knicks1248 wrote:Tanking For a few yrs, and the Bold names were the guys we picked, would we be any closer to contending after 4 seasons..Aside from TOWNS, KP, AND MAYBE SIMMONS(JURY STILL OUT) these are all decent role players that you could trade for or wait until they become FA
That's why I can never understand the tanking logic for a role player
2013 top 6
Bennett
olapido
potter
zeller
len
noel
2014
wiggens
embiid
parker
Gordon
exum
smart
2015
towns
russel
okafor
kp
hezonja
cauley stein
2016
simmons
ingram
j brown
dragon bender
dunn
heild
Imagine not building through the draft and these were the guys the Knicks signed or traded for instead: Noah (70+ Million), CLee (50+ Million)and DRose (20+ Million. You don't have to imagine because that's exactly what the Knicks did and are they any closer to contending?
An argument could be made that the Knicks are actually closer to contending than they otherwise would be because though Phil was foolish to acquire those bloated contracts he was smart enough to simultaneously keep the picks so the rebuild continue.
Regarding your comment about role players and the draft you seemed to have forgotten Steph, Klay Draymond, KD, Lebron, Kyrie, Westbrook, Harden Blake Griffin.... Have you forgotten that we missed out on Steph by one pick and ended up with the immortal Jordan Hill because we won some meaningless games in 2009.
That's why I can never understand advocating not building through the draft in order to bring in bloated budget and cap killing contracts.