gunsnewing wrote:Why are all these big names signing right away and Monroe is still in Portland? Shows me the Knicks did not knock it out of the park with him

no it just shows you that Monroe and his agent doing their due diligence, nothing more.

gunsnewing wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

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My guess is there is nothing in their pitch about taking less for the sake of team building. Just a guess though.

He will sign with Portland. Beautiful city. Great fans and far less taxes. I really hope the Knicks have him the option to take the max. I really do not want Harris. Although we will lose him too. The only big I would sign is David West for a max short term contract. Then sign Affalo. Otherwise I want to stockpile picks

Think about this for one second--Paul Allen got off his arse to fly to Washington DC all the way from Portland--

gunsnewing wrote:How do you feel about Robin Lopez, Tobias Harris, West And/or Affalo as Knicks next year? Give me West & Affalo

My logical/analytic side screams "NO"!!! but my emotional side is intrigued by a Tobias Harris signing. I think he has the potential to be a very very good F. I think he and Melo switching between F spots in a small ball lineup may be interesting.

Harris made a huge jump in shooting ability last season WITH an increase in volume. I think he could blow up. He has the tools...

BRIGGS wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

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https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/616237704133505024

My guess is there is nothing in their pitch about taking less for the sake of team building. Just a guess though.

He will sign with Portland. Beautiful city. Great fans and far less taxes. I really hope the Knicks have him the option to take the max. I really do not want Harris. Although we will lose him too. The only big I would sign is David West for a max short term contract. Then sign Affalo. Otherwise I want to stockpile picks

Think about this for one second--Paul Allen got off his arse to fly to Washington DC all the way from Portland--

WOW Paul Frickin Allen flew to DC to meet with Monroe and not the other way around? WOWOWOW

BRIGGS wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/616237704133505024

My guess is there is nothing in their pitch about taking less for the sake of team building. Just a guess though.

He will sign with Portland. Beautiful city. Great fans and far less taxes. I really hope the Knicks have him the option to take the max. I really do not want Harris. Although we will lose him too. The only big I would sign is David West for a max short term contract. Then sign Affalo. Otherwise I want to stockpile picks

Think about this for one second--Paul Allen got off his arse to fly to Washington DC all the way from Portland--

Ok, now what? Nalod been trying to tell people owners make the big decisions cuz they own the darn thing.
Dolan pays Phil so he don't have to go himself and mess it up.

Perla went to Barcelona to sign Gasol.

Does Portland wait for LMA to sign elsewhere or do they renounce him?

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Man the East is getting stronger. Toronto, Indy & Miami

Who did Miami and Indy get?

C Whiteside
PF Bosh
SF Winslow
SG Wade
PG Dragic

Good point on Winslow but I assume he will back up Deng. They still have the Bosh question mark. Did Wade officially re-sign? Solid team, even though I think Dragic is overrated.

Forgot about Deng. Maybe Wade goes and they put Winslow at SG. That gives them 3 guys who can guard Lebron. Deng, Winslow & Bosh

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Ugh

crzymdups wrote:

fishmike wrote:whats the bidding war? Is it me or cant we all offer the same contract?

the knicks supposedly wanted him to take less. who knows, maybe none of the teams are offering him his max possible deal.

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crzymdups wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

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This is what I was worried about. Sigh. That's a great organization. They maxed out their run with LMA and Wes and are instantly reloading.

Reloading? Seems to me like desperation