To utilize/maximize Tyson Chandler at his best strenghts, ablities, and talents, like any player, must be in the right TEAM, SYSTEM, PHILOSPHIES, and TEAM/PLAYERS
A well balanced, talented, versatile team that has enough scoring and plays TEAM BALL and TEAM DEFENSE
We simply do not have that and the way we put together this team is similar to how Isiah tried to MAKE PLAYERS WORK with their big names, stats, and by overpaying them with contracts/assets
We did addition with subtractions, overpaying for talents, while the number's just don't add up, for a 2 year window
Fit, balance, chemistry, how players improve each other's skills/maximize each other's talents/potential, and abilities ,playing on and off the ball, were not measured when we put this current team together
Prior to 2010 summer, before Dallas/TC started games, and started their long winning streak with Dallas following with their championship title
I praised TC, hoping NY would acquire him as a FA, by selling a vision to TC that he could be the Bill Russel here in NY
I was mocked by many here during that time I posted it here
I wanted Tyson Chandler very much signing him as a FA addition with Curry's expiring instead of Carmelo while keeping our assets/yoots intact and hoping we would be able to trade for a 2nd tier "star" like Iggy at a fair price with the assets
I try believe we could have been a much better team if we went this route and would lose leverage with trades like we have recently done since acquiring Melo with teams/trades
The trade caused us to lose leverage because we were short on assets and could not add payroll, while we had a time limit to maximize our acquistions
We were scoring 100 points consisentently for a good while but couldn't just get the stops when we needed them most, we had the effort but missed a presence like TC
Adding Lin/Iman to Lee, Gallo, Chandler, TC, JR Smith, and the right picks/trades/MLE signings/vet min players, would have been 10x better than what we have now and could assemble in the near future, while all were theoritically possible
As a Knick fan, I wanted to pair Lin with Harden and Iggy with Gallo/Wilson Chandler while replacing Felton with a quicker, smarter, and better PG
We might have been missing that big name player but with depth, versatility, youth, and TEAM concept it would still work while we could contend while still having the ability to improve the roster, filling out the blanks with a foundation of HOW TO PLAY TEAM BALL
Ironically, these all did happen, but not as Knicks, and for now, it all seems like it could have worked out well as well
I have posted these thoughts all prior to them happening here...
I am not trying to brag about "how I was right", just trying to point out I do have a vision and NOT everyone has these abilities that they think they have
I have been wrong as well, not saying I am perfect either, for some that like to attack other posters here
Sometimes I really wish I could be a part of this Knick's organization because I think I would be able to help our chances
And sometimes I just use post here to express my thoughts/analysis as a moment of escape from reality
Denver is very stingy on trades, they always want the upper hand in trades, while we have been the complete opposite outside of Walsh's tenure here
But I believe TC's would be a great fit there, as they do have multiple players that we could trade TC to acquire the talent we need
Wilson Chandler, a BIG, and a PG, is what we need, not saying we acquire all with just TC, some with some smaller complimentary pieces AFTER those players
Forget about what we would lose without Tyson Chandler, think about how we could regain the talents that we have no other way of gaining in Vet Min and Lower MLE could acquire
It would be a great trade for both TEAMS and if Denver want's to maximize their young roster with a veteran, they should accept such a deal
Such a deal would be ideal for Knick's, Nuggets, and TC's career...
TC is a luxury DEF player that we do not have the ability to surround the right pieces with anymore
TEAMS that are already contending that have these pieces are the ones that would have interest in TC's services, unlikely, rebuilding teams
In my opinion, he is over payed but he is worth every dollar with the right team/pieces, just no longer with us, with the moves we have made the past 2 years
For the money, a player solid player like Asik/Brandon Wright/Mahimi/Dalembert and a vet min player like JO/Greg Stimensa/Hidayyi/Ryan Hollins would make more sense for our current roster
It would be a slight downgrade at the position but Camby and the right vet min players would overall improve our team and give us our best chances to compete for a ring
This is my opinion, I could be wrong, but just wanted to share my thoughts, hope some enjoy the long post
3/20/2013 11:53 AM