BRIGGS wrote:To be a player in free agency at this point--the only way i see it is if the Knicks pull off some miracle pulls in the trade market--but who wants E Curry????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/

Teams that have overpriced contracts that want to replace it with an expiring one. Don't know if the Spurs are that sort of team, but I wouldn't be surprised considering the age of their roster.

ItalianStallion wrote:

martin wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

martin wrote:

ItalianStallion wrote:

martin wrote:

ItalianStallion wrote:Someone has to explain to me how Parker fits into our pick and roll offense. I realize he's a very good player, but he's more of a penetrator and we need someone than can also knock down the 3.

Spurs run a ton of pick and rolls.

I would have to watch enough Spurs games to comment, but one of the keys to D'Antoni's offense is the spread pick and roll. That requires the PG to be able to knock down 3s at a high enough rate to prevent the defense from cheating on him. You want to create a switch that puts the opposing guard on our C or allows the PG to have space to knock down 3s when they don't. But if the PG can't knock down 3s, no one has to switch. The defense can just allow the PG to throw up bricks (see Duhon). Parker is about 30% from beyond the arc. That's not only not good, it's POOR! I don't get this move at all.

how many rings does Tony Parker have?

Experience counts for something, but Parker would have to fit the mould we need for MDA's PG. If he can't hit three's, why are we looking? Unless, perhaps, MDA isn't part of DW's rebuild plans.

Chandler cant hit 3's either and he is a big part of the plans. We all gotten lighten up on that type of qualification for MDA's system.

Chandler can't hit them, but D'Antoni gave him the green light to shoot them until it became so obvious he was terrible, they finally had to scrap the idea. That doesn't change the fact that they still want him to shoot them and improve enough this off season to get the green light again.

Chandler will be traded if we get Lebron and Bosh.

They need someone to fill the void left by Jumping Jackie (blue) Butler!

Eddy can be that man.

sebstar wrote:

Marv wrote:i'm still not getting why in the world people think SA takes curry for parker, who's also an expiring. because we add chandler and douglas??? only walsh makes a deal like that, when he took the BS mcgrady deal. in case no one noticed, SA does not make layden-thomas-walsh come-f**k-me deals.

What exactly is the going rate for an aging pg, on an aging team that is treading downward?

Aging? You make him sound over the hill. He just turned 28. He's got at least 5 good years of very high quality play left.

sebstar wrote:mediocre talent?

That's correct. Wilson Chandler is mediocre aka a role player/not an All-Star. Not enough for Tony Parker.

sebstar wrote:

iSergio wrote:

sebstar wrote:mediocre talent?

That's correct. Wilson Chandler is mediocre aka a role player/not an All-Star. Not enough for Tony Parker.

classic example of knick fans comically undervaluing their own talent, while overvaluing another talent.

No, just another example of not overvaluing a player just because he plays for the Knicks. Wilson Chandler is a good, average, 15/5 player on a bad team. He's not a future All-Star. He's an average, mediocre, rotation player. Nothing special and not enough to get the PG of a 3 time NBA Champion like Tony Parker. If you think Chandler for Parker is an even trade, that's just crazy.

Childs2Dudley wrote:

sebstar wrote:

Finestrg wrote:The more I think about this, the more my gut tells me we're not getting Parker for Chandler, TD and Eddy Curry. Now if we substitute Lee for Curry however, now I think we're talking.

We need to trade all that for Parker who is on the downside of his career? Isiah is that you my brotha????????????????

First off Parker is 28. Not on the downside at all. And what is all that? Chandler and/or Douglas? Nice role players but they've proven jack thus far. Parker is a proven all-star with 3 rings. He's a guy with cred and we haven't had much of that the last 10 years.

Wonder if Knicks can do a Sign/Trade with Spurs using David Lee and perhaps NY can pry another
2011 draft pick from SA as part of deall so David Lee doesnt walk for nothing.

Lee would fit good in SA Popovich system and we'd get the talented Lee out of NBA-east
even though I'd like to see Lee come back for right circumstance where out $cap isnt affected.
only an opinion