1. Trade Robinson, 19 and 32 to Indiana for Myles Turner. Indiana needs to shake things up and the Knicks can get a shot blocking, floor spacing center age 25.

2. Draft Chris Duarte or Aaron Henry at 21. An nba ready 2-way wing.

3. Sign Demar DeRozan. He’s a big wing who can take the pressure off of Randle and should age well given his style of play.

4. Bring back Rose with remaining cap space and use bird rights to sign Bullock for a mid level deal.

5. Bring Gibson back on a 1 year deal, another cheap big, and a cheap guard for depth like Ish Smith.

6. Start Quickley as a floor spacer at PG

Starters: Quickley, Barrett, DeRozan, Randle, Turner

Bench Rotation: Rose, Vildoza, Bullock, Toppin, Gibson

Depth: Ish Smith, Duarte, Pinson, Pelle, minimum big.

Basically surrounding Randle and DeRozan with shooting and still having a dangerous bench. This series has exposed what the Knicks need to fix, while adding valuable experience for Randle, Barrett, Quickley as the guys we will continue to build around.

Knixkik wrote:All of the positive momentum is not lost. It’s time to take the next step though

1. Trade Robinson, 19 and 32 to Indiana for Myles Turner. Indiana needs to shake things up and the Knicks can get a shot blocking, floor spacing center age 25.

2. Draft Chris Duarte or Aaron Henry at 21. An nba ready 2-way wing.

3. Sign Demar DeRozan. He’s a big wing who can take the pressure off of Randle and should age well given his style of play.

4. Bring back Rose with remaining cap space and use bird rights to sign Bullock for a mid level deal.

5. Bring Gibson back on a 1 year deal, another cheap big, and a cheap guard for depth like Ish Smith.

6. Start Quickley as a floor spacer at PG

Starters: Quickley, Barrett, DeRozan, Randle, Turner

Bench Rotation: Rose, Vildoza, Bullock, Toppin, Gibson

Depth: Ish Smith, Duarte, Pinson, Pelle, minimum big.

Basically surrounding Randleg and DeRozan with shooting and still having a dangerous bench. This series has exposed what the Knicks need to fix, while adding valuable experience for Randle, Barrett, Quickley as the guys we will continue to build around.

Interesting I’ll dissect it.

1. Would the pacers trade him to us for Robinson 19 and 32. Not sure... but yes to him as a player

2.I like Henry defensive iq but I’m concerned he will be a brick layer. Duarte I guess

3. Derezon ? Umm ok

4. Bring back rose. Of course. bullock... he can’t dribble and is useless in playoffs if we can’t get him open. ( great in regular season though)

5. Taj.. of course.. he a real one. He might lose the war but he always battles.

6. Iq.. I guess. Luca would prob win the job I’m guessing by skill

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Knixkik wrote:All of the positive momentum is not lost. It’s time to take the next step though

1. Trade Robinson, 19 and 32 to Indiana for Myles Turner. Indiana needs to shake things up and the Knicks can get a shot blocking, floor spacing center age 25.

2. Draft Chris Duarte or Aaron Henry at 21. An nba ready 2-way wing.

3. Sign Demar DeRozan. He’s a big wing who can take the pressure off of Randle and should age well given his style of play.

4. Bring back Rose with remaining cap space and use bird rights to sign Bullock for a mid level deal.

5. Bring Gibson back on a 1 year deal, another cheap big, and a cheap guard for depth like Ish Smith.

6. Start Quickley as a floor spacer at PG

Starters: Quickley, Barrett, DeRozan, Randle, Turner

Bench Rotation: Rose, Vildoza, Bullock, Toppin, Gibson

Depth: Ish Smith, Duarte, Pinson, Pelle, minimum big.

Basically surrounding Randleg and DeRozan with shooting and still having a dangerous bench. This series has exposed what the Knicks need to fix, while adding valuable experience for Randle, Barrett, Quickley as the guys we will continue to build around.

Interesting I’ll dissect it.

1. Would the pacers trade him to us for Robinson 19 and 32. Not sure... but yes to him as a player

2.I like Henry defensive iq but I’m concerned he will be a brick layer. Duarte I guess

3. Derezon ? Umm ok

4. Bring back rose. Of course. bullock... he can’t dribble and is useless in playoffs if we can’t get him open. ( great in regular season though)

5. Taj.. of course.. he a real one. He might lose the war but he always battles.

6. Iq.. I guess. Luca would prob win the job I’m guessing by skill

I think regardless there’s a trade to be had with Indiana. If not Turner, Brogdon is especially interesting. He’s a 2-way player who can play either guard position. And one interesting caveat; he switched to CAA last year. In the Knicks relationship building world, it makes him a more likely target than the average player. Maybe the Knicks can turn these draft picks (or future picks) into brogdon.

