StarksEwing1 wrote:Agreed. Obviously I'm expecting us to be sellers at the deadline and get a few more picks hopefully. This draft has good point guards hopefully we will get close in the draft

Yeah the writing is on the wall and it says REBUILD IN THIS DRAFT 😂 So glad we have our picks this year and beyond.

Next year (future age)
STARTERS:
Hernangomez 23
Porzingis 22
Tatum 19 (Lotto #10 or so)
Rivers 25
Rose 29

BENCH:
O'Quinn 26
Thomas 28
Kuz 28
Holiday 28
Lee 31
+A few other bench free agents
Plumlee and Baker back for camp to show they can make the roster.
Noah's trade bait but no one touches him so we keep him as our 3rd big, mainly as injury resere, great practice intensity player, mentoring etc.

I mean I can't see us do much else at this point. We're not getting an ELITE point guard TALENT where we will draft (10 or so). The top elite PG's all are drafted by 5 or 6. We won't be signing Chris Paul or Steph Curry in free agency, I'm sure we'll try.

I'm not saying this is my plan, but I see us doing that as it's realistic. I do think we'll play better in Horny's system next year having many of the players back knowing what they are supposed to be ready for. Additionally we'll play better in this style of play if the team is younger and fresher. Phil is an Austin Rivers fan. Rose is 29 next year. The average age of Rivers, Rose, Willy, KP and a lottery pick will be 23-23.5. It's the right direction longterm, even if we're getting screwed in a Melo return trade wise and unlikely to make the playoffs next year unless KP makes another jump.

nyknickzingis wrote:I think we are going to keep one of Melo/Rose. It looks like Rose. He is younger and even though he inexpicably left the team, the team has been very lenient with him. Melo's being shopped. Dolan needs a star to represent the team and isn't going to allow Phil Jackson in year 4 of his deal to sell him on a 20 win team. There has to be some star power on the Knicks, just the way it is, and that's Rose and KP. Or Melo and KP. I'm not a fan of Rose at all, but I think the Knicks will struggle to sign anyone this coming summer in free agency. Rose is their only star option who would possibly pick them, mainly because we'll likely pay him the most (foolishly). I've just come to terms with that. Knicks won't full out rebuild, but they can rebuild through the draft and youth movement while still having some stars make the team marketable for Dolan. I mean Dolan wnats butts in the seats. People won't come see a team of nobodies and KP. KP and Rose makes it a bit better more marketable. Same with KP and Melo. I see one of Melo/Rose definitely here next year.

We can't get better by signing players on. I would totally trade Rose and get as many draft picks as we can in trade for people like Rose and Lee. I am ok with keeping Lee and that maybe the type of player that ends up signing here and that's OK.

I have zero interest in the short term entertainment potential of this team. That's what Phil has to guard against and between him Mills and Gaines they probably have the best chance of keeping Dolan contained.

nyknickzingis wrote:I'm not big on keeping Rose, but I can't see Dolan allowing Phil to put a team of KP, a lottery pick and 10 role players out there. If all fell in place and KP broke out as a superstar maybe we could be a playoff team. In the case that KP was same level as this year we would be a 25 win team with no star outside of KP. Can't see MSG and Dolan going for that.

this past year he did better choosing baker and plumlee than many teams did with draft picks.

WIth that in mind, I'd like to see him pull another rabbit out of his hat this draft: a George Hill type which no one sees coming, or a smart, athletic (and perhaps still developing) wing Kawhi-II