Renaldo Balkman, where does he fit? - Message Board Basketball Forum

knickballer · 02-23-2011, 09:20 AM

This is his second stint w/ the knicks.. I think he can be a valuable player for us. Really Athletic and defensive minded. I wouldn't be mad if he gets 10 or so mpg spelling out Amare or coming in and giving us a defensive presence.

knickscity · 02-23-2011, 09:33 AM

I only see him in a very limited role.

He can't shoot and is vastly too light to help on defense.

No way he backs up Amar'e.

He becomes Turiaf when he is on the bench.

One of the Knicks biggest cheerleaders.

Why in the hell did Denver extend him?

earlofupstate · 02-23-2011, 09:45 AM

I see him as this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7PvHBrUmKM

knickscity · 02-23-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by earlofupstate

I see him as this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7PvHBrUmKM

I'd take that.

It only works once though.

Draz · 02-23-2011, 10:07 AM

He looked good 6 years ago lol

knickscity · 02-23-2011, 10:16 AM

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He looked good 6 years ago lol

Yup, but he stayed that way.

NY-Knicks · 02-23-2011, 10:24 AM

He needs to get a couple of minutes each game, below 10 tho. He's a great glue and energy guy, we need those guys too.

franchize · 02-23-2011, 10:52 AM

He'll play the same role Turiaf does.Energy and Effort

NY-Knicks · 02-23-2011, 10:54 AM

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He'll play the same role Turiaf does.Energy and Effort

Those guys play key roles on teams too. Veterans, hustle players and energy guys are all very important to success in the NBA.

bluechox2 · 02-23-2011, 11:08 AM

if anyone forgot about balkman, heres a reminder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSby4...eature=related

franchize · 02-23-2011, 11:41 AM

Remember when we experimented with him @ PG

NY-Knicks · 02-23-2011, 11:51 AM

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Remember when we experimented with him @ PG

Wasn't that in Summer League?

mjc1241 · 02-23-2011, 12:10 PM

I think that Shelden Williams will spell STAT or Turiaf before Balkman does. Bigger body and a better rebounder. His wife is still 10X's better than him but he is 6'9" and 250lbs...rebounding and ppg avergares were around 5 and 5 and he is physical. Maybe he has something to prove and could be serviceable.

NY-Knicks · 02-23-2011, 12:15 PM

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I think that Shelden Williams will spell STAT or Turiaf before Balkman does. Bigger body and a better rebounder. His wife is still 10X's better than him but he is 6'9" and 250lbs...rebounding and ppg avergares were around 5 and 5 and he is physical. Maybe he has something to prove and could be serviceable.

Really hope you are right. He did average 17 minutes per game with Nene, K-Mart and Birdman in that frontcourt. Here we have Amar'e and that's it.

franchize · 02-23-2011, 01:03 PM

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Wasn't that in Summer League?

Yea and it almost carried over to the regular season.