Joe Johnson told Knicks last night in LA that Hawks had not yet offered a 6th year. "The key words are not yet,'" said a Knicks official

http://twitter.com/FisolaNYDN/status/17504837588

A lot of supply (teams with cap space) and high demand (teams have sacrificed so much that they HAVE to add someone) means Joe is going to get paid big by whoever misses out on the LeBron, Wade, and Bosh.

OffDaMeterzzzz wrote:I understand that, but what's the point if your investing in a product that will take you nowhere. I would rather hold on to my $$, however long it takes until the right product and situation is available. No sense in burning your money with a lighter, wasting time and building for the moment when your looking to trade or release the player invested in. The Knicks have a decade of experience to learn from.

s3231 wrote:It basically comes down to simple economics.

A lot of supply (teams with cap space) and high demand (teams have sacrificed so much that they HAVE to add someone) means Joe is going to get paid big by whoever misses out on the LeBron, Wade, and Bosh.

quite agree... u gotta hope the FO doesnt immediately fall back into the "old habits" if the better guys dont sign in ny. we have stunk for years with little chance to get better cuz in part poor talent choices (poor talent and/or bad contracts). might as well take another year (or more) with cheaper talent instead of overpaying just to get someone or trading for awful contracts (arenas).

OffDaMeterzzzz wrote:I understand that, but what's the point if your investing in a product that will take you nowhere. I would rather hold on to my $$, however long it takes until the right product and situation is available. No sense in burning your money with a lighter, wasting time and building for the moment when your looking to trade or release the player invested in. The Knicks have a decade of experience to learn from.

s3231 wrote:It basically comes down to simple economics.

A lot of supply (teams with cap space) and high demand (teams have sacrificed so much that they HAVE to add someone) means Joe is going to get paid big by whoever misses out on the LeBron, Wade, and Bosh.

I agree with you in that it doesn't make sense to spend money just for the sake of spending it. Unfortunately, some teams will be forced to do that (hopefully not us) because of how much they have sacrificed.

Walsh's drafting might be questionable, but his patience w David Lee-

1- Waitng to clear cap for Lebron and Wade
2- Lee has never led us to the playoffs
3- He is terrible/awful though slightly improving on defense
4- Lee is not a franchise player
5- Does not make plays for himself or his team

His transactions over the last 2 years tells me he is serious about building a good team. He proved it with the Pacers.

s3231 wrote:

OffDaMeterzzzz wrote:I understand that, but what's the point if your investing in a product that will take you nowhere. I would rather hold on to my $$, however long it takes until the right product and situation is available. No sense in burning your money with a lighter, wasting time and building for the moment when your looking to trade or release the player invested in. The Knicks have a decade of experience to learn from.

s3231 wrote:It basically comes down to simple economics.

A lot of supply (teams with cap space) and high demand (teams have sacrificed so much that they HAVE to add someone) means Joe is going to get paid big by whoever misses out on the LeBron, Wade, and Bosh.

I agree with you in that it doesn't make sense to spend money just for the sake of spending it. Unfortunately, some teams will be forced to do that (hopefully not us) because of how much they have sacrificed.

Markji wrote:Let JJ stay in Atlanta...for 6 more years. He did well to get that offer. The NY Knicks, once again, are being used by players to get other teams to give them better deals.

I am very glad that the NBA has a max limit on a player's salary. If not, can you imagine what would be going on right now.

Yeah- if they didn't get rid of the cap, each team would have one player.

However, if they did away with the cap, it would benefit teams like the Knicks with more $ to spend.