Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by BRIGGS:

maybe moving TT back to the bench will light a fire under his arse. Ariza is the best wing defender by FAR. He gets into passing lanes and makes things happen.

Ariza is part of Isiah's long-term rebuilding plans, which would include not giving him enough playing time to get an offer for more than the MLE this summer. Keeping him on the team for many years is more important than winning right now, Briggs. You gotta look more at the long-term picture.

WHAT? Let me tell you a fact. If ariza was playing like Luol Deng, he'd be getting 45 minutes night, EVERY night. Do you think one person in the Knick organization is fretting ariza's contract situation 2 years from now? Isiah wants and EXPECTS to win 45+ games and the Atlantic division RIGHT NOW. You dont spend over 200MM$ on salaries to try and lose to keep a 2nd round pick happy 2 years from now! this is a WIN now team, this whole thing about rebuilding is a fantasy--look at OUr roster--its full of long -tenured veteran players with a dash of young guys. Its no different from years past.


I dont know how many guys were old enough to remember, but we basically did a rebuild/retool type scenario in 1996 where we had 3 first round picks, had cap room for allan houston and chris childs[who were both the same age as crawford] and we pieced them in with what we had. but make no mistake--there was never a year where they didnt want to win every single game they could.

when you spend in a business the kind of money they are spending, the bottom line is net results. there is no blanket of *rebuilding* there its a bottom line of winning and keeping fans happy--do you think we would spend all of this money to try and not win?

if ariza could help the knicks win one more game this year by playing 30 minutes, hed be on the floor. hey im excited about trevor, but he is a a very slim piece of the meatball pie.

It's not 2 years, Brigg's; the Knicks can exercise their option on Ariza's contract in 8 months

Posted by Marv:

Posted by Bonn1997:


Ariza is part of Isiah's long-term rebuilding plans, which would include not giving him enough playing time to get an offer for more than the MLE this summer. Keeping him on the team for many years is more important than winning right now, Briggs. You gotta look more at the long-term picture.

I seriously seriously doubt that Isiah is going to dictate Ariza's minutes this year based on attempting to manipulate future offers from other clubs.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by Panos:

Posted by Marv:

Posted by Bonn1997:


Ariza is part of Isiah's long-term rebuilding plans, which would include not giving him enough playing time to get an offer for more than the MLE this summer. Keeping him on the team for many years is more important than winning right now, Briggs. You gotta look more at the long-term picture.

WWTD?



I seriously seriously doubt that Isiah is going to dictate Ariza's minutes this year based on attempting to manipulate future offers from other clubs.

agreed. Why not just offer him an extension now, if its such a concern?

Because the Knicks can't. All they could do is offer him a 10% annual increase, which is pennies.

Posted by fishmike:

we werent in position to rebuild. we had contracts that would have prevented any glimpse of cap space for 3-4 years and enough barely tradeable players to ensure our draft picks would never be in the top 8. So they tried to make the team better and younger and still add young players along the way.

When was the last time a 19, 22 and 24 year olds were part of the rotation?

Geeze... 2 games and people are all over the panic button.

I dont know how many guys were old enough to remember, but we basically did a rebuild/retool type scenario in 1996 where we had 3 first round picks, had cap room for allan houston and chris childs[who were both the same age as crawford] and we pieced them in with what we had. but make no mistake--there was never a year where they didnt want to win every single game they could.