nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

im not missing the point at all. I know you are a very optimistic person but i think you may be expecting too much from Rose at this point. Melo and KP should be the big guns in the offense

My optimism has NOTHING to do with my main point which is that Rose and Melo as vets with proven histories of being lead players should continue that role and let KP play off of them at least to start so that there's less pressure on KP. There is simply no reason to force things with KP. Let KP naturally take on what he's comfortable with. If he shows he is ready for more there would be no problem with letting him take it on, but no way you force it early.

I really have no idea what you ChuckBuck and dk7th are going on about when it comes to this Rose thing. Rose is not coming here to take a backseat. He's going to have a prominent role. He's the lead guard for goodness sakes. While Rose had a rough start due to the Orbital Surgery, he did start to get his game going and I suspect he's gonna come into next season raring to go in a contract year.

Melo is going to also come into next season looking to lead along with Noah and Rose. This nonsense about Rose and Melo not being up to it is crazy. The Knicks Big 3 is Rose, Melo and KP, PERIOD!!!

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

im not missing the point at all. I know you are a very optimistic person but i think you may be expecting too much from Rose at this point. Melo and KP should be the big guns in the offense

My optimism has NOTHING to do with my main point which is that Rose and Melo as vets with proven histories of being lead players should continue that role and let KP play off of them at least to start so that there's less pressure on KP. There is simply no reason to force things with KP. Let KP naturally take on what he's comfortable with. If he shows he is ready for more there would be no problem with letting him take it on, but no way you force it early.

I really have no idea what you ChuckBuck and dk7th are going on about when it comes to this Rose thing. Rose is not coming here to take a backseat. He's going to have a prominent role. He's the lead guard for goodness sakes. While Rose had a rough start due to the Orbital Surgery, he did start to get his game going and I suspect he's gonna come into next season raring to go in a contract year.

Melo is going to also come into next season looking to lead along with Noah and Rose. This nonsense about Rose and Melo not being up to it is crazy. The Knicks Big 3 is Rose, Melo and KP, PERIOD!!!

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

im not missing the point at all. I know you are a very optimistic person but i think you may be expecting too much from Rose at this point. Melo and KP should be the big guns in the offense

My optimism has NOTHING to do with my main point which is that Rose and Melo as vets with proven histories of being lead players should continue that role and let KP play off of them at least to start so that there's less pressure on KP. There is simply no reason to force things with KP. Let KP naturally take on what he's comfortable with. If he shows he is ready for more there would be no problem with letting him take it on, but no way you force it early.

I really have no idea what you ChuckBuck and dk7th are going on about when it comes to this Rose thing. Rose is not coming here to take a backseat. He's going to have a prominent role. He's the lead guard for goodness sakes. While Rose had a rough start due to the Orbital Surgery, he did start to get his game going and I suspect he's gonna come into next season raring to go in a contract year.

Melo is going to also come into next season looking to lead along with Noah and Rose. This nonsense about Rose and Melo not being up to it is crazy. The Knicks Big 3 is Rose, Melo and KP, PERIOD!!!

it's not forcing things! he's already shown he is ready for more, which translates to he's comfortable taking on more. he was a close second in rookie of the year and he ranked in the top 5 among power forwards last year. he wants the responsibility and the pressure and does not need to be coddled or brought along slowly. by doing so you are putting him behind the other two. he is a phenomenon but no-- "lets take it slow."

"we just spent 20 million dollars on a washed up player so lets make him part of our "big 3." by telling rose "it's your team because you a re the lead guard" you are actually hindering kp6's growth.

i am speaking about what we have seen while you are speaking about what we have yet to see.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

dk7th wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

im not missing the point at all. I know you are a very optimistic person but i think you may be expecting too much from Rose at this point. Melo and KP should be the big guns in the offense

My optimism has NOTHING to do with my main point which is that Rose and Melo as vets with proven histories of being lead players should continue that role and let KP play off of them at least to start so that there's less pressure on KP. There is simply no reason to force things with KP. Let KP naturally take on what he's comfortable with. If he shows he is ready for more there would be no problem with letting him take it on, but no way you force it early.

