So aside from the fact that Dolan will pay more taxes..doesn't it make sense to match Landry considering he won't affect our ability to sign anyone anyway. Just as another warm body? He can be used as a trade chip later to match salaries and in 3 years almost everyone comes off the books anyway..

I asked Larry Coon on twitter. Waiting to see if he responds.

i thought fields might be worth keeping, too. but i made a poll and the board spoke-eth.

I'm sure he wont always dissapear in the playoffs too. That's something that can always change, despite what certain people think.

It would be like JJ's contract over again, on Fields 3rd year if we tried to move him.
Only reason why we might consider keeping him is to keep Jeremy Lin and his BFF happy?

We have Melo on this team at the same position, with Euro draft rights that play the same position if people really feel those guys could contribute.
Just no room for him to play, especially at that price to keep him.

Iman/JR/White
Melo/Novak/WHite

add the euro players in there somewhere, what will we do with Fields contract in 1-2 years?
Would his contract be a liability or an asset, will depend on how he performs.
Without much playing time, I think we all know what is the likely answer to the question...

JR Smith is most likely going to opt out next year or we going to give him 7m a year or more to keep JR happy if he proves himself, next year?

Just my opinion, don't hold it against me if they match, and he has a great year.
After all, it isn't our $, its Dolan's, and it comes out of the ticket prices/vendors/ and networks/cables/direct tv etc.
With Linsanity back, if he is the real deal, they will get a huge bonus on their stock prices *hedge funds*, advertisements, ticket sales, jersey sales, and etc....

bernard wrote:I agree completely with the OP. I don't care about him being "overpaid" if it doesn't affect the cap. I'd rather he have the money than Dolan. He seems like a nice kid. Dolan's a putz and a half.

And more to the point ... he is better by a lot than whoever else we'd fill the roster with.

Still, I can't imagine it happening. Too bad.

Well if we're really all in then it makes sense to match the offer. I can't imagine Dolan would be that concerned about finances when he has blown so much money over the years on idiots like the insane Starbury. It makes sense to sign him especially with the lack of healthy SGs on the team at this point and the fact this has zero impact on the cap going forward.

Knixkik wrote:Fields could actually be worth matching for one major reason:

In year 3 he becomes a very attractive 10 million dollar expiring contract. The Knicks are on a "3-year plan" on paper, and the reason i say on paper is because it is highly likely they will retool before the end of the 3 years, given the youth of the team. Our core players are still all in their late 20s and will only be in their early 30s by the end of the 3 years. They will still be able to retool and make another run at it. Fields' contract becomes a great asset to grab a top player from a team that can't afford it due to rebuilding or the crazy taxes. I think an example of the plan would be after year 2, or during the year-3 trade deadline, sending Stoudemire and Fields to a team looking to unload some top talent on large contracts that fit around Melo, Chandler, Lin, and Shumpert. At that point in time we will have a much better idea of how to build around Melo based on the results of the first 2 seasons.

in 3 years, I hope the Knicks dump Amare and grab Love to match up with Chandler/Melo/Shump/Lin

Hollis Thompson just got signed by OKC.

Alex Young is on the King's summer league.

Deshawn Stevenson/Gereld Green for vet min

Why overpay for Fields, when there are better options for a cheaper price?
Field's isn't a SG, he is a SF, and if he does not produce greatly, he would a negative contract/liability, and would require 1st round picks/assets to get rid off.

While Hollis Thompson/Alex young, would be assets....
Nobody saw James White coming, it could be a great pick up.
I hope we have a 2nd year player team option on White if he does well.

It reminds me of how we kept flipping contracts like Penny, Jalen Rose, Marbury, Francis, Cuttino Mobly, for one another and losing draft picks to make up for 1 bad move for another...

That is just my opinion, I could be wrong, but I don't think Fields fits in NY since Melo arrived.

RonRon wrote:That was why I wanted Grunweld to look at the players that were not drafted.
2 G/Fs that I have been pushing for that I thought would be better and cheaper than Fields.
For undrafted players these guys can come in contribute and become an asset in our future, with 2 year deals like Jorts/Jordan, and we would have early bird rights to when their contract ends.

Hollis Thompson just got signed by OKC.

Alex Young is on the King's summer league.

Deshawn Stevenson/Gereld Green for vet min

Why overpay for Fields, when there are better options for a cheaper price?
Field's isn't a SG, he is a SF, and if he does not produce greatly, he would a negative contract/liability, and would require 1st round picks/assets to get rid off.

While Hollis Thompson/Alex young, would be assets....
Nobody saw James White coming, it could be a great pick up.
I hope we have a 2nd year player team option on White if he does well.

It reminds me of how we kept flipping contracts like Penny, Jalen Rose, Marbury, Francis, Cuttino Mobly, for one another and losing draft picks to make up for 1 bad move for another...

That is just my opinion, I could be wrong, but I don't think Fields fits in NY since Melo arrived.

Why overpay Fields? Because it's not our money, it has no impact on the cap space for the entire entire 3 years, and it becomes a major trade asset after 2 years. It's sad, but for non-basketball reason it could be the right move. For basketball reason, we do need a SG, and i agree he may not fit with Melo, and he's not even a pure SG, but he fills a need with Shumpert out. I still don't care one way or another because i can see both sides, but my main reason for keeping him would be the options after year 2.