Officially i’d like to see Kemba traded or he accepts a buyout to gain his freedom. Good for both.
Im on the fence with Mitch. We can still extend him now, or after FA starts. He is still but 23 and I like his potential still. At the same time I’d like a stretch 5 on the roster.

Such fun is the deadline in the age of social media. So many rumors, so little realty. More likely that we wake up on the 11th mad about deals we thought we could make but perhaps we are off base.

Thin skinned Randle vs. Thin Skinned Fans?

Thought this thru and im not sure whats up. Sure I get booing in response to paying top dollar to see a lackluster term performance. I get social media and the business of clicks to compensate writers so they pander to the upset fan. When Randle tells us thumbs down and STFU the fan was repulsed. Fans were aghast by this display of “disobedience”! “How dare he”……..Media validates this by perpetuating the narrative. Was it popular to call out the fan or the Player? How often does the media back a player?
Randle was our new guy. Build up a hero then tear him down! Naturally, we either accept him back after a flogging or “good riddence” in exile and hope he sucks/injured elsewhere so we don’t feel remorse. All the while the real issue is wins and losses.
Last season was great because Winning makes the past pain go away. No more KP issues. Randle made it all go away.
Now some are thinking we take him back for Kp? (Salary does not work).

Question becomes, if a player rejects criticism and we then hate on him because of it, who is thin skinned? The fan or the player?

BTW, anyone notice Pascal Siakim makes 33 mill a season?
Both Paul George and Kawhi make 39mil a piece?

Knicks don’t have a big salary until you get to Randle at number 47th.
Bing Bong: Nothing will ever be good again.

martin wrote:ok, let the flood gates open

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Yowzer, what a stinker of a deal for the Blazers, they must have another deal lined up surely. Nice move for the Clips, especially once Kawahi and PG get back next season

Fox is a hard player for me to decide if he will help us or hurt us. I think of this sorta like the Lonzo Ball situation. People got so hung up on what Lonzo does not do that they were blinded to all the amazing things he does do. So I am trying to see if this is a similar situation with Fox. His bad shooting and not being an amazing passer(correct me if I am wrong here) is concerning. However, He plays at a pace much more beneficial to our young players. He can create his own shot and the attention he garners will open up things for our shooters and lob threats.

Edit: I also seen someone make a good point. Having Fox here with Rose being able to give him tips could be an underrated aspect of this trade.

Yes they should shop and see what they can get, but there's not much of a rush here.

Chandler wrote:I find the Powell trade interesting. We supposedly coveted him and I can’t imagine we couldn’t offer a better package.

Pure speculation but it certainly is consistent with the notion we are looking at a bigger deal. Also consistent w notion Damian may be traded as he can’t be happy w the talent exodus. Not saying Damian is coming here but I wouldn’t be surprised either.

They are landlocked in many ways and needed to shed salary in any event. Its also possible Dame extends and eventually gets traded. Sequence of movement is not always “NOW”. HE needs to heal and needs to ponder the money might land him in a situation where if he is in decline he is then cap fodder like Westbrook/wall/Dragic or the likes.
PHilly might be game but not to saddle them down with a contract were him, and embiid start to break down. Joel can’t be long for the game much north of 30. Mobile bigs are rare and even more at over 30. Same for uberathletic Pgs. Dame is great. Just have to think of the endgame a bit.

Powell vs EF is that space. Powell traded from Toronto was with a promise from portland.

Once upon a time knicks had an aging backcourt of Monroe/Frazier and had to make a choice one had to go.
Knicks got in return a good player in Jim cleamons for clyde but he never shined under the lights while Earl continued well late in his career. No direct corelations here BTW.
covington is an expiring while Powells deal was longer than anyone they got in return. There is logic to what Portland did. Simons is a talent they need to resign and perhaps they need to figure a way to move McCallum with some sense of purpose.

At the end of the day, is a title worth 60-100Million dollars to Dame? Not all players need a title to complete them as humans. The philanthropic good one can do with that kind of scratch over the vanity of chasing a ring late in career is a personal choice. We are all wired differently. Some players chase glory. Others build hospitals. Some do both.

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Chandler wrote:I find the Powell trade interesting. We supposedly coveted him and I can’t imagine we couldn’t offer a better package.

Pure speculation but it certainly is consistent with the notion we are looking at a bigger deal. Also consistent w notion Damian may be traded as he can’t be happy w the talent exodus. Not saying Damian is coming here but I wouldn’t be surprised either.

Length and size of the contract put us off- Knicks front office has their price and won't exceed it, same reason we (thankfully) gave up on Dinwiddie and Hayward

if that's the basis and they're exercising good discipline, then great. that said, they had all the reason for a mild panic purchase with the way this season is going.

somewhat ironic that Keon Johnson was our draft pick