New York Knicks' head coach Mike Woodson has a problem.
All the offseason additions that made the Knicks better, that made them deeper, must now be strewn together to form a cohesive rotation. On certain levels, that's a good problem to have. But as the regular season draws nearer, not so much.
Success was found in the Big Apple by embracing a small-ball lineup often consisting of two point guards last season. Following the acquisition of Andrea Bargnani and given the Knicks' hope that Amar'e Stoudemre could actually contribute, Coach Woody may be forced to change his tune.
"I know I can always go back to [a backcourt featuring point guards] Pablo [Prigioni] and Raymond [Felton], but, at this point, I’m going to try a big guard if I can and see how it plays out," Woodson said, according to ESPN New York's Ian Begley.
Citing a "logjam" at shooting guard and small forward, Woodson seems inclined to bulldoze the small-ball starting lineup. Looking at the Knicks on paper, that makes sense.
But does it really make sense?
Option One: Conform
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