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EnySpree
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7/4/2017  10:35 PM
Celtics signed a guy to a contract they can't afford so they have to consolidate.

Would you absorb Marcus Smart? #pause

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7/4/2017  10:45 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/4/2017  10:46 PM
Yeah, Marcus is a leader. He's limited offensively, but he's a tough SOB. He would teach our young guys the passion it takes to win, but allow us to suck enough to get a top 5 pick. Would the Celtics trade him to a team in the same division?
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7/4/2017  10:47 PM
Heck yeah! Dude is old school.
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7/4/2017  11:05 PM
He's still on his rookie deal... its almost a no brainer.

Celtics still have Rozier who they love that could fill in as the primary back up pg. Makes sense for all

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7/4/2017  11:32 PM
I would take any of the Celtics players they have to get rid of. However Jazz would be crazy not to work out a sign and trade
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7/4/2017  11:54 PM
Smart would be an awesome guy to get.
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7/5/2017  12:33 AM
Smart is a below average player.
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7/5/2017  12:46 AM
reub wrote:Smart is a below average player.

Which players do we have that are better than him?
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7/5/2017  12:47 AM
reub wrote:Smart is a below average player.

The thing is Smart would help the young players understand the level of effort and intensity they need to bring. We're not getting All Stars but it does make a difference the more players you add that have the needed toughness to compete at the NBA level. We'd be really building a roster of extra effort guys that have PRIDE.
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7/5/2017  12:53 AM
reub wrote:Smart is a below average player.

He brings a certain amount of grit and hustle with his game. An attitude that is missing from the Knicks. He'd be a nice addition to the team.

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7/5/2017  1:10 AM
Mentioned O'Quinn in a deal for Melo, but they should try and offer KOQ in a deal for Smart. O'Quinn would fit in well with what Boston is doing. Maybe Kuz as well. Smart would be a real get.
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7/5/2017  4:16 AM
He really would amp our defense up. Another benefit, KP would finally learn to punish smaller players with him. I remember a game where Smart completely shut down KP. That should not happen. Smart would help the defense against opponents and help our guys as well.
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7/5/2017  6:28 AM
There's no way they will salary dump him.
Or Crowder.
They are going for a ring.
They've already let go of Olnyk to make the space.
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7/5/2017  7:26 AM
nyknickzingis wrote:There's no way they will salary dump him.
Or Crowder.
They are going for a ring.
They've already let go of Olnyk to make the space.

I think they need to lose one more contract. My guess is it's Rozier.
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7/5/2017  7:37 AM
Ira wrote:
nyknickzingis wrote:There's no way they will salary dump him.
Or Crowder.
They are going for a ring.
They've already let go of Olnyk to make the space.

I think they need to lose one more contract. My guess is it's Rozier.

They're still short if they dump rosier by like a million

Smart is tough and competitive and a bit of a loose cannon

One thing we'd need to really think through is how will he handle all the losing

He could just leave for FA but he could also be 10x more disruptive than Phil ever was

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7/5/2017  8:02 AM
Imagine if we can sign Smart and trade Melo for a decent defensive 3....we might actually win something
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7/5/2017  9:13 AM
Chandler wrote:
Ira wrote:
nyknickzingis wrote:There's no way they will salary dump him.
Or Crowder.
They are going for a ring.
They've already let go of Olnyk to make the space.

I think they need to lose one more contract. My guess is it's Rozier.

They're still short if they dump rosier by like a million

Smart is tough and competitive and a bit of a loose cannon

One thing we'd need to really think through is how will he handle all the losing

He could just leave for FA but he could also be 10x more disruptive than Phil ever was

Want to change the culture? The locker room needs guys that give s ****. Marcus Smart gives a ****. I'm going that's the theme we're going for in this off season. I think a Knick fan wants to bang almost as much as we want to win.

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7/5/2017  9:30 AM
EnySpree wrote:
Chandler wrote:
Ira wrote:
nyknickzingis wrote:There's no way they will salary dump him.
Or Crowder.
They are going for a ring.
They've already let go of Olnyk to make the space.

I think they need to lose one more contract. My guess is it's Rozier.

They're still short if they dump rosier by like a million

Smart is tough and competitive and a bit of a loose cannon

One thing we'd need to really think through is how will he handle all the losing

He could just leave for FA but he could also be 10x more disruptive than Phil ever was

Want to change the culture? The locker room needs guys that give s ****. Marcus Smart gives a ****. I'm going that's the theme we're going for in this off season. I think a Knick fan wants to bang almost as much as we want to win.

I'm not against it per se

Just saying we need to be considering this. There's a bit of Ron Artest in Marcus

One IMO under appreciated aspect of his game is he's a very effective passer

If we think he's good from a psychological standpoint I'm all for it

Once we get better and more reliable perimeter defense I think we'll see better D from KP and Willy

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reub
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7/5/2017  9:39 AM
If we're going to trade for a young PG why not go for a good one like Corey Joseph, who might be available if we take on a contract from the Raptors?
Chandler
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7/5/2017  9:57 AM
poked around some more on Smart. Back in college he shoved a fan during a game (forgot about that). this past year he had a couple of incidents -- flipping the bird etc.

Again, we'd need to make sure that in our current (losing) environment someone with his hyper-competitive instincts (which are generally a good thing) won't implode and become disruptive (i.e. can he stay focused on longer term)

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