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March 22, 2007
Underrated Brevin Knight comes up big
Stray thoughts from chilly Boston:
- Yeah, that Brevin Knight is a washed-up stiff. All he did in the fourth quarter was score or assist on eight of the Bobcats’ 10 baskets against the Celtics. He did all that with a groin so sore a gigantic ice bag filled his shorts after the game. Said it before, I’ll say it again: Knight is the most under-appreciated athlete in Charlotte history.
- The way Celtics coach Doc Rivers refused to use several starters in the final period, the league should make a call and demand this team’s best effort. No, Rivers wasn’t “tanking’’ for draft-lottery chances, but he was looking to embarrass the substitutes with their limitations.
- Alan Anderson’s 14 points in under 21 minutes shows he’s worth this rest-of-the-season contract.
- Adam Morrison’s rookie-of-the-year chances are officially dead. He’s shooting 10-of-42 from the field over the last five games.
Posted by rbonnell on March 22, 2007 at 09:46 AM | Permalink
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Hey...play like that is the reason that I love and have always loved Brevin Knight as the point guard for the Bobcats. He always has (and still does) run the point more capably and successfully than Ray Felton ever does. Brevin always keeps the team in games by finding open teammates for great looks. No, he doesn't have great height for the defensive end; no, he isn't an offensive dynamo; yes, he may occasionally whine too much and take himself out of his "A" game. But what he does have (incredible vision and a supreme ability to lead) make his unfortunate injury--which probably kept him from being traded from a contender--a boon to this city and this team, who get to watch a guy who has been underrated far longer than his stay in Charlotte.
Posted by: MichaelProcton | Mar 22, 2007 10:35:46 AM
I agree that Brevin Knight was, and still is, the Bobcats' best playmaker. Unfortunately, his repeated injuries limit his ability to contribute to the team. Besides, if Raymond Felton is to continue developing, he needs to play, and he needs his minutes at the point guard - not the second guard - position. Also, playing Brevin and Raymond together creates a defensive liability, due to sheer size (one at 5'10", the other one at 6'1"). I really like Brevin as point guard (I think Isaiah was so foolish last summer not to sign him up, since the Knicks have only shoot-first pointguards!), but the Bobcats can't overlook the problems I mentioned here when planning for the next season.
Posted by: sandy | Mar 22, 2007 4:42:38 PM
Felton has shown us precisely where his development is heading: under 40% shooting from the field for his career, less than 2.5 A:TO ratio, a typical deer in the headlights look on his face while trying to run the team,
and more blowouts under his watch in a typical month than Brevin is associated with in a year. As for the "repeated injuries" Brevin suffers from, before one injury this year and perhaps a couple rushed comebacks, what's wrong with 66+ games in the last 2 years?
Posted by: Michael Procton | Mar 22, 2007 7:52:05 PM
Brevin Knight is definitely a good pg, but his constant bickering to the officials takes not only him out the game, but everyone else on the floor as well. It's a distraction when he complains about every single call. I think we need to cut ties with him this summer, and sign a different veteran pg behind Ray. I also agree Ray needs to get his FG% up to atleast 41-43%, and cut down on his turnovers.
Posted by: Bobcat Matt | Mar 23, 2007 8:23:22 AM
Michael, I respect your point of view, but... aren't you too harsh on Felton? Can he run a team? Well, that's what he did when
he led North Carolina to the NCAA title. I
was watching him while he was in college, and he was just as good as Deron Williams.
Shooting was never his strength, but he can improve his shooting percentage, especially
through improved shot selection, and that comes with experience. As for his assists to turnovers ratio, that also can improve through gaining more NBA experience as a starting point guard. Brevin Knight is a very good point guard; however, this season
he played, thus far, only 32 out of 69 games
(and in some of these not at his full ability, due to injuries). It's not his fault, but can you build the next season on him as a starter?
Posted by: sandy | Mar 23, 2007 9:49:53 AM
For the record, 39 players in the NBA currently have an assist/turnover ratio better than 2.5-to-1.
Of those, exactly FIVE (Chauncey Billups, Jason Kidd, Deron Williams, Andre Miller and Shane Battier) are playing more minutes per game than Felton -- and Battier shouldn't even count in the equation since he's not his team's primary ballhandler.
Sixteen of the 39 are playing fewer than half as many minutes per game as Felton, whose 2.33 assist/turnover ratio ain't exactly shameful. Or maybe you'd rather have, say, Tony Parker (2.12) or Mike Bibby (2.03) or Allen Iverson (1.74) distributing the ball?
Brevin Knight is a solid journeyman, period. Felton is the Bobcats' PG of the future, and he needs playing time so he can continue developing. In the meantime, spare us the arbitrary "oh, his A/T ratio is below 2.5" whining, because it's not as if he's dishing the ball to Kobe or LeBron. If you want to drag yourself out there and try to make Adam Morrison and Primoz Brezec look like scoring machines, be my guest.
Posted by: Brock Landers | Mar 23, 2007 3:48:52 PM
Rick!! Man I'm amazed; do you go to the games? Sorry that you want BK as the Cats starter but NO thank you, I'm outa there! BK is a fine backup to speedy Felton but no more...If we started BK and Brezac we would lose a lot more than we already do...and umm teaching your bench players a lesson = tanking the game doesn't it?
Posted by: Bobcat Gamer | Mar 24, 2007 1:52:23 PM
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