All the Knicks need to do is make solid FA signings, keep there draft picks. The contract yrs for the most part should be aligned to maintain that flexibility. Constantly freeing up cap space, like Spurs and Mavs has been so great at over the yrs. Any trade made should be based off being a no brainier for us.

nyknickzingis wrote:

SugarRay wrote:That article aligns with my thinking as well. Honestly, it has to be that way. It's a pretty normal arc of building a team in the NBA. I just pray Phil has the intestinal fortitude to stick with a long term vision, because the NY media will roast him regularly throughout the process. Writers like Lupica will continue to throw every ounce of their stupidity into their anti-Phil articles. If Conley becomes a Knick, it'll be a very dark day in the history of this franchise. That would be a sign that the patience to stay the course has gone out the window.

If Phil cared even an ounce about all that, he wouldn't do the majority of the things he has.
He's looking out for the long haul of the franchise and it's evident with how he's utilize the capspace, how he's drafted Porzingis and Grant, and how he's not trading away future draft picks just to get better in the short term.

I agree about Phil, but I always worry about our idiot owner Dolan being manipulated by the "win now now now" media and fan base. I'd like to think that Dolan has learned his lesson by now, but who knows?

Moonangie wrote:Good article, and basically states the case many of us have made for trading Melo now and/or not blowing our wad next season, but aligning it with 2017 when we'll have both our pick and max cap space. This summer's draft class is not flush, so I'm not too dismayed about the Raptors having our pick. 2017 is another story, and having one more "see where we are" year in which we do a bunch of losing may actually set us up for finally turning the corner in 2017 with addition of CP3 or RW, lottery talent, Melo (maybe) as a #2/3 scorer, and KP reaching his prime.

Trying to replace frustration/impatience with some modicum of hope/optimism.

It is obvious but I do not agree that trading Melo is paramount or even important.
He is a great player and can help the team to get through rebuilding years financially and perception vise.
It sucks for Melo so he can decide to go win some games and play in off seasons somewhere else.
But this is entirely up to him and for him.