jimimou wrote:martin wrote:unstopaball12 wrote:i like Jrich... good 3 point shooter looks like a tough guy... lets see how much will he command, maybe oralando wants to try arenas at the 2 no way will they pay him max money to be a 6th manSince he is coming of a big contract maybe we can get him for the MLE for 2 years?
I think JRich is good value for a team for the MLE... but perhaps just not in NY.
1) Is JRich just gonna sign for the MLE? I guess there is an underlying assumption that ORL doesn't want him back? Or he can't get more $ someplace else? Dallas needs a SG.
2) Is JRich at $6+m better than developing Fields for another year and waiting to spend FA money on a long term PG or C?
im with you on this. here's the thing - i dont believe we solve either problem this coming year (longterm PG or C) b/c the pool to pick from is pretty weak if you ask me. we all know the big prizes for what we need are 2 yrs out still (dhoward & cp3 or deron) so i believe we must go through another transition year before we get to where we wanna be. so what can we fix now? easy - defensive intensity. get some veteran players that will help get this team to being more defensive minded (a def asst coach would help also). i think dantoni learned a valuable lesson in this year's playoffs - offense dont win games, defense does. the fact that he took a 180 on his SSOL for the playoffs says something to me. so, if he adjusts in the beginning of next year and you see a more defensive minded philosophy, i'm cool witha that. if not, he goes.
for those of us that are realistic in terms of the knicks development, we know that we are still 2 yrs out from making any type of meaningful run to the finals, assuming we get dhoward and cp3/deron). this is why keeping walsh is so important. he will madk smart moves to get us the fillers we need to be competitive and remain cap friendly'ish until its all sorted out before we add the final pieces for the 2012-2013 season.
so, if i were donnie, how would i get us there?
- i would keep melo, amare, but everyone else i would use to make my club better.
- i would keep fields for another year to see if he continues to devleop.
- i would try to pick up shane battier (no evil, you are not the only one who thinks he would be great on this team).
- i would try to land oden on a much reduced contract or pick him up as a one year rental. if he gets hurt, i am in no worse shape than i was before him. or, here's where you can get a deandre jordan or whatever.
- i would try to rid us of chauncey's contract for next year b/c the guy just does not want to be here. do not pick up his option and buy him out for a shade uner $4M then move on.
- if a guy like nash becomes available for cheap or mid season rental, i would do that. i would not commit real money to steve nash b/c it reduces my chances for going after cp3/deron hard when they come up on the block.
- last but not least, i do everything possible to make NY an attractive landing area for dhoward. this guy will not stay in orlando, ESPECIALLY if the hawks continue to tear the magic apart and out of the playoffs this year. i do not believe howard will go to LA as kobe is old and phil jax aint coming back. he would be worse off than he is today in orlando.
so, in 2 yrs, i go to war with:
PG: cp3/deron - we will get one of them.
SG: battier
SF: melo
PF: amear
C: dhoward
that squasd wins a championship. fill in the bench as needed. hopefully fileds will be around to round out my bench as a 6th man. that is a role i see him built for. he is not a starter.
LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY - - - I WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD JEOPORDIZE ME GETTING THE AFOREMENTIONED STARTING 5 ON MY ROSTER. no starphucking, no signing anymore bad contracts, etc.
i'm sure that the salary cap and other things come into play, but i am more sure that if donnie does the right things, which he will most likely do, then we will have this line-up. only x factor is howard. but for some reason, i see him out of orlando and quick.
I don't watch enough of Jordan does he already play starter minutes? I would want to get Battier, if not I would settle for Gran Hill on teh cheap to coach and mentor Landry. Not a big fan on Ford or any other PG that's what makes this hard for me. We need to draft a starter quality PG, can we buy a high enough pick - or just wait for CP3? I would rather get DH if that's even remotely possible.
4/25/2011 8:46 PM