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5/29/2021  8:34 AM
Ian Begley reported Knicks may be less likely to invest big in a PG with Rose’s emergence. That’s the right move. I understand the concern about his workload. So sign a lesser PG option to create a PG committee alongside Rose, Quickley, and Vildoza. Someone who can defend and make plays but doesn’t have the expectation of being a starter or finisher like Payton does/did. Neto, McConnell, Payne, ish smith, Reggie Jackson are options. Instead the focus should be getting a game changing wing via free agency or trade. Barrett, Bullock and Burks collectively are nice but just don’t cut it consistently in the playoffs. Maybe Jimmy Butler demands a trade to rejoin Thibs after getting swept. Maybe DeRozan is the answer since he can be acquired for nothing except money. Maybe Powell is an option, but not sure if he’s good enough to be “the answer.” Either way this is where the upgrade is needed this summer.
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5/29/2021  8:54 AM    LAST EDITED: 5/29/2021  8:57 AM
3 games into a series with the hawks.

Recap

Our PF Randle is not coming through

Our SG Barret is not coming through


Pg by committee should work going forward

Rose
Luca
Low cost effective free agent pg


Yes we need an elite wing. He has to be the right one though. One that is not only good enough to get us past the first round but one who can get us to the eastern conference finals minimum.
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5/29/2021  1:23 PM
We still need a PG

1. Rose is no longer a full time player. Especially not for an 82 game season

2. Burks and Bullock are fine

3. Kawahi is not coming here, ever
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5/29/2021  4:23 PM
Knixkik wrote:Ian Begley reported Knicks may be less likely to invest big in a PG with Rose’s emergence. That’s the right move. I understand the concern about his workload. So sign a lesser PG option to create a PG committee alongside Rose, Quickley, and Vildoza. Someone who can defend and make plays but doesn’t have the expectation of being a starter or finisher like Payton does/did. Neto, McConnell, Payne, ish smith, Reggie Jackson are options. Instead the focus should be getting a game changing wing via free agency or trade. Barrett, Bullock and Burks collectively are nice but just don’t cut it consistently in the playoffs. Maybe Jimmy Butler demands a trade to rejoin Thibs after getting swept. Maybe DeRozan is the answer since he can be acquired for nothing except money. Maybe Powell is an option, but not sure if he’s good enough to be “the answer.” Either way this is where the upgrade is needed this summer.

Neto isn't really an option. He plays behind Ish, which shows the level of player he is. Ish can't really shoot, so his fit is questionable. Reggie is OK, but he's like Rose's age. Can he be depended on for a full season? I like McConnell, but at the right price. And he's not starter quality. Butler would be nice, but he's unlikely. I could see DeRozan making a difference if he comes to play. But that roster fit isn't clean. How much do you pay him? Conley and Lowry would probably bmake the biggest difference, but the competition for them in FA will be tough.

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5/29/2021  4:36 PM
I would love to get a 6'8" - 6'9" true sized SF. We don't have one on the roster. Knox was supposed to be that guy but he has been a massive failure. I wonder if we use both picks if we ca get into Jalen Johnson range
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Jmpasq wrote:I would love to get a 6'8" - 6'9" true sized SF. We don't have one on the roster. Knox was supposed to be that guy but he has been a massive failure. I wonder if we use both picks if we ca get into Jalen Johnson range

May not have to. His range has been all over the place. Even if they did draft him, he's more of a PF and his jumpshot is years away. Maybe Fournier is looking better? His playoff numbers are really bad, but he's got talent.

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5/30/2021  8:03 AM
BigDaddyG wrote:
Knixkik wrote:Ian Begley reported Knicks may be less likely to invest big in a PG with Rose’s emergence. That’s the right move. I understand the concern about his workload. So sign a lesser PG option to create a PG committee alongside Rose, Quickley, and Vildoza. Someone who can defend and make plays but doesn’t have the expectation of being a starter or finisher like Payton does/did. Neto, McConnell, Payne, ish smith, Reggie Jackson are options. Instead the focus should be getting a game changing wing via free agency or trade. Barrett, Bullock and Burks collectively are nice but just don’t cut it consistently in the playoffs. Maybe Jimmy Butler demands a trade to rejoin Thibs after getting swept. Maybe DeRozan is the answer since he can be acquired for nothing except money. Maybe Powell is an option, but not sure if he’s good enough to be “the answer.” Either way this is where the upgrade is needed this summer.

Neto isn't really an option. He plays behind Ish, which shows the level of player he is. Ish can't really shoot, so his fit is questionable. Reggie is OK, but he's like Rose's age. Can he be depended on for a full season? I like McConnell, but at the right price. And he's not starter quality. Butler would be nice, but he's unlikely. I could see DeRozan making a difference if he comes to play. But that roster fit isn't clean. How much do you pay him? Conley and Lowry would probably bmake the biggest difference, but the competition for them in FA will be tough.

Neto hasn’t played behind ish smith. He’s been a part time starter at SG.
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5/30/2021  9:20 AM
Suggested before, a good target would be Harisson Barnes. Trade of Knox,Dallas first round pick and the late second round pick we have plus cash for him would be a starting point.

He gives us a consistent 14 points per game, he will be the only rotation player we have that can slide to the 4, has championship experience, good locker room guy and is entering his prime.
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unstopaball12 wrote:Suggested before, a good target would be Harisson Barnes. Trade of Knox,Dallas first round pick and the late second round pick we have plus cash for him would be a starting point.

He gives us a consistent 14 points per game, he will be the only rotation player we have that can slide to the 4, has championship experience, good locker room guy and is entering his prime.

You think he could still play SF 20-24 minutes a night? I woud love to get a SF that could back up Randle at PF and use Obi in a trade for a starting PG

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5/30/2021  3:35 PM
The big issue is that the only wing players worth looking at are Trent Jr and Norm Powell. I could see those guys getting what Bogdanovic got but they aren't as dynamic as him imo.
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5/30/2021  3:47 PM
Jmpasq wrote:
unstopaball12 wrote:Suggested before, a good target would be Harisson Barnes. Trade of Knox,Dallas first round pick and the late second round pick we have plus cash for him would be a starting point.

He gives us a consistent 14 points per game, he will be the only rotation player we have that can slide to the 4, has championship experience, good locker room guy and is entering his prime.

You think he could still play SF 20-24 minutes a night? I woud love to get a SF that could back up Randle at PF and use Obi in a trade for a starting PG

He can be played in the luol deng role. It's important for us to get high quality scoring players as we don't have a clear cut number 1 option. Randle is at best a 2nd option while Rose is at best a 6th man option who can give solid stretches of games but needs time too to rest
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5/30/2021  4:04 PM
Resign Burks. Unless Bullock is willing to come back on a cheap one year deal
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5/30/2021  4:30 PM
We need shooters, not streaky shooters. Reliable shooters who can hit a open 3, Bullocks, Burke’s and Barrett are too streaky.

Next offseason, our focus should be creating more three pointers in our offense next season.
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5/30/2021  4:59 PM    LAST EDITED: 5/30/2021  5:00 PM
Bullock has shown he really can’t do anything but catch the ball and shoot it. Never pass it to him to dribble. He can definetly be replaced


Burks can do more but he is only hot 1/5 games or so lol but atkeast he still remains a threat to take it to the basket
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