I really have no idea what you ChuckBuck and dk7th are going on about when it comes to this Rose thing. Rose is not coming here to take a backseat. He's going to have a prominent role. He's the lead guard for goodness sakes. While Rose had a rough start due to the Orbital Surgery, he did start to get his game going and I suspect he's gonna come into next season raring to go in a contract year.

Melo is going to also come into next season looking to lead along with Noah and Rose. This nonsense about Rose and Melo not being up to it is crazy. The Knicks Big 3 is Rose, Melo and KP, PERIOD!!!

it's not forcing things! he's already shown he is ready for more, which translates to he's comfortable taking on more. he was a close second in rookie of the year and he ranked in the top 5 among power forwards last year. he wants the responsibility and the pressure and does not need to be coddled or brought along slowly. by doing so you are putting him behind the other two. he is a phenomenon but no-- "lets take it slow."

"we just spent 20 million dollars on a washed up player so lets make him part of our "big 3." by telling rose "it's your team because you a re the lead guard" you are actually hindering kp6's growth.

i am speaking about what we have seen while you are speaking about what we have yet to see.

Excellent Post. KP is clearly ready to take the next step without having to force it.

Now if KP shows in camp that he's ready to take on that kind of role it will be evident to Hornacek and he can adjust things as necessary. However, there's no reason to push Rose aside as if he is just some scrub we brought in to only pass the ball. Let's not get carried away with the Rose criticisms. What we needed most was an uptempo and penetrating PG. This is something that Rose does very well to this very day. Rose will pass the ball to his fellow starters. It's simply not true that he won't pass the ball to them.

“One of my questions to Carmelo was — we haven’t made the playoffs in three years — are we moving quickly enough for you in anticipation of being in a competitive playoffs situation,’’ Jackson said. “That conversation established the idea he’s getting into an age range where things have to happen. We decided to activate ourselves a little quicker.’’

According to Jackson, Anthony told him his “first priority was to get a point guard.” Jackson said the free-agent point-guard market — with Mike Conley topping the list but ultimately remaining in Memphis — likely would turn into a bleak scenario.

“As I looked down the [point-guard] list, I didn’t want to go out and spend a lot of cap dollars chasing what I thought was a very competitive point-guard market,’’ Jackson said.

Hence the trade for Rose, in which Jackson gave up starting center Robin Lopez and two point guards — aging Jose Calderon and young Jerian Grant.

“We went to Plan B, which was Plan A in my head,’’ Jackson said.

Mills said he believes another losing/rebuilding season could hurt Porzingis’ growth.

“It was real important for KP to develop as a basketball player to put him in a culture of winning basketball games and he’s around other good players,’’ Mills said.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:^^^^They are taking a developmental approach with KP. They want him to be around good, high character guys on a team that is competing and makes the playoffs. The Knicks are KP's team in the future but it seems odd to ignore the words and actions of the president and gm and suggest that they want to take at advantage of Melo's talents now.

“One of my questions to Carmelo was — we haven’t made the playoffs in three years — are we moving quickly enough for you in anticipation of being in a competitive playoffs situation,’’ Jackson said. “That conversation established the idea he’s getting into an age range where things have to happen. We decided to activate ourselves a little quicker.’’

According to Jackson, Anthony told him his “first priority was to get a point guard.” Jackson said the free-agent point-guard market — with Mike Conley topping the list but ultimately remaining in Memphis — likely would turn into a bleak scenario.

“As I looked down the [point-guard] list, I didn’t want to go out and spend a lot of cap dollars chasing what I thought was a very competitive point-guard market,’’ Jackson said.

Hence the trade for Rose, in which Jackson gave up starting center Robin Lopez and two point guards — aging Jose Calderon and young Jerian Grant.

“We went to Plan B, which was Plan A in my head,’’ Jackson said.

Mills said he believes another losing/rebuilding season could hurt Porzingis’ growth.

