Bizzy211 wrote:http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2012/07/knicks-to-re-sign-steve-novak.html

There goes our chance of getting the 5m MLE, even though it was unlikely.
4m is a pretty good deal for Novak, with his skill set, defensive liability, and as a tweener.
I would have preferred a deal 2-2.5m, would rather him walk, if anything more, and have the 5m MLE instead.
I think JR Smith, believes he is worth more than Novak, with his age, ability to create his own shot, defend, and good athleticism.

I think we over payed but hey, its not my $.
I am glad we get Novak back but would have preferred a veteran minimum 3point specialist, using the 5m MLE with 2 contracts or one try to get a steal player that can be used as an asset.
Like Felton or Beasley *I know its less 1m less than what the Sun's offered but to give Beasley to sell the opportunity to get his revenge on The Heat to intensify the rivalry.
Even a player like JJ Hickson or Carl Laundry, deserve more than him.

It's not that bad of a contract, its just because we have Amare/Melo making so much $ and not being able to penetrate, facilitate, and handle the ball as a G to create really hurts.
Tax Apron, here we come, to join BKLYN.

For that $, I think a combination of

Anthony Tolliver/Boris Diaw

and

Danny Green/Courtney Lee/Terrence Williams would be better...

MS wrote:Agreed 2.5MM is his market. Overpaying for a guy that does one thing exceptionally well. You would think that a guy that could barely get open in the playoffs would have not commanded almost 4MM per, but whatever.

Just imagine if Lin was healthy for the playoffs. Novak would have been open all night.

NYKBocker wrote:

MS wrote:Agreed 2.5MM is his market. Overpaying for a guy that does one thing exceptionally well. You would think that a guy that could barely get open in the playoffs would have not commanded almost 4MM per, but whatever.

Just imagine if Lin was healthy for the playoffs. Novak would have been open all night.

Nah, Heat defense is too good, they are very quick and rotate very well.
We need 2 quality ball handlers, with the ability to penetrate and finish, with at least 1 post presence, and ball movement after that.
Shumpert could be this person in the future with a improved handle and remaining aggressive but he got hurt.....
Wish him a speedy recover, cause we will need him, and hope Kidd will take him under his wing.

RonRon wrote:

Bizzy211 wrote:http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2012/07/knicks-to-re-sign-steve-novak.html

There goes our chance of getting the 5m MLE, even though it was unlikely.
4m is a pretty good deal for Novak, with his skill set, defensive liability, and as a tweener.
I would have preferred a deal 2-2.5m, would rather him walk, if anything more, and have the 5m MLE instead.
I think JR Smith, believes he is worth more than Novak, with his age, ability to create his own shot, defend, and good athleticism.

I think we over payed but hey, its not my $.
I am glad we get Novak back but would have preferred a veteran minimum 3point specialist, using the 5m MLE with 2 contracts or one try to get a steal player that can be used as an asset.
Like Felton or Beasley *I know its less 1m less than what the Sun's offered but to give Beasley to sell the opportunity to get his revenge on The Heat to intensify the rivalry.
Even a player like JJ Hickson or Carl Laundry, deserve more than him.

It's not that bad of a contract, its just because we have Amare/Melo making so much $ and not being able to penetrate, facilitate, and handle the ball as a G to create really hurts.
Tax Apron, here we come, to join BKLYN.

For that $, I think a combination of

Anthony Tolliver/Boris Diaw

and

Danny Green/Courtney Lee/Terrence Williams would be better...

I completely agree.
I hope he has added at least ONE thing new to his game during this off season.

With a legit back up pg in Kidd it means JR can go back to that style too. If he sgns

With our lack of SGs, signing JR Smith at 2.8m is more important than signing Novak to 3.5m.
And if JR does walk, and we manage to trade for Kidd, we could be just a little short of the full 5mill MLE.