Childs2Dudley wrote:

crzymdups wrote:Knicks suddenly have a ton of size up front.

Tyson Chandler - 7'1" 240lbs
Jerome Jordan - 7'0" 250lbs
Amar'e Stoudemire - 6'11" 260lbs
Jared Jeffries - 6'11" 240lbs
Jorts - 6'10" 275lbs

Just need a dynamic scorer in the backcourt who can create his own shot. I'd love to get Barea. I wonder if Barea would agree to the $2.5M for 3yrs? Seems a little low for him... but maybe?

Jeffries may be 6'11 but he is a weakling. He plays like a woman.

he takes the ball to the rim like a woman. but he defends like a man.

NYKBocker wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

crzymdups wrote:Knicks suddenly have a ton of size up front.

Tyson Chandler - 7'1" 240lbs
Jerome Jordan - 7'0" 250lbs
Amar'e Stoudemire - 6'11" 260lbs
Jared Jeffries - 6'11" 240lbs
Jorts - 6'10" 275lbs

Just need a dynamic scorer in the backcourt who can create his own shot. I'd love to get Barea. I wonder if Barea would agree to the $2.5M for 3yrs? Seems a little low for him... but maybe?

Make that 180lbs.

Also, don't expect Barea to sign that low. He knows its his time to cash in big time.

Can we sign Barrea with the full MLE?

according to most places we only have the "room" exception of $2.5M/yr for 3yrs

but larry coon said on twitter he thought knicks should have MLE. but i don't think he knew all the details. so i'm guessing, no we don't have the full MLE. but it'd be great if we did.

We got to find 2 amnesty vets to plug in that back court.

BigSm00th wrote:

loweyecue wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:Jeffries will probably be there at backup SF, even if he logs minutes at C. Not thrilled with Jeffries back either, but looking at the bright side, he can really help us being able to play 4 or 5 positions.

He plays all of the badly.

i think public opinion of jeffries will change when he isn't masquerading around as a Center. guy weighsl ike 180 pounds and we had him at 5 last year, it was ridiculous. i think he'll be the 3/4 backup and probably first or second guy off the bench.

hopefully they re-sign shawne williams. he's a good 3/4 backup as well.

Alan Hahn tweeted that Shawne is close to re-signing