franco12 wrote:blkexec wrote:wargames wrote:If AA and Dwill opt out A Rose trade starts to make some sense if they send Calderon and O'quinn to the Bulls for him. It would give the Knicks 47 million. If 20 went to rose. They could offer a guy like KD a max of 27.....Food for thought
If we get Rose.....Stars will line up to get on the NY train.......driven by Phil Jackson. Everybody knows he has too much of an ego to not go out with a championship run before his contract is up. I think we already have the roll players you need at a low cost with a home grown star like Phil had with MJ. This is when he starts making his money. Phil and Riley are the best at managing a team of egotistic stars.
I don't see it - Rose to me is an enigma - talented, but always hurt. Can he reinvent himself? I don't see it - and if we got him in a dump move, I don't see many legit stars clamoring to come play with too older/oft injured stars that potentially won't play together for more than half our games.
Will diminished athletic ability actually keep him from being injured more often since he won't be doing some of the more acrobatic/high flying moves that might get him injured- perhaps...but taking him on with only one year on his contract means you can let him go if can't give you the number of games you want out of him.
I'm not a Rose fan, but maybe he does better in a controlled offense. Phil likes a guard who can hit the midrange J, which is something Rose can do, despite his limitations from distance.
Seems that his contract could be an issue. If he does poorly here, you could just let him go, of course, but if you find that he has value, you will have to pay him more than you might be willing to give a player who has been as brittle as Rose in his NBA career. If he comes here and helps lead the team into the playoffs, Phil faces a tough situation, because he might have to offer max money to a guy who might break down again at some point.
EnySpree: Can we agree to agree not to mention Phil Jackson and triangle for the rest of our lives?