I just got back from the exhibition game between the Celts and the 76ers feeling a bit ripped off. Garnett and Pierce didn't suit up. Garnett not suiting up is the upsetting part - not seeing pierce is no loss.
Hard to believe the Celtics beat New York - they lost by 20 to the 76ers. It is true that once you get past Garnett, Allen, and Pierce the Celts get -cough- thin.
Rajon Rondo had flashes of being decent but disappointed most of the time. Nor was Posey impressive. Eddie house was flat out awful.
But Scalabrine was shockingly bad. This guy stumbled, pushed, shoved, and lampooned the game of basketball for the duration. Just embarrassing. The rest of the Boston team may have just as well been a developmental team. Glen "Big Baby" Davis got some burn and is nothing less than a moving bumper car on the court - bodies and fouls just spark out from this guy like a 4th of July sparkler - I'm kind of glad Isiah passed on this guy.
Bleh.
Phladelphia is young and raw. Aside from Ray Allen, Iguodala, Miller, and Evans were the pros on the floor - nice play from all three. Korver is a damned good player as well. Philly played a young center, Jason Smith who looked lost most of the time, so, Boston was really playing 5 on 4 for a lot of the game.
They also showcased a PG, Louis Williams who is raw, raw, raw but silky smooth around the offensive rim. His 'D' needs some seasoning but a latent talent assuming the desire is there.
The guy who disappointed me was Willie Greene - just no electricity on this particular evening.
Rodney Carney looked good but nothing special.
The reason I bother mentioning the game at all is because the one guy nobody talks about these days would be the one trade the Knicks have needed to make for years.
Forget Artest and Kobe. Andre Miller should be highest on the Knicks most-wanted list. Ship Crawford or Jeffries and Nichols (or whatever combination works) to Philly for Miller and slide Marbs over to shooting guard. Knicks would own the East.
Miller looked like Mark Jackson in his prime tonight. Nice, nice passes. Without a doubt the missing link. Philly is thin and a team of tweeners. Even Malik Rose could help them.
Miller is a bit of an odd duck on the Sixers - too old for the rebuild, too prime to be wasted waiting. Just thinking aloud.
And if not Miller then what about Bibby?
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