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NardDogNation wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Early Game Notes

Excellent response to being down early by locking in on defense

This the key to this team's prospects because when their shots are not falling they have to get stops, something they've failed to do against the better teams too often.

I would want to see more defense creating offense in the future, because that is what forges a team identity and keeps you in the game until you can get it rolling.

P.S. I think "Operation Hide Diawara" is over. The Knicks realized they need him on the floor to make a title run which is further proof IMO they will pay him whatever it takes to keep him

I just hope this doesn't turn into iHart 2.0

I'm not sure if we'd even have Bird Rights on him or how that works with a 2-way contract

Mo? His contract situation has been hashed out: he’s a RFA and Knicks can match.

NardDogNation wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Early Game Notes

Excellent response to being down early by locking in on defense

This the key to this team's prospects because when their shots are not falling they have to get stops, something they've failed to do against the better teams too often.

I would want to see more defense creating offense in the future, because that is what forges a team identity and keeps you in the game until you can get it rolling.

P.S. I think "Operation Hide Diawara" is over. The Knicks realized they need him on the floor to make a title run which is further proof IMO they will pay him whatever it takes to keep him

I just hope this doesn't turn into iHart 2.0

I'm not sure if we'd even have Bird Rights on him or how that works with a 2-way contract

We do have the right to match any offer so he's not an unrestricted FA in that we can keep him if we pay whatever the price is

martin wrote:KAT come on man

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This is the issue with KAT. I like his play tonight and recently, but he can take himself or us out of the game in a heartbeat with these machine gun ticky tack fouls

I have to believe the guys in the locker room have spoken to him multiple times that our success depends on his defense and lessening the bad fouls. Sometimes he seems to get it, but the mental lapses are still there and that's what I believe can derail a whole championship run. It only takes a few plays like that to lose a couple of playoff games and you're done

NardDogNation wrote:

martin wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Early Game Notes

Excellent response to being down early by locking in on defense

This the key to this team's prospects because when their shots are not falling they have to get stops, something they've failed to do against the better teams too often.

I would want to see more defense creating offense in the future, because that is what forges a team identity and keeps you in the game until you can get it rolling.

P.S. I think "Operation Hide Diawara" is over. The Knicks realized they need him on the floor to make a title run which is further proof IMO they will pay him whatever it takes to keep him

I just hope this doesn't turn into iHart 2.0

I'm not sure if we'd even have Bird Rights on him or how that works with a 2-way contract

Mo? His contract situation has been hashed out: he’s a RFA and Knicks can match.

Admittedly, I know little about this current CBA. This second apron business won't impede re-signing him? And what happens if/when we have to pay him above minimum?

Knicks can only technically offer him 120% of his contact. And they can match other offers because he is a RFA.

Second apron is only limiting if you make a Giannis level trade (it’s realistically only trade Knicks would do in this scenario) or sign a player to an MLE deal, then the second apron rules get turned on.

Long story short, another team could use cap space or MLE to sign him but Knicks could match. It’s a small and unlikely worry unless a GM decides to go all in on him.

ToddTT wrote:We shoulda given up more picks for Mikal.

You can say that again.

martin wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

martin wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Early Game Notes

Excellent response to being down early by locking in on defense

This the key to this team's prospects because when their shots are not falling they have to get stops, something they've failed to do against the better teams too often.

I would want to see more defense creating offense in the future, because that is what forges a team identity and keeps you in the game until you can get it rolling.

P.S. I think "Operation Hide Diawara" is over. The Knicks realized they need him on the floor to make a title run which is further proof IMO they will pay him whatever it takes to keep him

I just hope this doesn't turn into iHart 2.0

I'm not sure if we'd even have Bird Rights on him or how that works with a 2-way contract

Mo? His contract situation has been hashed out: he’s a RFA and Knicks can match.

Admittedly, I know little about this current CBA. This second apron business won't impede re-signing him? And what happens if/when we have to pay him above minimum?

Knicks can only technically offer him 120% of his contact. And they can match other offers because he is a RFA.

Second apron is only limiting if you make a Giannis level trade (it’s realistically only trade Knicks would do in this scenario) or sign a player to an MLE deal, then the second apron rules get turned on.

Long story short, another team could use cap space or MLE to sign him but Knicks could match. It’s a small and unlikely worry unless a GM decides to go all in on him.

It's going to be a dogshít free agency class, so I could easily see a team overpaying to get him and bank on his upside. He'd be perfect on the Lakers and I think they'll have max and a half worth of cap space to play with.

BlueKnickers wrote:SA is not going to rally down 19 with half a quarter to go

Why would you do this? Lol