Posted by TMS:
Posted by Papabear:
Posted by TMS:
i wonder if Lamar Odom or Jason Kidd would sign a 1 year deal at increased dollars? i wouldn't mind something like that either... i'm just very weary of taking on salary that extends beyond next season.
Papabear Says
Why? Who do you think is coming here?? None of those superstars are coming to New York in 2010 so it really makes no difference. Please lets stop dreaming about Lebron, or Bosh, or anyone else. I trully beleive if we do not rebuild and get a defensive minded coach or D'antonio change his mind and play defense, we will be the Clippers of the east for years to come.
[Edited by - Papabear on 04-11-2009 02:10 AM]
i dunno who's coming here... do you? no you don't cuz nobody knows... that includes assuming that no bigname players will be coming here in 2010 when those players don't even know what they're gonna be doing in a couple years at this point... i'll tell u what will make us the Clippers of the East for years to come, & that is if we keep doing what we've been doing for the past decade & taking on bad contracts for players we know won't be bringing any championships to NY... on a 1 year deal in a year where we don't own our own lottery pick, it makes sense to bring in veterans to try & compete, but u can't keep taking on longterm deals of 2nd & 3rd rate players & expect to win championships... u need superstars to win titles in the NBA... getting one should be our 1 & only focus right now.
Hey, at worst with all this cap space and/or our 50M in 2010 expirings, we could assemble a Detroit Pistons squad overnight for all we know. Four solid star players.
We have options for a change and that is the exciting bit about this team. Walsh knows EXACTLY what he is doing. Whether or not he succeeds is a different story. He has absolutely put us in position to be GREAT in 2011-2012. That is all we can ask.