Posted by holfresh:
Knicks are building around Curry, Lee, and Frye...The team is young enough that you don't need pieces added in the last 12 months to justify progress...Giving these young players as much time on the floor as possible to help them grow is just what the doctor ordered...
This team need to build confidence and find their collective niches...DLEE is there already, Curry is finding his and is stumbling on more new things that we can see from time to time..Frye is lost trying to find his way...But playing time is all they need at the moment..We haven't won anything in some peoples lifetime...What's a couple more years to see if this can work??
holfresh: This wasn't a question about progress. If you read the question it actually said forget about the record.
The question was concerning who are we building around and do our moves back this up. I think there are legitimate arguments on both sides of the fence. I'll use the Balkman/JJ2 signings as an example. In my point of view once you have someone to build around you go out and find veteran talent that can mentor that player(say sign a JJ2 to teach that player how to hustle and work etc). Then sign young talent that can grow with Curry. To me that means grabbing another potential star that will reach his prime along with Curry. This is what I would have done but does not make it right. Isiah thought grabbing hustle guys was the first thing we needed to do, possibly to build a new philosophy here. One that he chose not to address with his other moves. So he went and got hustle players with both picks. I wouldn't have done this but I can't kill him for this. these moves very well could have been made with Curry's long term growth in mind.
But some of the other moves to me are clearly being made to make sure we can compete for a playoff spot, sometimes at the expense of our young guys. Obvious examples to me are Mo Taylor, Jalen, Stevie. To me these moves are a waste of time and resources. YOu are better off signing someone from the D league over someone that does not fit in with your long-term plans and has never been known as a mentor.
Kelvin Cato is a move that I think makes sense in the long-term planning because he is a good mentor. See the difference????
To me the next moves are crucial. They can make or break our future. They can determine whether we've learned our lesson and are building. Or are just here to make a playoff run while Marbs is relatively healthy. Jumpshooters to spread the floor. A PG that can get the ball to our center. Interior and perimeter defenders.
