knicks1248 wrote:not sure him and gallo on the court is a good thing

why?

martin wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:not sure him and gallo on the court is a good thing

why?

Maybe he hasn't grasped the whole concept of the message board

Rudy Gay, Tyson Chandler, David Lee and a point guard? smart, tough team that can still fill it? meh. it's hard out there for a knick.

KnicksSince88 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:i like Rudy Gay. he has a defensive toughness about him. i'd happily take Rudy Gay.

Rudy Gay, Tyson Chandler, David Lee and a point guard? smart, tough team that can still fill it? meh. it's hard out there for a knick.

The thing about Gay though is hes really NOT as good defensively as he should be or as many think. He's basically an average defensive player, not poor by any means, but a far cry from what some thought he would be coming out of UCONN and giving him Scottie Pippen comparisons. I do like him though and I think with his athletic ability in an up tempo style like this, he'd be very fun to watch. The 6 year age difference also makes him more attractive to me than Joe Johnson

In all honesty, I don't see many Memphis games. But I saw a few last season. I saw a great game between OKC and Memphis. Gay looked plugged in - he was involved in every play and hustling and had an awareness to his game that I think is important to playing winning basketball. He made some huge blocks and rebounds in that game.

This is the main thing I think Wilson Chandler is lacking. Wilson may have a similar skill set to Rudy, but Rudy seems involved in the game. Wilson seems to float in and out of the game with no awareness of the scoreboard. That's going off a small sample size, but I think Rudy can be a very good player for a very long time.

If I were building the Knicks this summer and Bosh, Bron, Joe Johnson, Amar'e are all off the table, I go after Gay and Tyson Chandler and try to keep Lee and get a guy like Collison.

nyk4ever wrote:listen, i know to alot of people that it's lebron or bust, but if we came away with bosh, gay and felton, i'd be pretty damn happy.

i would be ecstatic. but i don't think there's any way we get bosh. i hope i'm wrong. i wish i could take a nap for a week and wake up on july 1.

Very different players, Gay is 5 years younger, Johnson is currently the better player, but will certainly be descending over the life of the deal whereas Gay could be ascending. Johnson has playoff experience but that experience has largely been disappointing, especially this year where he was terrible. Both have been very durable. Joe Johnson is the much better ball handler and passer. Gay is the better defender although he's not as good defensively as some think. Gay is certainly the better athlete and is probably in the top 5 percentile of athletes in the league.

I wouldn't offer either a max but id offer Gay north of 10+ mil per before i offered Joe Johnson

KnicksSince88 wrote:Joe Johnson vs Gay? What do you guys think if we have to make one big offer to a wing....

Very different players, Gay is 5 years younger, Johnson is currently the better player, but will certainly be descending over the life of the deal whereas Gay could be ascending. Johnson has playoff experience but that experience has largely been disappointing, especially this year where he was terrible. Both have been very durable. Joe Johnson is the much better ball handler and passer. Gay is the better defender although he's not as good defensively as some think. Gay is certainly the better athlete and is probably in the top 5 percentile of athletes in the league.

I wouldn't offer either a max but id offer Gay north of 10+ mil per before i offered Joe Johnson

i'd be for johnson if he took the same amount as gay.. 12mil starting. he's not a max player and i don't want to pay him like one.