Nalod wrote:

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?

who would you rather have rondo mentoring frank or baker.

CrushAlot wrote:

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.

He definitely will be good for their locker room. Not a bad guy to have on the roster but with Frank, Mudiay, Burke, Trier, Tim, Dot and Lee in the back court and only 3 centers he had to go. His deal was one that would have fit in a lot of trade scenarios.

Good points. I would add that it's not only locker room. a good team knows you need good guys for your practice and scrimmage. Do you think any Knick developed by having Beasley guard him in practice? Do you think Knicks developed having pesky Ron guard him? (Answers: no; yes)

I wish him the best and hope he prospers. Right now are team is such a mess and in search for talent we apparently cannot justify good locker room and practice guys.

knicks1248 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

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?

who would you rather have rondo mentoring frank or baker.

Baker. https://nypost.com/2018/12/13/david-fizdale-has-an-idea-what-the-future-holds-for-ron-baker/

Basically Fizdale, an assistant on Miami's championship teams and hired by Pat Riley thinks Baker will make a fine coach one day. So basically I'll take Fizdale's cred over yours.
Rondo's personality is well documented as being "difficult". If you don't know what I am talking about then you obviously are not informed to make this suggestion. You need to know why Rondo is not like most other players. I doubt a career in coaching or effective mentoring is in his skill set.

Chandler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

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.

He definitely will be good for their locker room. Not a bad guy to have on the roster but with Frank, Mudiay, Burke, Trier, Tim, Dot and Lee in the back court and only 3 centers he had to go. His deal was one that would have fit in a lot of trade scenarios.

Good points. I would add that it's not only locker room. a good team knows you need good guys for your practice and scrimmage. Do you think any Knick developed by having Beasley guard him in practice? Do you think Knicks developed having pesky Ron guard him? (Answers: no; yes)

I wish him the best and hope he prospers. Right now are team is such a mess and in search for talent we apparently cannot justify good locker room and practice guys.

Ron Baker regularly hit torched in games. So if they did develop with him guarding them it was just developing over confidence. Additionally you know what wasn't being developed playing against B as ker? Defense.

This isn't football. You need guys that can contribute in games. There are few to no spots for guys that are there to cheerlead or mentor who cant play.

It's ugly to watch us play, but in the longrun, I hope this horrible ugly season helps us out.

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The good news for former basketball players: The NBA offers one of the most generous pension plans of any major sports league. In order to qualify, a player must spend a minimum of three years in the NBA. The yearly pension depends on both the length of time spent in the league and the age the player chooses to start receiving benefits.

A three-year player who opts into the pension at age 62 will receive $56,998 per year. The maximum possible amount is $195,000 per year, reserved for players who spent 11 or more years in the league. In addition, the NBA offers players a league-sponsored 401(k), matching a player’s contributions by as much as 140%.

I remember hearing about this when I was playing pick up with John (Pat Riley's Band-Aid) Crotty years ago. Looks like Baker just barely qualifies.
Good for him.

Marv wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

The good news for former basketball players: The NBA offers one of the most generous pension plans of any major sports league. In order to qualify, a player must spend a minimum of three years in the NBA. The yearly pension depends on both the length of time spent in the league and the age the player chooses to start receiving benefits.

A three-year player who opts into the pension at age 62 will receive $56,998 per year. The maximum possible amount is $195,000 per year, reserved for players who spent 11 or more years in the league. In addition, the NBA offers players a league-sponsored 401(k), matching a player’s contributions by as much as 140%.

I remember hearing about this when I was playing pick up with John (Pat Riley's Band-Aid) Crotty years ago. Looks like Baker just barely qualifies.
Good for him.

nice humblebrag

did you crush crotty?

We played on the same team the whole morning. From what I can remember, I crushed it setting picks and rebounding, and passing off. Alot. Which is all I could, or would do. I learned early in life that real NBA players are a different species.

This was back when he had just got done playing in Miami, or maybe one off-season later.

I thought it was awesome that he had a decent retirement plan already. He was the one who mentioned it. "Got my three years in..."