ChuckBuck wrote:
The whole finals, I kept thinking, if only Novak was able to hit treys in the first round vs. Miami the way the Battier and Mike Miller played in the finals. Why didn't the Thunder close out on Battier and Miller, the way the Heat closed out on Novak in the playoffs. Really do not understand OKC's inability to defend the three point line. The Heat were outstanding at nullifying Novak, and never left him open.
Otherwise, why didn't they put Ibaka on James? Someone bigger to defend, since Harden was way too small. The Thunder, Durant and Harden in particular, need to beef up. No more looking like you've never done any weight training. These guys need to grow up and bulk up.
Knixkik wrote:Huge win! We shouldn't focus on PGs with this. We need a true SG who can shoot lights out. Ray Allen would be the first choice, but there are other guys like Bellineli and Courtney Lee that could also fit.
Kidd, odom, belinelli. Depth is key
crzymdups wrote:if the knicks are able to use their full MLE, I'd sign Jamal Crawford or Lamar Odom.
NOOOOOO! Jamal Crawful sucks, he's a poor man's JR Smith. My preference is someone who can shoot from range consistently.
Knixkik wrote:Huge win! We shouldn't focus on PGs with this. We need a true SG who can shoot lights out. Ray Allen would be the first choice, but there are other guys like Bellineli and Courtney Lee that could also fit.
Kidd, odom, belinellI or lee. Depth is key
Caseloads wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:
The whole finals, I kept thinking, if only Novak was able to hit treys in the first round vs. Miami the way the Battier and Mike Miller played in the finals. Why didn't the Thunder close out on Battier and Miller, the way the Heat closed out on Novak in the playoffs. Really do not understand OKC's inability to defend the three point line. The Heat were outstanding at nullifying Novak, and never left him open.
Otherwise, why didn't they put Ibaka on James? Someone bigger to defend, since Harden was way too small. The Thunder, Durant and Harden in particular, need to beef up. No more looking like you've never done any weight training. These guys need to grow up and bulk up.
We didn't have anyone that could penetrate and Dish like Miami does. It's easy to get guys like Battier and Miller open looks becaus eso much attention needs to be paid to LeBron and Wade. I'll bet OKC was willin gto let Battier, Chalmers, etc have a few open looks because they didn't expect them to shoot like they did. They should've adjusted to a zone but didn't.
All Miami had to do against us was guard Melo and make sure their rotations to Novak were good. It also didn't helo that JR couldn't hit any shots.
Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
Things will be TOTALLY different next year if we can bring in some help like Nash and Odom. The Heat won't be able to totally focus on one player and STAT, Tyson etc will have PG's that can make the pass on time. I think the Knicks will matchup very well against the Heat. Melo already showed that he can have big games against them, but with more talent around him it will make things easier for him than they were in the 1st rd this year.
holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
I hope he opts all the way back to china
Knixkik wrote:Huge win! We shouldn't focus on PGs with this. We need a true SG who can shoot lights out. Ray Allen would be the first choice, but there are other guys like Bellineli and Courtney Lee that could also fit.
YES! I'm hoping we dig into the under 30 crowd for the MLE and use the vet mins for the vets. Let some other team waste their $$'s on the older guys still raking in the cash.
holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option
IrishKnickFan wrote:holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option
He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...
holfresh wrote:IrishKnickFan wrote:holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option
He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...
He is absolutely not worth it for us did you happen to watch the playoffs? Like I said if he wants to pick up his option then tahts fine but he isnt worth more. We need to now look into nash,allen,kidd,felton. we need a good back pg and we need another shooter not a streaky shooter like JR
holfresh wrote:IrishKnickFan wrote:holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option
He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...
He plays good D, and can create his own shot....but he is not a good shooter. We need guys that can sink jumpers. He's just too streaky and will keept shooting even if he's 2-15
Knixkik wrote:Huge win! We shouldn't focus on PGs with this. We need a true SG who can shoot lights out. Ray Allen would be the first choice, but there are other guys like Bellineli and Courtney Lee that could also fit.
I like Lee because he can defend and handle the ball some. I think Marco is one dimensional and offers little else besides outside shooting. Of course, I'd rather have J.R. Smith over both of them. Kirk Hinrich and Randy Foye would also be nice—combo guys who play defense and swing between the one and two.
No doubt this gets appealed & the decision reversed.
AlexanderFuSheng wrote:No doubt this gets appealed & the decision reversed.
well you may be right because we have the worst luck
IrishKnickFan wrote:holfresh wrote:IrishKnickFan wrote:holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option
He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...
He is absolutely not worth it for us did you happen to watch the playoffs? Like I said if he wants to pick up his option then tahts fine but he isnt worth more. We need to now look into nash,allen,kidd,felton. we need a good back pg and we need another shooter not a streaky shooter like JR
Nash and Kidd is 40 years old, we need a vet who can play heavy minutes...You can't ask a rookie like LIn to compete in the type of basketball on a level we saw the last two weeks...Ray Allen would definitely be a great addition which makes JR and Novak expendable...I'm ok with that IF Allen signs...But resigning JR does nothing to your cap...We don't have many options out there...
BigDaddyG wrote:Knixkik wrote:Huge win! We shouldn't focus on PGs with this. We need a true SG who can shoot lights out. Ray Allen would be the first choice, but there are other guys like Bellineli and Courtney Lee that could also fit.
I like Lee because he can defend and handle the ball some. I think Marco is one dimensional and offers little else besides outside shooting. Of course, I'd rather have J.R. Smith over both of them.
I have no idea what these teams plans are, but I would reach out and see what the status is on Batum in Portland, and Rush in GS before deciding on anything.
After that I would make a call to Danny Green's agent before Lee's or Belinelli's.
I would call Ray Allen to see how that arthroscopic surgery is working out and wish him the best of luck for the last few years of his career.
holfresh wrote:IrishKnickFan wrote:holfresh wrote:IrishKnickFan wrote:holfresh wrote:Does that mean we are able to give JR more money if he opts out??
we better not he isnt worth it. The most he is worth is his player option
He is absolutely worth it for us...He played incredible defense for us...He took over games for us at time...If you look at the playoffs, we need players who isn't afraid of the moment like lots of players we have seen disappear in the playoff...He is an essential bench player...I'm really surprised at the vitriol he gets from this board...A player who can get his own shot off and plays defense are few and far between...
He is absolutely not worth it for us did you happen to watch the playoffs? Like I said if he wants to pick up his option then tahts fine but he isnt worth more. We need to now look into nash,allen,kidd,felton. we need a good back pg and we need another shooter not a streaky shooter like JR
Nash and Kidd is 40 years old, we need a vet who can play heavy minutes...You can't ask a rookie like LIn to compete in the type of basketball on a level we saw the last two weeks...Ray Allen would definitely be a great addition which makes JR and Novak expendable...I'm ok with that IF Allen signs...But resigning JR does nothing to you cap...We don't have many options out there...
like i said player option is fine but he is not worth using the whole midlevel on him. I mean you are probably the only fan willingg to do that lol. Also Nash is probably in better shape then guys 10 years younger. Now I love lin but if we could get nash and have lin as a back up then it would HUGE
IrishKnickFan wrote:AlexanderFuSheng wrote:No doubt this gets appealed & the decision reversed.
well you may be right because we have the worst luck
What? the worst luck? No one thought this was going our way and it did! Even if it gets reversed we were lucky to have it for a day!
