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One Western Conference executive thinks he knows which teams could think that way. "He'll be the Lakers' or the Knicks' consolation prize," he said according to Ken Berger of Bleacher Report. Of course, on paper, neither team makes much of any sense.

JesseDark wrote:Would you want him as a back up plan if we miss out on you know who? I don't want give him a long term deal.

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One Western Conference executive thinks he knows which teams could think that way. "He'll be the Lakers' or the Knicks' consolation prize," he said according to Ken Berger of Bleacher Report. Of course, on paper, neither team makes much of any sense.

This is the Amaresque signing I really dont want to see either. Cousins handling NY is one concern, big injuries are another. Was interested before the injuries, and Mitch. Sometimes the best deal is the one you walk away from. Resisting the temptation to sign Cousins if we strike out in free agency will be Perry/Mills second big test. Trading Melo (with his NTC) without doing long term damage to the cap, was the first.

Allanfan20 wrote:WAY too injury prone and not a great candidate to lead the team. Pass.

Yeah I agree, he is not the guy you want setting the tone of the locker room, especially on a young team.

GustavBahler wrote:

Nalod wrote:Plan be is not “Players” but a process. Where does it lead?
To me Amare was a reaction. Melo was not well thought out long term in my opinion.
Even the Durant/Kyrie plan requires roster changes.
Thus I’d have to be prepared to trade Zion and change for AD and roll with him, Durant and Kyrie.
Plan B? C? D? They all might be quite good but I don’t know them or the goal which each.

I would not like going that route because 2 of the three players are very injury prone. Not for Zion. Morant/Barrett sure.

Knicks can build around Zion for more than a decade. Injuries start piling up, dont believe these are the three to handle the media scrutiny. Would rather take the long road with a player this good.

As good as Ewing was, the 70s championship teams, never had that transcendent player that other franchises have as part of their foundation, legacy. Watching that happen at MSG would be amazing. Especially for the next generation of Knicks fans.

The window for that trio would be very brief, Im guessing. Of course if it happened I wouldn't get all broken up about it either.

Good points. There are so many combinations it makes the head spin. LIkely many of us will be not thrilled with a lessor than fantasy situations but the reality is more probable it will not be what we hoped. The path changes so often that to draw a line in the sand is not in my wheelhouse. I have taken sabbatical from the UK and relented after a few weeks. Knicks are my years long reality show with drama, tears, and hope. Is there gratification if no Chip?

GustavBahler wrote:

Nalod wrote:Plan be is not “Players” but a process. Where does it lead?
To me Amare was a reaction. Melo was not well thought out long term in my opinion.
Even the Durant/Kyrie plan requires roster changes.
Thus I’d have to be prepared to trade Zion and change for AD and roll with him, Durant and Kyrie.
Plan B? C? D? They all might be quite good but I don’t know them or the goal which each.

I would not like going that route because 2 of the three players are very injury prone. Not for Zion. Morant/Barrett sure.

Knicks can build around Zion for more than a decade. Injuries start piling up, dont believe these are the three to handle the media scrutiny. Would rather take the long road with a player this good.

As good as Ewing was, the 70s championship teams, never had that transcendent player that other franchises have as part of their foundation, legacy. Watching that happen at MSG would be amazing. Especially for the next generation of Knicks fans.

The window for that trio would be very brief, Im guessing. Of course if it happened I wouldn't get all broken up about it either.

blkexec wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I'd rather Julius randle as a plan B

I agree....and my fear is zion turns out to be another julius randle....but that's a different discussion.

I had 2 Achilles injuries and I knew he would come back and perform well, from personal experience..now i never had a quad tear, but i still think hes too talented and too young to not perform.

But i didnt want him b4 the injuries....I thought he was a good cheap gamble after the Achilles tear...now hes someone that will ride the bench on a championship team.....not a team looking to develop a positive culture. But a team like the Lakers with an alpha Male in bron. Or GS, assuming they still have a championship ready team next season.