“It was real important for KP to develop as a basketball player to put him in a culture of winning basketball games and he’s around other good players,’’ Mills said.

http://nypost.com/2016/07/09/phil-jackson-hints-at-playoffs-but-admits-glaring-knicks-hitch/
Again, Mills and Jax are saying something and doing it. Not sure why anyone would suggest that the team is taking a different approach then the one they have talked about and put into place with their acquisitions and coaching hire.

i never questioned the approach. I simply said i feel melo and KP are our biggest threats. I think noah,rose,courtney,and jennings make a good supporting cast barring any injuries

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

dk7th wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

im not missing the point at all. I know you are a very optimistic person but i think you may be expecting too much from Rose at this point. Melo and KP should be the big guns in the offense

My optimism has NOTHING to do with my main point which is that Rose and Melo as vets with proven histories of being lead players should continue that role and let KP play off of them at least to start so that there's less pressure on KP. There is simply no reason to force things with KP. Let KP naturally take on what he's comfortable with. If he shows he is ready for more there would be no problem with letting him take it on, but no way you force it early.

I really have no idea what you ChuckBuck and dk7th are going on about when it comes to this Rose thing. Rose is not coming here to take a backseat. He's going to have a prominent role. He's the lead guard for goodness sakes. While Rose had a rough start due to the Orbital Surgery, he did start to get his game going and I suspect he's gonna come into next season raring to go in a contract year.

Melo is going to also come into next season looking to lead along with Noah and Rose. This nonsense about Rose and Melo not being up to it is crazy. The Knicks Big 3 is Rose, Melo and KP, PERIOD!!!

it's not forcing things! he's already shown he is ready for more, which translates to he's comfortable taking on more. he was a close second in rookie of the year and he ranked in the top 5 among power forwards last year. he wants the responsibility and the pressure and does not need to be coddled or brought along slowly. by doing so you are putting him behind the other two. he is a phenomenon but no-- "lets take it slow."

"we just spent 20 million dollars on a washed up player so lets make him part of our "big 3." by telling rose "it's your team because you a re the lead guard" you are actually hindering kp6's growth.

i am speaking about what we have seen while you are speaking about what we have yet to see.

Excellent Post. KP is clearly ready to take the next step without having to force it.

KP is already a primary scorer for this team but he doesn't come into the season with a history of being the #1 option which you guys are completely missing. Rose has been an MVP and leader of his team. Melo has won a scoring title and been the #1 option on his teams. KP as talented as he is, has yet to play an entire season as the primary scoring option, PERIOD!!!

Now if KP shows in camp that he's ready to take on that kind of role it will be evident to Hornacek and he can adjust things as necessary. However, there's no reason to push Rose aside as if he is just some scrub we brought in to only pass the ball. Let's not get carried away with the Rose criticisms. What we needed most was an uptempo and penetrating PG. This is something that Rose does very well to this very day. Rose will pass the ball to his fellow starters. It's simply not true that he won't pass the ball to them.

im not missing any point. Ive probably played and watched just as much bball as you have. I NEVER called Rose washed up, in fact i said he will help. HOWEVER this isnt 2012 rose anymore. All those injuries have taken a toll..you would be a fool to deny that. As for KP i understand he wasnt the main option last year and in spain but that was mostly because of his age. Aftwr a successful rookie year he will be able to take the next step along side melo as our main options

I'm not just talking to you ya know! Some of what I'm writing is directed at dk7th.

Regarding Rose the injury thing is obvious but what goes underrated is just how much he still has left. You will see just how good he stil is next season. You guys can keep TALKIN him down but you're making a huge mistake.

We all know how talented KP is. The fact remains that he has yet to show he is ready to be a #1 option. There literally no reason to thrust him into that role just yet. Let him do his thing with other teams focused on Rose and Melo! He'll be able to do lots of damage that way minus unnecessary pressure. This is a good situation that many young players don't have the luxury of having.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

dk7th wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

im not missing the point at all. I know you are a very optimistic person but i think you may be expecting too much from Rose at this point. Melo and KP should be the big guns in the offense

My optimism has NOTHING to do with my main point which is that Rose and Melo as vets with proven histories of being lead players should continue that role and let KP play off of them at least to start so that there's less pressure on KP. There is simply no reason to force things with KP. Let KP naturally take on what he's comfortable with. If he shows he is ready for more there would be no problem with letting him take it on, but no way you force it early.

