There seems to be something about Darko that inspires coaches not to play him much. I think it’s a shame. I understand that having Darko and Lee out there means that neither the 4 or the 5 can create their own shot or score from deep, and D’antoni doesn’t like that. But I think that Darko at the 5 and Harrington or Chandler at the 4 should work pretty well. D’antoni just hates playing guys without offense, I guess.

Also, this seems to correspond with Harrington going to the bench and Chandler being moved from the 2 to the 4.

And it seems like with Curry returning, Darko is likely to remain buried. Still, I wonder what would happen if Darko got 30 minutes a game for 15-20 games in a row. He might get better at scoring.

When Curry and Robinson come back, I’d go with a 10 man rotation, Douglas – Hughes – Gallo – Lee – Curry, backed up by Duhon – Robinson – Chandler – Harrington – Darko.

But then I’d probably drop Duhon from the rotation and go with a Douglas/Hughes/Robinson guard rotation. See, then you’ve got a defensive guard rotation that gives the other team problems.

He’s just not physically capable he looks winded a lil

is that he has one of the worst attitudes in the lig. His overhypedness and intense anger are well documented, but I think his main problem is that he’s, for lack of a better term, a sulky little bitch. Every team that has gotten rid of him has needed the exact skill set that he provides. I remember a bunch of cats saying that this is a make or break year for Darko because the Knicks’ situation is almost tailor-made for him, but not getting off the pine on a team this desperate for size means the dude’s got issues. It’s not even though D’Antoni has decided to punt already either. Jordan Hill isn’t playing and Du has managed to still get burn despite himself. I knew a lotta people had soured on Darko real fast, but I never imagined it would happen quite this fast.

Darko proved he could play defense at the NBA level. If I team committed to him, he could easily be Brendan Haywood with some range.

D’Antoni is right, however, that Darko is not only slow, he also manages to hustle back after about one out of every three missed shots or steals. I don’t know how well he would run on offense because the Grizzlies played San Antonio slow last season.

He should get playing time, but D’Antoni is going TruWarrier crazy dealing with this group. Not sure if you can blame him.

I guess the turtleface dude is rigth, there may be just something there that Darko is a whiny little biatch that doesn’t hustle like he should.

Still, it would be nice to get him out on the court. Really, I don’t think it could hurt any more than these other guys out there.

It really not like the Knicks have a C that is doing anything.

Who the hell cares if Jared Jeffries hustles….he fkn sucks.

Something TDD?

D’Antoni has never used much of his bench, and it looks like he once again is too stubborn to change what isn’t working.

     No coach has really embraced Darko wherever he’s gone, and when no one embraces you where ever you go, the problem is with you. There must be something in his character that really irks coaches.
     I can’t even come up with a possible basketball reason why he wasn’t used to guard Horford or Bogut.
     Either D’Antoni is stupid, or Darko has some serious personal issues (maybe with his teammates), and personally… I don’t think D’Antoni is stupid. I’m still supporting him. I don’t even think Phil Jackson or Red Auerbach could take this squad to the playoffs. Sorry.
     I do think D’Antoni’s health is suffering. Has anyone else noticed that his hair has gone almost white since he arrived in New York. I’m pretty sure it was still brown in Phoenix. Poor guy. He’s going to look like that demon in Charlotte soon.

I’ve followed Darko since he was an NBA champion and let me tell you something — his brain don’t work. He’s like Tyrus Thomas on Oxycotin. I was always impressed with his mobility, his athletic grace, but I can’t remember such a high profile guy with such a cretinous basketball IQ. I was always waiting for him to score on the wrong hoop. Always. Well if it happens, it’ll happen while he’s on the Knicks.

D’antoni probably thinks 5 on 5is hard enough for the Knicks. He knows 6 on 4 ain’t happening. Believe me, you DO NOT want to free darko. Put him away, put him far far away. There’s no bench deep enough to bury him.

Trade him for a half dozen pairs of Staruburys.

Free all of us from this basketball purgatory!

when the cry of free darko goes up, you’re not in purgatory anymore.

is too settled into his system, being that it is all he knows, that he still think speed is an answer. the fact that the knicks are not running, nor switching quick on D also supports the idea that speed is not in this line-up. give darko and hill a look. when you run out of options, use the ones you have!

the bus station. Ride the hound out of town, Mike. Byron Scott is available.