VDesai wrote:Fields is basically Matt Barnes 2.0. There is value to that kind of player, but you don't want to break the bank for him.

I don't watch Matt Barnes a lot but over the last years I always thought he was a above average defender (even very good at times) and serviceable on offense. I consider Fields way below both of those, especially his performance this year.

Fields is still making very rookie mistakes, and they are mind-boggling at times. How many times does he pass across court for an easy TO? How about all of the times where he slow fake pumps and does one stab dribble to no effect? What about the endless jump in the air before he has any clue where to pass the ball which inevitably ends up as TOs?

To me those are inexcusable. Fields had a very good first half of rookie season, but I keep thinking that he was the last guy defenses were worried about and that Amare, Gallo, Chandler, Turiaf, JJ, etc were kind of putting him in a position to just cut and rebound and scrap, which he was very good at.

VDesai wrote:Fields is basically Matt Barnes 2.0. There is value to that kind of player, but you don't want to break the bank for him.

Andrew wrote:Unless Lin is willing to take about 1M a year, the Knicks will need to use part (most likely all) of the MLE to sign him. Fields does not require an exception to be signed. Adding a bigger named FA is a pipe dream....unless they accept the min or LLE.

I think it all depends on what another team is willing to pay him. Can you name a team that will give him 20-25M? He has played about what...10 games. Granted, he was really good for atleast 7 of them but still, would you gamble on that?

Bonn1997 wrote:I would definitely be willing to pay Fields more than $1 mil. 2 years, $6 mil is fine. This year, he's played as a $1 mil player but if he can develop his jump-shot, he's worth much more than that. If not, it's a small loss. Players on salaries that low are easy to move anyway. This isn't like overpaying Amare by $60 mil.

I don't give him anything more than 1 million. If he develops his jump shot? Thats not what we should say about a SG going into his third year.

Vmart wrote:Next year will most likely be:
Melo sf
Amare pf
Chandler c
Shumpert sg
Lin pg

Fields will probably be gone in FA. The Knicks need to add a player like Odoms who can play Pf and sf. Hopefully they can add another pg who is younger. I hope that Smith doesn't come back need a more consistent shooter from SG position. Bring back Jefferies and Novak.

Odom would be dope but dude apparently can only play in Florida or LA as he needs a beach. Maybe someone should show him the hamptons.

mrKnickShot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:I would definitely be willing to pay Fields more than $1 mil. 2 years, $6 mil is fine. This year, he's played as a $1 mil player but if he can develop his jump-shot, he's worth much more than that. If not, it's a small loss. Players on salaries that low are easy to move anyway. This isn't like overpaying Amare by $60 mil.

I don't give him anything more than 1 million. If he develops his jump shot? Thats not what we should say about a SG going into his third year.

Rookie wrote:I think our starting line up is set as long as we re-sign Lin. Hopefully we don't need to use the MLE for him and can target a veteran 6th man....Maybe Jason Terry if we can recruit him for the MLE. Smith is under contract unless he opts out, nothing we can do there, but I think he stays. Novak is going to be gone unfortunately unless he takes the veterans minimum....he's a good guy and I like him, but we just don't have the cap flexibility to re-sign him and someone will pay him more then the min. Odom could be a real possibility. Also, Sessions could opt out and we could look at him for the MLE

Novak..gone..novak didn't just learn how to shoot..he's the same player he always has been..but with more min comes a few more touches..thing is now he's on the scouting report heavy..and woodson has not used him like mda did where he's somehow left open a lot more...dont see him getting some big time offer just cause

Andrew wrote:Unless Lin is willing to take about 1M a year, the Knicks will need to use part (most likely all) of the MLE to sign him. Fields does not require an exception to be signed. Adding a bigger named FA is a pipe dream....unless they accept the min or LLE.

I think its plausible to S+T Fields for a later first round pick to a team that wants more of a proven commodity at a good price. I dont know who helped Fields shot out--but it literally cost him tens of millions of dollars IMHO.

Andrew wrote:Unless Lin is willing to take about 1M a year, the Knicks will need to use part (most likely all) of the MLE to sign him. Fields does not require an exception to be signed. Adding a bigger named FA is a pipe dream....unless they accept the min or LLE.

I don't think you're right about Fields. He's only been in the league for two years so we don't have full Bird right, only early Bird rights like with Lin.

And the thing about Odom is the Mavs will likely buy him out for 2.5million, so he'll likely be a free agent. Don't know Odoms market, but may he would sign for the LLE.