I wish Camby wasn't offered a 2 yr $11M per annum contract cause it seems almost impossible to make a trade for him while also getting Melo.

If we add Melo and Camby, I think we'd have a title run on our hands. Camby has the exact skillset we need to complement Amare. People mention role players like Varejao but Varejao can't be relied upon to hit an open jumper. Neither can Dalembert and I don't know enough about Marc Gasol to be honest. And without a jumper, none of these players will see the starting lineup under D'Antoni.

Camby can hit the J up to 18 feet out. He rebounds at an excellent rate. He can defend the interior better than any of our current players. He's old, but I think he has 2-3 more years left in the tank.

Besides AR, what young player can we acquire that can project to be another Camby? Cause that's the type of player we need next to Amare. It doesn't have to be a C imo. It can be a PF like Marion was for Amare.

martin wrote:

Vmart wrote:I'm not sure MDA would play him. He is over 6'10'' that doesn't fit MDA criteria.

come on man, that's such a low-level post. We all stopped doing that a long time ago.

The Knicks treated this game like a playoff game and they still lost. You guys want cartwheels because the Knicks lost by two to the Celtics at HOME!

Vmart wrote:

martin wrote:

Vmart wrote:I'm not sure MDA would play him. He is over 6'10'' that doesn't fit MDA criteria.

come on man, that's such a low-level post. We all stopped doing that a long time ago.

The Knicks treated this game like a playoff game and they still lost. You guys want cartwheels because the Knicks lost by two to the Celtics at HOME!

The Celtics are the best team in the East and damn near won the NBA Title last year. How is it not a good thing for this team to have pretty much out played the Celts for much of the game and lost in the last seconds. It wasn't like Boston really stopped the Knicks. That shot Amar'e had point blank that rimmed out just before Pierce hit his, could easily have gone down or they could've called a foul on that play. I think it's more than obvious that after BEATING the Nuggets and then taking the C's to the final seconds that this team is a very good team. Even tho it's still a team that needs to be improved.

The good thing is that we need to be improved from the bottom and not the top. Our starters are doing the job, but our reserves need to be improved. That's a GREAT problem to have, since it's easier to find bench help than starters.

Vmart wrote:

martin wrote:

Vmart wrote:I'm not sure MDA would play him. He is over 6'10'' that doesn't fit MDA criteria.

come on man, that's such a low-level post. We all stopped doing that a long time ago.

The Knicks treated this game like a playoff game and they still lost. You guys want cartwheels because the Knicks lost by two to the Celtics at HOME!

Dude. I signed up for this abused fan therapy session. We cry into each others boobs. It's wonderfully healing.

Haha. Seriously though. I get what you're saying. After 10 years of losing, it's hard to stomach feeling good about a loss at home.

But this thread isn't about how we're really Laker beating championship contenders. It's about recognizing we have serious flaws (on this I believe you would agree) and how to fix them.

I would have LOVED to see Camby or really any big body out there not letting KG post up, grab his own rebound and put it back.

Maybe Charles Oakley can come out of retirement? He'd be perfect for this team. Plays D. Enforcer. Can make defenses respect his J.

AR: Can't seem to be able to handle the NBA yet or anymore.

Mosgov: Ditto

Douglas: Injured

Williams and Mason Jr: Not going to make a difference.

Curry: For obvious reasons

All of these guys are either hurt or would have hurt the team or would have been ho hum. We need to make some trades.

cheers wrote:i read this thread, conclusion, PLAY AR.

btw last nite nate kinda carried the celtics on his back and really was the spark off the bench, and a great sub when rondo was hurt. where is the knicks spark off the bench? we have players i really want mda to start using them. tbh we could of used nate off the bench subbing for felton but we let him go.

AR can't handle KG getting 3/4 rebounds before put back.

cheers wrote:

rp wrote:

cheers wrote:i read this thread, conclusion, PLAY AR.

btw last nite nate kinda carried the celtics on his back and really was the spark off the bench, and a great sub when rondo was hurt. where is the knicks spark off the bench? we have players i really want mda to start using them. tbh we could of used nate off the bench subbing for felton but we let him go.

AR can't handle KG getting 3/4 rebounds before put back.

it is a slightly fairer fight ar/kg than wil/kg. you almost gifting the rebounds to kg putting someone small in front of him.

wilson has 30-40 of muscle on AR at this point. AR is a string bean - he needs to bulk up.

wilson is doing an admirable job.

getting camby would be a godsend.

this is all stuff that won't shake out for two months as the Melo-drama plays out. once Melo is shipped, the Knicks will either have Melo and need to wait until the summer to find a big... or if Melo goes somewhere else, i would make a serious play for Camby and Rudy Fernandez.