Let's keep things interesting and predict the lineups for the 2011-2012 season whenever it starts, as well as the following season.
2011-2012
PG Billups
SG Fields
SF Anthony
PF Stoudemire
C Kwame Brown
6th Shumpert
2012-2013
PG Chris Paul
SG Fields
SF Anthony
PF Stoudemire
C Jerome Jordan
6th Shumpert
2011-12
Billups
Fields/ Shumpert by All Star weekend
Anthony
Stat
Turiaf
Jorts
2012-13
Billups
Shumpert
Anthony
Stat
Jorts
Fields
Since Walsh is gone I think this is gonna be the team for the full year for a change and if they play well I don't see major happenings from the guard position. I think Billups pulls a Jason Kidd and forces organization hand to reward him with atleast a 2 year deal at considerably less than what we'll pay for CP3. I see us adding a solide big before adding a guard if Chauncey plays well and other guards play well. I think Chris Paul might be overkill.
If Shumpert can consistently hit an open shot, he will be our starting SG before too long. We drafted the kid to bring a defender into the starting lineup to take pressure off of Melo and Billups. Fields is a solid defender, but he is not a lock down defender and he is not really a slasher. Shumpert should be able to take advantage of teams focusing on Amare and Melo. I hope that his hot shooting in his workout was not just an aberration and that he has actually improved his shot.
Billups
Shumpert
Melo
Stat
Jerome Jordan
Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
Dwight Howard
PG - Josie Maran
SG - Angel Locsin
SF - Nicola Achilleas
PF - Stacey Keibler
C - Doutzen Kroes
NYKBocker wrote:PG - Josie Maran
SG - Angel Locsin
SF - Nicola Achilleas
PF - Stacey Keibler
C - Doutzen Kroes
how out of touch am i that I had to look up 2 of those names?
martin wrote:NYKBocker wrote:PG - Josie Maran
SG - Angel Locsin
SF - Nicola Achilleas
PF - Stacey Keibler
C - Doutzen Kroes
how out of touch am i that I had to look up 2 of those names?
I had to look up three. Time to put kids up for adoption
NYKBocker wrote:PG - Josie Maran
SG - Angel Locsin
SF - Nicola Achilleas
PF - Stacey Keibler
C - Doutzen Kroes
Nice Euro league team.
Would love to see Shumpert manifest some point guard skills and then surplant CB as the starting PG, moving him to the SG spot. We then bring TD off the bench at the SG spot. Great defensive combo. The line-up is:
Amar'e
Melo
Jorts
Billups
Shumpert
I have no idea how anyone could start Shumpert over Fields. Come next year Fields will be so vastly improved for the simple reason he has endured an entire season as a starter that experience will help Fields. I can't see how starting a rookie will be beneficial to the Knicks at this time.
Vmart wrote:I have no idea how anyone could start Shumpert over Fields. Come next year Fields will be so vastly improved for the simple reason he has endured an entire season as a starter that experience will help Fields. I can't see how starting a rookie will be beneficial to the Knicks at this time.
See Fields, 2010-2011.
martin wrote:Vmart wrote:I have no idea how anyone could start Shumpert over Fields. Come next year Fields will be so vastly improved for the simple reason he has endured an entire season as a starter that experience will help Fields. I can't see how starting a rookie will be beneficial to the Knicks at this time.
See Fields, 2010-2011.
At this time. Last year was nice as playoffs were the expected now there is a whole level of different expectation, why go to battle with a rookie all over again when last year's rookie has a year under his belt. Makes no sense to revert back when going forward yields better results. Now if Shumpert blows everyone out of the water with his play then maybe he deserves to start.
Vmart wrote:martin wrote:Vmart wrote:I have no idea how anyone could start Shumpert over Fields. Come next year Fields will be so vastly improved for the simple reason he has endured an entire season as a starter that experience will help Fields. I can't see how starting a rookie will be beneficial to the Knicks at this time.
See Fields, 2010-2011.
At this time. Last year was nice as playoffs were the expected now there is a whole level of different expectation, why go to battle with a rookie all over again when last year's rookie has a year under his belt. Makes no sense to revert back when going forward yields better results. Now if Shumpert blows everyone out of the water with his play then maybe he deserves to start.
What are the expectations? And why?
Vmart wrote:martin wrote:Vmart wrote:I have no idea how anyone could start Shumpert over Fields. Come next year Fields will be so vastly improved for the simple reason he has endured an entire season as a starter that experience will help Fields. I can't see how starting a rookie will be beneficial to the Knicks at this time.
See Fields, 2010-2011.
