Knicks · what would be a acceptable offseason (page 3)

BRIGGS wrote:Adding a best of breed type 22 year old PF
Adding a quality NBA SG
Being aggressive in the draft and UFDA(Just like in life--its best to rely on yourself)
Resigning Shveyd and dropping Calderon
Stay away from paying various over rated or average players big money just so we can be a little better and drafting a player who might be able to "play now vs a higher upside"
Making sure the team gets faster more athletic and deeper in terms of quality.

Just out of interest BRIGGs, why do you always seem to insist C's are actually PFs- you've done it a lot in the past, with Muscala, OK4, Towns, now Kanter? Not having a go, I'm just curious.

smackeddog wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Adding a best of breed type 22 year old PF
Adding a quality NBA SG
Being aggressive in the draft and UFDA(Just like in life--its best to rely on yourself)
Resigning Shveyd and dropping Calderon
Stay away from paying various over rated or average players big money just so we can be a little better and drafting a player who might be able to "play now vs a higher upside"
Making sure the team gets faster more athletic and deeper in terms of quality.

Just out of interest BRIGGs, why do you always seem to insist C's are actually PFs- you've done it a lot in the past, with Muscala, OK4, Towns, now Kanter? Not having a go, I'm just curious.

A center has to have the following criteria 6-10 + atleast 250 pounds has good ability to protect the rim(shot blocking) rebounds well and plays mostly inside(90%). If you dont meet each of the criteria--you are not a 5. None of these guys are what I would perceive as 5 only. Towns is a 5-4. IO would say the other two are 4-5 and Kanter 4. I dont even think its a big deal--Unless I had a really dominant 5 id rather have 5-4 and 4's for a faster team.

im leaning more towards stretch 4s in the 6-10 range. seems like this game is more about PNR guard penetrations. its all about rotations and being mobile on D. I d rather have a mobile big that can guard the perimeter and shoot from the perimeter

theres no right or wrong answer...just a preference

callmened wrote:Thanks!!

Mike Conley jr for 2016

I'm keeping an eye on these nagging injuries he's been suffering though. I think the memphis window will close soon and he'll be leaving.

We don't even have a window to close.

VCoug wrote:

callmened wrote:Thanks!!

Mike Conley jr for 2016

I'm keeping an eye on these nagging injuries he's been suffering though. I think the memphis window will close soon and he'll be leaving.

We don't even have a window to close.

Phil is rebuilding the House of Knicks. It is yet to be seen if his re-design will include windows.

C Towns or Okafor
PF Love or Aldridge or Monroe
SF Anthony
SG Green or Carroll
PG Calderon (unless we need the cap space, i wouldn't waive him just because.)

Bench
Lavoy Allen or Ajinca or Koufos (3rd free agent signing)
Galloway
Shved
Hardaway
Amundson
Thabo
Early

2016 waive Calderon and sign Conley.

BRIGGS wrote:

chewy wrote:Trade a first rd pick for two seconds lmfao. Vaughn will be a future NBA star but the experts say he's a 2nd rd guy. And y'all want to put a rookie next to Kanter and that would fix our defense? Thanks for the early morning laugh

Vaughn reminds me of a better version of a youngAllan Houston who plays good d. Let's let it play out talk to me in a few years I have a good history on bets like this. Yes I think Vaughn and Mickey are worth a restricted # 1 pick. Let's see if I'm right. My bet is I come back to this post.

Can we buy another 1st round pick or an early 2nd rounder and stop mortgaging our future away?

BRIGGS wrote:

chewy wrote:Trade a first rd pick for two seconds lmfao. Vaughn will be a future NBA star but the experts say he's a 2nd rd guy. And y'all want to put a rookie next to Kanter and that would fix our defense? Thanks for the early morning laugh

Vaughn reminds me of a better version of a youngAllan Houston who plays good d. Let's let it play out talk to me in a few years I have a good history on bets like this. Yes I think Vaughn and Mickey are worth a restricted # 1 pick. Let's see if I'm right. My bet is I come back to this post.

Please Briggs let me know Im wrong.

BRIGGS wrote:1 view

Draft Karl Towns #1 C 6-11 250

Trade a 2018 restricted(top 15)pick to Philidelphia for picks 35 and 37

#35 Rashaud Vaughn SG 215

#37 Jordan Mickey PF 6-8 235

Trade Cleanthony early for pick 42(Dakari Johnson)

Sign Enes Kanter PF 6-11 260 to a max contract offer sheet with a no trade clause and a max trade kicker.(I think we will have better than 50% chance to execute this)

Sign Demarre Carrol to a 3 year 22.5mm $ contract

Release and stretch PG Jose Calderon

Sign Alex Shveyd to a 2 year 8mm contract

Resign Cole Aldrich to a 3 year 6mm $ contract
Vet minimum Thomas Admundson

Line up

C-Towns - 6-11 250

PF Kanter 6-11 260

SF Carmelo Anthony SF 6-8 230

SG Demmare Carroll 6-8 225

PG Langston Galloway 6-1 200

C Cole Aldrich 6-11 260

F Jordan Mickey PF 6-8 230

F Lance Thomas F 6-8 220

G Tim Hardaway JR 6-6 200

G Alexy Shveyd 6-6 190

Rashaud Vaughn
Lou Admundson
Thanis 2 year minimum
1 year vet minimum PG
Dakari Johnson