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stanleybostitch
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If you're Donnie, do you a) go the star route and add 'Melo before the deadline for valuable assets (including at least one of Gallo/Chandler/Fields) or b) add strategic pieces including Camby, maybe a Fernandez for the bench, and a Ridnour. Championship the goal.
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Go all-in on 'Melo
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Add to the existing core with some combo of Camby, Fernandez, Ridnour, etc.


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stanleybostitch
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1/12/2011  11:32 AM
I think the current team would be scary good if you add Camby, a good b/u PG like Ridnour, and someone like Rudy F for the bench. Camby then teaches Moz, Felton gets more rest, and our second unit can star with auto offense. And we hang onto our existing starting five.
The new new core: Randle, RJ, IQ. Maybe Mitch. Future pick. Future trade. Future FA.
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1/12/2011  11:34 AM
If Chandler keeps running with the starters after adding Camby, then a Turiaf/Gallinari/Ridnour/Rudy F bench could potentially be great.

However, do we really need to "go all-in" on 'Melo? He might just fall into our laps..
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1/12/2011  11:34 AM
What you said would make the existing team better, for certain. But is it really a championship caliber squad? I don't know. So I'd rather just hold onto the cap space if Melo is available during free agency
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1/12/2011  11:38 AM
AmsterdamKnicksFan wrote:However, do we really need to "go all-in" on 'Melo? He might just fall into our laps..

right... even if it isn't Melo, I think someone will fall into our laps. Camby is a great complimentary piece but I think the Knicks do need one more guy that the other team has to gameplan for

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1/12/2011  11:40 AM
AmsterdamKnicksFan wrote:If Chandler keeps running with the starters after adding Camby, then a Turiaf/Gallinari/Ridnour/Rudy F bench could potentially be great.

However, do we really need to "go all-in" on 'Melo? He might just fall into our laps..

It's still all-in because, now you have 2 max contracts, and little room to do anything else.
So the question remains, do we tie up that money on a wing, or on other resources?
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1/12/2011  11:43 AM
Panos wrote:
AmsterdamKnicksFan wrote:If Chandler keeps running with the starters after adding Camby, then a Turiaf/Gallinari/Ridnour/Rudy F bench could potentially be great.

However, do we really need to "go all-in" on 'Melo? He might just fall into our laps..

It's still all-in because, now you have 2 max contracts, and little room to do anything else.
So the question remains, do we tie up that money on a wing, or on other resources?

I think we use that money to get the best player available and then worry about the supporting cast after

DLeethal wrote: Lol Rick needs a safe space
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1/12/2011  11:47 AM
If Marcus Camby wasn't 100 years old, I would go that route.
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1/12/2011  11:48 AM
SupremeCommander wrote:
Panos wrote:
AmsterdamKnicksFan wrote:If Chandler keeps running with the starters after adding Camby, then a Turiaf/Gallinari/Ridnour/Rudy F bench could potentially be great.

However, do we really need to "go all-in" on 'Melo? He might just fall into our laps..

It's still all-in because, now you have 2 max contracts, and little room to do anything else.
So the question remains, do we tie up that money on a wing, or on other resources?

I think we use that money to get the best player available and then worry about the supporting cast after

Might be on to something. Not the biggest fan of Melo's style of play but we don't want to do what a lot of GMs do and make the mistake of handing long term contracts to solid but not spectacular role players.

Terrible:

Doing what Detroit did in giving big $ to Charlie V and Ben Gordon when they're not THAT much better than guys the Pistons already have.

Doing what Philly did and giving out big deals to Dalembert

Let's try to elevate the level of discourse in this byeetch. Please
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1/12/2011  11:57 AM
SupremeCommander wrote:
Panos wrote:
AmsterdamKnicksFan wrote:If Chandler keeps running with the starters after adding Camby, then a Turiaf/Gallinari/Ridnour/Rudy F bench could potentially be great.

However, do we really need to "go all-in" on 'Melo? He might just fall into our laps..

It's still all-in because, now you have 2 max contracts, and little room to do anything else.
So the question remains, do we tie up that money on a wing, or on other resources?

I think we use that money to get the best player available and then worry about the supporting cast after

Exactly. A scenario where we get both is very unlikely (if not impossible. If given the choice I'd go the Miami Heat way and grab Carmelo.
This has been said before on this forum- once you establish your core of stars, role players will flock to the team for lesser contracts. Worry about the pillars, not the whole.
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1/12/2011  12:00 PM
Deandre Jordan next year== better than Camby and 15 years younger

this year see if we can get a Carl Landry an expiring contract big dont blow the cap space.

