I really think the Knicks should try Stephon Marbury, their current starting point guard, to the off-guard spot.
They guy is a top-notch talent with mad skills. He doesn't seem to be able to 'make his teammates better', though. He's never been past the first round of the playoffs and it must drive him crazy that he's been traded for two other point guards in his career and each time his former team was lightyears more successful than when he was there.
He's about 6'2, 180 or 190 and because of his height he's always played the one-spot - which is fine but....
With the Knicks he is their only hope. You're not trading him - or at least I hope not - because you're not getting equal value at this point (people think he's a talented guy but not a winner). They need to totally build around his talents and his number one talent is scoring baskets. I say move him to the two, let Jamal Crawford play point, who can guard the other team's two on defense if you think Marbury's shortness is an issue. Even though he's not that tall, he is 6'2 (which is two inches, at least, taller than Iverson who pulled off the same thing) but he's pretty built - he won't get pushed around. He averages like 20 points a night now, I think if he's an off-guard - you can bump that up to at least 25 average a night.
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Crawford played PG in Chicago and only moved to the two because Marbury was already there.
It would certainly increase his scoring, but he would be even more of a black hole I think. If he's not even supposed to kick the ball, then he definitely won't.
Also Marbury actually is a good PG, which Iverson wasn't when he switched to the 2. It's true that he doesn't make his teammates better, which is a problem, but I don't know if moving him is going to solve that.
It might, but I don't see it.
I notice you've started to use capital letters, Luke, what's up with that?
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