SupremeCommander wrote:
oh definitely... I have no idea if he'd be interested or not. Bocker just asked if there was as tarting calibur player that signed for a similar figure to Baker's. So I used Teodosic because he's a baller who is getting just a little bit more than Baker

Clips made a great signing there to help alleviate some of the pain of losing CP3. I guess all I'm arguing here, going back to Bocker's original question, is that Milos wasn't really a viable option in NY, certainly not under the contract he's got now.

I don't think Baker/Sessions/Jack will hurt us in the long run. I hope Baker sticks and can be a feel good story. If not, 2 years on a contract that won't break us or deter from the rebuild.

I liked what I saw from KP but, just like Reggie Miller mentioned, Thunder opted to play "man to man" for the majority of the game. I look forward to seeing how he handles the double teams from other teams.

As mentioned here already, point guard play was horrendous. Never understood the fascination members of this site have with R. Baker, except that maybe they just love an underdog. Ron Baker to me is Landry Fields 2.0. I really hope this Frank kid works out but, in the meantime, Knicks really need to work the phones and get a real PG in here.

Didn't understand the substitutions and line ups. Why didn't Hernangomez play more? Did the Knicks throw up the white towel early and Hornacek was just looking at what he has on his bench?

Who is Doncic?

NYKBocker wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

Nalod wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

Gudris wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:I don't get the Ron Baker hate. This whole thing about our players only being bench players and not starters is a bit overblown.

The overreaction to Frank was both predictable and pathetic.

My main gripes are -

Lack of structured offense
Willy not being a starter
THJR - not doing anything well, yet people pick on Ron Baker

Totally agree about Baker, he is our best player on defence, very good role player

dude he is getting paid to do more than steal a couple of possession. He's way over his head in the role they have him in..like are you kidding me.

He can't shoot so he cant play sg, he doesn't see the floor, he cant set up the offense, he doesn't penetrate enough to make anything happen, can't run a P&R at all, so we got this one dimensional player that's good for a steal or 2, and were paying him 9 million dollars.

to you its about the money. DOn't worry, Baker not taking any from your rabbit ears!

that's ridiculous - n one gives a **** about Baker's bank account. What people care about is he was signed for a lot of money out of the gate. what, you'd rather give money to the Baker benevolence fund rather than have a starting caliber PG?

Question: What starting caliber PG free agent could we have signed for $4.3M per year for 2 years?

great question - the guy I wanted was Milos Teodosic. He got $12.3 million over two years. I would have rather had Milos and Holliday than Baker and THJ.

that said, this is very clearly a tank job... just frustrating because outside of the Yankees, all my teams STINK. I guess it's better late than never in trying to get as many ping pong balls as possible while the old rules are still in effect

I love Teodosic! Was he a free agent pick up?

yeah, the Clips signed him to deal with the loss of Paul... I know he's an older guy, but he's also an international star and I think he would've played the part of mentor to our young guys well

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/7/6/15930292/nba-free-agency-2017-clippers-sign-milos-teodosic-euroleague-cska-moscow

Also a different situation than NYK. LA weather and throwing lobs to the Clips' big men, vs. NY with Porzingis in a rebuild, with his replacement already on the roster.
I'm a fan of his as well, just not convinced that we were the right fit for him (and vice versa if we would have had to significantly outbid LA).

lets say we did have to overpay him. I'd rather overpay the guy who has produced than outbid ourselves for Ron friggin Baker. Either way we overpay... Milos / Frank is way more appealing to me than Sessions / Jack (will he ever play) / Baker / Frank

Say you are Milos....Would you sign with the Knicks or with the Clips? A rebuilding team or a ready made team missing a position that you play?

sorry I missed this... it's hard for me to put myself in his shoes. all I know is if we offered him 2 years at $10 mil per, he probably comes to NY. These international guys love NY. Before Kanter even was traded here, he lived here. our team is international. We overpay him 2:1 I bet he comes here. Maybe not, but it's not like the Clips are legit contenders. he didn't sign with Cle, he didn't sign with GSW...

again, all I am saying is that there were significantly better options than Baker available at way better price and terms. We got Michael Beasley, for example, for the equivalent of a #2 at Chik-fil-A

Gudris wrote:

Swishfm3 wrote:They looked horrible but that was to be expected against one of the top teams in the NBA. Anyone that was expecting a close game, or even a Knick win, was just fooling themselves.

I liked what I saw from KP but, just like Reggie Miller mentioned, Thunder opted to play "man to man" for the majority of the game. I look forward to seeing how he handles the double teams from other teams.

As mentioned here already, point guard play was horrendous. Never understood the fascination members of this site have with R. Baker, except that maybe they just love an underdog. Ron Baker to me is Landry Fields 2.0. I really hope this Frank kid works out but, in the meantime, Knicks really need to work the phones and get a real PG in here.

Didn't understand the substitutions and line ups. Why didn't Hernangomez play more? Did the Knicks throw up the white towel early and Hornacek was just looking at what he has on his bench?

Who is Doncic?

Billy was punished for not listening to coaches

really? I thought, errrr hoped, that the coaches are trying to pump up KOQ's trade value

Mills pretty much left baker and frank to get buried alive, because now we have no true NBA starting pg, and who exactly are they learning from, SESSION & JACK, a couple of "way past their prime players"

It's just a sloppy way to develop your pg, the most important position on the roster

martin wrote:

nixluva wrote:This sums up what most don’t see about Baker!!!

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/maxwellogden/status/921256362671267841

huh interesting

That is not an insignificant statistic.

nixluva wrote:AGAIN! BAKER PLUS FOUR in a blowout and he was rusty. Baker is better in PnR and Drag Screen situations. Baker and Willy have GREAT chemistry. Need to see them together more going forward. IMO Baker will settle in and be a very good role player for this team.

Yes, of the all the people that didn't play your their contracts singling out Baker who at least tried enough to have ended up with a modest plus score is incomprehensible.

SupremeCommander wrote:

Gudris wrote:

Swishfm3 wrote:They looked horrible but that was to be expected against one of the top teams in the NBA. Anyone that was expecting a close game, or even a Knick win, was just fooling themselves.

I liked what I saw from KP but, just like Reggie Miller mentioned, Thunder opted to play "man to man" for the majority of the game. I look forward to seeing how he handles the double teams from other teams.

As mentioned here already, point guard play was horrendous. Never understood the fascination members of this site have with R. Baker, except that maybe they just love an underdog. Ron Baker to me is Landry Fields 2.0. I really hope this Frank kid works out but, in the meantime, Knicks really need to work the phones and get a real PG in here.

Didn't understand the substitutions and line ups. Why didn't Hernangomez play more? Did the Knicks throw up the white towel early and Hornacek was just looking at what he has on his bench?

Who is Doncic?

Billy was punished for not listening to coaches

really? I thought, errrr hoped, that the coaches are trying to pump up KOQ's trade value

See...I was wondering that they were keeping him out because he (Hernangomez) was about to get traded.

On the plus side. Hardaway played very good 1v1 defense that day...better than he did all of pre season. I just want to see him taking up some of the scoring. We desperately needed scoring outside of KP that game.