Turiaf a good second big off the bench at best.

martin wrote:IMHO, Knicks need at least 2 quality bigs to be really competitive at the elite level.

Turiaf a good second big off the bench at best.

Unfortunately, Ronny Turiaf is brittle.

Jonas Valanciunas. Lithuania 6'11

Timofey Mozgov would be perfect.

Just remember one thing...the bulls (championship years) didn't have an elite big....they had 4 rotational centers used to soak up fouls and take up space....We can follow that same philosophy.

JohnWallace44 wrote:Whoever the big is has to be able to score from the perimeter. We can't have three guys trying to score from the paint.

If you remember, JJ developed a decent jumper, plus he moves around on offense...and Baron is a classic mid range jump shooter. But I agree, can't clog the middle like big Shaq would do...That will make both Amari and Melo into jump shooters.

He didn't turn out to be the black hole on offense that everyone thought he would be (including myself) he did a pretty good job of moving the ball around. We would still need another big who can defend and alter shots but Randolph's rebounding and scoring could be huge off the bench. Like I said he would have to agree take a pay cut to play for a contender but these new look Knicks might intrigue him.

blkexec wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Zach Randolph's contract expires this year. He can still put up big numbers and he was a good soldier the last time he was in NY. Randolph had nothing but nice things to say about his time here. If Zach would take a big pay cut to play here the Knicks would have someone to spell Stat or play along side of him at times. Bet Chancey would know how to make the most of his game.

He didn't turn out to be the black hole on offense that everyone thought he would be (including myself) he did a pretty good job of moving the ball around. We would still need another big who can defend and alter shots but Randolph's rebounding and scoring could be huge off the bench. Like I said he would have to agree take a pay cut to play for a contender but these new look Knicks might intrigue him.

He's not taking a pay cut...and he's not coming off the bench.

Plus, if he's not holding the ball, he's not as affective, in my opinion. Thats what gets him going, similar to Melo.

I doubt he would take a pay cut either but he can do things well without the ball like rebound.

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Go get me one of these guys WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS:

Tier 1
Marcus Cousin
Troy Murphy (I'm not waiting on this guy though -- I'd come hard with the most money possible on a contract for the rest of the season PLUS a guarantee to start at center. Maybe even a guarantee to make next year's team if we can fit him in within the framework of what we plan to do for the future..I'd need an answer right away..Maybe the Heat/Celtics won't be willing to give him those guarantees..Make a top offer and ask for a decision -- it's not like he'd be coming to a terrible team too btw..The future's definitely a lot brighter here now -- if Troy doesn't want us, then I don't want him..I'm not wasting time with a bidding war..On to Plan B if that's the case.)
Earl Barron

Tier 2
Sean Williams
Dwayne Jones
Leon Powe if healthy (Amar'e would have to play 5)
Courtney Sims
Joe Alexander (Amar'e would have to play 5)
Vernon Goodridge (Amar'e at 5)

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Realistic Draft Targets This Summer (BIGS):
Keith Benson
Jonas Valanciunas
Jordan Williams
Trey Thompkins
Kenny Faried
JaJuan Johnson
Marcus Morris
Markieff Morris
Rick Jackson

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Intergrate Jerome Jordan into the mix even if he's still wet behind the ears..A fronline of Jerome Jordan/Amar'e/Melo is better than what we have right now and pretty damn solid looking on paper. I saw something written somewhere about a week ago saying the Knicks are confident they can reach a buyout agreement with Jordan's current European team to bring him over right now possibly).

And yes, I am interested in DeAndre Jordan if we can work something out..Doubtful the Clippers let him get away though. We won't have much cap room to sign him anyway but you definitely look into it. Maybe we can do some shuffling/juggling..

Go get me one of these guys WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS:

Tier 1
DeMarcus Cousins - not available
Troy Murphy - would be nice, feeling is he is headed to Boston, looks like Dave Cowens long lost brother
Earl Barron - maybe

Tier 2
Sean Williams - no thank you, not a center and too much hassle
Dwayne Jones - five teams in five years = scrub
Leon Powe - scrub and not a center
Courtney Sims - tall scrub
Joe Alexander - soft scrub and not a center
Vernon Goodridge - not a center, say what?