Exactly. I suspect there are a lot of players who "fit" better playing for someone other than Nate. Couldn't resist. I'm in a piling on Nate mood.
The only player I can think of who didn't thrive in a D'antoni running type system is Marcus Banks. Almost all players havea huge increase in stats just due to the larger number of posessions in a game. If you love stats, its great. If you like to win championships, it is not.
Especially Fernandez. The dude can ball if given the damn keys. I really wouldn't mind if Nate said FUCK IT. Benched Blake and Miller, moved Roy to point and had Rudy start at SG.
It should be. People make mistakes, and I think KP made one with grabbing Miller. Nothing wrong with Miller, just that this team is now straddling the fence. They are being pulled in so many directions, it reminds me of those old cartoons with the dude saying "Which way did he go? Which way did he go?" Easy fix is to start Fernandez, trade Miller and package him up with someone else for a better back up at PF, Dante backing up webs, until Outlaw or Batum comes back. And Blake is a PG, pure and simple. Screw his playing "out of position" shit. No one on this team should be playing out of position. We have too much talent wasted doing this.
I love Rudy's game, but this might be a tad bit of an exageration. 20 PPG is not out of the question though. He could be the Spanish Reggie Miller on a different team. And he probably will be that guy when his contract is up and he moves on.
I think the real key is having Nash as a team mate. Guy's numbers are a bit better then normal on the Knicks, but Nash can make an average player look good. The moral of the story is a great point guard makes everyone around him better as long as he is allowed some amount of free reign.