I really have no idea what you ChuckBuck and dk7th are going on about when it comes to this Rose thing. Rose is not coming here to take a backseat. He's going to have a prominent role. He's the lead guard for goodness sakes. While Rose had a rough start due to the Orbital Surgery, he did start to get his game going and I suspect he's gonna come into next season raring to go in a contract year.

Melo is going to also come into next season looking to lead along with Noah and Rose. This nonsense about Rose and Melo not being up to it is crazy. The Knicks Big 3 is Rose, Melo and KP, PERIOD!!!

it's not forcing things! he's already shown he is ready for more, which translates to he's comfortable taking on more. he was a close second in rookie of the year and he ranked in the top 5 among power forwards last year. he wants the responsibility and the pressure and does not need to be coddled or brought along slowly. by doing so you are putting him behind the other two. he is a phenomenon but no-- "lets take it slow."

"we just spent 20 million dollars on a washed up player so lets make him part of our "big 3." by telling rose "it's your team because you a re the lead guard" you are actually hindering kp6's growth.

i am speaking about what we have seen while you are speaking about what we have yet to see.

Excellent Post. KP is clearly ready to take the next step without having to force it.

KP is already a primary scorer for this team but he doesn't come into the season with a history of being the #1 option which you guys are completely missing. Rose has been an MVP and leader of his team. Melo has won a scoring title and been the #1 option on his teams. KP as talented as he is, has yet to play an entire season as the primary scoring option, PERIOD!!!

Now if KP shows in camp that he's ready to take on that kind of role it will be evident to Hornacek and he can adjust things as necessary. However, there's no reason to push Rose aside as if he is just some scrub we brought in to only pass the ball. Let's not get carried away with the Rose criticisms. What we needed most was an uptempo and penetrating PG. This is something that Rose does very well to this very day. Rose will pass the ball to his fellow starters. It's simply not true that he won't pass the ball to them.

im not missing any point. Ive probably played and watched just as much bball as you have. I NEVER called Rose washed up, in fact i said he will help. HOWEVER this isnt 2012 rose anymore. All those injuries have taken a toll..you would be a fool to deny that. As for KP i understand he wasnt the main option last year and in spain but that was mostly because of his age. Aftwr a successful rookie year he will be able to take the next step along side melo as our main options

I'm not just talking to you ya know! Some of what I'm writing is directed at dk7th.

Regarding Rose the injury thing is obvious but what goes underrated is just how much he still has left. You will see just how good he stil is next season. You guys can keep TALKIN him down but you're making a huge mistake.

We all know how talented KP is. The fact remains that he has yet to show he is ready to be a #1 option. There literally no reason to thrust him into that role just yet. Let him do his thing with other teams focused on Rose and Melo! He'll be able to do lots of damage that way minus unnecessary pressure. This is a good situation that many young players don't have the luxury of having.

How am i talking him down? I clearly said multiple times that he will HELP us. However he isnt the same player he was. Its not a knock just the facts of life. Im a diehard knick fan but i always try to be objective

The suggestion that Rose is not going to be a lead option along with Melo is talking him down. He's gonna have the ball in his hands a lot and both Melo and KP will benefit from his ability to push and penetrate, which he still does at an elite level.

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dk7th wrote:yeah.... no. so this moron says lets build the team around rose and melo. ha ha.

garbage article with a douchebag point of view. lets hope the knicks never come close to this scenario. just horrible analysis.

next.

Totally agree with this.

Bunk ass article. In no universe should Rose nor Melo be the primary option with a God in your presence...

You guys realize that it's only logical to talk about Rose and Melo as the lead of the offensive attack? This isn't to suggest that KP won't be a primary target as well. That's why they call it a Big 3. All 3 players will be the likely leaders of this team's offense.

I simply can't fathom why KNICKS FANS would be so annoyed at such a logical point made in this article. It's absurd not to recognize that Rose and Melo will be expected to carry a large portion of the load and that they would look to make things easier on KP and let him build up his game naturally rather than forcing it. The more KP shows he can handle the more he'll get to do. As the 3rd option KP will not be place at any disadvantage. If his game develops faster and he can handle more then fine.

