<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">HOUSTON - I grew up in Phoenix and remember attending the All-Star Game 10 years ago when Charles Barkley wore knee-high socks and all these great players were on the floor at the same time. As you're watching that game you dream about being a part of it, but you never think for a minute that you'll make it this far. Now that I'm here at All-Star Weekend it gives me extra motivation and puts a fire in my heart to make me want to work even harder. The whole experience is kind of crazy. My parents were here and they were eating it all up. They were talking to parents of other players and they heard from a lot of people that I have a great future in the league. On Friday, I was walking through the hotel lobby saying what's up to LeBron, Kobe, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. A lot of guys told me that they love to watch me play. Sometimes you have to take a step back and realize you're suddenly playing against the guys you grew up watching. It was a great experience to play in the rookie-sophomore game. I went out, had some fun, shot a couple of threes and ran the court. I had Nate Robinson with me and it was a thrill to go against Andre Iguodala, my friend from Arizona. There were a lot of guys here from Arizona: Andre, Jason Terry and Gilbert Arenas. We owe a lot to coach Lute Olson for building a great program. You look at Andre and you see a player who has improved by leaps and bounds. Last year, he was trying to learn the league and figure out how he could best help the Sixers. I'm in the same situation now with the Knicks. I'm trying to figure out a niche as well as what I can do to help the team on a consistent basis. There are 30 games left in our season and I think we're going to have a strong finish. I believe we're going to start playing our best basketball. I got to go home for a couple of days and see some friends. My only focus is to come back to New York with fresh legs and a fresh attitude. The whole weekend has shown me that no matter what happens, you have to keep striving to be the best you can be. That's why the guys who were here are All-Stars. Knicks rookie Channing Frye participated in the rookie-sophomore game on</div> New York Daily News It's definitely a good sign when Kobe, LeBron, and Garnett say you have a good future in the league. I don't see Frye ever being on the same level as Kobe and the rest of them, but I do know if he continues to work hard he'll be a solid player for us for years to come. That's one thing you have to like about Frye. He never stops working. Good find, Isiah.
The one good thing Isiah did was draft Frye, Nate and David Lee. Im against all of his other moves but I do think this one will pan out.
What about Jamal Crawford, who went to Rainier Beach HS with Nate? Back on topic: I think Frye's a very promising center. It's hard to say whether he'll ever be among the game's elite, but he definately has the potential to be.
Isiah should have traded him to the Lakers with Penny for Lamar Odom. I'm not a big fan of Odom, but I'm not going to overlook his talent. He's terrible for the Triangle offense and alongside Kobe right now, but he would be perfect in NY. He's a local boy and it's obvious he prefers playing in the East Coast. He did great things with Larry Brown in the Olympics and both share respect for one another. Odom could play PF in the East and would help the Knicks out immediately in rebounding and ball distribution. The Knicks have plenty of players to put the ball in the basket, but not many players to give the ball up. Odom is not a consistent scorer, but he could definitely setup Marbury, Crawford, and Curry in Larry Brown's offense better than anyone currently on the Knicks. The bottomline, Frye is never going to be as good as Odom and do the things Odom can do on the court. The Knicks are in cap hell for a long time, so giving up Frye's contract to land a player like Odom would have been a steal for this organization. PG - Marbury SG - Crawford SF - QRich PF - Odom C - Curry
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">PG - Marbury SG - Crawford SF - QRich PF - Odom C - Curry</div> If the 6th man is Jalen Rose Then I think that would be the worst defensive line in the entire nba. If the Ratliff/Patterson or Miles for Penny... or Francis for Penny or K-Mart for Penny all fail to work out, then it might make sense to try to get this trade done. Do you think this trade would be better than a Ratliff/Patterson or Francis or K-Mart deal?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">Isiah should have traded him to the Lakers with Penny for Lamar Odom. I'm not a big fan of Odom, but I'm not going to overlook his talent. He's terrible for the Triangle offense and alongside Kobe right now, but he would be perfect in NY. He's a local boy and it's obvious he prefers playing in the East Coast. He did great things with Larry Brown in the Olympics and both share respect for one another.</div> I actually don’t think that will be a good move for the Knicks at all. Odom is definitely talented, but one thing Brown preaches is consistency, something Odom hasn’t ever been known for doing. He’s just consistently inconsistent. I don’t think we can compare a brief summer overseas to a rigorous 82-game season. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Odom could play PF in the East and would help the Knicks out immediately in rebounding and ball distribution. The Knicks have plenty of players to put the ball in the basket, but not many players to give the ball up. Odom is not a consistent scorer, but he could definitely setup Marbury, Crawford, and Curry in Larry Brown's offense better than anyone currently on the Knicks.</div> Odom can play PF in the East, but he’ll be a defensive nightmare. The Knicks frontcourt would be totally defenseless going up against pretty much anyone in the league. Curry would foul at an even quicker rate than he is now. Odom can set players up, but we already have enough of those. We already have enough “creators” with Crawford, Marbury, Rose, and Woods. Another passer can’t hurt, but not at the expense of 40 million for the next four years. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The bottomline, Frye is never going to be as good as Odom and do the things Odom can do on the court. The Knicks are in cap hell for a long time, so giving up Frye's contract to land a player like Odom would have been a steal for this organization.</div> I disagree. Frye, in terms of statistics, may not be as good as Odom, but in terms of overall impact I think he definitely can. Odom while very talented is lazy and inconsistent and now 26 in his seventh season, I don’t expect him to ever change his ways. Frye is hardworking and when given consistent minutes he’s been consistent. I would rather take a consistent, hardworking 22-year-old than an inconsistent, overpriced player who puts up better numbers than him. We actually have a lot of salary coming off the books in the next couple of years (55 million off the cap next season). Not quite sure but can’t the Knicks work out an extension while he’s on his rookie contract?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NYCfinest123:</div><div class="quote_post">nate wouldnt have been in the knicks if it wasnt for q</div> LoL, that was Nate Robinson not Q.
