Knicks · Kevin Love is now a free agent (page 2)

BRIGGS wrote:

blkexec wrote:

Solace wrote:What!? Didn't he say he was staying with the Cavs during the playoff run, after the injury??? NAB HIM. NOW.

He didn't want to be a distraction to the team, since they were in the championship final series. But I knew he was gone, win or lose. This is why Phil said free agency should be before the draft. Phil can go big or small with the 4th pick. If he knew what the team looked like before the draft, it makes the decision easier to make. So the only way to approach the draft is BPA. Or a player he knows feels a position he can't fill with free agency.

The ONLY way you should go through the draft is BPA. The draft is a self entity. We can assume NO one will start after pick #3 this year. If they earn it in practice GREAT.

Yes and no. One team's BPA is not another team's. I think sometimes fans overestimate the possibility of trading what they considered to be "the best player available". After a year of being in the wrong system, the value drops significantly.

But in the Knicks case, we have Melo, Calderon and a team of 10th-12th men. BPA, yes, because we need help at every single position.

meloshouldgo wrote:

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yellowboy90 wrote:I'd take him over Monroe

Obvi.

I mean that's like saying you find chocolate to be sweeter than marmite. Duh.

Why though? They both can't defend and Love is older, more injury prone, and going to be more expensive?

Love is a great rebounder and great shooter. What this means that unlike in the past, we don't have the lanes clogged and a lot of versatility. Greg Monroe isn't in the same class as Kevin Love.

Love didn't work so good in Cleveland. He was the most expensive decoy in the NBA. And Lebron is far less selfish with the ball than Melo.

Every time Melo throws a pass, it ends up back in his hands with even less time to do something. It seems Lebron was guilty of "Hero Ball" throughout the playoffs.

WaltLongmire wrote:

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wargames wrote:

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wargames wrote:

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yellowboy90 wrote:I'd take him over Monroe

Obvi.

I mean that's like saying you find chocolate to be sweeter than marmite. Duh.

Why though? They both can't defend and Love is older, more injury prone, and going to be more expensive?

Love is a great rebounder and great shooter. What this means that unlike in the past, we don't have the lanes clogged and a lot of versatility. Greg Monroe isn't in the same class as Kevin Love.

Monroe is a great rebounder too, Plus Kevin love is older, Monroe could become a better player on a cheaper contract by the time their next contracts are through

Maybe, but I doubt it. Even so, the Knicks are probably on their last licks with Melo being old at that time too.

Would want either Love or Melo, not both.

Don't think Phil even thinks about Love.

Except with Ms. Buss, of course.

TPercy wrote:Great, I will start praying we do a sign and trade for Melo.

Lol you'll have to wait 4 years bud.

I think he'll go Lakers or Boston.

Though I could see him being intrigued by NY and Phil.

That said, I don't like the guy, I think he's selfish and not a team player and not a guy you win with. And I think he'd be a horrible fit next to Melo.

But I think he will likely meet with the Knicks and I think there is no chance he goes back to Cleveland.

crzymdups wrote:I have been saying since November I think Kevin Love is out of Cleveland as fast as he can be.

I think he'll go Lakers or Boston.

Though I could see him being intrigued by NY and Phil.

That said, I don't like the guy, I think he's selfish and not a team player and not a guy you win with. And I think he'd be a horrible fit next to Melo.

But I think he will likely meet with the Knicks and I think there is no chance he goes back to Cleveland.