Shotblocking has been 1 of our biggest needs since Dikembe left... i know a lotta guys around here think it's overrated but you have only to watch the games to see guys on other teams doing the salsa straight to the hole on every possession to figure out we need a shotblocker in the worst way possible.

would u guys be opposed to bringing in 1 of these guys on a 1-2 year deal at minimal dollars?:

Alonzo Mourning - a lotta Knick fans hate this guy & for good reason but he's always been a warrior whereever he's played & i've always felt he could make a great Knick... i wanted him a few years ago when he got bought out by the Raptors & people thought i was crazy... MIA picked him up & he's averaged over 2 bpg for them ever since... yeah, he's 38 but even at that age he was able to block almost 2 bpg in just over 15 minutes last season... on a LLE type deal i think he'd be a nice pickup for us, especially if we're about to trade D Lee for a PG... we could use a capable backup C around here for a change.

Theo Ratliff - he could easily be had for the veteran's minimum on a 1 year deal... last year he averaged 1.5 bpg in about 17 minutes for DET & MIN.

Brian Skinner - another guy we can easily sign for the veteran's minimum on a 1 year deal... has experience playing in D'Antoni's system & averaged 1.2 bpg for them in just under 13 minutes.

Chris Anderson - 1 year veteran's minimum deal easy... unlike the other 3 mentioned this guy seems like a great fit for a quick up & down the court style of play... he's the youngest of the bunch at only 29 but comes w/all kinds of off the court issues as we're all well aware... still, in only 7 mpg last year he was able to average almost a block a game... this guy has absolutely zero offensive skills though whereas Zo & Skinner can knock down the occasional open J.


whatchoo guys think? any viable options here? anyone else? i think S&T's for guys like Marion, AK47 or Josh Smith are a stretch & ain't no way the Warriors are letting Biedrins go.

Chris Anderson - 1 year veteran's minimum deal easy... unlike the other 3 mentioned this guy seems like a great fit for a quick up & down the court style of play... he's the youngest of the bunch at only 29 but comes w/all kinds of off the court issues as we're all well aware... still, in only 7 mpg last year he was able to average almost a block a game... this guy has absolutely zero offensive skills though whereas Zo & Skinner can knock down the occasional open J.

Anderson is the only guy that makes sense out of that 4 for D'Antoni's system. Mourning is too old and injury prone, Ratliff is too injury prone, Skinner is okay, but I prefer Anderson for what we are trying to do.

Anderson also renders David Lee redundant. He's not as good a rebounder, but he finishes as well, shoots a little better and he plays some D. Since we all think Lee is on the move, I think it is a low-risk high reward deal that we should think about as the summer shapes up.

oohah

Yea he looked like a guy who hasn't played pro ball for a few yrs.

I don't think I could deal with Mourning in a Knick Jersey

d' anoni isn't going to play guys who offer nothing to the offense

I would persue a defsieve shot blocking power forward before a point guard, so I like the idea of the young guys on your list.

What about Diop? He's unrestricted I believe. He's not a bum offensively. He knows what he's doing out there.....in his first game in a Net uniform he hit his career high for points and eagle and jackson were both pointing out the fact he looked like he could be a factor on offense, at least you have to guard him cuz he can score and pass. This is our guy. Keep him away from Cuban though, cuz he wants him back.

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What about Diop? He's unrestricted I believe. He's not a bum offensively. He knows what he's doing out there.....in his first game in a Net uniform he hit his career high for points and eagle and jackson were both pointing out the fact he looked like he could be a factor on offense, at least you have to guard him cuz he can score and pass. This is our guy. Keep him away from Cuban though, cuz he wants him back.

I'd be more apt to bringing in Diop vs. the old guys. It's taking a while with Diop, but he seems to get a little bit better every year. He's still just a kid.

How about drafting a player with the number 6 pick that also block shots? Oh yeah, he was a project and wasn't the BPA. So why are we now worry about shotblocking?

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Posted by McK1:

d' anoni isn't going to play guys who offer nothing to the offense

so basically, the nyk 2006 draft could end up released...

or not have their options picked up... that would slice about $4 million off the 2010 cap number.

according to hoopshype, knicks cap # in the summer of 2010 will be: $45,573,596

that # is from just this grouping: zach ($17,333,333) + eddy ($11,276,863) + jamal ($10,080,000) + jeffries ($6,883,400).

add in danillo's approximate of $3.2 mil that year. and let's say another $2 mil for the 2009 first round pick.

so total cap # in 2010 between zach + eddy + jamal + jeffries + danillo + 2009 #1 equals aproximately $51 mil. that # doesn't include balkman/lee/nate/mardy/chandler/morris.

let's say the cap that year will get up to $60 mil, so right now, if there are no 3 year signings, knicks are looking at best $9 mil cap room in the summer of 2010.

i think they seriously need to consider moving curry for a deal that end one year sooner.

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Isiah really flooded the rooster with stiffs.

freudian slip...