EnySpree wrote:The knicks can stand Pat and be ok....The idea of getting gortat and dragic is pretty awesome though. Felton talks a big game and he plays big sometimes, but the knicks need him to push the rock and be a point guard. Dragic is better at being a point guard.
In defense, Felton sucks but held his own against Paul pierce. But if we are playing Felton on Paul pierce we are dead, cuz that means we have to play other guys it of position or out of their element. Felton can't guard his position.
Tyson can't score. Gortat is talented enough to be better at the pic and roll cuz he can put the ball on the floor and hit a jump shot. His defense is adequate. He competes and he has a mean streak. He's not soft and he won't openly complain to the refs when we need him to be locked in.
Dragic brings skills we don't have. Gortat gives us more versatility with our bigs. The injury reason ironic does this is if they get iman. And maybe they believe they get leadership and defense upgrades.
I think guys generally like Felton and iman. Tyson probably pissed melo off in the playoffs. We gotta be careful with chemistry, but i think the talent in training camp will get guts focused. Woodson will have the guts ready.
good post, totally agree, and that is why I suggested such a trade
This would help Bledsoe develop without Dragic there, and that team will likely suck even more than the team they have now, so higher chance in getting Wiggins aka Clone of Rudy Gay
I know Gortat didn't have a good season last year but lets not forget that Channing Frye was a big part of The Sun's offense in addition to Steve Nash
Had Gortat had a similar year to the one's he had in Phoenix, we would not even be having this conversation
I love Iman but with the THJ signing, our limited assets, our history with players with potential, Iman's comments that stepped on coach Woodson and Dolan's golden boy *with a player option coming*, and the recent D12/SAS interview, I think it is just a matter of time before he is indeed traded
Unless he comes out with MAJOR improvements like JR did and has ALL STAR potential shown in him, *probably just raise his stock so though*
Many of us wanted Bledsoe in NYK because we feel Iman and Bledsoe would be a great fit together on DEFENSE in addition to Bledsoe's high potential
This would also open up minutes for Archie Goodwin and Kendall Marshall to be developed
Alex Len likely would not be ready early in the season and could also use a veteran like Chandler to mentor him
As for the picks, I am not sure if they value Tyson Chandler as much as some of do, at his 29m 2 year deal, I see his contract more as a negative than a positive
But maybe the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and they are I am wrong about Chandler
I remember late in last season, Hamed Haddadi, was a great help defender against James Harden, although he was not in great shape due to barely playing in his entire career as a 3rd string backup
I see the potential in him and value as a vet min player that we can get leverage for a 2 year vet min deal
James Harden is one of the best in the game outside of Lebron james in terms of penetrating/finishing with contact
Haddadi needs to continue to develop his game/confidence in the gym and on the court, but feel he can be a very low risk/high reward type player that isn't a "rookie" for Woodson's preference
He definitely needs to work on his endurance/stamina and athleticism but with the size of Indiana, Bulls, Nets, we need 2-3 7 footers if we play to contend for a title this year
but we just don't have many roster spots, hopefully Chris Smith doesn't waste one spot
I like Jeremy Tyler's potential but he also needs to work very hard on his game/weakness's and fill out his body in the gym and on the court skills
We need 2 year team options on players and not 1year vet min deals that bail on us for our roster spots
7/19/2013 11:34 PM