The Knicks Starting Lineup for 08-09

Here is what I think the Knicks lineup will be

PG-Duhon
SG-Crawford
SF-Richardson
PF-Lee
C-Curry

Seing that Marbury is just about the hit the door, Chris Duhon will be the floor leader the Knicks need.

Jamal Crawford fits in in D'Antoni's system

Q-Rich has been working hard to get back in playing shape (Seen him on TV working out) and should be fully recovered from his back surgery. Thats why he played like crap last season

With the talks of Zach Randolph getting traded, David Lee should be able to get the starting PF spot with no problems

Eddy Curry should have no problems getting the ball in the low post since Duhon will be handling the ball and being former Bulls.

I honestly think the Knicks could really make a push for the playoffs with this lineup.

[QUOTE]I honestly think the Knicks could really make a push for the playoffs with this lineup.[/QUOTE]

:oldlol: :applause: :roll:

isnt lee goin too anyway the knicks are my team but they will not make the playoffs next year

[quote=idizzle]Here is what I think the Knicks lineup will be

PG-Duhon
SG-Crawford
SF-Richardson
PF-Lee
C-Curry...[/quote]

I hate to burst your bubble, but it is not that simple:

1. It is debatable whether Duhan will start or be competing for the starting PG position with Marbury, Crawford, Nate and Collins.

2. We don't know if they will let Marbury compete for the starting PG position, move him to SG, build up his trade value and trade him before the deadline, trade him right away, buy him out, wave him, or let his contract expire after the season.

3. They have been offering Lee in trades and he is the Knicks most sought-after player, so we don't even know if he will be here when the season begins.

4. Even if Lee is here then, if Randolph is not traded first, Zack probably will start at PF, rather than Lee. If Randolph is to be traded before the deadline, I would think the strategy would be to build up his value as a 20 - 10+ player.

5. Since priority one is to get under the cap by 2010, no player on the Knicks is untouchable as far as being traded. Who knows if Crawford or Curry will be here at the start of the season if the Knicks get a reasonable offer?

6. Only Q due to his bad back, Jerome James due to his being virtually worthless (unless Izaiah can find a sucker who will employ Zeke again), Jarid Jeferies (chronic underachiever) and Collins, who has almost zero value at this time are likely to be here. Anyone and everyone else is a guess.

7. Given the above, how can anyone accurately predict a line up?

Playoffs?
dude lets just get a season where we are .500 please.. anything after that is gravy!

:cheers:

[quote=Rameek]Playoffs?
dude lets just get a season where we are .500 please.. anything after that is gravy!

:cheers:[/quote]

I agree. But I would be happy to see even 8 guys pulling in the same direction this season for a change!

[QUOTE=Rameek]Playoffs?
dude lets just get a season where we are [B].500[/B] please.. anything after that is gravy!

:cheers:[/QUOTE]

in the east, .500 means the playoffs :oldlol:
But I agree, we shouldn't start talkin playoffs

I'd love to see the Knicks as a vastly improved team, but honestly I won't mind at all if we are a lotto team again this year, as long as I see SOME improvement somewhere, hopefully in general attitude and just playing the game as a team. We still have our 1st rounder this year, so why not go for another high lotto pick? :) All I'm saying is yea, if D'Antoni somehow turns this whole team around magically in one season, which I doubt, then GREAT. If not, another lotto pick, turning into another young player who we'll keep, only helps any FA's that may want to come to NY in the 2010 offseason. The more good players we have around here on the team, the more some of those players are gonna want to come here (as opposed to Brooklyn?)

Just my 2 cents

You guys forgot about Gallinari. It's possible he may get a starting role at SF(or PF). Being picked sixth he better get some reasonable playing time.

Duhon
Crawford
Gallinari
Lee
Curry

That's how I see it as of now.

Gallinari should be in the starting lineup. And Wilson Chandler needs to get some burn too!

Jamal Crawford
Wilson Chandler
Danilo Gallinari
Zach Randolph
Eddy Curry

Duhon and Lee off the bench

that's my favorite lineup

[QUOTE=HaNdLe ThE RoCk]Jamal Crawford
Wilson Chandler
Danilo Gallinari
Zach Randolph
Eddy Curry

Duhon and Lee off the bench

that's my favorite lineup[/QUOTE]


I really like that lineup! But we shouldn't let Crawford play the point the entire game.

I see Duhon, Crawford, Gallinari, Lee/Randolph, Curry/Randolph as our lineup.

Q as our 6th and Chandler as our 7th/8th man possibly.

