holfresh wrote:Uptown wrote:holfresh wrote:Uptown wrote:holfresh wrote:Uptown wrote:holfresh wrote:It's LeBron or bust...No other player or players the Knicks could resign will justify what the Knicks gave up to get well under the cap...
Honestly, in your own mind, what are the odds Lebron signs with the Knicks? Percentage wise?
Slim to none honestly...I think Walsh went overboard in what he gave up to clear cap space...I have often commented it seems he knows something the rest of us don't...
Saying he knows something would suggest he's tampering. I think he knows about as much as you and I. I agree that he gave up a bit much when he included the pick, but I disagree that its Lebron or bust. We have many options this summer which too me, is key. Saying its Lebron or bust is setting yourself up to be disappointed.
First of all D Wade is never leaving Miami, never....What are the other options this offseason that you can think of that warrants giving up last years first round pick, along with the 2012 pick..Swapping the 2011..Not siging DLee to a reasonable deal last year...
If D Wade aint never leaving south beach, what is taking him so long to sign on the dotted? Not saying he wont resign there, but I wont go so far as to say never. As I said, previoulsy, I hated that Walsh gave up the 2012 pick; Hill not so much, wasn't a fan of that dude.
Options: Ability to sign two max contracts from the 2010 class. Or sign one max and two smaller deals. We can wait until 2011 if need be, we also have the ability to absorb big contracts in trades, etc. Yes, we lost the ability to land in the upper tier of the draft for a couple of years (which sucks) but all other avenues are still open. Moreso than they would have been had we not made that trade. I think the % of Lebron or any max-player signing with us increased with the trade.
Name names...D wade isn't leaving...We have a better chance of getting LeBron than D Wade...Who do you think warrants giving up draft pick for??
Holfresh, I've said it twice already and say it again, I hated that Walsh gave up the 2010 pick. But, whats done is done. I'm not going to wallo in misery and try and duct tape a team together in my mind based on draft picks we could of had.
Name names? You know the names just aswell as I do: Lebron, Bosh, Stoudemire, Wade, Gay, Johnson, Dirk, Boozer, Lee...etc. Not to mention the class of 2011 featuring Melo if he opts out. These are all options, not gaurantees or course. We can also absorb contracts. What if a player like Paul becomes available within the next year or 2? We have to ability to take his contract aswell as another big contract if the Hornerts or a team of tha ilk go into dump mode. Options.
2/27/2010 10:12 PM