holfresh wrote:

earthmansurfer wrote:

holfresh wrote:

3G4G wrote:

holfresh wrote:So Lin is all that, huh..I say Houston will be Chumps not Champs the next five year...

Lin played rather decent tonight...Curry had his moments but so did Lin....At least the Rockets didn't let Curry drop 50+

If that's decent well Im not sure what to say without outright bashing him..He is still making the mistakes of driving the lane stopping without a plan which leads to turnovers...Notice he didn't have the ball down the stretch after that play..And he did it once again but Curry bailed him out with a foul, good acting on his part..Ok..If u and the GM thinks Lin is worth 8.3 mil per, good for u..Glad the Knicks didn't match that ridiculous contract...

Don't worry about the $$$, it is Dolans, a billionaire. The PG position is important and it would have been (or be) nice to have gotten a better one and have Felton as our backup. We are trying to win a championship, not save money in a small market. (And Lin, by all accounts, would have come close to paying for his salary).

I'm not worried about the money, just the flexibility of our front office...Ain't my money...Well Lin isn't running any PG spot anytime soon in the playoffs...Lin is an NBA player and deserves a spot on a roster..However, many here would have him as the next coming which clearly he isn't...I too, would love Felton to be a backup, but reality must and should be embraced..We had no other option...Felton was the best available PG, even over Lin...If CP3 forces his way out of LA to come to the Knicks, I would drive the dude cross country to get him in a Knick uni..But, this scenario isn't likely is it...Lin is garbage, just another dude trying to maintain his job in the NBA...

If Lin is garbage, then what is our starting PG?

For some perspective, to this point in the season, Lin is playing much better than Felton (on offense and defense) and their team is humming (albeit not a championship caliber team, but still.) I don't think Lin is a great PG at this time, but he is 4 years younger than Felton, playing better, and has improved quite a bit this season. I think we can safely say, Felton is playing worse now (as he has done before with the hot starts).

We are capped out, we have no flexibility. As a matter of fact, we'd be better off with Lin and over the cap than without Lin and over the cap. At least then we would have had an asset and nice expiring.

If we get Paul then we are the champion. I would be a reborn Knicks fan if we somehow pulled that off... I am excited about the draft, maybe we get lucky. We have passed so many good PG's that if it is close regarding BPA and a PG is one of them, I say we go PG.

earthmansurfer wrote:

holfresh wrote:

earthmansurfer wrote:

holfresh wrote:

3G4G wrote:

holfresh wrote:So Lin is all that, huh..I say Houston will be Chumps not Champs the next five year...

Lin played rather decent tonight...Curry had his moments but so did Lin....At least the Rockets didn't let Curry drop 50+

If that's decent well Im not sure what to say without outright bashing him..He is still making the mistakes of driving the lane stopping without a plan which leads to turnovers...Notice he didn't have the ball down the stretch after that play..And he did it once again but Curry bailed him out with a foul, good acting on his part..Ok..If u and the GM thinks Lin is worth 8.3 mil per, good for u..Glad the Knicks didn't match that ridiculous contract...

Don't worry about the $$$, it is Dolans, a billionaire. The PG position is important and it would have been (or be) nice to have gotten a better one and have Felton as our backup. We are trying to win a championship, not save money in a small market. (And Lin, by all accounts, would have come close to paying for his salary).

I'm not worried about the money, just the flexibility of our front office...Ain't my money...Well Lin isn't running any PG spot anytime soon in the playoffs...Lin is an NBA player and deserves a spot on a roster..However, many here would have him as the next coming which clearly he isn't...I too, would love Felton to be a backup, but reality must and should be embraced..We had no other option...Felton was the best available PG, even over Lin...If CP3 forces his way out of LA to come to the Knicks, I would drive the dude cross country to get him in a Knick uni..But, this scenario isn't likely is it...Lin is garbage, just another dude trying to maintain his job in the NBA...

If Lin is garbage, then what is our starting PG?

For some perspective, to this point in the season, Lin is playing much better than Felton (on offense and defense) and their team is humming (albeit not a championship caliber team, but still.) I don't think Lin is a great PG at this time, but he is 4 years younger than Felton, playing better, and has improved quite a bit this season. I think we can safely say, Felton is playing worse now (as he has done before with the hot starts).