At this time. Last year was nice as playoffs were the expected now there is a whole level of different expectation, why go to battle with a rookie all over again when last year's rookie has a year under his belt. Makes no sense to revert back when going forward yields better results. Now if Shumpert blows everyone out of the water with his play then maybe he deserves to start.
Great. So your point is that if Shumpert is better than Fields, Shumpert should start, otherwise Fields should start.
Did I sum it up right?
My expectations for the KNicks 55 wins and at least ECF.
People quickly hopping off the fields bandwagon.
For next year I got this opening day
PG-Billups
SG-Fields
SF-Anthony
PF-Amare
C-Turiaf
I have a feeling we will have a heavy dose of Billups, Fields, Williams(assuming he resigns), Anthony and Amare. Sounds a lot like last year.
Bippity10 wrote:People quickly hopping off the fields bandwagon. For next year I got this opening day
PG-Billups
SG-Fields
SF-Anthony
PF-Amare
C-Turiaf
I have a feeling we will have a heavy dose of Billups, Fields, Williams(assuming he resigns), Anthony and Amare. Sounds a lot like last year.
I think Turiaf is going to get supplanted by either Jerome Jordan or Jorts.
NYKBocker wrote:Bippity10 wrote:People quickly hopping off the fields bandwagon. For next year I got this opening day
PG-Billups
SG-Fields
SF-Anthony
PF-Amare
C-Turiaf
I have a feeling we will have a heavy dose of Billups, Fields, Williams(assuming he resigns), Anthony and Amare. Sounds a lot like last year.
I think Turiaf is going to get supplanted by either Jerome Jordan or Jorts.
Thats my hope. I haven't seen Jordan so no idea how much he has improved. I've only seen Jorts play twice in college and think he is an NBA player but think he has some developing to do before he gets a starting job. I'm hoping they both end up better then Turiaf but I have this sneaking suspicion neither will be ready come opening day. If there is one.
Bippity10 wrote:NYKBocker wrote:Bippity10 wrote:People quickly hopping off the fields bandwagon. For next year I got this opening day
PG-Billups
SG-Fields
SF-Anthony
PF-Amare
C-Turiaf
I have a feeling we will have a heavy dose of Billups, Fields, Williams(assuming he resigns), Anthony and Amare. Sounds a lot like last year.
I think Turiaf is going to get supplanted by either Jerome Jordan or Jorts.
Thats my hope. I haven't seen Jordan so no idea how much he has improved. I've only seen Jorts play twice in college and think he is an NBA player but think he has some developing to do before he gets a starting job. I'm hoping they both end up better then Turiaf but I have this sneaking suspicion neither will be ready come opening day. If there is one.
I am looking at current free agents to scan for a possible cheap 1 year center sign. Hilton Armstrong and Jason Collins are both UFA from Atlanta. Joel Pryzbilla is also a UFA out of Charlotte. Josh McRoberts is a UFA from Indiana. Fesenko from Utah is also a UFA. Yi Jianlian is a UFA from Washington.
Nene is a UFA but we don't have any money for that. Same with Tyson Chandler.
I would love to sign either Yi or Fesenko for 1 year and let them battle for the 5 spot.
Depending on how things shake out after the lockout I think most good centers will be looking for more then 1 year. We will be going after the low rent or looking for a vet hoping for a final year of happiness(aka K. Thomas). Personally I'm more concerned with the center spot the following year when we actually have some moolah to spend.
NYKBocker wrote:Bippity10 wrote:NYKBocker wrote:Bippity10 wrote:People quickly hopping off the fields bandwagon. For next year I got this opening day
PG-Billups
SG-Fields
SF-Anthony
PF-Amare
C-Turiaf
I have a feeling we will have a heavy dose of Billups, Fields, Williams(assuming he resigns), Anthony and Amare. Sounds a lot like last year.
I think Turiaf is going to get supplanted by either Jerome Jordan or Jorts.
Thats my hope. I haven't seen Jordan so no idea how much he has improved. I've only seen Jorts play twice in college and think he is an NBA player but think he has some developing to do before he gets a starting job. I'm hoping they both end up better then Turiaf but I have this sneaking suspicion neither will be ready come opening day. If there is one.
I am looking at current free agents to scan for a possible cheap 1 year center sign. Hilton Armstrong and Jason Collins are both UFA from Atlanta. Joel Pryzbilla is also a UFA out of Charlotte. Josh McRoberts is a UFA from Indiana. Fesenko from Utah is also a UFA. Yi Jianlian is a UFA from Washington.
Nene is a UFA but we don't have any money for that. Same with Tyson Chandler.
I would love to sign either Yi or Fesenko for 1 year and let them battle for the 5 spot.
Hilton signed with an overseas team. Yi is a SF in a C's body.
Aaron Gray may help.
