C: Tyson Chandler.
PF: Amar'e Stoudemire.
SF: Carmelo Anthony.
2G: Iman Shumpert.
PG: Raymond Felton.

J.R Smith.
Steve Novak.

That's a pretty good top 7 to build around. I'd also love to keep Pablo around for another year or two after 2012-2013. He may be 35 years of age but no way shape or form does this man play old. I believe he has a lot left to offer out of the gas tank.

I really can't picture Jason Kidd going another year, at least not without showing serious signs of aging. He'll turn 40 this coming March. We need to add another big man or two as well, because I can't picture the likes of Rasheed, Kurt and Camby contributing for too much longer especially after 2012-2013.

Would love to upgrade our overall roster over the likes of Copeland and White as well. I'll save my outlook on Brewer until after postseason play, I really have a strong feeling Brewer's going to emerge as a strong perimeter defender for our Knicks sooner rather than later.

But yea, the best way to focus on the future? Is win now. We win now and have a great showing come postseason play? True FA talents will go out of their way in order to chase a ring with our Knicks moving forward.

All in all? We're in great position when thinking about the future of this team.

Killa4luv wrote:We need a backup PG and we need a young athletic big man. Everything else we can deal with in terms of what we have.

You're right we need exactly that for next year(back up PG and athletic big back up big man who can play 4-5). I would add in a Sg who can shoot to three. Im surprised that more people dont think Martell is one of the better shooters from 2 G in the entire NBA with true eFG for the cost. On bad teams --where you get much less space. Martell is in the top 10 in true efg from that position and at 6-7 225 can rebound as well as give you that big body for that position.

Probably see White Copeland Thomas Wallace out. Our back up PGs will be 40 and 36

NYKMentality wrote:I think our core group of players moving forward should be...

C: Tyson Chandler.
PF: Amar'e Stoudemire.
SF: Carmelo Anthony.
2G: Iman Shumpert.
PG: Raymond Felton.

J.R Smith.
Steve Novak.

That's a pretty good top 7 to build around. I'd also love to keep Pablo around for another year or two after 2012-2013. He may be 35 years of age but no way shape or form does this man play old. I believe he has a lot left to offer out of the gas tank.

I really can't picture Jason Kidd going another year, at least not without showing serious signs of aging. He'll turn 40 this coming March. We need to add another big man or two as well, because I can't picture the likes of Rasheed, Kurt and Camby contributing for too much longer especially after 2012-2013.

Would love to upgrade our overall roster over the likes of Copeland and White as well. I'll save my outlook on Brewer until after postseason play, I really have a strong feeling Brewer's going to emerge as a strong perimeter defender for our Knicks sooner rather than later.

But yea, the best way to focus on the future? Is win now. We win now and have a great showing come postseason play? True FA talents will go out of their way in order to chase a ring with our Knicks moving forward.

All in all? We're in great position when thinking about the future of this team.

I like Kidd to stick around... albeit playing far fewer minutes than he is now. I think that's more than a pretty good top 7

Knixkik wrote:Dejuan Blair would be great for the mid level.

No mid level

only lower level $3mil

gunsnewing wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Dejuan Blair would be great for the mid level.

No mid level

only lower level $3mil

Id give Martell 3 years 9mm--that's perfect and throw him right into the starting 2 G

tax payer's MLE is 3m
Brigg's was referring to this

LLE = Bi Annual Exemption
In which Tax payer's lose the right to use

In all the terminology's, Gun's got confused with the different types of exemptions

It is weird with this new CBA decent talents have signed for veteran minimum salaries, lowering the market for certain type of skilled players

Nate Robinson is worth much more than a veterans minimum, not to mention a guaranteed contract
Webster is a decent pick up terms of production 3point shooting, size, athleticism, and youth

But with this new CBA it is like you never know what kind of players you can get for lowered salaries
And we have to see what happen's with JR Smith, along with how Iman play's as he get's in better shape *if he stay's healthy, with his worth ethic he would be developing a lot from a summer*
Along with Kidd, that is many possible minutes at the SG spot taken up, although Webster can play SF along with Smith
So think it is too early to tell right now, along with what kind of a player we could potentially draft

Early 2nd round picks also have 3 year deals vs 2 year deal from mid to late 2nd round picks *for future poison pill's if you find/develop a steal*

A trade with the use of our 3m *that we have opted to use every year* would be beneficial because we would keep our MLE *taxpayers* to use to acquire another player

AnubisADL wrote:Knicks main concern should be retaining JR Smith.

Without question too. He's the closest thing we've featured to John Starks since John Starks himself. And John Starks became a New York legend due to his overall heart, pride and love for the game of basketball. J.R Smith, personality wise, is a clone of John Starks. When John Starks was slowly becoming frustrated, you could not only see it in his eyes (the eyes of a killer) but also throughout his entire body language. When Starks was about to flip, you knew it. Which is why Riley along with tough veterans such as Ewing and Oakley were perfect for #3's personality and/or frame of mind. Ewing and Oakley were as wild as they came down low, and could also snap any given moment, weren't scared to fight for New York, but were also players in which Starks respected and knew not to cross. Guys such as Melo, Chandler and Stoudemire are perfect for J.R Smith here in New York. Respected veterans. J.R, like Starks, has the eyes of a pit bull. You can tell when J.R's about to snap and like Starks; this is what makes J.R special. He's not only a fighter, but he's becoming a New York warrior and it's up to our head coach in Woodson along with our veteran leaders to tame J.R Smith at times. Special kid.

The Knicks lose J.R Smith during the offseason, and we lose our very own John Starks. But you know what? I believe J.R Smith knows he's at home here in New York. With these Knicks. I believe he's ready to ride out his career alongside his teammates and potentially retire with New York. Or at least play until he can no longer fight. He's made for the Knicks.