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NYKBocker
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2/15/2015  11:44 PM
AUTOADVERT
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2/15/2015  11:51 PM    LAST EDITED: 2/15/2015  11:51 PM
Just heard on the radio. Dallas, Phoenix & Clips interested

I like to see him on Dallas or with the Phoenix medical staff
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2/16/2015  12:06 AM
I'm glad that era is over. Let's get back to employing PFs who rebound and play defense.
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2/16/2015  12:07 AM
Moonangie wrote:I'm glad that era is over. Let's get back to employing PFs who rebound and play defense.

Yea seriously
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2/16/2015  12:19 AM
You guys think Bachynski gets called up?
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2/16/2015  12:38 AM
Good dude who had an incredible 1st yr for us. I'll remember him fondly. Glad we turned the page though--had to be done. Time to move on. Why not do the same thing with Bargnani?? Why keep him around?? Cut Bargnani too and bring in 2 guys--a young big and a guard.

Wouldn't mind seeing STAT's spot go to Khem Birch on a 10-day contact. DL all-star, about 6'10", long, rebounder/good shot-blocker. His game should translate over to the NBA. Could be a nice glue guy for next year. A guy that'll protect the rim; a guy you can plug in alongside more offensive-minded big men that may not specialize in playing defense and doing the little things.

Speaking of DL all-star, anyone know why Bryce Cotton didn't play in the DL all-star game? Didn't see the game -- just looked at the box score and saw 'DNP coach's decision.' Is he hurt?
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2/16/2015  8:17 AM
I don't have anything against Stat. He is what he is. The Knicks gave him that contract so its on them. What I am pissed about is we couldn't trade him for something? And I'm sorry but if he wants out of his contract to go play for a contender then he should forfeit the remaining salary. We are paying him to go play somewhere else. All we get is a roster spot.

I expected Bargnani to get bought out but not Stat.
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2/16/2015  8:22 AM
Who thinks he has 3-4 healthy-ish seasons in him and turns into a valuable player?
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2/16/2015  8:22 AM
JonsTintedTails wrote:I don't have anything against Stat. He is what he is. The Knicks gave him that contract so its on them. What I am pissed about is we couldn't trade him for something? And I'm sorry but if he wants out of his contract to go play for a contender then he should forfeit the remaining salary. We are paying him to go play somewhere else. All we get is a roster spot.

I expected Bargnani to get bought out but not Stat.


Contracts have to match in salary in trades. Who is making $25 mil that we could have gotten for Amare? You're either talking about another expiring contract, in which case the player would have to be much worse than Amare for the team to give him up, or someone with a bad long-term contract that eats up our salary cap space. No one meets the first situation (expiring and worse than Amare) and the second isn't worth the lost cap space.
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2/16/2015  8:23 AM
yellowboy90 wrote:Who thinks he has 3-4 healthy-ish seasons in him and turns into a valuable player?

Like McDyess? That wouldn't shock me.
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2/16/2015  9:14 AM
gunsnewing wrote:
Moonangie wrote:I'm glad that era is over. Let's get back to employing PFs who rebound and play defense.

Yea seriously

What PF, before Amar'e, did we have that played defense? Kurt Thomas was ok but very slow when he started putting up bigger numbers and making less fouls.

Oakley?

“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
yellowboy90
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Bonn1997 wrote:
yellowboy90 wrote:Who thinks he has 3-4 healthy-ish seasons in him and turns into a valuable player?

Like McDyess? That wouldn't shock me.

I think he will be similar to mcdyess. The only skepticism I have is that mcdyess became a jump shooter and I not sure if Stat continues his post game, returns to more pnr, or develops a pick n pop game
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2/16/2015  9:47 AM
Moonangie wrote:I'm glad that era is over. Let's get back to employing PFs who rebound and play defense.

Ditto

Thank God Fisher is no longer our coach, now let's get Calderon out of here:)
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2/16/2015  9:49 AM
Bonn1997 wrote:
yellowboy90 wrote:Who thinks he has 3-4 healthy-ish seasons in him and turns into a valuable player?

Like McDyess? That wouldn't shock me.

McDyess and Amare are two very different players.

Thank God Fisher is no longer our coach, now let's get Calderon out of here:)
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2/16/2015  9:50 AM
Herring called it. Health and fit are more important to a team than superstar name.
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