Uptown wrote:Demps may have made a personal decision, not a business decision in refusing to deal with the Lakers. Keep in mind, players requesting trades before the trade deadline have normally been dealt before the deadline passes. Melo requested a trade to the Knicks and got dealt, George requested a trade and got moved to OKC, Our very own KP was moved.....Seems like Perry, Ujiri and the Indy GM had the foresight to move the disgruntled star because the aftermath of keeping them on the team would be a mess. Demps didnt account for this and it cost him his job. Indy was able to find another team to move George to but Demps couldn't...
Ownership call.
When AD was drafted, the Pelicans defied logic and tried immediately to surround him with fast help instead of just tanking for a few years. This too was an ownership call.
Lots of GMs are subject to the whims of their owners. Robert Kraft is pretty hands off. If he wasn't, the Patriots wouldn't have that many rings.
This was a case of pretty massive and open tampering. You can't blame Demps here for not making the trade to the Lakers. What the Lakers did with LBJ is one of the biggest open fuck yous in all of sports history.
If a top 5 franchise player doesn't come heel and stump for you, you are done in the NBA. Just how it works.
I too agree Demps followed what ownership wanted. Most fans don’t get how influential the owner is. They approve all big decisions. Dolan would have been consulted on KP and the logic behind trading him.
As for Demps, the problem is the team is in disarray. Nola did what we did with Ewing back in the day.
Demps for an array of reasons might have lost his leverage in negotiations and ownership was frustrated with how they got here. Seems like a bad time time to make a change. Ferry if he can publically resolve his internal gaffe regarding what happened in ATL might be a good choice to turn the franchise around.
There seems to be an effort to push the same old Knicks narrative. The idea that the Knicks didn’t scout Giannis and that it is all over the news. Grunwald was running things then. He signed Amos and Cope. No way he didn’t scout Giannis.
CrushAlot wrote:There seems to be an effort to push the same old Knicks narrative. The idea that the Knicks didn’t scout Giannis and that it is all over the news. Grunwald was running things then. He signed Amos and Cope. No way he didn’t scout Giannis.
I always thought that quote from the documentary was fishy. It has been long established that we have one of, if not the most, extensive scouting departments in the world. Also, I'd imagine that it wouldn't always be in your best interest to make a grand entrance every time you attend one of these events. Part of being a scout also involves some behind the scenes background research of potential prospects.
KD showing Embiid what he's going to do to him next season with the Knicks.
The truth should never get in the way of convenient, lazy Knick Hate.
CrushAlot wrote:There seems to be an effort to push the same old Knicks narrative. The idea that the Knicks didn’t scout Giannis and that it is all over the news. Grunwald was running things then. He signed Amos and Cope. No way he didn’t scout Giannis.
And in trolling Knicks category...
Cartman718 wrote:
ha ha! Warms the heart!
Didn't realise they were very good friends until the past few days (Kyrie said in a recent interview), I was initially worried KD would see Kyrie as another Westbrook (who I like, but KD seemed not to enjoy playing with)
smackeddog wrote:Cartman718 wrote:
ha ha! Warms the heart!
Didn't realise they were very good friends until the past few days (Kyrie said in a recent interview), I was initially worried KD would see Kyrie as another Westbrook (who I like, but KD seemed not to enjoy playing with)
I was worried about the same thing, but sounds like they're ready to play on the same team.
In the Memphis win over the Lakers Noah just had 14pts and 12 rebounds and forced a crucial late charge call on LBJ.
Lakers body language was horrendous again. They have 14 out of their last 22 against teams with winning records too. Put a fork in them!
magicTs wrote:In the Memphis win over the Lakers Noah just had 14pts and 12 rebounds and forced a crucial late charge call on LBJ.Lakers body language was horrendous again. They have 14 out of their last 22 against teams with winning records too. Put a fork in them!
A few nights ago he had 22 and 11, going 12 for 12 at the FT line...the knick's will be paying him to play well for other teams for the next 3 yrs..smh
knicks1248 wrote:magicTs wrote:In the Memphis win over the Lakers Noah just had 14pts and 12 rebounds and forced a crucial late charge call on LBJ.Lakers body language was horrendous again. They have 14 out of their last 22 against teams with winning records too. Put a fork in them!
A few nights ago he had 22 and 11, going 12 for 12 at the FT line...the knick's will be paying him to play well for other teams for the next 3 yrs..smh
You’d of preferred we were paying him his full salary next season instead of going after KD and Kyrie?
knicks1248 wrote:magicTs wrote:In the Memphis win over the Lakers Noah just had 14pts and 12 rebounds and forced a crucial late charge call on LBJ.Lakers body language was horrendous again. They have 14 out of their last 22 against teams with winning records too. Put a fork in them!
A few nights ago he had 22 and 11, going 12 for 12 at the FT line...the knick's will be paying him to play well for other teams for the next 3 yrs..smh
They had no control on the a**hole he became here. To think he was supposedly a Knicks fan before getting here makes his stay even more maddening.
Good riddance. I’d rather win or lose with this bunch of youngsters.
Pat Riley says that the Miami Heat plan to add two big name free agents during the 2020 offseason."We’ve done this four times now, had a good group of players, young players, and then either through free agency or through trade brought the superstar in. In 2020, we’ll have a lot of room. We’ll also have the possibility to have enough room to go after two max contracts. And we’re going to do that. So, we’re planning that 2020 will be the room year," said Riley.
Riley added that he feels the Heat are just a couple players away from being a special team due to their young foundation.
"We’re chasing a playoff spot when we’re young. And then we’re going to be chasing some players that can come in. If we can get one or two players to come in with this group, this young group, then I think the sky’s the limit for this team in the next couple years."
Am I missing something? What top level max players are unrestricted free agents in 2020? AD if he gets traded to boston and hates it (unlikely). He could overpay a declining Draymond Green or Otto Porter. Not sure there's much else
