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Originally Posted by knicksfan
Gotta learn to read a bit, I specifically stated that Richardson is nowhere near the caliber of Barkley, but the fact is that his skillset (in my opinion) would allow for him to be a succesful post player, and therefore something the Knicks can actually use as an asset. I was merely mentioning Barkley to say that guys who have been considered to be too short to play the Power Forward position have been succesful in doing so, and Barkley is a prime example of that. Furthermore, it is my opinion that Richardson's skills (rebounding, good inside defense, great strength, solid defense) would allow for him to become a factor for us at power forward.
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I don't think playing Richardson at the 4 spot is too wild an idea. If you switch to an uptempo offense, I think he can actually be pretty effective there. I think his natural position on the floor of course is at the 3 spot. For the life of me though, I can not understand why he has never been used in the post at that position where he'd obviously have an advantage over any other player. Isiah wanted a solid post player to go next to Eddy Curry and I think he had him there all the while. The only explanation I could think of not to play Richardson closer to the basket is because of his back problems; you need your back to be healthy in order to bang and rebound.