gunsnewing wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:this guy is sick man, sick wid it

Better than Clyde, Stockton, Kidd & Nash put together

oh come on - don't disrespect Calderon like that, you gotta give him his due

nixluva wrote:I just found it funny how some in the media and some fans kind of poo pooed the idea of Jose replacing Felton. It's almost like they think it's only a minor move. This team was held back so much by Felton's putrid PG play. Thing is that in the Triangle it creates open shots for the PG and also the PG doesn't have to work too hard. The idea in the Triangle is for everyone to pass rather quickly. You don't want guys pounding the ball and looking. You want players moving and the ball moving. All the little nuances in the Triangle come from the BB IQ of your players and a smart PG like Jose will raise the level of our play significantly in this system. I'm very happy we have him. In fact I think Prigs and Larkin will also shine in this system. We actually have a very good PG contingent.

We basically got Calderon and picks for a salary dump
I really don't see a positive some of value in Tyson Chandler and Felton combined, I know Chandler was once DPOY but has fallen far from that since
Maybe he needs a change with a team with more youth/versatile defenders

I like Jason Smith, just not at the deal rumored, we should have at least had a team option for year 2 at a lower deal like 2m unguaranteed

If not there were plenty of vet mins like at the time like Ed Davis and Drew Gooden, Edoh and Dante Cunningham still available
And we still need a 2nd PG, Pablo is a 3rd string PG and while I do like Larkin, I don't like the idea of not having another player that could play PG like Bayless/Nelson *who was available* and Sessions who still
I would try to swing a deal for

Ilyasova
Edoh
Sessions
Possibly even Delfino

and call it a night, it would have been great if we could have added the vet min signing of Jeff Adrien

I still like Shawn Marion despite his age as well
I think James Johnson was a great signing, that would have allowed his to utilize the rest of the money to sign Thiannis to a 3 year deal
James Johnson is 6-9/6-10, 250pds, extremely long reach, decent athleticism, plays tough defense, and has improved his shooting much
IF he can add the baseline 3pt shot to his game with consistency he would be extremely under rated and important to us like how Shawne Williams had a breakout half a season after the Denver trade
With players like Lebron James, Durant, Paul George, players that have G skills and PF size, having a player likes James Johnson is crucial
Also really like Brandon Rush for risk/reward, I know he didn't do much but he was a 6th man candidate prior to him hurting his knee, that is highly efficient with a possible

10pts, 7-8rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 assist, 50% FG, 40% 3pt, all for the VET MIN with the player option for year 2
He is more of G/F, that can play a LEGIT SF role due to his wingspan

adding Brandon Rush and another SF/PF would certainly have a great impact on our DEFENSIVE team and help mentor our picks in Early/Thianisis

I think STAT or AB could be moved by the trade deadline if they come in to play in a contract year and we have success as a team, with their success on a contract year

Also as for

Odom
Shannon Brown
possibly *sign and trade Kmart with early bird rights* to match salaries, I believe he could be an asset with little guaranteed money for Kmart, constructed similar to how Q Rich and Dan Gadzuric were utilized to match salaries

We could have not announced the signing of Jason Smith, while getting rid of these salaries and get some assets, as we trim down our roster
I was hoping Cole Aldrich gets a chance to play 20m + and even the chance to battle Dalembert/AB as the starting Center

Instead we have too many roster spots dedicated to

SG
JR Smith
Tim Hardaway JR
Iman
Ellington
Thiansiss *not signed*

with Calderon likely playing some SG minutes at times as well

and

Center, PF/C

Dalembert
Cole Aldrich

AB
STAT

Jason Smith
Jeremy Tyler

And please do not bring back MWP, we are still paying him part of the MLE from last season
Hopeful to add a SF/PF

PG, PG/SG
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Sessions/Mo Williams
Darrius Morris/Tourre Murry

Billups *don't see Detroit picking up his player option*
Peyton Silva/

Jordan Crawford/Shelvin Mack/Daniel Gibson

SF/PF
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Shawn Marion
Dante Cunningham

SF
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Devin Ebanks
Aminu

Beasley *not if we have JR Smith, though talented, I think we understand why we cannot have too many type of these players*

Nocioni/Turkeglu
Chris Singleton/Jan Vesley
James Singleton

PF/C and Center
======================

Jermaine Oneil

Edoh

Greg Stimensa

Andris Biedrins

OK4, Greg Oden, Bynum *all unguaranteed contracts and to let them rehabilitate, preferably holding a player option to year to on a vet min deal*

Hope CA adds to the PnR game and POST GAME, similar to Dirk, without the needs to generate points or stats every time, instead trusting the team with ball movement
Calderon does get back AB, who I think gave much effort last season compared to his past seasons in Toronto

#KnicksTAPE

Papabear wrote:Papabear Says

He is a good point guard but winning the Atlantic? 2 teams I fear and that is Charlotte and the Wizards. They are young fast and aggressive.

Neither of those teams is in the atlantic