yellowboy90 wrote:No the Knicks F.O. making Monroe the FA they met with says he was their first priority. Then again wasting time meeting with someone you don't want is always a good method.

You're really not thinking it thru at all. If Phil wanted Monroe he had the money to offer him a contract but never did. It was a favor to the agent to make the Knicks the 1st stop.

"Greg went to the right spot," Jackson said. "That's the right place for him. We understand that entirely. In fact, we discussed even with our meeting about our hopes and how it was going to go and what we were looking for. He was the first stop on the way, but it wasn't that. They had set it up that way. We had talked to him, and it was according to plan."

Phil is hinting that they prearranged that the Knicks would meet with Monroe 1st but Phil never said he offered a contract. Instead it was just the 1st stop.

holfresh wrote:The context of what Phil said is contrary to the title of this thread...Phil was asked by Herring of WSJ if Melo will play PF now that there is a rim protector...Phil essentially said that we have many pieces that are interchangeable which is what we want..And who plays where will be determined in training camp...And that goes for everyone including KP, DWill, O'Quinn, Seraphin...Phil also said it comes down to who will guard Melo...

Begley had nothing to write about...

We will have wasted a lot of roster space if Anthony plays the bulk of his minutes at PF.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13230528/the-phil-files-part-3-jackson-coach-steps-in
This was not the kind of competitive fire Jackson wants -- and demands -- from his players. As a result, Jackson is already thinking about possible free agents he might pursue in the offseason.

"Greg Monroe, for sure. He can hold his spot in the low post and he's a good passer. His issues are his court speed and if he can defend."

knickscity wrote:Folks say things after the fact, they always do. Phil was certainly interested in Greg Monroe, perhaps that changed a notch after the draft, but to think there was no interest is being delusional.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13230528/the-phil-files-part-3-jackson-coach-steps-in
This was not the kind of competitive fire Jackson wants -- and demands -- from his players. As a result, Jackson is already thinking about possible free agents he might pursue in the offseason.

"Greg Monroe, for sure. He can hold his spot in the low post and he's a good passer. His issues are his court speed and if he can defend."

Monroe on a long list of bigs as potential targets, and his remarks on Monroe seem tepid at best. In that paragraph Phil only really expresses interest in Jordan.

TPercy wrote:Who is going to play small forward then?(Please don't say Derrick Williams)

Melo, DWill and Early can all play SF. We'll be just fine.

nixluva wrote:

VCoug wrote:Lol, Monroe was the very first free agent we met with and we were the first team Monroe met with. Lopez was the 3rd and that's only because Aldridge cancelled on us. We didn't sign Lopez to a contract until Monroe, Aldridge, and DeAndre all agreed to sign somewhere else.

Yeah you seem to be unable to see that Phil was most interested in DeAndre and that as he said Monroe's Agent set it up that they'd meet with NY 1st. Phil had to wait on DeAndre but made sure negotiations with RoLo were already on at that point. Just cuz Phil did his due diligence with meeting Monroe 1st doesn't mean he was Phil's Top Priority. If you read what Phil said the order of the meeting was Monroe's Agent's idea.

"Greg went to the right spot," Jackson said. "That's the right place for him. We understand that entirely. In fact, we discussed even with our meeting about our hopes and how it was going to go and what we were looking for. He was the first stop on the way, but it wasn't that. They had set it up that way. We had talked to him, and it was according to plan."

Phil's last statement is his way of making clear it was not that Monroe was his primary target, but rather that it was Monroe's Agents desire to have it go in that order. After drafting KP it's understandable that Phil would prefer DeAndre or RoLo as a defensive anchor as KP has the offensive game at PF/C. Phil desired a defensive big
Which Monroe is not!!!

