I'm trying to figure out some way for the Knicks to get ahold of Raymond Felton. I know he's not an unbelievable point guard by any means, but I've watched him a little over the past couple of years (Don't ask me why the fuck I get the Bobcats channel) and I have to say he's pretty sick.

Here's what Hollinger over at ESPN has to say about him:

Scouting report: Felton's penetration skills are his primary asset. He is very quick off the dribble, can go with either hand and is effective pushing the ball in transition. He has good court vision, too, and might be able to indulge that part of his game more now that he has a few teammates who can score. While Felton has a reputation as a poor outside shooter, he's actually done decently from outside the past couple seasons. Instead, finishing at the rim has been his big problem.

Defensively, it would be nice if he were an inch or two taller, but Felton does a good job keeping opposing guards in front of him and doesn't appear to have any glaring weaknesses. Opponents rarely attacked him since some of his teammates were such easy targets, but that might change this season.

Does that sound like someone who should be running in a D'Antoni System? My vote is yes.

Also: According to Chad Ford over at ESPN:

"Analysis: I'm a D.J. Augustin admirer, and I think he'll be an improvement over Raymond Felton eventually. The Bobcats were shopping Felton before the draft and I think they'll keep doing it now."

So, what trades can we think of? What do the 'cats need that we have? Matching Salaries? Watch some youtube, get on the ESPN Trade Machine and give me your opinion.

May the The Cock be with you.

[Early] Update: David Lee is my second favorite player on the Knicks (RENALDOOOO!!!!!), and I love him (no homo).
I love the way he plays, I love his work ethic, I love his desire to get better, his desire to play no matter how shitty his team is, and his commitment to excellence. But he is a career 6th or 7th man, no matter how you slice it. His defense simply isn't good enough to make up for the fact that he'll average ten points his whole career. He would be excellent on a competitive team as a staple of the second unit (a la Millsap).

However, we just drafted a project (The Cock), and priority number one right now is developing him. You want to know how to develop players? Pass it to them. On a regular team, this wouldn't be a problem at all. On the Knicks, there is NO ONE to pass him the ball. Last year the Knicks ranked dead last in assists per game. We need, I repeat, NEED somebody to distribute this year. Nobody will get better if we do not have a pass-first PG who can actually ball a little (Sorry, Mardy).

There are people on the board talking about getting someone better for David Lee (understandable). But I don't see how we could get much more than someone like Felton. Let's brainstorm and think of other PG's to go after. There are talks of getting someone like Mike Conley Jr. of the Grizz.

To put this into perspective, people are entertaining the idea that we should acquire a FOURTH OVERALL PICK from last year's LOADED-ASS-MOTHERFUCKING-DRAFT for David Lee.

As much as I love Lee, this is nothing short of insane.

I'm essentially just rambling, here, but I think priority #1 at this point should be to cop a competent passer, of which our Knicks have ZERO. Thoughts?