arkrud wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fishmike wrote:Baker's NBA career was going to be based on his ability to hit the 3. He shot 27%. That pretty much sums it up. Sorry dude. You only get to swing and miss so many times before someone else gets to come to bat.

Dude was trash, and it was a horrible way to spend 8 mill. Remember the BAKER BAKER thread i started before the season and I told you he will end up getting cut, and some of ya'll were talking it would be mudiay...smh

concern yourself with the people who paid him the money, and look forward to more signings like this.

Always keep in mind this

On September 26, 2013, the New York Knicks announced Mills would be the executive vice president and general manager of the organization.[7]

The yr we miss the playoffs by 1 game and we have had the worst luck ever since...with 1 or 2 occasional bright spots,it's been all bad for those involve...

Not sure what negative impact Baker has on the Knicks... Actually non.
As far as superstition about Mills its just silly.
He may not be a great bbal mind (or any mind for that matter) but who cares.
He brought in great GM and coach and keeps Dolan from getting back into it.
This is all that is needed from the dude.
He is not picking the players just because he has no idea how.

I thought in order to be considered great, you would have to accomplish great things in the past.. Perry is a good guy, but great(with his track record) no way

Dolan...smh, he hired the guy that has currently constructed a BS roster that has 8 wins and is throwing his money around to g league talented players..

meloshouldgo wrote:You need more than hard work to play in the NBA. I always wanted him to succeed, he played defense. But he clearly didn't have the talent level to succeed long term. If the coaches told him to focus on defense only that would be bad coaching. But he has been through multiple coaches

I've always liked Ron Baker. I like him still today. He has no produced the way anyone has hoped but I still believe in him as a player.

He needs a league average three point shot, but the modern game has proven with hard work/attrition, a player can better develop that skill over time.

High BBIQ, good decision maker, understands pace and game flow, struggles now to execute. Much of what can offer won't translate into a stat sheet or in counting stats.

He might end up a Danny Woodhead type. Westhoff wanted to keep Woodhead, but the Jets moved on ( and they had reasons to do so) and Woody carved out a nice little career for himself.

Hope Baker goes to the Nets, Heat or Mavericks. Good coaches there that have some pedigree in helping limited players do better.

He's also a reminder about every ****head in the league who falls out of the league for not working hard enough.

Still kills me the Jets gave up on Danny Woodhead.

knicks1248 wrote:

arkrud wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fishmike wrote:Baker's NBA career was going to be based on his ability to hit the 3. He shot 27%. That pretty much sums it up. Sorry dude. You only get to swing and miss so many times before someone else gets to come to bat.

Dude was trash, and it was a horrible way to spend 8 mill. Remember the BAKER BAKER thread i started before the season and I told you he will end up getting cut, and some of ya'll were talking it would be mudiay...smh

concern yourself with the people who paid him the money, and look forward to more signings like this.

Always keep in mind this

On September 26, 2013, the New York Knicks announced Mills would be the executive vice president and general manager of the organization.[7]

The yr we miss the playoffs by 1 game and we have had the worst luck ever since...with 1 or 2 occasional bright spots,it's been all bad for those involve...

Not sure what negative impact Baker has on the Knicks... Actually non.
As far as superstition about Mills its just silly.
He may not be a great bbal mind (or any mind for that matter) but who cares.
He brought in great GM and coach and keeps Dolan from getting back into it.
This is all that is needed from the dude.
He is not picking the players just because he has no idea how.

I thought in order to be considered great, you would have to accomplish great things in the past.. Perry is a good guy, but great(with his track record) no way

Dolan...smh, he hired the guy that has currently constructed a BS roster that has 8 wins and is throwing his money around to g league talented players..

nykshaknbake wrote:Baker gives maximum effort, but he just doesn't have the talent to be in the NBA. People are so down on no hustle, no D scorers that they've knee jerk embraced hustle guys who have no talent and can't score. Fact is neither is useful for a competitive team.

knicks1248 wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:Baker gives maximum effort, but he just doesn't have the talent to be in the NBA. People are so down on no hustle, no D scorers that they've knee jerk embraced hustle guys who have no talent and can't score. Fact is neither is useful for a competitive team.

would have easily cut baker for crawford who was only paid the vet min 1.5 mill, would have been a better locker room guy, better mentor for trier, and still plays point better than frank, trey, and Trier..Plus NY still got love for him

Did anyone ask Craw?

jrodmc wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:he showed up white
he grabbed cash from old white guys
go Ron Baker

Wow. I'm so glad we all live happily on the one way racism street.

I'm kinda kidding and kinda serious
All jokes aside he did absolutely nothing to justify that contract. But good for him

nyknickzingis wrote:Signed by Wizards
Totally a NBA level player
May not have been a rotation player on a good team

Guys like Rob will not put up the numbers but bring forward intangibles and certain on court attributes that are worth having as a fourth or fifth guard on your roster.

knicks1248 wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:Out of the league in 2 years. Will be on a different team next year.

It was his contract and the current situation we were in that made signing him stupid, We needed a PG desperately, and we signed Baker to a ridiculous contract

It was like signing JR smiths brother, when we needed a back up center desperately, then watching tyson chandler break his leg a month in.

We needed a PG desperately, and we signed Bakers to a ridiculous contract

Your brilliant in hindsight. You must look at the moment and then the thinking by which he was signed. He played great, had upside and perhaps other teams were ready to sign him.
You just assume you know all the facts. I’m not saying it was a good signing because obviously the kid never got it going last year and this year a new coach and other roster changes. Did his signing prevent another? Did he ruin our cap? His play ruin the season? He was a non factor.
Trier has taken his spot. Mills is here so is Trier.
What player did Baker block because of his signing?