[QUOTE]I honestly think the Knicks could really make a push for the playoffs with this lineup.[/QUOTE]

lmaooooooooooooooooooooo:roll: :roll: :roll:

People sometimes say honestly before their comments because they don't think people will believe them.Dude,I think you know why.

Just to let everyone know if we are going to get rid of zach we have to package dlee with him are starting line up should look something like this.we won't be able to defend anyone but has dantoni system ever asked for that

duhon
crawford
chandler
rooster
curry

Gallinari cant really play in the post, defend the post, block shots and he cant rebound. Shouldn't let him play PF

I agree.
He's a 3.
In Europe he can be an outstanding 4 - but not in the NBA.
He can play in the low post, but I believe that's not what they picked him for...

Better to leave him as a SF.

My Starting line up for the 2008-2009 New York Knicks is

PG- Marbury
Sg- Crawford
Sf- Chandler
Pf- Zach
C - Eddy

Off the bench

6- PG-Nate or Duhon
7- Sg-Roberson or Collins
8- Sf-Gallinri or Richarson
9- Pf-Lee or Jeffries
10- C-james or Rose

Let go jones as a free agent.

This is my starting line up if everyone stay still

Good luck!

after dumping one of my 2 favorite Knicks (my remaining fav is nate) Im at a loss. I stuck with clueless Zeke so long last year, I started to smell like bad fish, I finally dumped Zeke afer watching him shaft the energy guys all year. I had reasoned that Zeke afforded my favs (Balk, Nate, Lee, Chand) some protection. And I was right. But dumb dumb Zeke had to go. I just wished we had hired a video-room rat insted of a shmoozer who makes conclusions based on talking heads consensus. The new media policy, Donnie gives them tips...and for their scoops they keep it positive. They even get to share there unimaginative ideas with Donnie. We've all heard their popular sound-bite: [I]"no shot, no skills, we dont need Ro and Chand."[/I]...well Im sorry the story is more complicated than that. Im on another board where some mediot is telling us [I]"only the fans didnt want to dump balk". [/I][B]Well wtf are we....clueless??[/B]

I will give a crack at this. I think Walsh and D'Antoni left the Knicks short handed this year.

PG- Marbury
Sg- Crawford
Sf- Richardson
Pf- Zach
C - Eddy

Off the bench

PG - Duhon, Nate, Collins
SG - Roberson/Nate Collins
SF - Chandler, Gallinari
PF - Lee, Jeffries, Rose
C - James, Randolph, Rose

Marbury is the catch 22 in the rotation at PG and SG.

The Knicks are really really weak at PF and C.

The Knicks are about three years away from the playoffs. Maybe more.

[QUOTE=Amigo]The Knicks are about three years away from the playoffs. Maybe more.[/QUOTE]
Bro I can see that... but we have many guys contracts coming off the books after this year so it may not be that long!:cheers:

[QUOTE=Rameek]Bro I can see that... but we have many guys contracts coming off the books after this year so it may not be that long!:cheers:[/QUOTE]

I hope so. Alot of dead weight on this team's bench right now.:banghead:

[QUOTE=HaNdLe ThE RoCk]Jamal Crawford
Wilson Chandler
Danilo Gallinari
Zach Randolph
Eddy Curry

Duhon and Lee off the bench

that's my favorite lineup[/QUOTE]
no way, thats too big and slow of a lineup for D'Antoni.

there are no locks of starters now really, except I'm pretty sure Crawford and Curry are safe. And I think we will be seeing a decent amount of pt for Richardson who had one of his best season under D'Antoni in Phoenix.

Any chance Randolph won't be a Knick this upcoming season?

Marbury played for D'Antoni before... but Marbury is still a headcase.

PG: Chris Duhon
SG: Jamal Crawford
SF: Wilson Chandler
PF: David Lee
C: Eddie Curry

thats not that bad hopefully Randolph and or Curry are gone by the start of the season

Wilson Chandler gives me alot to look forward to this upcoming season this dudes gonna be a beast!!

Well i hope so cuz that roster ur suggesting would get blown out every night. Duhon as a starter off top is asking to get annihilated then you got Randolph on the bench with his ego....he'd be hoisting up even more shots than b4 when he got in the game.Bottom line is we need trades. No matter how much we mix and match we just have poor fitting personnel. It's like a crossword puzzle and we tryna figure it out every single day but what we fail to realize is that every single possibility is all wrong.

