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JesseDark
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2/14/2011  8:17 AM
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/210924/Knicks_May_Acquire_Earl_Barron
REALGM article....

Donnie Walsh still believes New York's biggest need is at center and the team's most likely pre-deadline acquisition may be Earl Barron

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/210924/Knicks_May_Acquire_Earl_Barron#ixzz1DwG8aGIR


Well its about time. This move is long over due. If this happens some of us can take a bow.

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2/14/2011  8:21 AM
bring him on.
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2/14/2011  8:29 AM
I don't know much about this guy - what's the story? Just looked at his stats and can't tell much from them.
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2/14/2011  8:47 AM    LAST EDITED: 2/14/2011  8:48 AM
This is OK but guys, let's be real, Earl Barron isn't going to be our "savior". There is a reason that he keeps getting cut from teams and is still a FA.

However, he gives us back-up and depth at our weakest position. Ronny is hurt. Stat is hurt. And Mosgov isn't ready to play full-time.

Also, this could help pave the way for a trade for Melo if Denver wants Mosgov included. Then Earl will replace Mosgov.

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2/14/2011  8:51 AM
Markji wrote:This is OK but guys, let's be real, Earl Barron isn't going to be our "savior". There is a reason that he keeps getting cut from teams and is still a FA.

However, he gives us back-up and depth at our weakest position. Ronny is hurt. Stat is hurt. And Mosgov isn't ready to play full-time.

Also, this could help pave the way for a trade for Melo if Denver wants Mosgov included. Then Earl will replace Mosgov.

granted. but there's also a "reason" that he averaged a double-double during his stint in mda's system.
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2/14/2011  8:56 AM    LAST EDITED: 2/14/2011  8:56 AM
Marv wrote:
Markji wrote:This is OK but guys, let's be real, Earl Barron isn't going to be our "savior". There is a reason that he keeps getting cut from teams and is still a FA.

However, he gives us back-up and depth at our weakest position. Ronny is hurt. Stat is hurt. And Mosgov isn't ready to play full-time.

Also, this could help pave the way for a trade for Melo if Denver wants Mosgov included. Then Earl will replace Mosgov.

granted. but there's also a "reason" that he averaged a double-double during his stint in mda's system.

Agree....and I am happy we are probably going to sign Earl. He played well in our system last year. I don't view him as a starting center but he is OK.
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2/14/2011  8:59 AM
Markji wrote:
Marv wrote:
Markji wrote:This is OK but guys, let's be real, Earl Barron isn't going to be our "savior". There is a reason that he keeps getting cut from teams and is still a FA.

However, he gives us back-up and depth at our weakest position. Ronny is hurt. Stat is hurt. And Mosgov isn't ready to play full-time.

Also, this could help pave the way for a trade for Melo if Denver wants Mosgov included. Then Earl will replace Mosgov.

granted. but there's also a "reason" that he averaged a double-double during his stint in mda's system.

Agree....and I am happy we are probably going to sign Earl. He played well in our system last year. I don't view him as a starting center but he is OK.

If he can be like Joel Anthony is in Miami, I will be happy. Our starting center has to rebound, block, and defend.

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2/14/2011  8:59 AM    LAST EDITED: 2/14/2011  8:59 AM
Good replacement for Turiaf in the rotation. Barron is a very good defensive rebounder. You know he is a good rebounder when he battled DLee for rebounds last year and managed to give us a double-double almost every night at the end of the season. Amare will love this guy as he does not clog the middle up. He played well off Dudu and DLee playing their PnR last year.
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2/14/2011  9:24 AM
Good move, should provide some depth at the 4/5.
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2/14/2011  9:32 AM
Could it be that Earl is coming in because the Knicks might part with Moz in a Melo deal.
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2/14/2011  9:37 AM
he's no jerome james...

but i wouldn't be opposed to bringing him back. if earl barron is here on march 1st, it probably means someone else has arrived...

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2/14/2011  9:45 AM
Vmart wrote:Could it be that Earl is coming in because the Knicks might part with Moz in a Melo deal.

