nyk4ever wrote:no he's not on the block, nor should he be. rolo is one of the best pieces we have on this team. you don't cut your nose to spite your face.

Is it easier to find a big or a PG? Will we be able to acquire one via the draft or FA in 2017????

StarksEwing1 wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:Nobody knows who's on the block besides Phil and Mills. I have to think that the right offer could get any player we have besides KP and Melo of course.

yeah, unfortunetly the other guys dont hold much value to other teams. Gallo,dwill,and lance have value but i want to keep them since they are good pieces off the bench

Those of us who consider ourselves as basketball purists, we know that the game begins with the PG position. As much as I like some of our boys, given that we don't have a draft pick, also the fact that not many talented PGs will be available next season, we have to part ways with some of our good assets to obtain a guy like Teague who can make the game easier for Carmelo and KP

martin wrote:Because GMs are not dumb enough to sacrifice an arm for a leg. And they aren't robotic in building a team as you are.

+1

Knicks1969 wrote:

martin wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:Nobody knows who's on the block besides Phil and Mills. I have to think that the right offer could get any player we have besides KP and Melo of course.

yeah, unfortunetly the other guys dont hold much value to other teams. Gallo,dwill,and lance have value but i want to keep them since they are good pieces off the bench

Those of us who consider ourselves as basketball purists, we know that the game begins with the PG position. As much as I like some of our boys, given that we don't have a draft pick, also the fact that not many talented PGs will be available next season, we have to part ways with some of our good assets to obtain a guy like Teague who can make the game easier for Carmelo and KP

One could argue that if you were really a basketball purist you would also know that Rolo also makes the game easier for Melo and KP, so why would you trade one position of need for another?

RoLo is one of my favorite Knicks, but if a trade is out there that can help both the PG and SG spots, I would have no problem letting him go.

But that's not really your OP proposition, nor is it even a suggestion of yours. Rolo, Grant for Teague and moving parts. You trade a decent prospect in Grant and a valuable role player C in Rolo and you wave around Teague who is a sure upgrade over Jose but I also recall Teague got outplayed by Jose in 2 losses for Atlanta. Where's the suggestion of a SG? And how do those salaries match up? And then what happens at C for the Knicks in the mean time? And then how do you upgrade the C spot cause KP ain't gonna be ready for it for another year or so?

Building a team isn't blindfolded darts.

Here are player salaries: http://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/ATL.html, here is a trade checking mechanism: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine, Here is who are free agents: http://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/

Use them wisely.

I'm sure Phil would trade him for a much better player, but it's not so black and white. Is there a better Center that fits on the market making around the same money? There's Dwight Howard, but Dwight would cost you far more than RoLo, he'd cost you two RoLo's financially. So that's the thing Phil is facing.

I like RoLo. Feel he's a great chemistry guy. Plays his role real well. Think our main problem this season has been the point guard position and Fisher's lack of experience as a coach.

Only way I trade Rolo is for a building block player or part of a package for a star.