ok, knicks re-sign melo and get kerr. then they end up with love or whomever you want to say. then they don't win a title b/c kerr is just not experienced enough to get it done. you just wasted a year of melo's prime with love (not to mention a wasted year next season as well). if the knicks are serious about contending, then you either hire a big name guy now or a 1 year stop gap.

phil wants his triangle and everyone else be damned. problem is that phil is not the coach.

gunsnewing wrote:Some would argue this is a better team without Melo depending on what we get back for him

Whether one likes or dislikes Melo its certain him walking with us getting nothing in return would certainly not leave us better off considering we gave up a good amount of assets for him in the trade. Hopefully if he walks we can work a sign and trade of some sort to recoup some value.

If Melo walks I personally have no problem with tanking next season for a high pick in 2015. We'd have a top pick plus double max cap space that year. Giddy up. I actually hope this is what happens at this point. Im not a Melo hater but Im also not a huge Melo fan either. Id rather not be paying near max money for him especially at 30 years old and for 5 years. If he takes $15 to $17 million, maybe, but otherwise Id rather have that top pick and room for two younger max FA's in 2015 and beyond.

Nalod wrote:

Rookie wrote:Kerr is not a coach, he is an intern and has no aspirations to coach long term. Get into the f*&^%ng truck. I would much rather look at Derek Fisher if I go down the triangle road. Knicks should be talking to Stan, this is bull****.

Why Derek Fisher over Kerr?

Do we know just becuase he played in the triangle he'd coach it? Wants to be a coach?

I'm 100% convinced Kerr is coaching the Knicks but Fisher would be the fall back guy. Read Durants comments about his leadership.

Again no prior coaching experience which is perfect for what Phil wants to do which is mold one of his guys to teach the "maligned" triangle.

Fisher played a huge role for Phil in LA. Probably bigger than he role Kerr played on the bulls

Also it's been long rumored than fisher will get into coaching and be a good one

BRIGGS wrote:Who cares

Is Melo staying and what is the plan--everything else is irrelevant.

I'm at peace for the 1st time in a while. Like Phil said. If Melo re-signs great. If he doesn't GREAT. They still move on with changing the foundation of this team and building a winner. It just changes the starting point, but you still have a plan and philosophy to follow which is above any one player. You can plug any star player into the core philosophy and it works. It's not Melo or bust.

So the reason Kerr matters is in relation to Phil's plan to have a cohesive management team. Now he could do the same with Fisher IMO, but Kerr is at the top of his list. NO WORRIES!!! This is how you want to build a team. Have a man with the plan at the top and capable men underneath to execute the plan.

gunsnewing wrote:

Nalod wrote:

Rookie wrote:Kerr is not a coach, he is an intern and has no aspirations to coach long term. Get into the f*&^%ng truck. I would much rather look at Derek Fisher if I go down the triangle road. Knicks should be talking to Stan, this is bull****.

Why Derek Fisher over Kerr?

Do we know just becuase he played in the triangle he'd coach it? Wants to be a coach?

I'm 100% convinced Kerr is coaching the Knicks but Fisher would be the fall back guy. Read Durants comments about his leadership.

Again no prior coaching experience which is perfect for what Phil wants to do which is mold one of his guys to teach the "maligned" triangle.

Fisher played a huge role for Phil in LA. Probably bigger than he role Kerr played on the bulls

Also it's been long rumored than fisher will get into coaching and be a good one