Lin gets to practice against his idol and Kidd stays near his home in the NY metro area.

Teams won't have to guard (Kidd) but will, and he'll just pinpoint with passes while taking advantage of the fact that teams will continue to overreact and treat him as a major threat from behind the 3-point arc. It's a simple, staid offense that will be run by a man with a brain that demands complexity and improvisation and quick movement, though his weary legs guarantee that this brain has to play down to his team's offense. - Kelly Dwyer

So, where does this leave the Knicks? Well, it leaves them maintaining. Their roster right now (assuming all this goes through the way it has been reported; there's supposedly a "moratorium" on deals this week, so nothing will be official until July 11): - Wil Leitch

Lin can play his frenetic style for 30 minutes and Kidd brings solid relief with 18 minutes of coaching and clutch plays. This combination works better than a Nash deal because Kidd rebounds and bonded with Chandler in Dallas. Jason Kidd makes life easier for our number one son - Carmelo Anthony is relieved of extended ball handling responsibility.

Guards
Jason Kidd
Jeremy Lin
Iman Shumpert
Toney Douglas (if Houston is desperate for guards...)

Forwards
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
James White
(Kostas Papanikolaou)
Steve Novak

Centers
Tyson Chandler
Josh Harrellson
Jerome Jordan/ Summer League discovery
Dan Gadzuric

OasisBU wrote:

martin wrote:and dont forget JRSMith

Have we cut a deal with him yet or still pending?

for the most part, we can only really offer him $2.8M. The one advantage we have is that if he stays with Knicks he will get his Bird Rights.

Kidd came within one point of a triple-double earlier this month, when he had 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a win over the Golden State Warriors. His 107 career triple-doubles rank behind only Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson in NBA history and are more than the combined total of the next four active triple-double leaders (LeBron James, Grant Hill, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett).

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Kidd's 17 consecutive seasons with a triple-double is by far the longest such streak in NBA history. Next on that list: Johnson (12), Robertson (11), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) and Larry Bird (9).

Nash can make fancy passes, but he does not rebound the ball or defend like Kidd.

You want Jeremy Lin to develop? You get him the best professor.

Jason Kidd is durable and rugged... and will look better inorange and blue than Nash.

misterearl wrote:It is a match made in Bay Area heaven

Lin gets to practice against his idol and Kidd stays near his home in the NY metro area.

Teams won't have to guard (Kidd) but will, and he'll just pinpoint with passes while taking advantage of the fact that teams will continue to overreact and treat him as a major threat from behind the 3-point arc. It's a simple, staid offense that will be run by a man with a brain that demands complexity and improvisation and quick movement, though his weary legs guarantee that this brain has to play down to his team's offense. - Kelly Dwyer

So, where does this leave the Knicks? Well, it leaves them maintaining. Their roster right now (assuming all this goes through the way it has been reported; there's supposedly a "moratorium" on deals this week, so nothing will be official until July 11): - Wil Leitch

Lin can play his frenetic style for 30 minutes and Kidd brings solid relief with 18 minutes of coaching and clutch plays. This combination works better than a Nash deal because Kidd rebounds and bonded with Chandler in Dallas. Jason Kidd makes life easier for our number one son - Carmelo Anthony is relieved of extended ball handling responsibility.

Guards
Jason Kidd
Jeremy Lin
Iman Shumpert
Toney Douglas (if Houston is desperate for guards...)

Forwards
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
James White
(Kostas Papanikolaou)
Steve Novak

Centers
Tyson Chandler
Josh Harrellson
Jerome Jordan/ Summer League discovery
Dan Gadzuric

we dont have quality 4-5 back ups and rim protection when Chandler goes to the bench is very poor. with shumpert out--were thin at G.

DJMUSIC wrote:Well i like yo' list but take Dan Gadzuric AND u already cited Toney Douglass off this team
we're gonna improve that way !

DJ - If the salaries of Toney Douglas and Dan Gadzuric can be leveraged in a sign-and-trade scenario, Glen Grunwald has a head start on NBA Executive of The Year.

Guards
Jason Obewon Kidd
Luke Skywalker Lin
Iman Shumpert (back by Valentines Day, hopefully)
JR Smith - for defense
Chris Smith - or a Summer League discovery du jour
Pablo Prigioni, Argentina, longshot, but hey, crazier things have happened

Forwards
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
James White
Steve Novak
(Kostas Papanikolaou)

Centers
Tyson Chandler
Josh Harrellson
Timofey Mozgov (2013 with Big Papanik)/ Marcus Camby, either is cool with The Answer Man
Jerome Jordan - "can you tell me which way is the weight room?"

Syniko wrote:Somebody sounds a little bitter toward Nash not coming to Knicks. You wouldn't be singing the same tune if Nash had signed up with New York.

Syniko - bitter toward Nash not coming to NYC? Never. Besides, The Answer Man never fell for the hype about his midtown apartment and loving the city anyway. The Answer Man simply makes the best of what is. Jason Kidd is what is. If Steve Nash had signed with our beloved Knicks it would be a marvelous day to celebrate his portfolio and tutoring Jeremy Lin. But he is a Laker which means he is the enemy, ergo... he ain't a New York Knick, so he gets dissed. He runs with Kobe and Bynum. He must be stopped.

On the other hand, Jason Kidd is the greatest thing since Maurice Cheeks, who helped us defeat the Celtics IN Boston by the way. See how it works?

Knicksfan wrote:For us to really sport a solid team next season we need the following:

Starting Lineup:

PG- Jeremy Lin
SG- NEEDED STARTER [Landry is gone]
SF- Carmelo Anthony
PF- Amar'e Stoudemire
C-- Tyson Chandler

Bench:

PG- Jason Kidd
SG- BACKUP SHOORING GUARD [PLACE PROBABLY RESERVED FOR J.R. SMITH]
SF- Steve Novak [we'll surely re-sign him]
PF- VERSATILE GUARD/FORWARD [RIGHT NOW THIS PLACE WILL PROBABLY BE FOR JARED JEFFRIES BUT COULD KEEP LOOKING FOR UPGRADES?]
C-- SOLID VETERAN CENTER [RIGHT NOW DAN GADZURIC BUT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE HAD A GUY LIKE MARCUS CAMBY]
SF- James White [IF HE CAN PLAY GUARD TOO IT WOULD BE NICE]
F/C Josh Harrellson

IR:
PG- THIRD STRINGER[RIGHT NOW IT WOULD BE TONY DOUGLAS BUT I THINK HE WILL BE MOVED]
SG- Iman Shumpert (UNTIL JANUARY AT BEST)
C-- Jerome Jordan

Where"s Novak?

What Carmelo Said: “I like Jason Kidd. I’m pretty sure I’ll talk to him the next couple of days.”

What Really Happened: I called Jason while he was playing golf Thursday and told him he could go quietly and retire or have some fun in The World's Most Famous Arena. He did the math”

What Carmelo Said: “It takes a lot of pressure off me to try to do everything, I can pick my spots, and Amar’e can pick his spots.”

What Carmelo Felt In His Heart: We are going to have a blast.

What Carmelo Said:“He is a guy who can get everybody involved, I don’t have to do too much ball handling. Right now, my mind-set is to start working off the ball a lot more.”

What Carmelo Meant: “I’m getting accustomed to playing with Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul on the United States national team, last I checked Mike Bibby was not here. Jason will be a refreshing segue”