The Knicks will be without Tyson Chandler for 4-6 weeks. In
my opinion Tyson Chandler is the most valuable player on this roster. His
defense and rebounding is irreplaceable. With Chandler potentially missing 25
games the opposing teams will have lay-up lines versus the Knicks. The Knicks
don’t have anyone to replace Chandler the only other center on this roster is
Cole Aldrich and he won’t be playing because he stinks. That leaves the Knicks
with three other options, Andrea Bargnani, Amar’e Stoudemire and Kenyon Martin.
All of these guys are power forwards and all have problems. Bargnani is an
awful defender and rebounder if he plays center the other team is going to
score at will at the rim. Also the Knicks are just better without Bargnani in
84 minutes with Bargnani ON the floor the Knicks are -38 with Bargnani OFF the
floor the Knicks are +30 in 108 minutes. Amar’ e Stoudemire is on a minutes
limit can he fill in for Chanlder? Not likely now the obvious thing to do is
to extend his minutes, we’ve seen this with Amar’e before if you play him he
will get hurt and quite frankly he’s not good anymore either. In last night’s
game he played only 11 minutes and had 5 turnovers. Amar’e is a shell of his
self and cannot be relied upon offensively or defensively. Keyon Martin is the
best option for the Knicks but he is also on a minutes limit. The Knicks will
have to extend Martin’s minutes at the risk of him breaking down if they want
to save their season. Let’s also
remember the Knicks cut Ike Diogu and Josh Powel before season start you might
see the Knicks pick of these guys up. Mike Woodson said today the Knicks
starting lineup for Friday’s game will be Felton, Prigioni, Shumpert, Anthony
and Bargnani.
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