Vmart wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Vmart wrote:Probably Melvin Ely is the big they are talking about.

even worse... Maybe we could drag Loren Woods or Keon Clark out of the pub

I'm not to thrilled about that too, but for me its to get Melo here and that is where Knicks take the next step towards the ring.

Ely is a serviceable big who actually put up some ok numbers when Martin and Nene were out. He is a FA at the end of the year on a $1.2 mil contract. I would be willing to include Azu if it fits to get him and we get some leeway on including some 2nd rounders instead of that second 1st rounder they want.

Ely and Turiaf would make a decent defensive combo and allow Amare to move back to PF.

VDesai wrote:I may be able to get over giving up Fields if we got Nene.

Definitely, Knicks become a balanced team by adding Nene.

Vmart wrote:

fishmike wrote:

joec32033 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Vmart wrote:Probably Melvin Ely is the big they are talking about.

even worse... Maybe we could drag Loren Woods or Keon Clark out of the pub

I'm not to thrilled about that too, but for me its to get Melo here and that is where Knicks take the next step towards the ring.

Ely is a serviceable big who actually put up some ok numbers when Martin and Nene were out. He is a FA at the end of the year on a $1.2 mil contract. I would be willing to include Azu if it fits to get him and we get some leeway on including some 2nd rounders instead of that second 1st rounder they want.

Ely and Turiaf would make a decent defensive combo and allow Amare to move back to PF.

now.. unlike some around here to cling to MDA being unable to use centers I will say this. MDA will play Amare at center or Chandler at PF before he plays a "servicable big."

Not interested in a servicable big. I want a talented big. Thats worth trading a young player. That fills a massive need

Good luck with that. MDA won't go for that, anything you put out there he won't go for unless its a PF with somewhat like a C size that plays like a SF. Only one that I can think of that fits that bill would be Blatche.

Jefferies to a lesser-much lesser- degree.

Fish, he leans on Turiaf. He gave Moz a go. He tried guys like Shaq and I think Steven Hunter on PHX.

I think C is just not an important position here. In PHX he had Marion who gave C numbers from the SF. He doesn't have that option here.

Another guy that came to mind is Josh Smith, Vmart.

Vmart wrote:

fishmike wrote:

joec32033 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Vmart wrote:Probably Melvin Ely is the big they are talking about.

even worse... Maybe we could drag Loren Woods or Keon Clark out of the pub

I'm not to thrilled about that too, but for me its to get Melo here and that is where Knicks take the next step towards the ring.

Ely is a serviceable big who actually put up some ok numbers when Martin and Nene were out. He is a FA at the end of the year on a $1.2 mil contract. I would be willing to include Azu if it fits to get him and we get some leeway on including some 2nd rounders instead of that second 1st rounder they want.

Ely and Turiaf would make a decent defensive combo and allow Amare to move back to PF.

now.. unlike some around here to cling to MDA being unable to use centers I will say this. MDA will play Amare at center or Chandler at PF before he plays a "servicable big."

Not interested in a servicable big. I want a talented big. Thats worth trading a young player. That fills a massive need

Good luck with that. MDA won't go for that, anything you put out there he won't go for unless its a PF with somewhat like a C size that plays like a SF. Only one that I can think of that fits that bill would be Blatche.

You say this over and over again but that doesnt make it true. Not a shred of evidence. Not one.

fishmike wrote:

Vmart wrote:

fishmike wrote:

joec32033 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Vmart wrote:Probably Melvin Ely is the big they are talking about.

even worse... Maybe we could drag Loren Woods or Keon Clark out of the pub

I'm not to thrilled about that too, but for me its to get Melo here and that is where Knicks take the next step towards the ring.

Ely is a serviceable big who actually put up some ok numbers when Martin and Nene were out. He is a FA at the end of the year on a $1.2 mil contract. I would be willing to include Azu if it fits to get him and we get some leeway on including some 2nd rounders instead of that second 1st rounder they want.

Ely and Turiaf would make a decent defensive combo and allow Amare to move back to PF.

now.. unlike some around here to cling to MDA being unable to use centers I will say this. MDA will play Amare at center or Chandler at PF before he plays a "servicable big."

Not interested in a servicable big. I want a talented big. Thats worth trading a young player. That fills a massive need

Good luck with that. MDA won't go for that, anything you put out there he won't go for unless its a PF with somewhat like a C size that plays like a SF. Only one that I can think of that fits that bill would be Blatche.

since your the #1 guy who clings to this please explain MDA's motive for starting Mosgov this year.

You say this over and over again but that doesnt make it true. Not a shred of evidence. Not one.

Its like a kid with a new toy. He doesn't know what he has until he finds out all about it and then goes back to play with his favorite toys. In this case Amare was his favorite toy that he likes to play at center. You want evidence go look up his past legit centers that got major run and I don't mean 10 games either. MDA has never stuck with it for an entire season. Who ever you bring here will not get steady run its a fact he has to be the perfect system player. There is no adjustment on MDA's part to accommodate a legit center.

babyKnicks wrote:Knicks go all in for nene and melo. 
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=4r28lr7
Dantoni/Walsh bite the bullet rolling the dice and sends gallo and Chandler to the nuggets for melo and nene
Curry, AR (or first round traded for) additional first round walker and azubuike, mason and turiaf (salary match)

Knicks keep the 8 man rotation:
Nene
Amare
Melo
Fields (yep, we keep him)
Felton

Bench:
Timofey, walker, Douglas and Williams 

Immediate contenders. 

That bench sucks. Walker and Williams are inconsistant at best, Moz is a no show right now and TD is just barely passable as a backup PG. But that starting 5 looks good so this may be the way to go. As long as we can acquire better role players in the coming years. Though I heard somewhere the MLE may be taken off the table, then we would be in a bind.