DJ, Melo and a serviceable young KP works.

crzymdups wrote:I'm not the hugest Jordan fan, but a frontline of Jordan, potentially Kristaps and Melo is championship caliber.

If you coverted melo to a 3&d it might be championship caliber. Not fond of the fact that Melo's opinions are public, even if I agree from his perspective on the draft pick

Won't lie- I would be surprised if we took him given our offense and the way he plays, but maybe there are things in his game that they've repressed over there.

Have any of you ever seen any kind of midrange from him?

Earlier in the day Brown was talking about how the pick and roll has destroyed the multitalented center in this country and that's why the Euro bigs are attractive options for some teams. DJ has lived off this.

Someone has an "In Phil We Trust" sig, so I have to believe that he will make the right decision.

Maybe Jordan can convince Phil that he's another Willis Reed.

He would solve a lot of rebounding and shot blocking issues, though.

Knicks1969 wrote:Why would Phil pay top dollars to D Jordan who is a terrible offensive player; specifically when he could have easily acquire Stein and another big for far less then what Jordan is asking for?

Because Jordan is a battle tested player in the NBA and Stein is not??

Not saying I'm necessarily in love with Jordan- I've said many times that I did not think he was a fit in the Triangle, but everyone is whining about not taken Mudiay and Winslow, who have MUCH less experience than Porzingis, and Stein, who never was more than a one dimensional player in 3 years of college, but now you're telling me that Porzingis and Jordan would not be a better fit than Jordan and Stein, or Stein and Monroe- both foolish ideas that would have killed the spread on our offense?

Heard someone on the radio, this morning (Russillo,I think) who said Stein might have dropped into the low teens if the Kings had not taken him because he's one dimensional and might be damaged goods. Heard today that the Kings taking Stein was done for Cousins, and nobody else- their way of saying that we want you to stay.

Nobody said we are actually getting Jordan, anyway, but why not see what Jackson can do before beating people over the head with the same stuff over and over again.

When Blake Griffen went out, he actually took a better step forward in terms of the OFFENSIVE LOAD, while able to play major minutes for much of the year
He is in FANTASTIC shape and is obviously has a great work out regime/program both during the season and in the summer, with RARE injuries

While he does need to work on his FT's %, he has improved his form a lot and really would not surprise me if he dedicated this summer to shooting upwards of 60%
Tim Duncan has not been exactly a very good FT shooter for most of his career as well, as well as Shaq...

While KP has the chance to BE AN ALL STAR one day, making him untradeable, especially if he develops sooner, like by year 2-3
Because while he is on a rookie deal, you can pair him up with OTHER ALL STAR's, and we have the ability to pay TAXES if needed with Dolan's deep pockets

D. Jordan is only 26, becoming 27, so he is still in his prime
While he is a 8year pro already, his first 2 seasons he played limited roles, behind Chris Kaman, Camby, and Blake Griffen, maybe even Elton Brand at one point...

He also does have one of the highest FG % in the entire league and during the stretch that Blake Griffen was out, was capable of putting up numbers on OFF and DEFENSE
If he does sign with Knick's, he will get a bigger role he desires, and not just the garbage/dirty work guy that he is on the Clippers

Phil Jackson would be true to his word if he is able to sign Jordan and another G/F like Danny Green/Wesley Matthews, with each taking a slight discount
With Danny Green, if SA signs LA, unless Green takes a HUGE discount, like MLE like money, he could be the odd man out

We could still have the FULL MLE in play as well if we resign Cole ALdrich or Acey with their low cap holds and early bird rights/bird rights, even if we CUT THEM right after with partial guarantees, giving them free money and the ability to sign elsewhere immediately

If we want to build of winning cultures, then we will need at least GOOD DEFENSE/REBOUNDING, along with players that have consistently been there and are use to winning and with the ability to come back even when they are down, especially within play offs series/games

Knicks1969 wrote:Why would Phil pay top dollars to D Jordan who is a terrible offensive player; specifically when he could have easily acquire Stein and another big for far less then what Jordan is asking for?

Very good question. Seems like a lot to pay for what WCS would have brought very cheaply, in a couple of years.

y2zipper wrote:Monroe at the max is way better than jordan at the max for the money.

I tend to agree. $20mm per is an awful lot of money to commit to an offensively-challenged Deandre Jordan, man. Just sayin'. I respect what he brings to the table, don't get me wrong--dude's a fantastic rebounder and a good rim protector--but for that type of money, go get me a star not a role player, no? I think we could piece together pretty much what Jordan does with several savvy, low-cost signings. Picture a team of Melo/Jordan taking up 65% of the cap or more -- is that team championship caliber? I understand the cap is supposed to rise but still...I dunno -- then again, what the man does he does extremely well and he's still fairly young..