Nate over his head subbing for Steph

[Mr. J]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Larry Brown was a point guard, has coached great point guards, is known for being tough on point guards. With that in mind, the Knicks' coach has one message about 5-9 rookie Nate Robinson:

Don't let appearances fool you. Robinson is not a point guard.

That painful point was driven home in the Knicks' last three games, all losses, without the injured Stephon Marbury.

"I don't see him as a point guard right now and I don't know if that would be in his best interest, to be honest," Brown said. "He's never played that position before. I don't think all of a sudden you get to this level and you become a point guard. I don't know if you can truly teach people to be point guards. They have to have a lot of intangibles."

Robinson has a lot of intangibles - fearlessness, heart, confidence bordering on cockiness. A high-octane performer, he doesn't have an "off" switch, which is great at practice and on the playground. He played off the ball in college, but there aren't too many examples of 5-9 shooting guards with long careers in the pros. An instant crowd favorite at the Garden, Robinson appears to be something special, but what that something is is not clear yet.

"He's kind of a combination guard," Brown said, "but I think the more he gets to be exposed to things where he needs to think and process the game a little bit, the better off he'll be. I know he wants to do whatever you ask. Sometimes he's so competitive, he might take it on himself to win the game, but my concern with him right now is I want him to figure out how he can be a great defender and then get other people involved, even if he's not the point guard."</div>
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[Buckets]

Nate's special, he could be a great player soon with good coaching that the Knicks staff provide. Being as athletic as he is, and his size, and every other factor you cant really compare him to any one else thats come into the league, he's just that special. Spud Webb maybe, but he's got a huge size advatage on him. Anyways back to it, I think that Nate could be a great player with good coaching, and making a guy with his quickness into a PG shouldnt be that hard of a task.

 

[Tribute to H2O]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Buckets:</div><div class="quote_post">Nate's special, he could be a great player soon with good coaching that the Knicks staff provide. Being as athletic as he is, and his size, and every other factor you cant really compare him to any one else thats come into the league, he's just that special. Spud Webb maybe, but he's got a huge size advatage on him. Anyways back to it, I think that Nate could be a great player with good coaching, and making a guy with his quickness into a PG shouldnt be that hard of a task.</div>

Nate definetely is special. Not too many 5'8" shooting guards even make it into the league. But as special as he may be he most certainly is not a point guard like Larry Brown said and like I've been saying. Being a quick player does not equal being a point guard. Nate has nearly all the physical tools to be a point guard but he simply doesnt have the intangibles that seperate point guards from undersized shooting guards. And I say we move him to another team while we still can.


Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.

 

[Mr. J]

Trade Nate the Great? Why? I know he can get wild on offense sometimes, but you have to admit he has improved a lot since preseason. One thing about Nate that separates him from many other players on the roster is his heart. Nate is the reason why we're in the games many of the time. Remember against the Clippers, Nets, and just recently the Bulls? His shot selection has improved and he went from shooting 34% to 41% and 46% from downtown. Nate's never going to be a pure point guard nor is he ever going to grow into a decent sized shooting guard, but one thing I do know about Nate is he will be a good player. He might not have a position on the basketball court, but that doesn't mean he won't be a good player.