I am a loooong time Knick die hard. I watched Monroe kick Clydes butt at the Garden when i was a kick when he was with the Bullits. Yes that is ancient history now. Yet, i stick with my team. I'm in Miami these days. What a town of Sports losers.

Our Knicks have bottomed out. We're now talkin about going from 17 wins to the playoffs. Just remember, ask yourselves one question for each transaction done. Does this guy fit a championship profile in the rotation ? Everything else is trimming and entertainment. So on our beloved Knick team today, who fits the bill? Who on this team can have us raise the banner?

It's hard to really say at this stage, when it comes to our young players like Kristaps and Jerian. They could actually be major playoff contributors for this team down the line. I'd rather focus on the process of rebuilding this team the right way. It's gonna take time and step one is just getting to the point where the team plays winning basketball. Title contention is so far away at this point. I'm hoping KP6 develops into a franchise player that we can build a contender around.

Nalod wrote:I think it was the 1971 playoffs and the Knicks were banged up and Earl was just unguardable! Was not just Clyde, nobody could stop him!
Bullets made the finals before losing to the Bucks. Alcinder and Oscar were just too much for anyone that year. Earl was playing for a contract and he could have jumped to the ABA. He had leverage and forced a trade. Knicks paid him in part because Knicks played Bulletts many times in a season and chances they'd run into him in the playoffs and it was the only guy who gave clyde fits.

1972 Earl had a bad knee.

I don't see this knick team as being any where near contending but we have a rookie that could define this franchise for a decade. its been a long time since we had a kid with this much potential.

Thank you Phil!!!

Paris907 wrote:The player I wanted was Millsap. Grit and can score and has heart. Forget Monroe. With KP and Grant and a Millsap the Knicks would still be a few players from contending but maybe just a "mike Conley" away.

Millsap is a very good player but he would've been very expensive and we already have KP as our PF of the future. I don't think Phil would've wanted to add a PF of that level who would hold KP back.

RoLo at C makes the team much more balanced and solid defensively. I like the idea of RoLo and KP in terms of length and rim protection.

As for Mike Conley I think we already have our version of Conley in Jerian Grant. People are overlooking this kid but he's the most well rounded guard in the draft IMO. As a PG he excelled in PnR, setting up his teammates and still was a lead scorer for his team. He's not great in any particular sense, but he's good in just about every area we need.