God, I hope not. I like Timo and hope he is not in the deal.
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2/14/2011  9:55 AM
The question is - who are we going to cut on the roster? We have 15 players under contract.

It is either we cut Roger Mason ....or....
the trade for Melo is getting closer.

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2/14/2011  10:05 AM
Markji wrote:The question is - who are we going to cut on the roster? We have 15 players under contract.

It is either we cut Roger Mason ....or....
the trade for Melo is getting closer.

The roster spot most likely to be free belongs right now to Eddy Curry

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2/14/2011  10:07 AM
Andrew wrote:
Markji wrote:The question is - who are we going to cut on the roster? We have 15 players under contract.

It is either we cut Roger Mason ....or....
the trade for Melo is getting closer.

The roster spot most likely to be free belongs right now to Eddy Curry


We can't cut Eddy before the trade deadline because we need him for matching salaries in the Melo trade. So that would mean that Earl waits another 10 days or we make the trade sooner than the deadline.
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2/14/2011  10:09 AM
Markji wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Markji wrote:The question is - who are we going to cut on the roster? We have 15 players under contract.

It is either we cut Roger Mason ....or....
the trade for Melo is getting closer.

The roster spot most likely to be free belongs right now to Eddy Curry


We can't cut Eddy before the trade deadline because we need him for matching salaries in the Melo trade. So that would mean that Earl waits another 10 days or we make the trade sooner than the deadline.

Yeah. That was the premise of the artice. Gotta read the full article instead of relying onthe RealGM recrap.

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2/14/2011  10:13 AM
Barron can rebound which is helpful. I don't think he's a great player but we need another body on the boards. We need another backup PG too.
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2/14/2011  10:19 AM    LAST EDITED: 2/14/2011  10:20 AM
Vmart wrote:Could it be that Earl is coming in because the Knicks might part with Moz in a Melo deal.

Yes, that's a good possibility. I'd rather lose Moz than Gallo. I am confident we are keeping Fields, so it would be Gallo getting added for a deadline deal. But his game is improving and he adds a lot of depth to our roster. I don't want to lose Gallo. Plus he's Mike and Donnie's pet project.

The Nuggs are likely to lose Nene next year after he opts out, so they may consider Moz a cheap prospect at the 5. In fact, they never seemed to like Gallo, and I would not be surprised if insisting on Moz is really just them asking for their preferred player, and Gallo is meant to force us to take back their bad deals.

If we end up trading Chandler, Curry, AR, and Mozgov... while taking back Bird's deal or Al's as recompense for not giving up Gallo, then it would be nearly as good as signing Melo in FA. We lose Moz, but he's not that much better than Earl right now. He will be, but he's quite raw and gets absolutely NO respect from the officials.

Meanwhile, Earl is a 7 footer who nails 3pters, blocks shots, grabs boards and has good hoops IQ. He's no long term answer, but he can keep the seat warm until we sign Melo and figure out what to do at the 5.
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2/14/2011  10:25 AM
Barron nails 3's? Where is that coming from?

He can rebound and dunk the basketball. In the near term he can give us what Moz is already giving on the court, which is good if we lose him. Long term is where losing Mozgov hurts- because we're seeing that he's developing and has been resilient here as a rookie.
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2/14/2011  10:31 AM
Andrew wrote:
Markji wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Markji wrote:The question is - who are we going to cut on the roster? We have 15 players under contract.

It is either we cut Roger Mason ....or....
the trade for Melo is getting closer.

The roster spot most likely to be free belongs right now to Eddy Curry


We can't cut Eddy before the trade deadline because we need him for matching salaries in the Melo trade. So that would mean that Earl waits another 10 days or we make the trade sooner than the deadline.

Yeah. That was the premise of the artice. Gotta read the full article instead of relying onthe RealGM recrap.


Good point Andrew - I hadn't read the entire article. Just what was posted on the thread. It's on the UK Home page and here is the link.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/barron_at_center_of_walsh_attention_iMrqtWsX52QZzB4OXK1C1J

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