ChuckBuck wrote:

The whole finals, I kept thinking, if only Novak was able to hit treys in the first round vs. Miami the way the Battier and Mike Miller played in the finals. Why didn't the Thunder close out on Battier and Miller, the way the Heat closed out on Novak in the playoffs. Really do not understand OKC's inability to defend the three point line. The Heat were outstanding at nullifying Novak, and never left him open.

Otherwise, why didn't they put Ibaka on James? Someone bigger to defend, since Harden was way too small. The Thunder, Durant and Harden in particular, need to beef up. No more looking like you've never done any weight training. These guys need to grow up and bulk up.

Knixkik wrote:Huge win! We shouldn't focus on PGs with this. We need a true SG who can shoot lights out. Ray Allen would be the first choice, but there are other guys like Bellineli and Courtney Lee that could also fit.

both washed up

crzymdups wrote:if the knicks are able to use their full MLE, I'd sign Jamal Crawford or Lamar Odom.

NOOOOOO! Jamal Crawful sucks, he's a poor man's JR Smith. My preference is someone who can shoot from range consistently.

Caseloads wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

The whole finals, I kept thinking, if only Novak was able to hit treys in the first round vs. Miami the way the Battier and Mike Miller played in the finals. Why didn't the Thunder close out on Battier and Miller, the way the Heat closed out on Novak in the playoffs. Really do not understand OKC's inability to defend the three point line. The Heat were outstanding at nullifying Novak, and never left him open.

Otherwise, why didn't they put Ibaka on James? Someone bigger to defend, since Harden was way too small. The Thunder, Durant and Harden in particular, need to beef up. No more looking like you've never done any weight training. These guys need to grow up and bulk up.

We didn't have anyone that could penetrate and Dish like Miami does. It's easy to get guys like Battier and Miller open looks becaus eso much attention needs to be paid to LeBron and Wade. I'll bet OKC was willin gto let Battier, Chalmers, etc have a few open looks because they didn't expect them to shoot like they did. They should've adjusted to a zone but didn't.

All Miami had to do against us was guard Melo and make sure their rotations to Novak were good. It also didn't helo that JR couldn't hit any shots.

Knixkik wrote:Huge win! We shouldn't focus on PGs with this. We need a true SG who can shoot lights out. Ray Allen would be the first choice, but there are other guys like Bellineli and Courtney Lee that could also fit.

YES! I'm hoping we dig into the under 30 crowd for the MLE and use the vet mins for the vets. Let some other team waste their $$'s on the older guys still raking in the cash.

IrishKnickFan wrote:

holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??

we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option

He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...

holfresh wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??

we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option

He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...

He plays good D, and can create his own shot....but he is not a good shooter. We need guys that can sink jumpers. He's just too streaky and will keept shooting even if he's 2-15

IrishKnickFan wrote:

holfresh wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??

we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option

He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...

He is absolutely not worth it for us did you happen to watch the playoffs? Like I said if he wants to pick up his option then tahts fine but he isnt worth more. We need to now look into nash,allen,kidd,felton. we need a good back pg and we need another shooter not a streaky shooter like JR

Nash and Kidd is 40 years old, we need a vet who can play heavy minutes...You can't ask a rookie like LIn to compete in the type of basketball on a level we saw the last two weeks...Ray Allen would definitely be a great addition which makes JR and Novak expendable...I'm ok with that IF Allen signs...But resigning JR does nothing to your cap...We don't have many options out there...

holfresh wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

holfresh wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??

we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option

He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...

He is absolutely not worth it for us did you happen to watch the playoffs? Like I said if he wants to pick up his option then tahts fine but he isnt worth more. We need to now look into nash,allen,kidd,felton. we need a good back pg and we need another shooter not a streaky shooter like JR

Nash and Kidd is 40 years old, we need a vet who can play heavy minutes...You can't ask a rookie like LIn to compete in the type of basketball on a level we saw the last two weeks...Ray Allen would definitely be a great addition which makes JR and Novak expendable...I'm ok with that IF Allen signs...But resigning JR does nothing to you cap...We don't have many options out there...