A League of Their Own

For you Knicks fans who claim that Andrea Bargnani is going to be the second coming of Dirk Nowitski and that Chris Copeland won't be missed citing his numbers compared to Bargnani you guys seem to over look an important fact when you compare scoring and rebounding numbers.

Andrea Bargnani has been in the league for seven years and was the first overall draft pick when he arrived in Toronto. Chris Copeland was a rookie and getting better as the season progressed and is making 8 million dollars a year less than Bargnani.

Bargnani's best years are behind him, he plays less defense than Copeland and is injury prone. Bargnani has zero upside, he's not going to get any better than he currently is.

Andrea Bargnani has not tipped the scales of basketball dominance in the city back in favor of the Knicks over the Nets, that is folly from a bunch of shook, not shaken, shook Knicks fans.

Oh and as for the caller to the Bill Daughtry radio show stating that he can't wait for the Knicks to kick the Nets teeth down their throats this November, if you really care about the Knicks you had better tell them to keep both feet firmly on the court or the Knicks will be playing in a different league.

The Pick and Roll

So let me get this straight the dude who was the GM in Denver, Masai Ujiri, that fleeced Jim Dolan during the Carmelo Anthony trade was allowed to get the best of the Knicks again now that he is the GM of the Toronto Raptors?

I heard a great many sports radio hosts saying that Andrea Bargnani is a huge upgrade over Amare. That Bargnani is a long seven footer and a devastating scorer, all though the numbers don't actually bare that out please see the link http://es.pn/11aQUUP . 

They also profess he is the steal of this year's free agency signings for only having to give up Camby, Novak, Quentin Richardson and some draft picks. But I have a question: Do you really think that the Raptors would have gladly received Novak, Camby and Richardson for all that awesomeness? Really?

Jim Dolan must love getting his ass kicked by Masai Ujiri.

And as for those people who think that Andrea Bargnani is going to get more minutes than Stoudemire, Bargnani is the best thing to happen to Amare' since he learned the pick and roll.

Andrea Bargnani, Really?

Hold on, wait a minute, so the Knicks think that acquiring Andrea Bargnani is an improvement that will keep them on par with the powerhouses of the East? Really?

The same Bargnani with a history of injuries, the most recent resulting in elbow surgery in March of this year that ended his season? Really?

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