mreinman wrote:

TheGame wrote:All I can say is if we can get Reggie Jackson for less than the max, the Knicks need to do it. The kid play's defense (which by itself would be a huge upgrade as all of our current pgs cannot play defense (only Larkin tries and he gets lost sometimes and is too small). Plus, Jackson can take it to the hole and is a decent shooter. He will have to improve his shooting, but that is why you can sign him for less than the max. A backcourt of Jackson and Shumpert would really help our team defense. We then get rid of JR and try to add one more max player the following summer.

what makes you say that?

His career stats are slightly higher than his % from this year. I will concede he is not shooting well now, but I have seem him have some decent games shooting the ball, so I think there can be improvement. With a full summer of preparing to be the lead guard, I feel the kid will rise to the task. Is he going to be as good a shooter as Calderon, probably not. But, I think he can get his percentages up to the point of being decent. Add in the fact that he plays defense, can run the offense and generate assists, rebounds the ball well for a guard, and is a solid FT shooter, and I like the kid as a starting PG, IF WE CAN GET HIM FOR LESS THAN MAX. Now if we have to pay him max, then I would probably look into trading for Eric Bledsoe.

TheGame wrote:

mreinman wrote:

TheGame wrote:All I can say is if we can get Reggie Jackson for less than the max, the Knicks need to do it. The kid play's defense (which by itself would be a huge upgrade as all of our current pgs cannot play defense (only Larkin tries and he gets lost sometimes and is too small). Plus, Jackson can take it to the hole and is a decent shooter. He will have to improve his shooting, but that is why you can sign him for less than the max. A backcourt of Jackson and Shumpert would really help our team defense. We then get rid of JR and try to add one more max player the following summer.

what makes you say that?

His career stats are slightly higher than his % from this year. I will concede he is not shooting well now, but I have seem him have some decent games shooting the ball, so I think there can be improvement. With a full summer of preparing to be the lead guard, I feel the kid will rise to the task. Is he going to be as good a shooter as Calderon, probably not. But, I think he can get his percentages up to the point of being decent. Add in the fact that he plays defense, can run the offense and generate assists, rebounds the ball well for a guard, and is a solid FT shooter, and I like the kid as a starting PG, IF WE CAN GET HIM FOR LESS THAN MAX. Now if we have to pay him max, then I would probably look into trading for Eric Bledsoe.

I trend toward your opinion.

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

TheGame wrote:

mreinman wrote:

TheGame wrote:All I can say is if we can get Reggie Jackson for less than the max, the Knicks need to do it. The kid play's defense (which by itself would be a huge upgrade as all of our current pgs cannot play defense (only Larkin tries and he gets lost sometimes and is too small). Plus, Jackson can take it to the hole and is a decent shooter. He will have to improve his shooting, but that is why you can sign him for less than the max. A backcourt of Jackson and Shumpert would really help our team defense. We then get rid of JR and try to add one more max player the following summer.

what makes you say that?

His career stats are slightly higher than his % from this year. I will concede he is not shooting well now, but I have seem him have some decent games shooting the ball, so I think there can be improvement. With a full summer of preparing to be the lead guard, I feel the kid will rise to the task. Is he going to be as good a shooter as Calderon, probably not. But, I think he can get his percentages up to the point of being decent. Add in the fact that he plays defense, can run the offense and generate assists, rebounds the ball well for a guard, and is a solid FT shooter, and I like the kid as a starting PG, IF WE CAN GET HIM FOR LESS THAN MAX. Now if we have to pay him max, then I would probably look into trading for Eric Bledsoe.

I trend toward your opinion.

Of course you do ... since when do you look at numbers / efficiency? You are a EYE GM.

I just understand that almost every player comes with flaws; the few that don't will never be available to us unless we stumble onto them in the draft. The reality is that the purpose of a team is to compliment for one another's flaws. So I'm not going to discard someone who does everything else pretty well because he can't shoot the ball consistently. But let me know when Stevie Wonder gets to be a GM.

