mattshaw78 wrote:So because we will let Landry Fields to walk and go to Toronto what do we get in compensation since he was a restricted free agent

Nothing, restricted free agency means we have the right to match, not that we get compensation. We could threaten to match the contract and force Toronto to give us something in a sign and trade but I don't think Toronto wants Landry now that Nash is in LA.

Maybe the colder air and higher Canadian barometric pressure will add some arc to that disgusting POS j. Good riddance.

Now starting at SG for your NY Knicks, JR Smith.

Maybe Toronto would give us something for Billy Walker or Toney Douglas in a S&T?

I think the team should re-sign Fields for the following:

1) the team is capped out beyond belief until Amar'e, Tyson and Melo's deals all expire in 3 years. It makes sense to have Landry on board for that period.

2) the team is low on assets. If landry performs up to his contract, he's still tradeable.

3) the team is low on guys who can capably play the shooting guard position. whether that's landry's natural fit or not, he's played it before and we need coverage there until probably next March when Shump is ready.

4) it allows the team to have depth and create two units with different looks, especially with the Felton signing:

Shift 1:
Lin
JR Smith
Melo
Novak
Tyson

Shift 2:
Felton
Fields
Shawne Williams
Amar'e

nyk4ever wrote:

crzymdups wrote:I think it's funny that people automatically assume the knicks won't match on Fields. The team hasn't said anything yet and they have until 7/14 to decide.
3yrs $19M is not that big an offer.

I think the team should re-sign Fields for the following:

1) the team is capped out beyond belief until Amar'e, Tyson and Melo's deals all expire in 3 years. It makes sense to have Landry on board for that period.

2) the team is low on assets. If landry performs up to his contract, he's still tradeable.

3) the team is low on guys who can capably play the shooting guard position. whether that's landry's natural fit or not, he's played it before and we need coverage there until probably next March when Shump is ready.

4) it allows the team to have depth and create two units with different looks, especially with the Felton signing:

Shift 1:
Lin
JR Smith
Melo
Novak
Tyson

Shift 2:
Felton
Fields
Shawne Williams
Amar'e

while i do absolutely agree with you, you have to think that dolan is going to take the salary-tax threshold into consideration before giving grunwald the go-ahead.

This would be the first time he's ever done that. He was paying $100M a year with Layden and Isiah to win 30 games a year. If he was willing to break the bank then I don't see why he wouldn't now.

jrodmc wrote:Have fun paying all those taxes, Mr. Stanford.

Maybe the colder air and higher Canadian barometric pressure will add some arc to that disgusting POS j. Good riddance.

Now starting at SG for your NY Knicks, JR Smith.

Maybe Toronto would give us something for Billy Walker or Toney Douglas in a S&T?

It wont be JR. He doesnt fit with melo, amare & lin. That is why he didnt start in the playoffs even over Landry Fields. Maybe with real pgs jr can be better. I still say add a sg who can actually shoot to help lin, melo & amare and space the floor

gunsnewing wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Have fun paying all those taxes, Mr. Stanford.

Maybe the colder air and higher Canadian barometric pressure will add some arc to that disgusting POS j. Good riddance.

Now starting at SG for your NY Knicks, JR Smith.

Maybe Toronto would give us something for Billy Walker or Toney Douglas in a S&T?

It wont be JR. He doesnt fit with melo, amare & lin. That is why he didnt start in the playoffs even over Landry Fields. Maybe with real pgs jr can be better. I still say add a sg who can actually shoot to help lin, melo & amare and space the floor

I think Lin and Kidd will start together in the backcourt and finish games, too.

Bonn1997 wrote:6 mil per is about what the average NBA player makes. Fields is above average in all the major areas of the game except scoring efficiency, which he was a little below average in last year.

I can see him fading out into obscurity and getting bounced around the league for the next five or six years before heading off into an early retirement.

Mray20 wrote:

Syniko wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:6 mil per is about what the average NBA player makes. Fields is above average in all the major areas of the game except scoring efficiency, which he was a little below average in last year.

I can see him fading out into obscurity and getting bounced around the league for the next five or six years before heading off into an early retirement.

Field was the worst starting shooting guard in the NBA last season and that is a fact he is not above average at all , can't shoot , can't post up can't put the ball on the floor and his defense is supsect, he's only good at cutting and in the open court because he can jump pretty high. Even when before Amare got here he was averaging 9 points a game not exactly lighting it up and worth 7 mil a year.

He's mediocre and I'm happy he's gone. Sure, he's a lovable guy but... Maybe in that small window of Linsanity, we saw potentials. Lin was going out of his mind and Knicks were feeding off his energy. It was addictive and addicting to watch but that was about as good as it got for Fields. We'll never hear from him again.