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October 14, 2005 -- HOW many of Isiah Thomas' Knicks do you suppose meet Larry Brown's coaching criteria? An educated guess is, maybe Malik Rose, whose aggression generally makes up for lack of size and mental mistakes.
David Lee might also qualify despite his lowly rookie status. From what I saw of him at the Las Vegas summer tournament, he has what it takes to become a taller version of Dave DeBusschere minus the major-league pitching arm and outpost accuracy, though he'll respectfully debate that second point.
Citing anyone else would be an implausible stretch of my celebrated liberality. Certainly not Eddy Curry, at least not until he proves he's willing to act like a grown-up rebounder and sweat on a regular basis. Meaning today's roster is guaranteed to translate into tomorrow's transaction list.
First on Brown's "Be Gone, Satan," Wish List is side of beef Jerome James, one rib shy of 300 pounds. That's 15 more than Larry's Law allows. Late last week, say sources, the Knicks intensified their full court press to pry Theo Ratliff from the Blazers. I have too much respect for Portland president Steve Patterson and GM John Nash to think that's humanly possible.
Dumping the 7-foot James and his five-year $30 million endowment won't be easy, but it's not hopeless. It's not as if he's in danger of shrinking. What's more, this is the dream-weaving NBA where $6M per is only an average salary.
Still, you've got to wonder why Thomas would gamble so much (relative to the real world) on someone so suspect who turns 30 on Nov. 17, yet never faked so much as a move on 6-11, 240-pound Zaza Pachulia. What was the problem? Too young (21)? Only two years of experience (all good) at Orlando and Milwaukee? Doesn't come with enough baggage? Too physical? Couldn't pronounce his name? Asked for too little?
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Did Jerome James really gain that much weight in the off-season?
October 14, 2005 -- HOW many of Isiah Thomas' Knicks do you suppose meet Larry Brown's coaching criteria? An educated guess is, maybe Malik Rose, whose aggression generally makes up for lack of size and mental mistakes.
David Lee might also qualify despite his lowly rookie status. From what I saw of him at the Las Vegas summer tournament, he has what it takes to become a taller version of Dave DeBusschere minus the major-league pitching arm and outpost accuracy, though he'll respectfully debate that second point.
Citing anyone else would be an implausible stretch of my celebrated liberality. Certainly not Eddy Curry, at least not until he proves he's willing to act like a grown-up rebounder and sweat on a regular basis. Meaning today's roster is guaranteed to translate into tomorrow's transaction list.
First on Brown's "Be Gone, Satan," Wish List is side of beef Jerome James, one rib shy of 300 pounds. That's 15 more than Larry's Law allows. Late last week, say sources, the Knicks intensified their full court press to pry Theo Ratliff from the Blazers. I have too much respect for Portland president Steve Patterson and GM John Nash to think that's humanly possible.
Dumping the 7-foot James and his five-year $30 million endowment won't be easy, but it's not hopeless. It's not as if he's in danger of shrinking. What's more, this is the dream-weaving NBA where $6M per is only an average salary.
Still, you've got to wonder why Thomas would gamble so much (relative to the real world) on someone so suspect who turns 30 on Nov. 17, yet never faked so much as a move on 6-11, 240-pound Zaza Pachulia. What was the problem? Too young (21)? Only two years of experience (all good) at Orlando and Milwaukee? Doesn't come with enough baggage? Too physical? Couldn't pronounce his name? Asked for too little?
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Did Jerome James really gain that much weight in the off-season?