We are capped out, we have no flexibility. As a matter of fact, we'd be better off with Lin and over the cap than without Lin and over the cap. At least then we would have had an asset and nice expiring.

If we get Paul then we are the champion. I would be a reborn Knicks fan if we somehow pulled that off... I am excited about the draft, maybe we get lucky. We have passed so many good PG's that if it is close regarding BPA and a PG is one of them, I say we go PG.

Not worth your time. Even on a Knicks forum, most fans recognized that Houston has a brighter future than we do in the recent poll. You're not going to convert the few others. Just wait for reality to hit them.

holfresh wrote:Just one thing..Portland has more talent than any team mentioned winning in the next five year..Yet not one person mentions Portland as a player down the road..All that is mentioned is teams with former Knicks...Really???

holfresh wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

holfresh wrote:Just one thing..Portland has more talent than any team mentioned winning in the next five year..Yet not one person mentions Portland as a player down the road..All that is mentioned is teams with former Knicks...Really???

Portland is older, paid more, and achieving less than Houston. I see no reason to put them ahead of Houston in any discussion.
Lin's only a small part of Houston to me. I'm much more interested in them because they found a hidden gem to build around. He wasn't really hidden - just not noticeable to most actually.

If u were to look at both teams, Harden is the best talent..But Portland prob has the next four best players before u mention another Rocket..

Well, Portland and Houston are close record wise. I really like Portlands PG from the little I've seen and for a rookie! (stat wise, sorry, haven't seen him play much). I think Houston has some pretty high IQ guys on the team - Parsons, Lin and Harden all seem to have a good grasp of things. Harden forces things a bit, but perhaps he is backing off with the emergence of Parsons? Not sure if I'd say the same for Portlands guys, but I need to watch them play more.

Even great up and comers like Parsons and Illiard, it takes a few years to really see what they got. And then team chemistry really is where it's at. I mean look at how terrible Sacramento has been, but they have some talent. I really think some of those guys got to the younguns there.

What I would like for this team is just to have a young guy we can watch grow. Would love a championship, but it is also fun to raise a great player yourself.

earthmansurfer wrote:

holfresh wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

holfresh wrote:Just one thing..Portland has more talent than any team mentioned winning in the next five year..Yet not one person mentions Portland as a player down the road..All that is mentioned is teams with former Knicks...Really???

Portland is older, paid more, and achieving less than Houston. I see no reason to put them ahead of Houston in any discussion.
Lin's only a small part of Houston to me. I'm much more interested in them because they found a hidden gem to build around. He wasn't really hidden - just not noticeable to most actually.

If u were to look at both teams, Harden is the best talent..But Portland prob has the next four best players before u mention another Rocket..

Well, Portland and Houston are close record wise. I really like Portlands PG from the little I've seen and for a rookie! (stat wise, sorry, haven't seen him play much). I think Houston has some pretty high IQ guys on the team - Parsons, Lin and Harden all seem to have a good grasp of things. Harden forces things a bit, but perhaps he is backing off with the emergence of Parsons? Not sure if I'd say the same for Portlands guys, but I need to watch them play more.

Even great up and comers like Parsons and Illiard, it takes a few years to really see what they got. And then team chemistry really is where it's at. I mean look at how terrible Sacramento has been, but they have some talent. I really think some of those guys got to the younguns there.

What I would like for this team is just to have a young guy we can watch grow. Would love a championship, but it is also fun to raise a great player yourself.

earthmansurfer wrote:

holfresh wrote:

earthmansurfer wrote:

holfresh wrote:

earthmansurfer wrote:

holfresh wrote:

3G4G wrote:

holfresh wrote:So Lin is all that, huh..I say Houston will be Chumps not Champs the next five year...

Lin played rather decent tonight...Curry had his moments but so did Lin....At least the Rockets didn't let Curry drop 50+

If that's decent well Im not sure what to say without outright bashing him..He is still making the mistakes of driving the lane stopping without a plan which leads to turnovers...Notice he didn't have the ball down the stretch after that play..And he did it once again but Curry bailed him out with a foul, good acting on his part..Ok..If u and the GM thinks Lin is worth 8.3 mil per, good for u..Glad the Knicks didn't match that ridiculous contract...

