Walsh created the master plan to deplete roster, acquire assets, and rebuild, while waiting for Lebrons year....
a) Dolan still had to approve of it
b) get rid of Jamal, Zbo, everybody, and wait for lebrons year
c) Dantoni loses his entire starting lineup
Plan A
1)signing 2 all stars WITH the roster
a) in the meantime, to stay competive, stock assets, get athletic, add size,
b) darko, randolph, were players that could have helped the roster but Dantoni didn't use the talent.
2)STAT signs/ got first star
3)Lebron signs with the rest of the trio.
Plan B
1)Felton, Mosgov, Wiliams, signs,
a) to acquire Melo or another star in the summer, or trade with limited assets with low blow
1)Not willing to overpay for talent, will keep assets, and wait till FA to see who could sign to the core
Plan C
1)Dolan agrees to sell the farm to sell jerseys
a) Dolan makes trade 4 Melo
2)Walsh is lost of words, was stopped from his own boss from his master patient plan
a) walsh legacy and plans were tampered with, he didn't want to fix a the mess
3)I believe walsh would not have given close to those assets
a) he would do a Melo trade alone, unless for fillers,
b) i don't think he would have traded Felton for Billups,
c) keep Chandler or Gallo*most trade him, because he has greater value*
d) try to get value back for AR(he was the greatest asset of the time of DLee Trade, between Turiaf, 2 GS 2nd rounders)
e) trade would have been closer to
1) Eddy Curry for Denver to get under cap for tax reasons
2) Wilson or Gallo
3) offered 1 of the 4 Fields/2 GS Picks
4) trade A Randolph in the future if he can't regain value due to Dantoni
or
if Denver or another team is willing to throw a 1st rounder used for trade
5) 1 or 2 Future 1st rounders from New York, depending on above, look above, what Denver gets with 3 n 4
Plan Dolan
1) Walsh can't believe Dolan agrees to that trade but doesn't rat him out to media
a) is tired, doesn't want to fix anyones mess to have it screwed up in its final stages
2) Walsh is still stunned, panics, resigns Billups, although he was never part of Walsh's Plans
a)could have let him walk, not picking up his option, he could have targeted a Center with that money
Summer
1)Walsh, considers his options, decides to call it quits when his contract is up
a) was a true professional, works with Dantoni, to see what he can do in the draft to make up for assets in Melo
b) targeted a center with Vucevic but Philly takes them before us
c) lets Dantoni be that last vote, when Vuvevic got picked, and his team had a split on who to take...
2) drafts Iman and trades for Harrellson
3) resigns
Grunweld
1) lockout is finally over
a) amnesty is a new weapon
2) tries to add talent, and follow up with Walsh's "3 stars" for next summer
3) however, cant attract anyone, to go with Amare and Melo
a) no one is biting on playing in New York
b) Dantoni tells him JJ know's his system and is a veteran that will accept a 1year deal
c) agree to terms with JJ but still having a tough time filling out roster
d) realizes he cant stand seeing another year of Jeffries as our KG, looks for other options
4) rumor of $60 million 4 year deal in GS for Chandler
a) Grunweld, see if Chandler would rather play in New York with Amare + Melo
b) sell's Chandler of the idea of showing his importance, taking the lead/anchor of the Knicks D
c) Chandler loved the idea, rather than any of the team's he has visited, paying him in the same area
d) sells plan to Dolan and need's approval to execute plan with paying Billups, to amnesty him
5) looks for takers in Turiaf
a) to clear salary, he's still a 1 year gap bench player of use
b) no one takes, has to offer 3m and 2nd round pick
6) path to being REAL FINALS contenders
a) amnesty of Billups official and sign in trade in works
b) finds talent in D League, Green n Hunter
7) still deciding on who to spend 2.5mill exemption on
a) still looking on completing our roster for the championship
b) right now deciding if we should cut anyone on the roster for space
c) not willing to part with Assets for JC but would love selling him the idea of returning to the Garden for 2 years, with a players opt out option.
12/13/2011 5:37 PM
Yeah, look at all those players crawling over each other to sign here when he was president. Eddy Curry! Jerome James! Jared Jeffries! And we didn't have to massively overpay for any of them!