orangeblobman wrote:

JohnWallace44 wrote:The Chandler hate is amazing to me on this board. Its as if last year never happened. I get that he's having a terrible year, but to say that he has no trade value is far fetched. He began the year as our best player, and he's still that guy, just needs to get settled in a role with this chaotic team.

If a TMac deal doesn't get done then Curry and Jeffries are much more untradeable. Houston and TMac's contract makes a ton of sense as a landing spot for those guys. If we need to put prospects in the deal to make it work, do it.

Something interesting would be to add Lowry and Douglas into a deal like that, Knicks get a more capable point, Houston gets another scorer and defender - fits their identity.

chandler has tons of trade value. i doubt that any knowledgeable GM in the league would look at these first 16 games and think chandler sucks. chandler's body of work, albeit brief, is more than enough to convince me that he is a very solid player already and has the potential to be plenty more.

he has trade value, 16 games on this mess of a squad cannot do enough damage to the kid. he'll be alright.

i would only trade Wilson to get a talented young player w/equal or greater upside... i'd trade Wilson for Rubio too, even tho Rubio hasn't proven anything just yet... i think a guy like Rubio can make a huge difference on this team if things pan out... as for using him as a piece to dump Fishlips or Curry's contracts, i would first try to use Lee or Nate as sweeteners to get that done, but if u had to include Wilson to clear up space for a 2nd max FA this offseason i would have to do it... it's too important to pass up a chance to bring in 2 guys like Lebron & Wade or Bosh not to.

TMS wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:i see where you're coming from, but there's just something about gallo's overall game and atitude that, to me, has 'leader' written all over it.

i see the same leadership potential in Gallo too, but right now he's still so young so he has to defer to the vets... i think next year u'll start to see him take charge more during games... he's definitely a part of Walsh & MDA's longterm plans.

yea, also the 'type' and 'quality' of these vets leaves a lot to be desired. put this man, at this age, on a team with quality vets and we see different story. some healthy minded veterans that are assured of a long-term role on the knicks, and we see much different chemistry. still, it is what it is, and i'm happy with where he is at right now, lots of promise for the future.

i mean, lebron was giving gallo advice at the end of a game. i really doubt any of our expiring veterans are this amiable in attitude towards the kid.

JohnWallace44 wrote:

By the way, does your Isiah hat look like mine?

Yeah, pretty much the same.