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

TheGame wrote:

mreinman wrote:

TheGame wrote:All I can say is if we can get Reggie Jackson for less than the max, the Knicks need to do it. The kid play's defense (which by itself would be a huge upgrade as all of our current pgs cannot play defense (only Larkin tries and he gets lost sometimes and is too small). Plus, Jackson can take it to the hole and is a decent shooter. He will have to improve his shooting, but that is why you can sign him for less than the max. A backcourt of Jackson and Shumpert would really help our team defense. We then get rid of JR and try to add one more max player the following summer.

what makes you say that?

His career stats are slightly higher than his % from this year. I will concede he is not shooting well now, but I have seem him have some decent games shooting the ball, so I think there can be improvement. With a full summer of preparing to be the lead guard, I feel the kid will rise to the task. Is he going to be as good a shooter as Calderon, probably not. But, I think he can get his percentages up to the point of being decent. Add in the fact that he plays defense, can run the offense and generate assists, rebounds the ball well for a guard, and is a solid FT shooter, and I like the kid as a starting PG, IF WE CAN GET HIM FOR LESS THAN MAX. Now if we have to pay him max, then I would probably look into trading for Eric Bledsoe.

I trend toward your opinion.

Of course you do ... since when do you look at numbers / efficiency? You are a EYE GM.

I just understand that almost every player comes with flaws; the few that don't will never be available to us unless we stumble onto them in the draft. The reality is that the purpose of a team is to compliment for one another's flaws. So I'm not going to discard someone who does everything else pretty well because he can't shoot the ball consistently.

you have posted threads about trading for every nincompoop because you looked away from their flaws.

Perhaps Reggie will be an ok player and we can get over his bad shooting. How much do you (over)pay for him?

I suppose everyone can't be a jack-of-all trades like Kyle Korver. The world is unfair like that. But I'd pay Reggie a front-loaded, $30 million over 3 years.

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

TheGame wrote:

mreinman wrote:

TheGame wrote:All I can say is if we can get Reggie Jackson for less than the max, the Knicks need to do it. The kid play's defense (which by itself would be a huge upgrade as all of our current pgs cannot play defense (only Larkin tries and he gets lost sometimes and is too small). Plus, Jackson can take it to the hole and is a decent shooter. He will have to improve his shooting, but that is why you can sign him for less than the max. A backcourt of Jackson and Shumpert would really help our team defense. We then get rid of JR and try to add one more max player the following summer.

what makes you say that?

His career stats are slightly higher than his % from this year. I will concede he is not shooting well now, but I have seem him have some decent games shooting the ball, so I think there can be improvement. With a full summer of preparing to be the lead guard, I feel the kid will rise to the task. Is he going to be as good a shooter as Calderon, probably not. But, I think he can get his percentages up to the point of being decent. Add in the fact that he plays defense, can run the offense and generate assists, rebounds the ball well for a guard, and is a solid FT shooter, and I like the kid as a starting PG, IF WE CAN GET HIM FOR LESS THAN MAX. Now if we have to pay him max, then I would probably look into trading for Eric Bledsoe.

I trend toward your opinion.

Of course you do ... since when do you look at numbers / efficiency? You are a EYE GM.

I just understand that almost every player comes with flaws; the few that don't will never be available to us unless we stumble onto them in the draft. The reality is that the purpose of a team is to compliment for one another's flaws. So I'm not going to discard someone who does everything else pretty well because he can't shoot the ball consistently.

you have posted threads about trading for every nincompoop because you looked away from their flaws.

Perhaps Reggie will be an ok player and we can get over his bad shooting. How much do you (over)pay for him?

I suppose everyone can't be a jack-of-all trades like Kyle Korver. The world is unfair like that. But I'd pay Reggie a front-loaded, $30 million over 3 years.

a bit much but possibly fair. Need to see how he finishes the year.

It's either him or more re-threads. The future is bleak (outside the lottery) my friend. So long as you play the free agent game, the players you get will be like molded bread to a homeless man; you make due with what you can get, if it's within reason.