Jimbo5 wrote: I do think of them as stopgaps and not real solutions. Only way i think it will be worth it to get Wall, Paul, Griffin, McCollm is if we get 2 first rounders for taking their salaries off their current team. By getting those players it will still be in line with the slow rebuild approach. I dont think getting any of these players can push us to contender status and the windows of these players will probably close once our youth may come to their own. But if we get 2 first rounders and a young player in return, we should consider it.
A "solution" to what goal?
If the answer is to be a contender, then No, that won't happen. But odds are it won't happen anyway. Given what LBJ and the Warriors have left in the tank, and most teams crossing their fingers for Greek Freak down the road, I just don't see a contention window for a long time.
Chris Paul is overpaid. But he's got leadership, is battle tested and pedigree and I think he can make the rest of the young Knicks better and drag this team into the playoffs ( they'd squeak in and wouldn't last long though)
Maybe it would be a chance to just have some fun basketball.
Some people see the Seven Second Or Less Suns as a failure. But were they really? The team was fun to watch. The fans got to have exciting basketball for a while. Even if Sarver didn't sell off players and picks, it's not a lock they would have won a ring anyway.
Billy Beane said it best ( when he traded for Johnny Damon), you just can't keep rebuilding forever. I think this goes beyond chasing a ring and also into not dragging your fanbase too far down a hole. Does that mean the Knicks should scrap all their picks and young players? No. I think you can keep your picks, keep trying to draft the best you can, try to run a mostly clean cap and have one luxury ( a big one...) in a Chris Paul.
Do I think he's worth 40 rocks a year? No
Do I think he can give this team a few years of fun basketball to a weary set of fans? Yes.
I'm not saying the Knicks should do this, I am saying there are different pathways to see "success" in the NBA.