wargames wrote:After how we loss KP, I am down with this. I just don’t see how we do it outside the draft..... even FA is thin as hell this year.

Plus outside of RJ we really don’t got decent trade assets except the draft picks.

All I’m saying is we need to consider fit vs best talent. We can’t take another ball dominate scorer in the draft just because they may be the most talented player. That’s just an example. We should be accumulating players that fit alongside our best player. I think Mitch, Obi and Quickley all fit as future starters. Burks and Bullock are wings who fill roles as well. We need another guard who can shoot and play on or off the ball. The types of moves Atlanta and Memphis make for example. You can tell every move they make is with their best player in mind. That’s what we need to do going forward.

Knixkik wrote:He’s the ticket to relevancy. He’s a playmaker and finisher and looks improved enough as a defender to be a 2-way star in the making. I expect some inconsistency as he’s still only 20 but he looks like the game is slowing down for him. Obi, Mitch and Knox in the front court and Quickley, Burks and Bullock in the backcourt are starts in building around a star wing. We need another playmaking , solid 3pt shooting/ scoring guard badly. Barrett is not a star of course yet, but the biggest objective towards building a winner is identifying star talent and maximizing it. Barrett is the first piece to the puzzle and the Knicks take the next step once he becomes the priority.

Good take. This seems to be the natural order of what’s happening on the team.
Randle is still the best player which is problematic at times. He had a nice first half with 8 assists. Then we see basically Indy adjusting to force him and they also kept Barrett in check.

wargames wrote:After how we loss KP, I am down with this. I just don’t see how we do it outside the draft..... even FA is thin as hell this year.

Plus outside of RJ we really don’t got decent trade assets except the draft picks.

Jmpasq wrote:

wargames wrote:After how we loss KP, I am down with this. I just don’t see how we do it outside the draft..... even FA is thin as hell this year.

Plus outside of RJ we really don’t got decent trade assets except the draft picks.

We keep picking the wrong players too. Obi was not a good pick. Once again I like the players the Knicks take later in the draft.

GustavBahler wrote:What impresses me the most about RJ is how he can fill a stat sheet without dominating the ball. Usually when you "build around" a player, that player is going to get most of the touches. But RJ doesnt look like he will need to be that guy. Makes it easier to build a contender, to find stars who will want to play with him. If Barrett keeps playing this well.

That’s a great point. He’s going to be a very impactful player without a high usage. The anti westbrook sort of.

Knixkik wrote:He’s the ticket to relevancy. He’s a playmaker and finisher and looks improved enough as a defender to be a 2-way star in the making. I expect some inconsistency as he’s still only 20 but he looks like the game is slowing down for him. Obi, Mitch and Knox in the front court and Quickley, Burks and Bullock in the backcourt are starts in building around a star wing. We need another playmaking , solid 3pt shooting/ scoring guard badly. Barrett is not a star of course yet, but the biggest objective towards building a winner is identifying star talent and maximizing it. Barrett is the first piece to the puzzle and the Knicks take the next step once he becomes the priority.

Knicks FO claimed this was the plan in the offseason. Then for some reason resigned Payton and then made him the starter. I believe they were high on Toppin as they believe he will a quality 3 pt shooter. Which I also believe when all said and done.

TheGame wrote:RJ has taken his game to the next level. The knock on him last year is that he was not efficient. This year looks to be highly efficient.

He’s also hitting free throws. That’s big for him