Knixkik wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

Knixkik wrote:All of the positive momentum is not lost. It’s time to take the next step though

1. Trade Robinson, 19 and 32 to Indiana for Myles Turner. Indiana needs to shake things up and the Knicks can get a shot blocking, floor spacing center age 25.

2. Draft Chris Duarte or Aaron Henry at 21. An nba ready 2-way wing.

3. Sign Demar DeRozan. He’s a big wing who can take the pressure off of Randle and should age well given his style of play.

4. Bring back Rose with remaining cap space and use bird rights to sign Bullock for a mid level deal.

5. Bring Gibson back on a 1 year deal, another cheap big, and a cheap guard for depth like Ish Smith.

6. Start Quickley as a floor spacer at PG

Starters: Quickley, Barrett, DeRozan, Randle, Turner

Bench Rotation: Rose, Vildoza, Bullock, Toppin, Gibson

Depth: Ish Smith, Duarte, Pinson, Pelle, minimum big.

Basically surrounding Randle and DeRozan with shooting and still having a dangerous bench. This series has exposed what the Knicks need to fix, while adding valuable experience for Randle, Barrett, Quickley as the guys we will continue to build around.

You really think IQ can run a team just because he can shoot deep 3's, and runners, is that all the qualifications you need?

It’s not about “running” the team. DeRozan and Randle become the offensive playmakers in this scenario. And again it’s only one scenario. But if you sign DeRozan than Quickley at PG makes sense.

Having randle as point FWD does't always work, as you can see in these playoffs

Randle I am not sure is someone that leads a team as a #1 in the playoffs. So you need that #1 star wing or guard. That would be the priority. After that, add some more shooting and spacing. Thibs is defense first, so need players who will defend their man, as well as shoot. Not just shooters.

I don’t want to recreate Toronto, but I bet you could get Derozen and Lowry on a packaged two year deal. With Mitch, Barrett and Randle that’s a pretty solid squad in the East. Gives the team a pretty strong bench.

The front office missed a nice opportunity with Bogey. He was undervalued and would have been perfect for this team. We certainly need shooting. Not sure that wing is out there.

Can’t make the mistake of over paying role players. That always what crushed us in the past.

Knixkik wrote:All of the positive momentum is not lost. It’s time to take the next step though

1. Trade Robinson, 19 and 32 to Indiana for Myles Turner. Indiana needs to shake things up and the Knicks can get a shot blocking, floor spacing center age 25.

2. Draft Chris Duarte or Aaron Henry at 21. An nba ready 2-way wing.

3. Sign Demar DeRozan. He’s a big wing who can take the pressure off of Randle and should age well given his style of play.

4. Bring back Rose with remaining cap space and use bird rights to sign Bullock for a mid level deal.

5. Bring Gibson back on a 1 year deal, another cheap big, and a cheap guard for depth like Ish Smith.

6. Start Quickley as a floor spacer at PG

Starters: Quickley, Barrett, DeRozan, Randle, Turner

Bench Rotation: Rose, Vildoza, Bullock, Toppin, Gibson

Depth: Ish Smith, Duarte, Pinson, Pelle, minimum big.

Basically surrounding Randle and DeRozan with shooting and still having a dangerous bench. This series has exposed what the Knicks need to fix, while adding valuable experience for Randle, Barrett, Quickley as the guys we will continue to build around.

“Fix”? Who said they broken? Fans cuz they losing? C’maon man, let them play. Then go about “fixing” them.
I’ll let the dudes who put this season together have a crack at it before Lil’ ol me gonna lay on some cure.

Robinson/Gibson/Pelle
Randle/Toppin
Barnes/bullock/Pinson
Barrett/Quickley/
Lowry/rose/Luca

We get a strong headed point guard in lowry who knows how to play with small guards and is a strong veteran player who has been in the playoffs. We get Barnes who has been on a championship team, entering his prime and a legit 14 ppg scorer. No need to resign burks as we upgrade offensively in lowry and Barnes and bullock moves to the bench, while quickley and Rose become the main options of the second unit.