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Like why? They just drafted a franchise talent at the 3 spot and already have a young guy starting at the 4. They over paid for a vet to sit on the bench?

I know they have to spend the money, but blow the money?

If this was our franchise we all would be purging at the steps of MSG.

Yet... somehow we have threads talking about "same old knicks" "Phil is an idiot" "build organiclly"

You silly gooses

EnySpree wrote:You can argue that the Lakers will make the playoffs... but if you do then mother****er so will the Knicks.

FAX!!

BRIGGS wrote:enyspree-agree with you--this is like trading for Roy Hibbert. Are the lakers going to win with Luol Deng and Tim Mosgov? They potentially have good young players. Sign two players to get up to the salary threshold and then dump them at the deadline and wait for FA next year with two more great rookies.

Agreed Briggs. It is a bit funny seeing big names spur the Lakers. Welcome to the club, well, I do think and oddly so, the Rose and then Noah signing, might have changed our fortune (for better or for worse though - time will tell.)

BigDaddyG wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:enyspree-agree with you--this is like trading for Roy Hibbert. Are the lakers going to win with Luol Deng and Tim Mosgov? They potentially have good young players. Sign two players to get up to the salary threshold and then dump them at the deadline and wait for FA next year with two more great rookies.

I think Randle is a bust and Clarkson has the potential to be a legit starter. The jury is still out on Russell. Deng is good vet for ingram to learn from as his frame fills out. I like Ingram's potential, but it would be kind of cruel to send him out to the wolves in year one.

Nah.... top 2 picks in the draft are supposed to play right away. KP was thrown to the wolves and look at him now.

Anyway...

callmened wrote:big time stars dont wanna play for the knicks or lakers anymore. thats whats happening. so they have to settle and overpay

But for Mozgov and Deng? 3 years 30 million would have been over paying

joec32033 wrote:Deng would have been nice on a 2 year contract here, sure as hell not at that price. But damn, Noah's 72 mil deal is looking reasonable as hell when compared to guys like Mozgov, Turner, Deng getting comparable deals.

Still a risky signing but based on our needs, his intangibles, how it changes the perception of the team and bottom line gives us another impact player for a playoff run. This team is still about KP, but Willy is regarded as one of the best young prospects in Europe. His #s there were fantastic. He's a blue collar guy. He's got chemistry w/ KP. Even as Noah declines I really like the idea of these two young players being shown Noah's style of play.

I am great with this move (the Knicks).

I can understand the Deng signing. They owe next year's pick right? So why tank. Deng is a good stability player. He will really help a young roster. Mosgov is a total headscratcher, especially right out of the gate, but maybe they know something I dont.

BigDaddyG wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:enyspree-agree with you--this is like trading for Roy Hibbert. Are the lakers going to win with Luol Deng and Tim Mosgov? They potentially have good young players. Sign two players to get up to the salary threshold and then dump them at the deadline and wait for FA next year with two more great rookies.

I think Randle is a bust and Clarkson has the potential to be a legit starter. The jury is still out on Russell. Deng is good vet for ingram to learn from as his frame fills out. I like Ingram's potential, but it would be kind of cruel to send him out to the wolves in year one.

Nah.... top 2 picks in the draft are supposed to play right away. KP was thrown to the wolves and look at him now.

Anyway...

KP was surprise, but he didn't have access to state of the art strength trainers and nutritionists. He was able to make up for lost time last summer. Ingram is still mad skinny and this after playing for Duke.

What lol?

EnySpree wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:enyspree-agree with you--this is like trading for Roy Hibbert. Are the lakers going to win with Luol Deng and Tim Mosgov? They potentially have good young players. Sign two players to get up to the salary threshold and then dump them at the deadline and wait for FA next year with two more great rookies.

I think Randle is a bust and Clarkson has the potential to be a legit starter. The jury is still out on Russell. Deng is good vet for ingram to learn from as his frame fills out. I like Ingram's potential, but it would be kind of cruel to send him out to the wolves in year one.

Nah.... top 2 picks in the draft are supposed to play right away. KP was thrown to the wolves and look at him now.

Anyway...

KP was surprise, but he didn't have access to state of the art strength trainers and nutritionists. He was able to make up for lost time last summer. Ingram is still mad skinny and this after playing for Duke.

What lol?

KP had an excuse for being light. He was able to work out as much with his European squad. You saw how excited he was to have keys to the gym when he came here. Ingram played for Duke, which imagine uses nothing but state of the art methods for weight training and nutrition and he's still mad skinny. That tells me he's gonna need a little more time to bang with nba players. Deng allows Ingram to develop with a little less pressure. It also allows him to learn from a legitimate pro.

They were also 19 at their drafts... tHey will get thicker as soon as they hit puberty ;)

Im sure Indiana said the same thing about Jonathan bender.

BigDaddyG wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:enyspree-agree with you--this is like trading for Roy Hibbert. Are the lakers going to win with Luol Deng and Tim Mosgov? They potentially have good young players. Sign two players to get up to the salary threshold and then dump them at the deadline and wait for FA next year with two more great rookies.

I think Randle is a bust and Clarkson has the potential to be a legit starter. The jury is still out on Russell. Deng is good vet for ingram to learn from as his frame fills out. I like Ingram's potential, but it would be kind of cruel to send him out to the wolves in year one.

Nah.... top 2 picks in the draft are supposed to play right away. KP was thrown to the wolves and look at him now.

Anyway...

KP was surprise, but he didn't have access to state of the art strength trainers and nutritionists. He was able to make up for lost time last summer. Ingram is still mad skinny and this after playing for Duke.

What lol?

KP had an excuse for being light. He was able to work out as much with his European squad. You saw how excited he was to have keys to the gym when he came here. Ingram played for Duke, which imagine uses nothing but state of the art methods for weight training and nutrition and he's still mad skinny. That tells me he's gonna need a little more time to bang with nba players. Deng allows Ingram to develop with a little less pressure. It also allows him to learn from a legitimate pro.

They were also 19 at their drafts... tHey will get thicker as soon as they hit puberty ;)

Im sure Indiana said the same thing about Jonathan bender.

He never hit puberty