TripleThreat wrote:nixluva wrote:Come on you can't use just the off season moves to determine what his rebuilding intentions are. Of course he wasn't thinking about a rebuild when trying to put a decent roster around Melo. You hope for some success but all the while knowing you have 3 picks in the coming draft and trades you may have to make in the summer. We will find out for sure just how committed to a rebuild Phil is. I get the notion that he's ready to get very serious about building a new core.
How many more years does the Noah contract run after this one? THREE MORE YEARS
How many more years does the Lee contract run after this one? THREE MORE YEARS
How many more years will Melo potentially hold this franchise hostage with his NTC and trade kicker? TWO MORE YEARS
How many cost controlled years did the Knicks surrender to get Rose on the roster? Grant's THREE YEARS while on his rookie contract
How many below market contract years for Lopez did the Knicks give up in exchange for Rose's expiring? THREE YEARS
Jackson's intentions are pretty clear WHEN HE COMMITS MONEY AND TIME ACROSS SEVERAL YEARS. Every dollar spent poorly now reflects in future years. Every asset not maximized reflects in future years. Every poor decision now reflects in future years.
You are being intentionally obtuse, no one can be as willfully blind to how NBA contracts and long term impact of those contracts tend to operate as you are pretending to be.
Yup reality bites. The damage is done now we can only hope they learn from their mistakes going forward and finally opt for a true rebuild