If he starts and plays 30 mpg for the rest of the season, how well would he have to play for you to think that we're okay at PF and we should focus on other areas in the offseason? I think if he puts up 14/8 and plays solid defense as a starter, then PF is not an urgent need and we can focus more on other areas. (If you can get a STAR PF, it's still okay to do that and make Mike your sixth man.)

If Mike gets in a lot of foul trouble, is too out of shape to play 30 mpg, and struggles on defense, then PF is the top priority.

I think the obvious, gaping whole in the lineup now is at center. I'm hoping we can get Shelden Williams or Bogut in the draft.

Sweetney is a passable starter. Passable. I don't think we're going to win anything with Sweetney starting. If we get to the draft and there's a better PF available, we have to take it.

I can't believe we're suddenly back to Layden era: 5 PFs, not a single one of them over 6'9" and not a single one of them a starter on a good team. GAH!

while gaining valuable playing experience i want sweetney to play the best backup role to malik rose

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Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by crzymdups:

I think the obvious, gaping whole in the lineup now is at center. I'm hoping we can get Shelden Williams or Bogut in the draft.

Sweetney is a passable starter. Passable. I don't think we're going to win anything with Sweetney starting. If we get to the draft and there's a better PF available, we have to take it.

I can't believe we're suddenly back to Layden era: 5 PFs, not a single one of them over 6'9" and not a single one of them a starter on a good team. GAH!

Back to the Layden era would be giving up 3 draft picks rather than getting them. I have no problem with a couple of undersized PFs rotting on the IR or being the 11th/12th men. They were key rotation players on Layden's squads. It's a big difference

Kurt and Sweetney aren't key rotation players? You think Malik and JYD aren't going to get 20 minutes a night from now til the end of the year? That sounds like key rotation players to me.

And I forgot to mention: NO CENTER! Tim Thomas is the tallest player on the team! Unless you want to count Bruno. Oh well, at least they'll get a good lotto pick.

You were talking about guys under 6'9"; so I assumed you weren't talking about Kurt. That leaves ONE key rotation guy mentioned--Sweetney, whom I have no problem with.

Some observations:

We became the forward capital of the NBA.....again.

We shed players with smaller contracts and got bigger ones with longer expiration dates.......again

We took on contracts that noone else would........again



I really hope that Isiah can make some great picks or make a great
draft day move because if he doesnt he just dug us into a deeper hole.

I know we shouldnt worry about what Dolan has to pay for but I am worried about that long Knick tradition of playing someone according to their salary and not their skills.

I dont believe that they will eat Taylor and Rose's contract the way they ate Anderson's and Id like to know why some of you believe that that Taylor and Rose can be moved next season when noone else wanted them or their contracts.If Isiah can do it,great.

This trade might move the Knicks from the pathetic end of the dial back to mediocre where we cant get a high (1-4) draft pick if any next year.

Some people are assuming that this is good for Sweetney,Im not sure bringing in 2 high priced forwards accomplishes this,if anything it might make it harder for him.He will have less time to get into a rhythm before he is pulled in favor of the new guys.Yes we lose Baker but he wasnt getting any PT.These guys will.

If Isiah keeps taking on these bloated contracts,where will these picks find the PT?

I dont know guys,those picks better be special.