Jrshoops wrote:This Get Kyrie Irving at all costs talk is ridiculous.Youth - Check
Talented - Check
Defense - No
We finally have our first round picks again, and we need to rebuild through the draft and developing our own prospects first! Kyrie doesn't get us to a championship with KP and Hardaway! We need to see what we have with Ntilikina first, he has the ability with his desire and wingspan to be a GREAT defender and at 18, playing against professional players, had a well rounded offensive game.
We don't even know if KP can stay healthy for an entire season. We need more picks, not less! We have no ****in patience to ever do it the right way in ANY sport in New York, that's why we win way less than we should in all NY sports.
We had this great press conference with a great mantra of building and changing the culture. Kyrie will still only be 27 when his deal is up. If we show we are a player away then that is the time to get him and trade some picks.
Don't do it Knicks! Build from the bottom and finally change our culture. Long term success not a sugar rush!
This is not argument for or against Irving.
But Lebron James has played in the last 7 NBA Finals
He's faced:
Durant/Green/Curry/Thompson
Green/Curry/Thompson
Green/Curry/Thompson
Leonard/Duncan/Pop
Leonard/Duncan/Pop
Durant/Harden/Westbrook
The idea you can get to the Finals with a philosophy doesn't have much evidence to back it up.
Multiple veteran stars is the common denominator.
That may be realistically unattainable, and a ****tail of planning, random circumstance and luck, but it is what it is.