all expire in two years

only guys signed beyond that are
Novak $3.7mm
Shump $3.8mm (QO)
Felton $4.5 (PO)

In only two years we will be looking at massive cap space. I think the overall plan to get two star players in here is a good one. The problem is Amare is broken and Melo isnt a build around guy.

So whats the plan?

This would give us a nice young group, full of potential, and cap space to add a legit star or two!

Here's a few "names" that will be unrestricted free agents come the 2015/2016 season.

PG's
Rondo
Lin
Dragic

SG's
Wesley Mathews
Lou Williams
Eric Gordaon (Player Option)

SF's
BLAHHHHH

PF's
Boozer
Aldridge
KEVIN LOVE (player option)

C's
Our very own Tyson Chandler
Marc Gasol
DeAndre Jordan
Hibbert (Player Option)
Lopez (Player Option)

I don't know.... Melo, Rondo, Love??

fishmike wrote:So whats the plan?

Blockbuster trade to bring back another high-paid but flawed or fading star or stars who raise our hopes and keep us over the cap for another few years.

SupremeCommander wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:I still hold out hope that Melo can be a "Paul Pierce" type player. The sooner we can get a true post-up guy to replace Tyson/Amare, the better.

I think this is spot on - a "franchise" type of guy that requires another "franchise" type of guy. KG, Allen, and Pierce could barely make the playoffs on their own. Put them together and they have been one of the best teams of the past decade

When hasn't this been the case though. That's what great teams have franchise guys not guy. STAT's health and salary restricts that. Take that salary off the roster and you can build a better team. If he was healthy and continued as a post player the Knicks would be a better team.

Not saying you are saying it to slight Melo because to me it is not a slight for any player to need other great players.

Bonn1997 wrote:Walsh had a great Plan A and an awful Plan B.

His Plan A was somewhat Pipe Dreamish....Lebron wasn't coming....therefore his Plan A was like fictitious. His Plan B turned out brutal although it was actually not bad, what he didn't do was properly plan for Plan B. His plan was to have multiple good players on the team at a good price but he kept giving aways assets that he never needed to give away and didn't maximize on the assets he had at his disposal. He never should have acquired Amar'e either at least not without insurance.

fishmike wrote:The good thing about this mess is that
Melo $23.5mm
Amare $23.5mm
Chandler $15mm
Camby $4mm
Kidd $3mm

all expire in two years

only guys signed beyond that are
Novak $3.7mm
Shump $3.8mm (QO)
Felton $4.5 (PO)

In only two years we will be looking at massive cap space. I think the overall plan to get two star players in here is a good one. The problem is Amare is broken and Melo isnt a build around guy.

So whats the plan?

THE Plan should be to stop looking for stars and if one comes available then be in position to make a run, otherwise try to develop a great team and a star will rise out of that..

first I would work on building a team that is athletic and can play both sides of the ball.. I would see if shumpert is really a starting SG and try to pair him with a PG... I thought he and lin would be our back court of the future, but oh well.

I would not mind a bledsoe/ shumpert back court and then I would go with defensive midned SF.... of course all of this would require moving carmelo and trying to use whatever we get out of the deal to make some of these moves, but that would be a start...

For me a good start would be Bledsoe/ shumpert/ and Batum at SF... PF I would rotate amare and get a Carl landry type... since amare and that contract are going nowhere... If we can move tyson chandler fine, if not, keep him and get another big to rotate with him.. Bj mullens comes to mind... athletic, big body and still improving...