Don't worry about the $$$, it is Dolans, a billionaire. The PG position is important and it would have been (or be) nice to have gotten a better one and have Felton as our backup. We are trying to win a championship, not save money in a small market. (And Lin, by all accounts, would have come close to paying for his salary).

I'm not worried about the money, just the flexibility of our front office...Ain't my money...Well Lin isn't running any PG spot anytime soon in the playoffs...Lin is an NBA player and deserves a spot on a roster..However, many here would have him as the next coming which clearly he isn't...I too, would love Felton to be a backup, but reality must and should be embraced..We had no other option...Felton was the best available PG, even over Lin...If CP3 forces his way out of LA to come to the Knicks, I would drive the dude cross country to get him in a Knick uni..But, this scenario isn't likely is it...Lin is garbage, just another dude trying to maintain his job in the NBA...

If Lin is garbage, then what is our starting PG?

For some perspective, to this point in the season, Lin is playing much better than Felton (on offense and defense) and their team is humming (albeit not a championship caliber team, but still.) I don't think Lin is a great PG at this time, but he is 4 years younger than Felton, playing better, and has improved quite a bit this season. I think we can safely say, Felton is playing worse now (as he has done before with the hot starts).

We are capped out, we have no flexibility. As a matter of fact, we'd be better off with Lin and over the cap than without Lin and over the cap. At least then we would have had an asset and nice expiring.

If we get Paul then we are the champion. I would be a reborn Knicks fan if we somehow pulled that off... I am excited about the draft, maybe we get lucky. We have passed so many good PG's that if it is close regarding BPA and a PG is one of them, I say we go PG.

Overall...Lin isn't playing better than Felton but if u want, run with it..Lin isn't the player I want running my club..Felton played poorly after he was injured and if u and others want to say Lin is all that I don't care..Lin is bad as a PG..Houston had no choice like us...Lim will be a journeyman..Playing for the min after this contract after this...No one upping anything after this?.He may be overseas...No hate here, just observations with no care for who gets upset..
..Felton is bad at times but Lin is worse...But is age helps the lovers..Run with it...

You seem pretty insistent on calling Lin a bad PG but announcers and quite a few people who watch him play think he is doing quite well. I mean this is the guys 2nd year of play and he is just 24???
Felton and Lin's stats are close, but watching Lin play he has a much better feel for the game. Felton is great handling the ball and has a pretty good game with Chandler, when Feltons shot is falling, which is a big if.

For a young team, Houston with Lin as the PG is playing very very well and I would'n't give all the credit to Harden. Remember, before the season started how bad they were supposed to be? But but they got harden. But but, Parsons is stepping up... ETC.

I still like our team, but can't say I take Felton over Lin, regardless of salary and it isn't close.

gunsnewing wrote:4yrs is a long time in basketball yrs. Its not only 4yrs.

When Lin is 30 and in his prime Felton will be close to retiring or at the end of the bench at 34. Probably fat too

holfresh wrote:

3G4G wrote:

holfresh wrote:So Lin is all that, huh..I say Houston will be Chumps not Champs the next five year...

Lin played rather decent tonight...Curry had his moments but so did Lin....At least the Rockets didn't let Curry drop 50+

If that's decent well Im not sure what to say without outright bashing him..He is still making the mistakes of driving the lane stopping without a plan which leads to turnovers...Notice he didn't have the ball down the stretch after that play..And he did it once again but Curry bailed him out with a foul, good acting on his part..Ok..If u and the GM thinks Lin is worth 8.3 mil per, good for u..Glad the Knicks didn't match that ridiculous contract...

Yeah because we all saw the point guard who is so much better than Lin Punt The Ball to Westbrook "down the stretch" which in essence kinda cost us the game. Apparently you missed the sick dime Lin had to Asik and the repeated drives to the hoop frustrating Bogut to no end but keep hating....

Aldridge and Harden together would be problem.