The Knick's were a poorly assembled team and collection of BIG names that did not compliment each other, in addition to the injuries of our big name players
Like JR Smith and Iman Shumpert, Tyson Chandler was simply a poor fit for the system in addition to the fit of the team assembled
Especially Tyson Chandler for the Triangle with NO true PF/C to compliment him and without the defensive/HIGH IQ/2 way players to fit in with what Tyson brings
With that said, it begs the question if we could have gotten more for Tyson Chandler, assuming we would have stunk with or without him
Change was needed for Chandler's career just like it was good for JR Smith and Iman Shumpert
He was likely going to be unhappy here, however, we have no leverage as teams simply were unlikelyl to give us much for Chandler who is 32 years of age and is an expiring
Lets not forget Felton was a negative contract and the trade also gave us the draft rights to both Early and Thanasis (who could be a big part of our future moving forward)
How both Early and Thanasis will develop is unknown but I said during the draft that Thanasis has the higher upside and still currently believe so
If Thanasis does develop in to a lock down defender with the ability to defend 2-3 positions, and continues to develop his 3pt shot *which has improved much already*, I believe the trade would be a postive one
Thanasis has a great NBA body, has great work ethic, and has the NY toughnesss/defensive mentality, he will be on a cheap contract and I hope we do not call him up this season so we can sign him to a 3year deal with cap space/exemptions that are is 3years instead of the 2years as a late 2nd rounder
I see Galloway has a team option for 2 more years after this season for the minimum
Now if we can do the same for Thanasis, I do not mind bringing him in this season however, for the benefit of the team, I think we are best to keep him in the D League and have him under a cheap contract for more years so we can spend in the future on other positions
In 2016/17 while Thanasis will still be in his rookie contract, we can possiblity have the cap space to lure Durant/Noah and many other FA's that will take advantage of the rise of cap space with a new CBA deal
Lebron is doing exactly that and many other players/talents will do that as well
Now Calderon has not had a good year but he also doesn't have much talent around him to work with, Yes he is overpaid
He should be best utilized as a spot starter or backup who brings some leadership and should be playing as the 2nd ball handler/penetrator
While he also has not had a good year shooting the ball, his ability to shoot the ball, hit high FT%, control tempo of the game, and has the possiblity to mentor a future PG like Galloway/DeAngello Russel
Unlike most other PG's, he has never relied on his physical abilities to play at a NBA level so he could likely continue his contributions throughout the rest of his contract
A shooter of his caliber would simply demand anywhere from 3-5m alone while he brings more to the table
He will never be a good defender but he has had an effect from everywhere he has gone from Toronto, Detroit, and Dallas
As we continue to add the talent needed to execute the system and some young prospects in which he will help develop, he will have a positive effect on our roster
If anything, both Phil Jackson and Fisher should have slowly incorporated the Triangle this season, as many players on this roster will not be part of our roster in the future
Kerr was smart enough to take philosophies of all systems that work and apply it to the strengths of his team
The Triangle takes time to execute and we simply do not have enough experience players that know how to execute it as EVERY player must fully understand the system to execute the system
We should have tweaked it and ran mroe PnR, traditional basketball, with the shooters we had, and raised their trade value that way
In stead we chose to run a system with many players over the age of 30 and it is too hard to break habits formeed throughout the careers
