Getting six guys to score 10 points isn’t indicative of a team’s “depth,” especially when guys are on the floor for at least 26 minutes each. Just off the top of my head, last season the Knicks had six guys who averaged at least 10 points. The Knicks really weren’t all too “deep,” unless you count how deep Marbury did that intern. If you are an NBA player and you can’t score 10 points playing at least 26 minutes, then your agent should probably seriously consider that you join Dajuan Wagner in the Polish League.

I loved Larry Hughes’ game … uh, I mean Ben Wallace’s game last night. No points, no rebounds, a shutout that would have made C.C. Sabathia proud. But he should be psyched to play the Bulls tonight, so I think the shutout streak may end.

My early thoughts on this season:

1) There is NO WAY I trade Anderson Varejao by the trade deadline – especially if he stays healthy and keeps playing like he is now. I know that there’s common sentiment on this blog that he should be gone to pick up another piece of the puzzle. I believe now that he IS an important piece of a potential championship team. I was thinking at the end of last year that he’s expendible, but not anymore. I don’t care now if we lose him at the end of this year and get nothing in return. At least we’ll get to take his salary off the books. If he keeps playing like he is now, he’d be worth the 8-10 million per year that he wants and I hope that we’ll be able to re-sign him. I want to win this year, and I think that keeping him would make us more of a contender than trading him for a new piece that has to be worked in the system and who may disrupt chemistry.

2) I’d actually like to keep Wally Z also. I think he plays a nice role on this team. Yeah, he’s overpaid and has a big expiring contract, but again, I don’t think trading him to bring in someone new is going to help us much. I’d rather see his contract come off the books and then try to re-sign him at a lower salary.

3) The addition of Mo Williams is huge. He hasn’t even gelled yet with this team, but he’s already making a big impact.

4) I really like Mike Brown’s rotations. I hope he sticks with the current rotation (with a little tweaking as needed in the event of injuries or just getting Sasha and JJ some playing time).

5) Enough of this talk that Mike Brown can’t coach offense, his system is horrible, he needs an “offensive coordinator”, etc… It’s all a bunch of bull. The reason why we look so much better on offense and are moving the ball much better is that our personnel are better. Yeah, we still bog down at times, but I’m excited to watch as we become even a more well-oiled machine once these guys continue to play together. I’m liking Lebron in his new role of playing closer to the hoop.