And since Camby can space the floor better than Tyson... fewer dry spells on the offensive end.

The Heat not signing him... priceless.

misterearl wrote:Best Analysis To Date

Did someone say Mobb Deep?

Adding Camby, who blocked shots at a significantly better rate than Chandler, would mean that the Knicks wouldn't have to choose between playing Chandler and giving up on one end of the floor. Better still, a Camby-led second unit would allow the Knicks to deploy Amar'e Stoudemire in a non-Carmelo Anthony lineup. The result, more room for Stoudemire to operate, a shooter in Steve Novak to create space for him, a point guard in Jason Kidd to find him, and no need to rely on Stoudemire defensively inside, would give the Knicks a second unit the envy of nearly every other N.B.A. team.

- Howard Megdal

The deal is done. The time for kvetching over what was bartered is over. The best part is surveying the roster-in-progress and visualizing how it comes together.

Suddenly, Amar'e Stoudemire morphs from proposed trade bait - into an essential component on his very own shift line, with Jason Kidd calling the shots.

Is Glen Grunwald a genius?

Forward.

That would be awesome

With these three moves, the Knicks will have nine players with guaranteed deals. A tenth is expected to be Jeremy Lin when the Knicks match Houston’s four-year, $28.8 million offer for him.

OasisBU - That leaves five potential roster spots up for grabs. Two for guys on active duty and three for guys wearing nice suits. My boy John Hughes claims that Jeffries is having some fancy blood procedure done in Europe but Jared gets more fragile with each year. The best part about Jeffries is that he can defend three positions, which is rare.

A 6'9 yoot with inside game would be nice. We need Amar'e insurance against fragile knees. Ahmad Nivins (6'9 242) has no mid range offense to speak of but his rebounding and shot blocking fits the Knicks company line. Kostas Papanikolaou is a year away - but may receive a three AM phone call if things get dicey.

A third or fourth guard will materialize in Las Vegas. Hopefully, he will not be a desert mirage. He better be exceptional because Mike Woodson takes his cues from Red Holzman and prefers veterans. If 6'4 210 Jeremiah Rivers can make a jump shot, he gets an invite to training camp. 6'4 182 Mustapha Farrakhan has ACC chops, a solid academic/ character background and what better media market is there for him?

The other three spots can be filled from The Rucker.

(Dee-Fense)

ChuckBuck wrote:I like how we have the flexibility to play like "Hockey Shift Lines" now. We can play an all Defensive unit if we have a big lead with Kidd/Shumpert/Jeffries/Camby/Chandler or we can go all out offense with Lin/JR/Melo/Novak/Amare. It's all up to Woody to make it work!

ChuckBuck - you are a scholar and a gentleman. The NBA is all about creating favorable - and dominating - matchups. Our Knicks were dominated by Miami because we were forced to start Mike Bibby and depend on a barely ambulatory Baron Davis for productive minutes. Toney Douglas could not produce minimal results with a second and third chance at cameo minutes. He insisted to run on his personal treadmill and the offense suffered.

When Tyson Chander went to the bench our interior defense was invisible. Josh Harrellson was of no assistance in this department and received a free pass for the cute shorts. Enough sentiment. This is business.

Jeffries is better guarding the perimeter than inside... at least he gets after his man by taking charges.

No more sappy sentiment or free passes.

Time to make da donuts.

Knicksfan wrote:

misterearl wrote:Exactly

(Dee-Fense)

ChuckBuck wrote:I like how we have the flexibility to play like "Hockey Shift Lines" now. We can play an all Defensive unit if we have a big lead with Kidd/Shumpert/Jeffries/Camby/Chandler or we can go all out offense with Lin/JR/Melo/Novak/Amare. It's all up to Woody to make it work!

ChuckBuck - you are a scholar and a gentleman. The NBA is all about creating favorable - and dominating - matchups. Our Knicks were dominated by Miami because we were forced to start Mike Bibby and depend on a barely ambulatory Baron Davis for productive minutes. Toney Douglas could not produce minimal results with a second and third chance at cameo minutes. He insisted to run on his personal treadmill and the offense suffered.

When Tyson Chander went to the bench our interior defense was invisible. Josh Harrellson was of no assistance in this department and received a free pass for the cute shorts. Enough sentiment. This is business.

Jeffries is better guarding the perimeter than inside... at least he gets after his man by taking charges.

No more sappy sentiment or free passes.

Time to make da donuts.

Which reminds me: we need a decent third point guard on the team.

Vegas baby! Either summer league guy or sign the Italian dude.

ChuckBuck wrote:
Either summer league guy or sign the Italian dude.

Italian Dude

"Argentine veteran point guard Pablo Prigioni (6'4 180) is still in place, although his skills are starting to slip. As he ages and slows, Prigioni's famously great defense is fading, and his ability to get to the basket and create his own shot is largely gone too. The current version of Prigioni is thus rather limited; a good outside shooter, good playmaker, pass-first leader point guard with incredibly low turnover numbers, but who is no longer a threat to do much in (or get within) the paint, and who can be exposed by speedy opponents."

Appealing to Prigioni's desire to play on the world's brightest stage in the world's most famous arena could be worth investigating.

Invite Pablo to training camp in Greenburgh with juicy incentives.

misterearl wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:
Either summer league guy or sign the Italian dude.

Italian Dude

"Argentine veteran point guard Pablo Prigioni (6'4 180) is still in place, although his skills are starting to slip. As he ages and slows, Prigioni's famously great defense is fading, and his ability to get to the basket and create his own shot is largely gone too. The current version of Prigioni is thus rather limited; a good outside shooter, good playmaker, pass-first leader point guard with incredibly low turnover numbers, but who is no longer a threat to do much in (or get within) the paint, and who can be exposed by speedy opponents."

Appealing to Prigioni's desire to play on the world's brightest stage in the world's most famous arena could be worth investigating.

Invite Pablo to training camp in Greenburgh with juicy incentives.

sounds like a non-injured Baron or a slightly less-run-down Bibby? Perfect 3rd PG?