David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt 4m
Bucks get C Zaza Pachulia on a three-year deal worth $15M, per sources. http://ESPN.com first reported the sides were close to deal.

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Hardwood Paroxysm ‏@HPbasketball 3h
Report: Darren Collison agrees to two-year deal with the Clippers for just $1.9 million per year http://cbsprt.co/1d4nibI Backing up CP3 again

WHAT? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I can't believe he went for so little. I didn't even think he was available for anything close to that. I really don't know how the Knicks missed on this one. That one hurts.

He has history with CP3, and a lot of people like LA. He gets to learn more and be tutored by CP3 AND Doc. Plus with the moves they made this offseason they are contenders. It's a great fit for him.

I wanted him on our team too, but it's not always managements fault- not everyone wants to play for the Knicks or live in NY.

newyorknewyork wrote:I really like what the Pistons have done this offseason. With Monroe, Drummond, Smith, Mitchell they are very strong and athletic in the front court. There Bigs are going to be flying all over the place.

They have a formidable frontline--they need a PG who create. They will be no pushover

joec32033 wrote:

blkexec wrote:Good time to steal Monte Ellis on a short term contract.....

Good god that would be nice. I really like Ellis. He reminds me of a poor man's Wade. If he gains a little maturity he can be a our starting PG. And we kill 2 birds with one stone.

Chandler
Anthony
Shawne/Delfino/Dahntay
Shumpert
Ellis

Smith, Felton, Bargs, Amare, Pablo, Hardaway.. just need one big and ugly...KMart come back!

Ellis is going to get more than 10mm per. We can't pay that

JayNYC wrote:For ALL of this talk about the Knicks improving the roster in unconventional ways... it sure has been a let down of sorts. We didn't get any worse.. so i guess i should applaud NYK Mgmt for that reason alone. Seeing that we usually sign or like to sign, old players w/ big names that generally don't match their games any longer.. or broken players w/ talent that rarely materializes.. i suggest calling up Allen Iverson's agent and getting him a tryout w/ NYK. What do we have to lose!

Bonn1997 wrote:

JayNYC wrote:For ALL of this talk about the Knicks improving the roster in unconventional ways... it sure has been a let down of sorts. We didn't get any worse.. so i guess i should applaud NYK Mgmt for that reason alone. Seeing that we usually sign or like to sign, old players w/ big names that generally don't match their games any longer.. or broken players w/ talent that rarely materializes.. i suggest calling up Allen Iverson's agent and getting him a tryout w/ NYK. What do we have to lose!

We may have gotten worse. The only positive is that Shumpert will probably be healthier. However, we lost Copeland and probably K-Mart, added a really bad PF IMO, our veterans will be a year older, and many teams in the east improved.
Unless there's an unforeseeable change, I'd predict 47 wins.

Bonn1997 wrote:

JayNYC wrote:For ALL of this talk about the Knicks improving the roster in unconventional ways... it sure has been a let down of sorts. We didn't get any worse.. so i guess i should applaud NYK Mgmt for that reason alone. Seeing that we usually sign or like to sign, old players w/ big names that generally don't match their games any longer.. or broken players w/ talent that rarely materializes.. i suggest calling up Allen Iverson's agent and getting him a tryout w/ NYK. What do we have to lose!

We may have gotten worse. The only positive is that Shumpert will probably be healthier. However, we lost Copeland and probably K-Mart, added a really bad PF IMO, our veterans will be a year older, and many teams in the east improved.
Unless there's an unforeseeable change, I'd predict 47 wins.

In my opinion, losing Copeland isn't as bad a blow as losing KMart would be, that said.. we retained Priggy Smalls and JR Starks.. so at best we will field a team similar to the one last year. Losing Camby whom Woodson neglected to play, and Novak who had a lethal J but couldn't get his shot off consistently enough is a positive upgrade in favor of the trade. I like the 47 to 50 win range, as I feel like we overachieved last year. Breaking 3pt records as a team was an aberration.. hard to duplicate that feat. I'd be more comfortable with a younger, dynamic PLAYMAKING pg in the fold.. Someone like Beno Udrih, added defense from that position as well would offset the defensive shortcomings of Melo and Bargnani (Assuming they play together). WE STILL NEED INTERIOR TOUGHNESS. I like Tyrus Thomas, or Marreese Speights. WHILE adding a KMart return... HE is our most valuable free agent, and remains unsigned. smh