smackeddog wrote:Remember last season when we didn't sign Fredette and people had meltdowns and said we should have signed him for two years and said it showed out front office was terrible etc? How did that work out?

You're missing the point. In all likelihood none of these D-leaguers we're talking about, including Thanasis, are going to amount to anything in the NBA. But, if we have any hope of being competitive at some point during Melo's contract we need to strike gold on one of these guys which will allow us to sign them to a below-market value contract. And this season is the perfect time to take a look at them. We're the worst team in the league anyway, so we have nothing to lose if they suck.

VCoug wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Remember last season when we didn't sign Fredette and people had meltdowns and said we should have signed him for two years and said it showed out front office was terrible etc? How did that work out?

You're missing the point. In all likelihood none of these D-leaguers we're talking about, including Thanasis, are going to amount to anything in the NBA. But, if we have any hope of being competitive at some point during Melo's contract we need to strike gold on one of these guys which will allow us to sign them to a below-market value contract. And this season is the perfect time to take a look at them. We're the worst team in the league anyway, so we have nothing to lose if they suck.

BRIGGS wrote:Here is the fcking kni cks problem. Instead of grabbing the d league MVP that the spurs obviously like so much that they are now willing to alter a full 15 man roster. We grab Lou admundson and wait it out. We need to add talent immediately aggressively. If Phil Jackson cannot be on top of things than give back the money and go live in Montana. This is enough. It will be nothing short of impossible waiting for players Phil thinks fit his mold. He should've explained the necessity to sign Louit certainly sends mixed messages while green is sitting there if good e tough for spurs good enough for knicks

Yet fans will make excuses for Phil

And apologize until they faint saying Pollyanish stuff like

"Well Phil deosn't have cap space to work with"

Then when you counter with a suggestion of creating more cap

Sacrificing a modest future pick they'll say

"Well picks are too valuable they are 'opportunity costs'"

Then when you suggest trading a player who may not be

Part of the team's future for a pick[s] they'll say

"Well Phil should hold on to them, there's no need to trade them now we may need to resign player in the summer"

Then when you counter and say why aren't we calling up

Our young talent from the D-league they'll say

"Well we gotta see what we have in 10 day veteran nobodies no need to waste a roster spot"

Then when you counter and say how will Phil fill out the roster

Once he signs a couple players to overpaid deals, they'll say

"Well that's what things like the D-League are for"

This goes to show that no matter what angle you come at

That which could distinguish Phil from other GMs is by doing things

In a very unconventional an innovative manner even when at times options

May seem a little narrow and dicey, we have our own D-League team

It's been in operation as a league for a while now yet with all of our

Limitations we've yet to find a gem from there and it work in our favor

Phil is ready to fisticuffs on Twitter instead of finding guys like this

Incredibly disastrous yr and I can't think of anyone doing worse than Phil

F500ONE wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Vmart wrote:Why aren't Morey and Cuban going after him?

Morey had to cut Tariq Black to bring in Josh Smith. The Spurs are going to waive a player to get Green

That player is Austin Daye, who just came off of

An impressive performance as a starter a few gms ago

Someone we should look to sign instead of

Bum Wads in Admundson

yellowboy90 wrote:Austin Daye falls in the Lance Thomas section of proven bad players despite being kind of young. Quicny Miller is a similar type player that has had the opportunity to prove that he is a bad player.

Quincy Miller now moving on to the Kings

NBDL highest PPG average currently

He's a gunner but still has some talent and is extremely young

nixluva wrote:

EnySpree wrote:This guy Green is already in the spurs organization. It's like if the spurs came through and stole Galloway from us. Of course Green is going to come up through the spurs organization. Why would he leave? He has an opportunity to become apart of the second generation, post Tim Duncan era spurs. No use crying over this

Why are you using facts and reason in your post? Why aren't you just talking out of your ass and hating on the Knicks front office as others are prone to do?

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – JaMychal Green will sign a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs after departing Friday from their affiliate team at the 2015 NBA D-League Showcase, sources told Yahoo Sports.

San Antonio is waiving Austin Daye to clear a roster spot for Green, a league source told Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. The Memphis Grizzlies, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers had expressed interest in signing the free-agent forward as well, a source said. Green, 24, is averaging 23 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season for the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League.

The 6-foot-9, 220-pounder participated in the Spurs’ training camp, but was cut Oct. 22. Green, who played college basketball at Alabama, spent time in the off-season working with the Spurs' renowned shooting coach Chip Engelland.

Irrelevant facts. The NBA D-League is not the same thing as the MLB Minor League. The vast majority of these players do not have contracts with the parent club and are free to sign with whatever team offers them a contract. A contract, by the way, that will be a minimum of $500K; D-League contracts are for $13K, $19K, or $25K.

