVERY knick game. Ask ur team starbury leader, i commented on EVERY game thread, and gave info on what i saw to those that didnt watch the game.....about 5 of us were there posting play by play. You are defending a player who's career averages are
15% 3pt, (he took 40 of em), shoots a lower free throw percentage than eddy curry, 3 reb/game, 0.8 steals, 0.5 blks, 0.7 to, n 2.6 fouls per game.....one question....
ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID?