If we do they won't come.

On the other hand, its better we don't need them to begin with.

Its the knicks. Stay somber and protect your emotions. If they won't commit why should fans?

Problem is the roster and if you overload on a savior your vulnerable when they go down.

I remembery a few weeks ago the complaint that Stat should have played more against miami, but the next nite he was the deciding factor in a a win.

If he played more, he might not have been able play two nites in a row at a high level.

Maybe Woodson should be applauded for spreading it out.

Then in a matter of days Stat was cooked and off the shelf.

We are in win now mode.

Playing Cope and white more would have cost us wins and they are journeyman scrubs.

Teams like Denver who seemlingly don't play anyone (for the most part) over 30 minutes might be the new way to go. No big contract stars (Iggy won't make the same wage) and no big dependance on one or two players. You can also weave in youth and teach them. Maybe McGee playing limited minutes but more effectively is better for his career.

This is not easy because every year you have guys playing for contracts.

JR is playing for one "AGAIN" this year to mixed results. As his minutes increased he has gone from potential "6th man of the year" to "that phuching idiot". No doubt he has ability but we all know fatigue also affects the mind and decision making. Most teams have guys trying to gain stats which give them leverage in negotiation. The NFL is a parity league with many players moving year to year. It helps teams get better quickly but hurts the better teams retain players who put up good numbers. The NBA with its CBA is moving that way.

One way is to do what Denver is doing. They might now win a championship but they might contend for a long time.

My point? Im not sure how the top team do their minutes. But the question is a good one relating to burning out players. They get paid to accept the role. Could the smart move be to take a lessor amount but ask for less minutes which can help a team salary wise by having more money to add players, and it prolongs a career?

Is this the new "rebuild"?

The Heat were put together under the old CBA. Lets see who the "it" team is in a few years.

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:The loyalty aspect is actually one of the better knick traits. It might not add much to the Win column but at some level it has to be there otherwise we can't attract vets. They move family or make a commitment to come back and we can't just cast them aside when they get hurt.

If we do they won't come.

On the other hand, its better we don't need them to begin with.

Its the knicks. Stay somber and protect your emotions. If they won't commit why should fans?

"Stay somber my friend. . ."

I don't watch every knick game but when I do......

JamesKPolk wrote:CrushAlot, aka the Woodson/Grunwald homer who tries hard to insult the Walsh regime, showing some chinks in the armor?

Woodson and Grunwald are both best friends with Isiah, who is good friends with Dolan. They're not going anywhere for a long time and they're relationship isn't changing either.

JamesKPolk wrote:Keep spinning the spin, baby.

JamesKPolk wrote:The signature move of the Walsh regime was the forced Carmelo Anthony trade. Walsh had 30 year of success with Indiana and continues to have success with Indiana. I already stated his worst move was hiring Mike D'Antoni. But guess what? Grunwald's worst move surpasses it all. He hired Mike Woodson, a worse version of Mike D'Antoni. And sooner or later you will not be able to hang your hat on his 18-6 anymore. Sooner or later you'll have to admit failure in your masturbation over some mediocre retread in Woodson and his equally mediocre accomplice in Grunwald. The same Grunwald who traded for broken down Oakley and Olajuwon in Toronto and traded his top 5 lotto pick for Antonio Davis. The same one who is overpaying the likes of Raymond Felton and Steve Novak here now.

It's pathetic how you try and pin the problems on Walsh and paint him as a bad GM when the entire time he was here he was undermined by Dolan. It's already been pointed out how D'Antoni didn't even want Stoudemire and wanted to re-sign David Lee. Walsh usually listened to his coach. But who oh who has final say on personnel matters? Yeah, you guessed it, James L. Dolan. So while Walsh tried his best he was always undermined by Dolan and eventually quit. Now we have 2 yes men back in the key organizational spots, just like prior years with Isiah, Layden, Herb, Chaney, Wilkens, etc.

I don't discuss this stuff with people like you because it's not worth my time. You're a borderline troll.