You can't say you're a better rebounding team when you lose your best rebounder. Right now, this is where we are. We feel very good about this club. Basically, that he's the new guy and the Knicks won't find a taker for him. On the other hand, Rice did average a terrific 26.8 points a game only four seasons ago, and is over 20 points a night for his career.
Nobody makes hitting the three look better.
In Miami and Charlotte, he produced points. In L.A., they only care about Shaq and Kobe. Rice will have nights where he gets the final shot. If he starts missing them, he could get buried. Some say Houston is the best player, but we point to some missed free throws late in playoff games and a reluctance to take over as negatives.