NardDogNation wrote:I approve this message. I liked his game since his Portland days. He even seemed like he could run a little point. I'd sign both he and his best friend, Thomas Robinson.

I just want to know if he was a fa?

I like Barton's game a lot -- problem is he's a RFA so like a lot of these top FAs on the market, he'd be difficult to get. I can't picture Denver letting him get away, much like we probably won't let Shved get away. Some similar guys I've seen play that definitely wouldn't cost as much: Orlando Johnson, Kevin Murphy, Dominique Jones, Doron Lamb. I get mentioning guys like Stuckey, Barton, retaining Shved etc.. We're looking at some quality SGs there, no question. Problem is they're gonna cost...I don't know if diverting a lot of money at 2G is really the right move. My feeling on the SG upgrade going back several weeks now -- let's come up with our own Stuckey, our own Barton etc. I honestly believe we can come up with similar if not better talent at a nominal cost. I'd much rather divert our money toward a big PG upgrade and/or a whole frontcourt revamp, again--depending on what I got in the draft..

callmened wrote:OMG. burton sucks. i question his decision making and his shooting sucks. to me he shouldnt even be in the NBA. hes a DLeague talent playing on an awful team

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crzymdups wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Is this guy a free agent--I cant seem to figure it out? Sorry his last name is spelled Barton. Hes roughly 6-6 and 23 years old.

Boy did I peg this one--this alone was better than all of our FA combined.

This was a good call. Barton has been great this season. Every time I've seen Denver I've been impressed by him. I actually looked up his free agency status first time I saw him play this season.

He was RFA last summer - could've been hard to get if Denver wanted him. But you're right, he'd be the best guard on our roster if he was a Knick.

We paid 8mm for Affalo. Im starting to feel everything other than KP and resigning Lance Thomas(who has earned nBA time as a quality bench guy for the $) has been a fail. Can you imagine if Carmelo got his way and we had Trey Lyles?

BRIGGS wrote:

callmened wrote:OMG. burton sucks. i question his decision making and his shooting sucks. to me he shouldnt even be in the NBA. hes a DLeague talent playing on an awful team

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yep that was last yr when he SUCKED - and i stand by those words (dont try to make me look like a fool - lol). he had no skills, couldnt shoot defend, etc etc. he was just a physical talent running around like a chicken with his head cut off. to his credit he has improved. more disciplined. i only go by what i see at the time - and at that time he was horrible. denver got lucky with a STEAL - theres a reason why no one really wanted him as a free agent last summer. anyone who predicted that he would turn his career around shouldnt be the knicks GM, they should be playing the lotto

for example, right now with clea early, i dont see a player who belongs at this level (he reminds me of barton on portland). he has the physical gifts but he plays and looks lost - but then again theres no opportunity to play. would it surprise me if he goes to another team and turns it around. a light switch goes off and hes put in a system to take advantage of his gifts...NOPE...would it surprise me if hes goes to another team, struggles and then gets cut again...and then is out of the nba in 4 yrs. NOPE. you never know with players. so many factors - many are internal (work ethic, confidence etc). thats why i dont predict the future or claim to be some expert. all i do is give my opinion on what i see

CrushAlot wrote:Pretty sure this is the third bump of the day. Can we stop there?

Yes