mreinman wrote:codeunknown wrote:mreinman wrote:codeunknown wrote:mreinman wrote:codeunknown wrote:mreinman wrote:codeunknown wrote:codeunknown wrote:I'll trade Carmelo and a 2018 1st round top 5 protected (in perpetuity) pick for the Lakers # 2 pick.
And in line with this improbable but interesting scenario, I draft Russell at 2, Mudiay at 4, sign Aldridge (20), D Jordan (20) and Carroll (10).
Mudiay
Russell
Carroll
Aldridge
Jordan
toronto would be thrilled
No they wouldn't.
would too 
1. How many wins does that team get?
2. What current relevance should/does Toronto's pick have on Knick decision making?
a lot of relevance. The knicks can't stink next year and can't go into rebuild mode because that pick is gonna irk many for years.
Aldridge takes terrible shots
Jordan is great at cleanup and dunks but can't create anything and can't shoot foul shots
Carroll is a nice energy player in the Ariza role
Mudiay is a kid who can't shoot and if he is good, it may take a few years to see the fruits
Russell is going to have to get stronger and it will take him a few years to shine
an all rookie backcourt aint gonna work.
that team will lose > 50 games
Well, as with several of your recent assessments, I think you're completely off the mark.
Unfortunately, we won't have a chance to realize the experiment but that team wins 45 games in year 1. And 55-60 in year 3.
Regardless of you being irked for many years, distancing the "save face" component from future decision making will yield better cumulative results.
which assessments don't you agree with?
you did not address my concerns with the lineup that you proposed.
Your concerns with the lineup are largely frivolous. Jordan not creating anything on offense is extraneous - he is the best rebounder in the league and a great defender. Aldridge does take bad shots, and while not optimal, results in a WS/48 of 0.165, quite productive. Carroll stretches the floor for 2 penetrating guards/ also a net positive player on both ends with a WS/48 of 0.154.
The only reasonable concern you had above is that the backcourt is in their first year. I expect both will be serviceable next year, in part because of Russell's immediate shooting impact and Mudiay's year of professional prep. Again, I'm not as irked as you are by what Toronto gets next year; what the Knicks get going forward is more salient.
Sh-t in the popcorn to go with sh-t on the court. Its a theme show like Medieval times.
5/20/2015 11:23 AM