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PG: Starbury
SG: Crawford
SF: Richardson
PF: Randolph
C: Curry

6th - Lee
7th - Galinari
8th - Chandler
9th - Robinson

[QUOTE=DatPrince]

PG: Chris Duhon
SG: Jamal Crawford
SF: Wilson Chandler
PF: David Lee
C: Eddie Curry

thats not that bad hopefully Randolph and or Curry are gone by the start of the season

Wilson Chandler gives me alot to look forward to this upcoming season this dudes gonna be a beast!![/QUOTE]

I actually like that lineup. A fast lineup and they have reasonable size.

we would get blown out with that line-up.bottom line is,duhon is not a starting nba point guard.he hasn't given any valid reason to prove he ever will be one and no matter how much you hate him,marbury @ his worst has been and always will be better than duhon at his best.whats wrong with the knicks now is that we play to much favoritism and we dont ride out with our players.that goes from the management to the fans.we never gave steph his just do.the moment he started slumping,we booed him,benched him and criticized and its been downhill ever since.he's been the subject of trade rumors for years now.the only player we've shown constant forgiveness and trust in is eddy curry's fat @$$.we need to either make trades or put a lineup thats committed to playing hard and winning.so if we gotta lose with lee as a starter @ least we set the tone for a new culture and mindset.it isn't like we were winning anyway. honestly, i'd be willing to trade eddy curry for a 2nd round draft pick. ide do the same for jeffries and for randolph. winning can't be guaranteed but working hard can and if we are going to lose @ least let's lose with guys who take care of their bodies in the off season, who work on their games, who have a off season regimen,who get better. who dont make the same stupid lazy mistakes every year. as much as i like steph, it should apply to him too.selfishness,laziness,isolation cannot be tolerated and if it takes givin up talent to get back cap space and a cheap mediocre player or pick im all for it. as for tight now I'd shake up the lineup in the 1st few games.It might sound crazy but I'd start

Steph
Chandler
Lee
Randolph
Curry

w/ Crawford= 6th man getting alot of minutes @ the sg like manu n ben gordon

[QUOTE=franchize]we would get blown out with that line-up.bottom line is,duhon is not a starting nba point guard...

Steph
Chandler
Lee
Randolph
Curry

w/ Crawford= 6th man getting alot of minutes @ the sg like manu n ben gordon[/QUOTE]
This lineup, except for Chandler, just might be the worst starting five in terms of defense in the history of the sport.

pg steph

sg crawford

sf chandler

pf lee

c curry

Duhon
Crawford
Chandler
Lee
Curry

duhon has his weaknesses but he provides stability in the backcourt. Steph and crawford in the backcourt might have too much trouble defensively and can become too turnover prone. Unless steph miraculously become motivated, duhon should start.

for sf, as much as I want qrich to start, I would rather see chandler start. Qrich misses games and it disrupts the chemistry and rhythm of the 1st 5. Having chandler start also gives them a versatile forward that can also defend. Qrich on the other hand will provide leadership and scoring punch off the bench

Lee is needed to offset the lack of rebounding of curry. He also excells in finishing fast breaks. Curry will provide the post presence.

Barring a trade, the starting lineup for the first quarter of the season will be basically the same as last season's except Wilson Chandler will replace Quentin Richardson. Initially D'Antoni is going to play his best five and see how things go.


Stephon Marbury
Jamal Crawford
Chandler
Zach Randoplh
Eddy Curry


By the last quater of the season I expect David Lee will replace Randolph.

Marbury
Crawford
Chandler
Lee
Curry

I agree with KO on this one.

Marbury, as much as I don't particularly care for him on the team, is the best playmaker on the team.

He will start along with Zach and Curry.

The SG will be bewtween Q and Craw(preferrably Crawford).

SF should be Chandler. The guy has some game. Minutes will be key for him.

Duhon may get a few starts especially if Marbury blows up or gets traded/waived.

Still a questionable signing. Jury is going to be out some time as to him contributing.

[QUOTE=knickscity]I agree with KO on this one.

Marbury, as much as I don't particularly care for him on the team, is the best playmaker on the team.

He will start along with Zach and Curry.

The SG will be bewtween Q and Craw(preferrably Crawford).

SF should be Chandler. The guy has some game. Minutes will be key for him.

Duhon may get a few starts especially if Marbury blows up or gets traded/waived.

Still a questionable signing. Jury is going to be out some time as to him contributing.[/QUOTE]
Nice avatar.

Balkman, FTL.

reality will give us this:

Marbury
Crawford
Richardson
Randolph
Lee

Lineup should be:

Marbury
Chandler
Richardson
Randolph
Lee

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[QUOTE=trueknickfan]pg steph

sg crawford

sf chandler

pf lee

c curry[/QUOTE]

I agree that these players are probably the best for there position (though i think randolph is a better scoring threat at power forward). However, the real question is who plays the best together? We know that each player has talent... the constant problem has been can they play together? Hopefully dantoni can work this thing out.