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1/12/2011  12:00 PM    LAST EDITED: 1/12/2011  12:00 PM
question is - does melo become more than who he currently is playing under the inspiration of amear? if yes, then he's worth a max. if he stays the same player - then i say he's not worth it.
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1/12/2011  12:11 PM
BRIGGS wrote:Deandre Jordan next year== better than Camby and 15 years younger

this year see if we can get a Carl Landry an expiring contract big dont blow the cap space.

Haven't gotten a chance to watch him play over a full game but he certainly has potential.

Camby right now though I would think has an edge in terms of just court awareness, veteran trickery/savvy. Realistically...what do you think Jordan commands on the open market?

This lockout/CBA thing has gotta be screwing with lots of GMs in terms of planning for the next season.

Let's try to elevate the level of discourse in this byeetch. Please
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1/12/2011  12:39 PM
its a tough call for dw, if we get melo it would gut the team most likely and we would essentially have to start from scratch when this team looks so close now. On the other hand what team or its fans in the league would pass up on rebuilding with STAT, melo, and felton, i think either way you cant go wrong
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1/12/2011  12:40 PM
Camby is not available.

Centers we can go after this summer include: Nene, Marc Gasol or Deandre Jordan.

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1/12/2011  12:43 PM
crzymdups wrote:Camby is not available.

Centers we can go after this summer include: Nene, Marc Gasol or Deandre Jordan.

if we are able to get gasol next year and keep turiaf/mosgov on the bench it would alleviate our size problem, that sounds like a great plan b along with some back up pg.

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1/12/2011  4:52 PM
SupremeCommander wrote:
Panos wrote:
AmsterdamKnicksFan wrote:If Chandler keeps running with the starters after adding Camby, then a Turiaf/Gallinari/Ridnour/Rudy F bench could potentially be great.

However, do we really need to "go all-in" on 'Melo? He might just fall into our laps..

It's still all-in because, now you have 2 max contracts, and little room to do anything else.
So the question remains, do we tie up that money on a wing, or on other resources?

I think we use that money to get the best player available and then worry about the supporting cast after

i tend to agree w/u... but regardless, DW has pretty much made it clear he's not gonna go "all-in" on Melo... if he can't get him for a trade where we're not gutting our roster, then he'll just wait for him to turn FA this summer... i have to believe that's been the plan since the very beginning & the Knicks are hoping Melo buys into that plan as well... either way we're looking at losing either Wilson or Gallo in the process if DW plans on getting Melo here at some point.

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1/12/2011  5:00 PM
BRIGGS wrote:Deandre Jordan next year== better than Camby and 15 years younger

this year see if we can get a Carl Landry an expiring contract big dont blow the cap space.

i disagree... look at D Jordan's progression as a player over his 3 years in the NBA, he has improved absolutely nothing in his game other than FT shooting, & he's still shooting under 50% in that aspect of his game... personally i think Jordan tops out as a Brendan Haywood/Erick Dampier type player in the NBA... definitely a solid NBA calibre C, but he will never be the defensive star that Camby is & has been over his NBA career IMHO.

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1/12/2011  5:10 PM
I don't like camby too old.

I don't like Melo at almost 22 mil a year + whatever we have to give up. If you get him I still don't think we have the defense, rebounding or depth to be a contender and you don't have the assets or cap space to get it. To me at a minimum if we sign another max player he has to be a two way player ideally a big. If Dwight Howard were available I'd go all in.

I'd go for the best young big we could get and whatever help we could get for the bench (especially at pg.) I haven't seen enough of the guys who are available to have an opinion on who that is.
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1/12/2011  6:42 PM
Marv wrote:question is - does melo become more than who he currently is playing under the inspiration of amear? if yes, then he's worth a max. if he stays the same player - then i say he's not worth it.

I think there is no question he does. Look at his career arc. He improved tremendously from when he arrived in the league. He's super clutch, plays hard and wants to win.

If he just wanted the money and to be in the NY area he would go to NJ> He wants the money, and he should, but he wants to win too. All this talk about Chandler being 90% of Melo is bull****. Melo is a star for a reason and his presence here will be a big ****ing deal. Same way Amare's was/is.
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1/12/2011  6:43 PM
I think Camby is too old for what we are trying to do. We are trying to build a team that can compete for the next 4 or 5 years so I would prefer a younger guy that can be there for the long haul. CAmby would be a great pickup after that person is aquired.
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