So I expect us to start moving i8n that direction--I do not see Ray Felton staying here I do not see us acquiring any players below 6-2 at a minimum

MSG3 wrote:I keep thinking that Shaun Livingston is the perfect PG for Jackson. Don't know how we can swing that though unless it's a trade. Devin Harris as a cheaper substitute maybe? Don't know if Murray is ready yet.

you are on the money with livingston. kinda reminds me of ron harper in a few ways..

Bachyinski is 7- 2 255 and he can play
Stokes is 6-8 260 and he can play--remember Jason Caffey
Deandre Kane is a big PG

that type of player for thre secondary player as in players 14-15 most likely

What will we get from the NBA? Well forget about guys like Patty Mils or Collison- they are way to small.

My bet is they try to go out of their way to get Pau Gasol and Tyreke Evans. Pau through S+T and Tyreke using Chandler as a trade chip. If we were able to acquire Gasol and Evans--man I would really hope Melo stays on.

Those are the players I m looking at. 2 big players in the draft or undrafted for the bench two big players from the NBA---thats 4 new add in Odom that is 5. Maybe we add in a Shaun Livingston type for the MLE but make no mistake--this team is going big.

Tyson Chandler to New Orleans for Tyreke Evans straight up

Resign Cole Aldrich 3 years 6 mm

Trade Kenyon Martin Jeremy Tyler Toure Murry and a restricted #1 to the La Lakers for Pau Gasol to a 3 year 21mm$ deal

Buy a 2nd round pick in the 40's and grab Bachynski and grab Cameron Bairstow as an undrafted PF thats 7-2 250 and 6-9 255+

Hopefully resign Melo

Thats 14 I believe

C-Pau Gasol
PF Amare Stoudemire
F Carmelo Anthony
SG J R Smith
PG Tyreke Evans

Back ups
C-Cole Aldrich
PF Andrea Bargnani
F Lamar Odom
G Tim Hardaway JR
G Iman Shumpert

last 5
Bachnisnki
Bairstow
Felton
Pablo

nixluva wrote:Murry actually only needs to continue to improve his jumper. He's already capable of defending and running the very simple PG duties that the Triangle entails. Triangle offense doesn't require a pure PG. At 6-5 and long Murry fits nearly perfectly into that role. Don't know how Phil feels about him but he fits the physical requirements.

The PG has to be able to shoot. BJ, Kerr, Paxson, Harper, Fisher they all could shoot. Murry I don't know if he can shoot that well. Also look for the Knicks to add a player like Mayo or something to play PG.

Everything is determined by Melo- resign him, then it makes a sense to gamble on a Tyreke Evans type trade.

I'd like to think there is going to be some sense around building vs. glue and tape- meaning if we lose Melo, you don't see a Tyreke Evans type trade - where you trade an ending contract for a longer term contract.

franco12 wrote:Briggs- I will officially become a Net fan if we trade for Pau Gasol!

Everything is determined by Melo- resign him, then it makes a sense to gamble on a Tyreke Evans type trade.

I'd like to think there is going to be some sense around building vs. glue and tape- meaning if we lose Melo, you don't see a Tyreke Evans type trade - where you trade an ending contract for a longer term contract.

Well that would be a pretty interesting line up that would be difficult to match up with.

MSG3 wrote:I keep thinking that Shaun Livingston is the perfect PG for Jackson. Don't know how we can swing that though unless it's a trade. Devin Harris as a cheaper substitute maybe? Don't know if Murray is ready yet.

Livingston can't shoot and isn't adept at moving without the ball. He'd have the same problems that Gary Payton had in running the system.