codeunknown wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

martin wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

martin wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

Uptown wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:Terrible contract. Can't wait to stretch him to sign "Fill in blank here"

It's only 3 years....he's 24 years old...i like it...Dude is a bulldog!

He is a frontcourt player that provides no outside shooting or rim protection. Do you guys want to win or lose a ton of games watching double doubles. Didnt you just watch Kanter do the same thing?

What front court player did you have in mind that the Knicks could have signed instead?

Now that its a 2 year deal i'm on board but depending on money and length of the deal Portis. At 2 years with a team option this turns into a good signing because there is no downside. 3 years your hurting flexibility.

So what you are saying is that everyone should wait to get all details before reaching a conclusion?

No Im saying I don't know what the Knicks were offering Portis. Portis at 12 vs Randle at 21, Portis. Portis at 17, Randle at 21 , you take Randle. I don't know what their agents were looking for. Had this been a 3 year deal no matter what its a bad move. You can't kill flexibility for a clearly flawed player. We did that with Tim Hardaway jr. we can't do that again.

He shot 34.4% from 3 and 33.3% from 16ft-3pt range last year. This is in comparison to Brook Lopez, a stretch big who receives acclaim, who shot 36.5% from 3 and 31.3% from 16ft-3pt range.

Randle is a very good offensive player with a true shooting percentage exceeding 60% over the past 2 years. His PER is 21, which ties him for No. 36 in the entire league.

Getting him for a 2 year deal, and leveraging a small amount of cash/year to execute a 3rd year team option for a 25 year old player with the above production is a clear home run, far be it something to complain about.

There are 2 major aspects to the free agency process - recruiting and negotiation. The latter is frequently underrated because the top guys all get max contracts. In my opinion, achieving a deal like this reflects much better on the Knicks management team than lucking into Durant or Leonard.