The Knicks are having trouble as the injuries are piling up and their point guard’s that are on the floor aren’t playing up to par. Since their hot 18-5 start, they’ve now gone 20-20 over the last 40 games. Their PG’s continue to get smoked by opposing teams and they’re currently looking for an answer. That answer might come in Delonte West. Read more after the jump.
According to Marc Berman of the New York Post
The Knicks aren’t that desperate yet, but will be one of the teams monitoring the progress of mercurial point guard Delonte West, expected to make his D-League debut tonight when the Texas Legends host the Santa Cruz Warriors.
West is a super talent and super headache, but, at 29, a relative pup by Knicks standards. He hasn’t played all season but was effective last year with Dallas. The Knicks haven’t been thrilled with their point-guard play since Christmas, with Raymond Felton and Jason Kidd falling back to Earth, Iman Shumpert not being a reliable scorer and playmaking rookie Pablo Prigioni not enough of an offensive threat.
The Knicks don’t have a roster spot and rehabbing Rasheed Wallace is on the West Coast trip for “moral support,’’ coach Mike Woodson said. Woodson acknowledged he will sit down with general manager Glen Grunwald after the trip to explore options. Wallace would have to be cut to open a roster spot.
West was released by the Dallas Mavericks after “conduct detrimental to the team”. He battles with bipolar disorder and has often displayed hazardous behavior that has caused other teams to shy away from adding him. He is however a solid guard off the bench that can definitely produce great results. You just have to decide if he’s worth the risk.
