SupremeCommander wrote:

tj23 wrote:I think Melo is capable of playing SG. I'd keep Gallo either way. Fields is solid. Has the intangibles, may or may not have hit his ceiling to some extent. Gallo shows flashes of being an all star.

I think Fields does too. 17 rebounds in a game is no joke. I'll take 17 rebound potential over 8 or 9 3PM--especially when the two would be stars aren't the roll-your-sleeves up type on the defensive end

tj23 wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

tj23 wrote:I think Melo is capable of playing SG. I'd keep Gallo either way. Fields is solid. Has the intangibles, may or may not have hit his ceiling to some extent. Gallo shows flashes of being an all star.

I think Fields does too. 17 rebounds in a game is no joke. I'll take 17 rebound potential over 8 or 9 3PM--especially when the two would be stars aren't the roll-your-sleeves up type on the defensive end

Fields' defense is definitely a bit overrated but I do love his hustle, rebounding, IQ, timing, etc. He's the kind of guy that regardless of potential would be a great role player on any team and he just seems like a winner. You could say he's more consistent than Gallo or Will as they seem to have their ups and downs while Fields brings it just about every game. I like them both but hell for Melo and then the possibility of DWill or CP3 I could almost care less what happens with them.

I'll agree with you there... my *preference* is to keep Fields. But I won't cry over losing one or the other because of what's coming back to the Knicks

tj23 wrote:I think Melo is capable of playing SG. I'd keep Gallo either way. Fields is solid. Has the intangibles, may or may not have hit his ceiling to some extent. Gallo shows flashes of being an all star.

Can't see Melo at SG, except for certain match-ups.

An intriguing mismatch when we are on offense, but I just can't see him chasing after smaller and more active SGs.

SupremeCommander wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

tj23 wrote:I think Melo is capable of playing SG. I'd keep Gallo either way. Fields is solid. Has the intangibles, may or may not have hit his ceiling to some extent. Gallo shows flashes of being an all star.

Can't see Melo at SG, except for certain match-ups.

An intriguing mismatch when we are on offense, but I just can't see him chasing after smaller and more active SGs.

my ideal lineup

Felton
Buike
Fields
Melo
Amar'e

looks like that would have more to do with Buike's health than anything though

that front court would give up layup after layup and get dominated nightly.

martin wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

martin wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

tj23 wrote:I think Melo is capable of playing SG. I'd keep Gallo either way. Fields is solid. Has the intangibles, may or may not have hit his ceiling to some extent. Gallo shows flashes of being an all star.

Can't see Melo at SG, except for certain match-ups.

An intriguing mismatch when we are on offense, but I just can't see him chasing after smaller and more active SGs.

my ideal lineup

Felton
Buike
Fields
Melo
Amar'e

looks like that would have more to do with Buike's health than anything though

that front court would give up layup after layup and get dominated nightly.

how is that any different than today

for one, that's why the Knicks are trying to upgrade.

Moz has also been introduced.

Amear and Melo at the PF, SF is MUCH different than both of them at C and PF.

And I think it's the same with Fields, he can use size and athleticism to keep up at the SG spot but not SF.

Fields was a PF in college. I think he's smart and crafty enough to adjust to SF. NBA.com has him as the 30th in the league rebounding and 43rd in 3P%. I'm sorry, but I'd like to see his priority be rebounding and distance shooting--the small forward position.

It's not like that roster is a final product. Shift Amar'e to the 4, Melo to the 3, and the best of Buike and Fields to the 2 if you can find a difference making center, and involve Mozgov or Jerome Jordan or whoever in the rotation. I don't know. Far from an ideal front court, agreed, but the team gets no worse off up front and gets substantially better in others. I'd roll with that this season and have no problem with it

martin wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

tj23 wrote:I think Melo is capable of playing SG. I'd keep Gallo either way. Fields is solid. Has the intangibles, may or may not have hit his ceiling to some extent. Gallo shows flashes of being an all star.

Can't see Melo at SG, except for certain match-ups.

An intriguing mismatch when we are on offense, but I just can't see him chasing after smaller and more active SGs.

my ideal lineup

Felton
Buike
Fields
Melo
Amar'e

looks like that would have more to do with Buike's health than anything though

that front court would give up layup after layup and get dominated nightly.

And by the end of the year it would be worn down to the point where we would fade during the regular season or be a paper lion in the playoffs.

I would say that this is the kind of thing Melo has to think about too- the kind of team he would be coming to if one of the extreme give-up trades ideas goes through.