What I find especially interesting about this argument, though, is that apparently D-Leaguers living at or below the federal poverty level would be unwilling to leave their parent organisation to come here. Yet, free agents next Summer will be willing to.

VCoug wrote:

nixluva wrote:

EnySpree wrote:This guy Green is already in the spurs organization. It's like if the spurs came through and stole Galloway from us. Of course Green is going to come up through the spurs organization. Why would he leave? He has an opportunity to become apart of the second generation, post Tim Duncan era spurs. No use crying over this

Why are you using facts and reason in your post? Why aren't you just talking out of your ass and hating on the Knicks front office as others are prone to do?

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – JaMychal Green will sign a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs after departing Friday from their affiliate team at the 2015 NBA D-League Showcase, sources told Yahoo Sports.

San Antonio is waiving Austin Daye to clear a roster spot for Green, a league source told Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. The Memphis Grizzlies, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers had expressed interest in signing the free-agent forward as well, a source said. Green, 24, is averaging 23 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season for the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League.

The 6-foot-9, 220-pounder participated in the Spurs’ training camp, but was cut Oct. 22. Green, who played college basketball at Alabama, spent time in the off-season working with the Spurs' renowned shooting coach Chip Engelland.

Irrelevant facts. The NBA D-League is not the same thing as the MLB Minor League. The vast majority of these players do not have contracts with the parent club and are free to sign with whatever team offers them a contract. A contract, by the way, that will be a minimum of $500K; D-League contracts are for $13K, $19K, or $25K.

What I find especially interesting about this argument, though, is that apparently D-Leaguers living at or below the federal poverty level would be unwilling to leave their parent organisation to come here. Yet, free agents next Summer will be willing to.

Oh, and I forgot. Green so desperately wants to stay with SA that he wouldn't consider signing anywhere else signed with the Clippers last season and, after he was waived, played in France.

smackeddog wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:Knicks scouting department has been one of the worst for years; they have no clue. All if their focus is in scouting high price players.

Lin, Novak, Cope, Cole, Travis Wear. Whatever.

Thank you

EnySpree wrote:

VCoug wrote:

VCoug wrote:

nixluva wrote:

EnySpree wrote:This guy Green is already in the spurs organization. It's like if the spurs came through and stole Galloway from us. Of course Green is going to come up through the spurs organization. Why would he leave? He has an opportunity to become apart of the second generation, post Tim Duncan era spurs. No use crying over this

Why are you using facts and reason in your post? Why aren't you just talking out of your ass and hating on the Knicks front office as others are prone to do?

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – JaMychal Green will sign a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs after departing Friday from their affiliate team at the 2015 NBA D-League Showcase, sources told Yahoo Sports.

San Antonio is waiving Austin Daye to clear a roster spot for Green, a league source told Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. The Memphis Grizzlies, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers had expressed interest in signing the free-agent forward as well, a source said. Green, 24, is averaging 23 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season for the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League.

The 6-foot-9, 220-pounder participated in the Spurs’ training camp, but was cut Oct. 22. Green, who played college basketball at Alabama, spent time in the off-season working with the Spurs' renowned shooting coach Chip Engelland.

Irrelevant facts. The NBA D-League is not the same thing as the MLB Minor League. The vast majority of these players do not have contracts with the parent club and are free to sign with whatever team offers them a contract. A contract, by the way, that will be a minimum of $500K; D-League contracts are for $13K, $19K, or $25K.

What I find especially interesting about this argument, though, is that apparently D-Leaguers living at or below the federal poverty level would be unwilling to leave their parent organisation to come here. Yet, free agents next Summer will be willing to.

Oh, and I forgot. Green so desperately wants to stay with SA that he wouldn't consider signing anywhere else signed with the Clippers last season and, after he was waived, played in France.

The spurs made a roster move to sign the guy. Maybe they said they think he can contribute to their team now. Why would he leave the San Antonio organization if they are actively trying to give him an opportunity? So he should tell Pop that he would rather go play for nothing in ny, rather than be apart of a playoff team?

It's really nothing to complain about here

Maybe if we had offered him a contract when we had a roster opening almost two weeks ago he would have come here instead of waiting and hoping SA would sign him. Or maybe we just force SA's hand and they sign him earlier. The overall point is that we shouldn't be wasting our time with guys like Amundson and Jason Smith. Clearly, neither player is going to help us this season and neither will be here past this year. Those spots could be used by a player that might help us win games past this season.

San Antonio is waiving Austin Daye to clear a roster spot for Green, a league source told Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. The Memphis Grizzlies, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers had expressed interest in signing the free-agent forward as well, a source said.