he's 6'11. he has a player opt out. could he be the cheap discount C the knicks need? he'd be a LOT cheaper than bosh or amare and fits perfectly into this system. he's already played in NY and is from white plains. i know he doesn't get everything off the glass or block every shot, but he's a nice cheap alternative to the big names and at a fraction of the price.

DrAlphaeus wrote:If I was him, I'd want to play with Steve Nash as long as the crafty Canadian stays an elite point guard.

Seriously. And he was born in White Plains but he was raised in Az (where he also went to college). Why would he leave the Suns?

Plus, duke is a lil' soft so you have to think about the psychological toll coming back would do to him, considering he was monumental bust here. I dont think he has the mental fortitude to overcome that. He's comfortable in Arizona.

TheGame wrote:I am sold on Earl Barron as our starting center next year. If I am walsh, I give this guy at two year, $4 million dollar deal, with an option for a third year at say $2.5 million.

i'd say that's even overspending... for a guy like Barron we should be able to land him on a guaranteed $1M deal... beats the hell out of playing in the D Leagues & he'd see significant playing time in NY which affords him the chance to earn more in future contract negotiations, unlike if he went & signed with another team that's already set in their frontcourt as a backup.

If that's David Lee and Chris Bosh if it's Stuodemire and Lee if it's Boozer and Lee---it doesnt matter to me. I want 4 guys who can play in the frontcourt so that we are not overwhelmed game after game by size--and we start doing the bullying.

Having two 20-10 55% PF's is acceptable to me as long as we have two more guys we can interchange in terms of adding some shot-blocking and D at various parts of the game.

If you take an honest look at our team--our strong point is the wing area with Chandler and Gallo--we haev a good player in Lee but we need two premiere bigs to compete--we might end up with two elite PF's so you need two shotblockers or atleast guys who are 7 feet and will play inside for compliment and depth

Next--we need a starting PG and we dont have a ton of money to allocate that's why I believe IF we can really pump up the frontcourt--we can go out and spend 6mm on Livingston we have Douglas as back up and perhaps Duhon as a vet minimum and our pick could be a PG.

6th man position--important in the nBA and we will lose big al--it's better that he goes anyway. We use Curry's contract and if need be one of the 30 picks to go after a 6th man that makes sense--an excellent player who can also slide into the starting unit .

If we stick to a plan like this--we'll be much better next year.

If we try something like spending 90 of our loot on J Johnson and Rudy gay--were going to be punished for 5-7 years.

Go big with the money Lee and one of Stoudemire Bosh or Boozer.

carlos and TD wouldnt be the greatest combo but i think they can do the job together if they have a decent cast.
the price for livingston briggs suggest is quite a lot considering his chances of rehurting himself are quite high.

i dont think sergio is a bad player but he isnt fully there yet either unless he can develop a consistant 3point shot. With that said, i would prefer carlos arroyo, i think he has the bettter handle and decision making of tony douglas and sergio but im not sure about his ability to attack the rim.

there are so many routes the knicks can go this summer it isnt even funny, thats what this tmac trade was about. If they didnt do that trade they wouldnt be able to resign lee or add a player with lebron or wade and another BIG. But they could have used those picks/jordan hill for a S/T.

In the end, we will have to see if the knicks will be patient and add only good deals if lebron/flash/amare/bosh fail.... or will they overpay and try to their best efforts to get in the playoffs with a mediocre team.

If they trade eddy curry for a usefull player, even if a bad contract, if he can be productive its controversial if they should pull the deal for the ben gordons, ok4, brand, gilbert, etc. if they choose to go with that direction, they can also get a midlevel exception for 2011 or sign another player with eddys expiring. but if they are going to let him expire we will have to decide chandlers/walker/giddens and how they would effect the chance to add another player if we resign or let them go....

another route i see them taking is Yao Ming/ Dirk to go together or with the david lee/amare,bosh,boozer combo.

these are all my opinions and i hope u guys can see the points and possible directions the knicks will have.
Im not sure how much earl could be seeking this summer but if hes affordable i would like to see him back. He reminds me of a more athletic kurt thomas, without the crazy toughness.

Marv wrote:

VDesai wrote:With all our new found cap space, we can sign David Lee, Channing Frye AND Nate Robinson.

that's so crazy it just might work.

u need a playoff battle tested legit 7 footer to play with those guys... they don't grow on trees!... i hear Jerome Big Game James is available... we should snatch him up to a full MLE type contract & complete that championship core.