Yeah you seem to be unable to see that just because something happens doesn't mean that it was part of any sort of plan. That despite our long history of success just because something happens doesn't mean it was part of any plan. Monroe was the very first player that we met and we, reportedly, offered him a max deal.

dk7th wrote:

VCoug wrote:

nixluva wrote:

VCoug wrote:Lol, Monroe was the very first free agent we met with and we were the first team Monroe met with. Lopez was the 3rd and that's only because Aldridge cancelled on us. We didn't sign Lopez to a contract until Monroe, Aldridge, and DeAndre all agreed to sign somewhere else.

Yeah you seem to be unable to see that Phil was most interested in DeAndre and that as he said Monroe's Agent set it up that they'd meet with NY 1st. Phil had to wait on DeAndre but made sure negotiations with RoLo were already on at that point. Just cuz Phil did his due diligence with meeting Monroe 1st doesn't mean he was Phil's Top Priority. If you read what Phil said the order of the meeting was Monroe's Agent's idea.

"Greg went to the right spot," Jackson said. "That's the right place for him. We understand that entirely. In fact, we discussed even with our meeting about our hopes and how it was going to go and what we were looking for. He was the first stop on the way, but it wasn't that. They had set it up that way. We had talked to him, and it was according to plan."

Phil's last statement is his way of making clear it was not that Monroe was his primary target, but rather that it was Monroe's Agents desire to have it go in that order. After drafting KP it's understandable that Phil would prefer DeAndre or RoLo as a defensive anchor as KP has the offensive game at PF/C. Phil desired a defensive big
Which Monroe is not!!!

Yeah you seem to be unable to see that just because something happens doesn't mean that it was part of any sort of plan. That despite our long history of success just because something happens doesn't mean it was part of any plan. Monroe was the very first player that we met and we, reportedly, offered him a max deal.

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2015/07/02/report-lakers-and-knicks-didnt-offer-greg-monroe-maximum-contracts/

maybe they didn't offer the max amount because they spent more than they wanted on melo. how much do the lakers need to pay bryant?

Pretty sure it was reported at the time that Phil tried to convince Monroe to take a little less so that he could bring in more guys. However, I don't think that was ever linked to a credible source.

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:

VCoug wrote:

nixluva wrote:

VCoug wrote:Lol, Monroe was the very first free agent we met with and we were the first team Monroe met with. Lopez was the 3rd and that's only because Aldridge cancelled on us. We didn't sign Lopez to a contract until Monroe, Aldridge, and DeAndre all agreed to sign somewhere else.

Yeah you seem to be unable to see that Phil was most interested in DeAndre and that as he said Monroe's Agent set it up that they'd meet with NY 1st. Phil had to wait on DeAndre but made sure negotiations with RoLo were already on at that point. Just cuz Phil did his due diligence with meeting Monroe 1st doesn't mean he was Phil's Top Priority. If you read what Phil said the order of the meeting was Monroe's Agent's idea.

"Greg went to the right spot," Jackson said. "That's the right place for him. We understand that entirely. In fact, we discussed even with our meeting about our hopes and how it was going to go and what we were looking for. He was the first stop on the way, but it wasn't that. They had set it up that way. We had talked to him, and it was according to plan."

Phil's last statement is his way of making clear it was not that Monroe was his primary target, but rather that it was Monroe's Agents desire to have it go in that order. After drafting KP it's understandable that Phil would prefer DeAndre or RoLo as a defensive anchor as KP has the offensive game at PF/C. Phil desired a defensive big
Which Monroe is not!!!

Yeah you seem to be unable to see that just because something happens doesn't mean that it was part of any sort of plan. That despite our long history of success just because something happens doesn't mean it was part of any plan. Monroe was the very first player that we met and we, reportedly, offered him a max deal.

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2015/07/02/report-lakers-and-knicks-didnt-offer-greg-monroe-maximum-contracts/

maybe they didn't offer the max amount because they spent more than they wanted on melo. how much do the lakers need to pay bryant?

Pretty sure it was reported at the time that Phil tried to convince Monroe to take a little less so that he could bring in more guys. However, I don't think that was ever linked to a credible source.

It was reported both ways but I thought that the latest reports were that a max deal was offered.