Its also clear from his history Melo needs the right personalities around him. He's liked by teammates but not the most mature. The right heads will help that as well.

CrushAlot wrote:http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2321599-in-one-overdue-trade-phil-jackson-sets-knicks-on-course-correction-long-needed
A lot of good stuff. I didnt know Sam was constantly late for practice, concerns about JR etc.

He's notorious for being late- he got disciplined in Dallas for sleeping in twice.

smackeddog wrote:For over a decade, since before the IT era, a lot of people on these boards have been calling for a total rebuild- can't believe it's really happening! Next years lack of pick is the major fly in the ointment though.

There has been some discussion about the high profile would-be restricted free agents like Butler, Harris and Leonard and what team would put the expected max offer sheet on the table. The Knicks now looked primed to be one of those teams.

Sources close to the thinking in New York peg the Knicks as a likely suitor for both Harris and Butler, with a belief that the Knicks would indeed offer max money to Butler, with Harris viewed as a secondary option.

There has been a long running narrative that the Knicks have an eye for Gasol, however sources near Gasol in Memphis say beyond a cursory exploration of free agency his mindset is to re-sign with the Grizzlies.

Another interesting wrinkle for the Knicks is that not only will they have $34.1 million to play with in July; the 2016 NBA salary cap is expected to climb to a number north of $80 million when the NBA’s new TV rights deal kicks in.

Some projections estimate that the 2016 cap could go as high as $82-$85 million, meaning the Knicks could gain an additional $15 to $18 million in space if they keep themselves at or near the expected 2015 cap.

http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-am-knicks-could-have-34-1-million-in-capspace/

Also they said elsewhere that the Knicks will likely spend this offseason targeting 2nd and 3rd tire player, and then focus on a big player in 2016. That's absolutely the right thing to do- don't try and hit a home run this offseason, we can't fix it over night. Gamble with a max offer sheet with either Leonard or Butler (likely strike out), and just focus on a couple of 2nd tier guys.

gunsnewing wrote:Hahn and and the likes are pushing hard for Gasol.

I rather draft OK4 or Towns and go hard at jimmy butler or Leonard. Hopefully Galloway pans out. Maybe bring back Larkin to back him up(good defensive player). If Galloway sucks get Lin. Trade Calderon and THJ to free up more cap space.

If your two best players are Melo and Gasol surrounded by vet min bums you are not getting to the finals and your window would be very short

gunsnewing wrote:Hahn and and the likes are pushing hard for Gasol.

I rather draft OK4 or Towns and go hard at jimmy butler or Leonard. Hopefully Galloway pans out. Maybe bring back Larkin to back him up(good defensive player). If Galloway sucks get Lin. Trade Calderon and THJ to free up more cap space.

If your two best players are Melo and Gasol surrounded by vet min bums you are not getting to the finals and your window would be very short just like Melo and Tyson. Not even worth counting Amare

Just listened to Hahns podcast, and he was actually pushing for us to forget about stars and just target 2nd and 3rd tier players- he said we should try to get 3 good players this offseason. I like that plan. Add our top pick and Melo and we might actually have a starting five made up of 5 players who actually should be starters- been a long time since we could say that!

Its an old story.

I love this article. I have been in agreement with this for some time and this guy writes much better than I do. Phil's only blemish is Calderon's contract and in the scheme of things not really that fatal at all!

TeamBall wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Hahn and and the likes are pushing hard for Gasol.

I rather draft OK4 or Towns and go hard at jimmy butler or Leonard. Hopefully Galloway pans out. Maybe bring back Larkin to back him up(good defensive player). If Galloway sucks get Lin. Trade Calderon and THJ to free up more cap space.

If your two best players are Melo and Gasol surrounded by vet min bums you are not getting to the finals and your window would be very short just like Melo and Tyson. Not even worth counting Amare

Just listened to Hahns podcast, and he was actually pushing for us to forget about stars and just target 2nd and 3rd tier players- he said we should try to get 3 good players this offseason. I like that plan. Add our top pick and Melo and we might actually have a starting five made up of 5 players who actually should be starters- been a long time since we could say that!

Hopefully we're focusing on fit also

nixluva wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Hahn and and the likes are pushing hard for Gasol.

I rather draft OK4 or Towns and go hard at jimmy butler or Leonard. Hopefully Galloway pans out. Maybe bring back Larkin to back him up(good defensive player). If Galloway sucks get Lin. Trade Calderon and THJ to free up more cap space.

If your two best players are Melo and Gasol surrounded by vet min bums you are not getting to the finals and your window would be very short just like Melo and Tyson. Not even worth counting Amare

Just listened to Hahns podcast, and he was actually pushing for us to forget about stars and just target 2nd and 3rd tier players- he said we should try to get 3 good players this offseason. I like that plan. Add our top pick and Melo and we might actually have a starting five made up of 5 players who actually should be starters- been a long time since we could say that!

Hopefully we're focusing on fit also

Not Hopefully. Phil is going to be very methodical about this. He's not just collect talent that won't make sense for how he wants the team to function. That's not how he thinks. He's looking for specific roles to be filled. Unlike a lot of GM's he's not just winging it he's got a blueprint for the type of team he wants. Some fans seem to forget this but he's done this before in terms of knowing the parts and what they contributed and how he used them. He didn't have to be a GM to understand those things. He knows the components of a title team and he's going to be working to establish that here.