Randolph is gonna be abused by Center's. He has no vertical at all. I like Duhon starting at PG for them (to see what he can do) and Q-Rich was probably a given since he has had experience in D'Antoni's system.
LOL @ Curry. I don't watch too many Knicks games, so don't bash me when I ask this, but does Curry do anything besides score once in a while? He's a terrible defender and rebounder from what I've seen, and he looks like he's about to have a heart attack each time he runs down the court. Nate seems like D'Antoni's type of player, so him being the sixth man comes at no surprise. It's good to see Lee start for the Knicks. He is the hardest working player on that Knicks squad, so he deserves it.
Yeah the Knicks are going to struggle once a team slows the game down and forces them to play in the halfcourt. D'Antoni never put an emphasis on defense in Phoenix, but he did demand his players to be well conditioned able to run, run, run for 48 minutes. I think Randolph is going to struggle the most with staying in shape.
I'd rather have Marbury starting. I'm not too impressed with Duhon so far. I'd also throw Wilson Chandler over Richardson, but I can't blame D'Antoni for going with Q-Rich since he's accustomed to the system.
What's the deal with Curry? Is he too much of a fat guy to show up to training camp in good condition, especially knowing that D'Antoni is taking over the coaching position? Lazy bum.
It seems like Marbury is being benched just to prove a point. I never thought there were any problems between he and D'Antoni in Phoenix so I assume there is some understanding between them about why he is a bench player. Then again maybe coach got pressured to bench him. I agree Duhon is more of a back-up, but a quality one, and Curry is horrible.
Marbury is playing well off the bench in the few preseason games the Knicks played, based on the boxscore. Maybe he can function in a similar role Leandro Barbosa played under D'Antoni. I wouldn't be surprised if Walsh builds up Marbury's stock and then trades him to a team trying to get over the hump.
I wouldn't mind that if they took Curry or Jeffries off our hands. But something like that would be pretty difficult to do financially. I'd rather trade Randolph at the deadline though. Maybe Donnie can pull off something like Wally for Randolph? EDIT: And Joker, Curry is just terrible and doesn't belong on the team.
