MaTT4281 wrote:I feel bad for him that he signed the contract extension that he did. He's definitely earned a much bigger payday.

He will eventually get his money.

martin wrote:Deuce looked like a super vet out there? Very impressive although I would say I didn't catch his full minutes last night, just the nightlights.

I had thought Deuce would be an additional piece if the Knicks ever needed to make another medium to big trade, I think I may be wrong on that. Looks like he ain't going nowhere.

With his style of play and his cheap salary slot he would be almost impossible to replace. And there’s no way we can trade him for a guy like Kessler.

Knixkik wrote:

martin wrote:Deuce looked like a super vet out there? Very impressive although I would say I didn't catch his full minutes last night, just the nightlights.

I had thought Deuce would be an additional piece if the Knicks ever needed to make another medium to big trade, I think I may be wrong on that. Looks like he ain't going nowhere.

With his style of play and his cheap salary slot he would be almost impossible to replace. And there’s no way we can trade him for a guy like Kessler.

Right! I'd want a few firsts FROM Utah!

franco12 wrote:Start him with JB and have Mikal or Josh come off the bench.

Better ball movement, better shooting.

If Thibs doesn’t, it’s time to fire him

1) Trade Randle!
2) Fire Thibs!
3) ???
4) Championship!!!

I know the steps are right

martin wrote:

franco12 wrote:Start him with JB and have Mikal or Josh come off the bench.

Better ball movement, better shooting.

If Thibs doesn’t, it’s time to fire him

1) Trade Randle!
2) Fire Thibs!
3) ???
4) Championship!!!

I know the steps are right

haha board kind of feels lost now that he's been traded

deuce is exhibit A for player development. for many if not all teams i could imagine him riding pine when drafted and then ousted the next year or two. our organization saw the intangibles and mentality and gave it a more serious effort and it's paying off

Knixkik wrote:I know positivity is boring around here but he looked really confident last night. He looked like a spark plug on offense you want from your 6th man but he’s also a really good defender. He will never be a playmaker for others but on this team he can play next to Brunson effectively without needing to be. I always saw him as an undersized 3&D but his self creation is really growing. With the pull-up 3pt game, is he becoming basically Quickley 2.0? His size may be a problem against some teams, but generally speaking he looks like the real deal as a 6th starter level player. And best of all he’s locked into the tiny descending contract for the next 3 years. Huge x-factor going forward for the Knicks.

That and his reluctance to get to the rim is why I would trade him in a package for a more complete player.

Im not anxious to see Deuce traded, but Id be OK with it if the FO sees a way of upgrading the roster.

martin wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

martin wrote:Deuce looked like a super vet out there? Very impressive although I would say I didn't catch his full minutes last night, just the nightlights.

I had thought Deuce would be an additional piece if the Knicks ever needed to make another medium to big trade, I think I may be wrong on that. Looks like he ain't going nowhere.

With his style of play and his cheap salary slot he would be almost impossible to replace. And there’s no way we can trade him for a guy like Kessler.

Right! I'd want a few firsts FROM Utah!

During the off-season with the Kessler rumors and our center needs I thought Deuce for Kessler would be a solid trade for us.
This is pre-Kat and pre losing Donte.

To be fair Kessler put up 16 and 14 last night with 5 blocks on 6-7 shooting and 4-5 from FT line. A young healthy mobile big that can move his feet and swat shots at a high rate would be nice.