WaltLongmire wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Man what was the rush there for ?? Dont they want to view other players---Las Vegas hasnt even started yet?? What did he do in any game that warranted a guaranteed contract as of today? The only UDFA that deserved a guaranteed contract--and I watched a lot of this was Christian Wood. Plumlee wasnt even the best UDFA C in Orlando by a long shot. Hes a 2nd round pick who couldve been given an opportunity to come to camp with a partial guarantee that spoon fed to Westchester where he needs to be.

Seems like speculation only, but this should annoy you Briggs.

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Wouldn't mind Sasha coming back. Good for locker room and practice. Good mentor.

WaltLongmire wrote:

meloanyk wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:Multi-year deal with only the first guaranteed. I'm glad we stopped giving out the one year deals with no team options. If we do find a gem, let's be in position to reap the reward!

Exactly. Its what Hinskie did with youngsters and margianl vets who had little leverage to the angst of agents. In the past we've given partial guarantees or one year deals to some bigs without any retention rights. Most just faded . Cant even remeber the big a few years back who everyone was so high on

I feel bad that we are following the Hinkie method...but not so bad.

My own feeling is that if you're not going to institute a true minor league system, the roster should be expanded to 18, with the final three getting minimum salaries which allow a team to retain them while they play in the DL.

If the NBA was smart they would finally do this. It would make things soooooo much better for the league.

WaltLongmire wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Man what was the rush there for ?? Dont they want to view other players---Las Vegas hasnt even started yet?? What did he do in any game that warranted a guaranteed contract as of today? The only UDFA that deserved a guaranteed contract--and I watched a lot of this was Christian Wood. Plumlee wasnt even the best UDFA C in Orlando by a long shot. Hes a 2nd round pick who couldve been given an opportunity to come to camp with a partial guarantee that spoon fed to Westchester where he needs to be.

Seems like speculation only, but this should annoy you Briggs.

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Im guessing it would be in part for KP. I know Melo has Kristaps back, but with all these new faces coming in, Sasha could help him deal with the all the added drama and expectations. He helped mentor Porzingis his rookie year, and did a good job of it.

GustavBahler wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Man what was the rush there for ?? Dont they want to view other players---Las Vegas hasnt even started yet?? What did he do in any game that warranted a guaranteed contract as of today? The only UDFA that deserved a guaranteed contract--and I watched a lot of this was Christian Wood. Plumlee wasnt even the best UDFA C in Orlando by a long shot. Hes a 2nd round pick who couldve been given an opportunity to come to camp with a partial guarantee that spoon fed to Westchester where he needs to be.

Seems like speculation only, but this should annoy you Briggs.

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Im guessing it would be in part for KP. I know Melo has Kristaps back, but with all these new faces are coming in, Sasha could help him deal with the all the added drama and expectations. He helped mentor Porzingis his rookie year, and did a good job of it.

Yeah, I'd like Sasha back. Also, once he found his shot he became a decent on the floor contributor.

GustavBahler wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Man what was the rush there for ?? Dont they want to view other players---Las Vegas hasnt even started yet?? What did he do in any game that warranted a guaranteed contract as of today? The only UDFA that deserved a guaranteed contract--and I watched a lot of this was Christian Wood. Plumlee wasnt even the best UDFA C in Orlando by a long shot. Hes a 2nd round pick who couldve been given an opportunity to come to camp with a partial guarantee that spoon fed to Westchester where he needs to be.

Seems like speculation only, but this should annoy you Briggs.

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/Al_Iannazzone/status/751084630586101760

Im guessing it would be in part for KP. I know Melo has Kristaps back, but with all these new faces are coming in, Sasha could help him deal with the all the added drama and expectations. He helped mentor Porzingis his rookie year, and did a good job of it.

WaltLongmire wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Man what was the rush there for ?? Dont they want to view other players---Las Vegas hasnt even started yet?? What did he do in any game that warranted a guaranteed contract as of today? The only UDFA that deserved a guaranteed contract--and I watched a lot of this was Christian Wood. Plumlee wasnt even the best UDFA C in Orlando by a long shot. Hes a 2nd round pick who couldve been given an opportunity to come to camp with a partial guarantee that spoon fed to Westchester where he needs to be.

Seems like speculation only, but this should annoy you Briggs.

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/Al_Iannazzone/status/751084630586101760

Im guessing it would be in part for KP. I know Melo has Kristaps back, but with all these new faces are coming in, Sasha could help him deal with the all the added drama and expectations. He helped mentor Porzingis his rookie year, and did a good job of it.

If he could shoot like he was doing at the end of the year he would be a big plus for the team. I just need some consistency from him. I was happy with him early in the year and later, but in between, he could have joined the Bricklayer Union without any kind of training.

Yeah, that starting stretch with Calderon was brutal. He did finish the season strong. As long as Sasha has a limited role, isn't pushed to do too much, he would be a good addition.

MaTT4281 wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:I feel bad that we are following the Hinkie method...but not so bad.

My own feeling is that if you're not going to institute a true minor league system, the roster should be expanded to 18, with the final three getting minimum salaries which allow a team to retain them while they play in the DL.

One thing though - Phil has made an obvious effort to take care of the guys who plans to send to Westchester. We had the trio last season with partial guarantees to offset the D-League salary. Curious to see how he handles the rest of our invites. I agree that the NBA needs to **** or get off the pot when it comes to the D-League.

BRIGGS wrote:Man what was the rush there for ?? Dont they want to view other players---Las Vegas hasnt even started yet?? What did he do in any game that warranted a guaranteed contract as of today? The only UDFA that deserved a guaranteed contract--and I watched a lot of this was Christian Wood. Plumlee wasnt even the best UDFA C in Orlando by a long shot. Hes a 2nd round pick who couldve been given an opportunity to come to camp with a partial guarantee that spoon fed to Westchester where he needs to be.

WaltLongmire wrote:

meloanyk wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Someone to give hard fouls, someone to spell the bigs if some of them are hurting. If you get any consistent production out of Plumlee at this price, its gravy. I like the idea of keeping Noah as healthy as possible for the playoffs. They're going to run a lot, and that's going to tax Noah's knees to some degree.

Knicks need a decent 4 off bench. I liked Jerebo, some likened the Euro to him but gotta believe he's more NBDL than NBA ready . That is the kid Im interested in seeing play

Jerebko is the guy you are talking about, right?

Did the Celtics let him go?

He's had his moments, and he seems like a team first player.

Wonder what he would cost, though.

SocraticBallin22 wrote:Don't understand what the rush was to give him a guaranteed deal. He hasn't shown much in SL so far and was not a highly touted prospect coming out of college. It's not like teams were knocking on his door to sign him. He even had a backup plan to get a job in the military if he didn't sign an NBA contract. I have to see a lot more from him to be convinced he's an NBA talent.

Well that's it in a nutshell isn't it? The Knicks HAVE seen enough. They have seen him in practice as well as the games and don't assume that the games are the complete picture of how they evaluate a players potential. Plumlee has the traits necessary to be a good player in the way JH likes his bigs to play. I predict he could be more successful playing with our Big Team talent where he will benefit from the attention they draw. It's a bit different how he would look in an NBA game verses SL. He just needs to handle the basics. Box out, Rebound, Defend and Set Screens with his big body.