yellowboy90 wrote:Phil probably though Dalembert could maintain his high level of play for one more year. His year in Dallas was very comparable to Tyson's last year as a knick. He also thought that Calderon would be a plus asset. He rushed the deal to also get Felton off the team. He should have held the Mavericks hostage since they made it clear that they missed Tyson.

First year GM makes mistakes but hopefully he learns from the Tyson trade and the Cleveland trade.

God forbid he trades away Lance, Lou and Shane for peanuts

TripleThreat wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:We have cheap rim protection right here in Admundson and Aldrich

Amundson is a 32 year old journeyman player. Aldrich is a back of the roster big.

Your combination of players including Melo, Kanter, Shved, Stuckey, Mo Williams, it's all sieve on defense. You talk about defense only in passing. You've assembled maybe the worst possible defensive roster scenario that could be conceived.

So when Aldrich and Admundson come into the game in the 4th quarter, to try to provide some semblance of defense, who is getting shuttled to the bench?

I like Aldrich and Admundson for now--to maximize free agency this year we need to keep some cheap players. TT to add Kanter Okafor/Towns and Stuckey--alone would be a coup of an offseason. This team has more holes than the Titanic. There isnt 3 Scottie pippens on the market TT--I know you dont really follow the day to day NBA but there simply arent 6-8 athletic 23 point 7 rebound 6 assist guard available. You talk about trade rape--how about realistic expectations and an understanding of what is available for the Knicks.

I can see a path to really improve our frontcourt. That would take our main assets--a majority of our cash and then our pick. But thats great--thats the number 1 hole right?

If we have done 1 thing right with Phil--we have thrown multiple darts out there. He needs to keep this up. Be AGGRESSIVE in the draft use the 3mm to buy picks heck trade the 2018 into this draft to expedite and or find undrafted players. Continue to look overseas. I see 1 maybe 2 players that I would actually spend the max on. We need to find our own Dray Green's our own Danny Green's etc.. and you do that in late rd 1 rd 2 undrafted overseas and in the D league.

Anyone with an expectation that we are going to go from 15 wins to 55 is just not getting it. Build it pieces at a time. I would tell Dolan that we will improve each year Jim but if we do this the right way--we can sustain success for 10 years and then we just keep the process in place and dont fall back here--but the only way to get out is byt adding pieces that can stay together and build something.

To answer your question TT--we need to find our defensive players just like GS did--on the secondary market. The Currys the Thompsons--they are their core offense and thats why they are high draft picks. High end free agents excel at two things--in this case kanter is a premium high % scorer and rebounder--but has now shown skills to be a very nice ball mover. At 6-11 260--thats a max player and one most teams would die to have. Maybe we bring in a Robert Upshaw or Gary Payton--we have options if we buy into rd 2.

newyorker4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:I don't know about this. Melo can't keep up with 3's how is he going to guard 2's when they can just go around him. Just because they are 2's doesn't mean all they do is stand behind the 3pt line

Melo can simply guard the opposing players 3 point shooter--almost every team has 1. Go through NBA rosters--not many have breakdown 2's Guys like Wes Matthews Middleton Green Butler--he can guard those guys--in fact he can guard them better than he can guard a 6-11 260 pd PF. Go around the league and tell me he cant guard the 2 position. Klay Thompson Kyle Korver etc.. and when we cant we move him around to the best position to match up with.

Those guys can also dribble right past him cause they'll all have the speed factor over him. Melo is fine where he's at he just needs a legit scorer and other good players around him so he doesn't have to feel like all the scoring is on him.

Jesus Carmelo Anthony is not weighed down by ankle weights. Its in his BEST long term interests to LOSE weight to take pressure off of the knee. Thats what WAde did. I get you all the way--thera ers oem 2 guard match up that would not work--thats why I said hybrid--Hybrid meaning whoever their 3 point shooter is that night--thats Melos man. If we play GS--hes got Klay if its Dallas he got Parsons if it was tonight he takes Reddick. He takes the wing who specializes in the 3 and doesnt really break players off with the dribble.

Who do you think he can guard better Anthony Davis or Danny Green? Davis would put 40 on Melo at the 4. Green he has the size and length to bother and Green doesnt have the speed to break Melo down.

TPercy wrote:Vmart- if Mudiay can't shoot then how do you expect him to do well in this triangle system

Who said he can't shoot? You guys act like he can't hit the broad side of the barn. Are you guys watching college basketball shooting has to be at an all time low. Shooting is all reps. You guys act like you can't get better at and Mudiay isn't a finished product. I guarantee you guys after all the combines are complete Mudiay will stand head and shoulders above his competition.

Briggs your tune would totally be different if Mudiay had gone to play college ball.

blkexec wrote:

Vmart wrote:

TPercy wrote:Vmart- if Mudiay can't shoot then how do you expect him to do well in this triangle system

Who said he can't shoot? You guys act like he can't hit the broad side of the barn. Are you guys watching college basketball shooting has to be at an all time low. Shooting is all reps. You guys act like you can't get better at and Mudiay isn't a finished product. I guarantee you guys after all the combines are complete Mudiay will stand head and shoulders above his competition.

Briggs your tune would totally be different if Mudiay had gone to play college ball.

Vmart.....theres probably a select few thats high on Mudiay. I'm one of them as well. I think he's a sleeper with superstar potential. And like you said, if he went to college....or....if he came out of HS like lebrons, kobes, garnets....He would've been the first or second pick. He could be the steal of the draft. He has all the tools of a John Wall type of guard. And like John Wall, he will develop a consistent jumpshot, because everybody will be backing off of him. Plus, he's already ahead of John Wall at this stage, so he's going to be special. This is why I think Phil will explore trading options, if they have Mudiay equal to Towns or Russell (as an example). Then they might shoot for a combination of Mudiay and Stein, with a second round pick maybe....This is where Phil needs some major GM help, because his track record on trades are not the best. But it's still a great option, especially if we get pick #2, and OK4 is off the board. And maybe they are not as high on Towns as I am, then thats a nice trading position to be in.

Agreed, Mudiay to me is the second best player in the draft after OK4.