No way in hell KP is the third option. Rose isnt the same player anymore, i think he can still help us but he isnt the player he once was. Im fine if melo gets some more touches but KP should be looked at as our main weapon too

You seem to also be missing the main point. There is simply no need to FORCE things with KP. If he develops during the course of the season into a primary option along the lines of a Dirk, then nothing is going to stop the Knicks from featuring him that way. However, that has yet to be proven. He's not starting the season off with that kind of pressure. There's no need to place that kind of pressure on him either. Let it happen naturally!!! Rose and Melo are vets and already used to that kind of pressure so let them take it and allow KP to find his game without that pressure.

im not missing the point at all. I know you are a very optimistic person but i think you may be expecting too much from Rose at this point. Melo and KP should be the big guns in the offense

My optimism has NOTHING to do with my main point which is that Rose and Melo as vets with proven histories of being lead players should continue that role and let KP play off of them at least to start so that there's less pressure on KP. There is simply no reason to force things with KP. Let KP naturally take on what he's comfortable with. If he shows he is ready for more there would be no problem with letting him take it on, but no way you force it early.

I really have no idea what you ChuckBuck and dk7th are going on about when it comes to this Rose thing. Rose is not coming here to take a backseat. He's going to have a prominent role. He's the lead guard for goodness sakes. While Rose had a rough start due to the Orbital Surgery, he did start to get his game going and I suspect he's gonna come into next season raring to go in a contract year.

Melo is going to also come into next season looking to lead along with Noah and Rose. This nonsense about Rose and Melo not being up to it is crazy. The Knicks Big 3 is Rose, Melo and KP, PERIOD!!!

it's not forcing things! he's already shown he is ready for more, which translates to he's comfortable taking on more. he was a close second in rookie of the year and he ranked in the top 5 among power forwards last year. he wants the responsibility and the pressure and does not need to be coddled or brought along slowly. by doing so you are putting him behind the other two. he is a phenomenon but no-- "lets take it slow."

"we just spent 20 million dollars on a washed up player so lets make him part of our "big 3." by telling rose "it's your team because you a re the lead guard" you are actually hindering kp6's growth.

i am speaking about what we have seen while you are speaking about what we have yet to see.

Excellent Post. KP is clearly ready to take the next step without having to force it.

KP is already a primary scorer for this team but he doesn't come into the season with a history of being the #1 option which you guys are completely missing. Rose has been an MVP and leader of his team. Melo has won a scoring title and been the #1 option on his teams. KP as talented as he is, has yet to play an entire season as the primary scoring option, PERIOD!!!

Now if KP shows in camp that he's ready to take on that kind of role it will be evident to Hornacek and he can adjust things as necessary. However, there's no reason to push Rose aside as if he is just some scrub we brought in to only pass the ball. Let's not get carried away with the Rose criticisms. What we needed most was an uptempo and penetrating PG. This is something that Rose does very well to this very day. Rose will pass the ball to his fellow starters. It's simply not true that he won't pass the ball to them.

rose is a ****ty passer. if your passes don't make others better then your passes are empty calories and ****ty. and he is a ****ty defender, one of the absolute worst in the league.

being a ****ty passer and a ****ty defender has a demoralizing effect on teammates.

the only thing rose *may* be sufficient at is pushing the ball in transition.

outside of pushing the ball in transition, rose should be working on making good entry passes to melo, kp6, and noah (and hernangomez if he is as advertised) to initiate the half court sets. then be a cutter. subordinate his ego to his betters. play for others instead of himself. his usage should be well below the stagnation-inducing 32% he has been indulged with. his usage should be well below 25%. the modified triangle will be primarily an inside out offense, making rose's contributions less and minimizing his negatives. we're already in the hole with him as a defender as it is.

kp6 has already shown what he can do, and going into camp he need "show/prove" nothing. the plan should be from the first second to create an offense around melo and kp6.

you know who needs to show worthiness? you know he needs to adapt? rose does.