LivingLegend wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:I'd like the Knicks to get Watanabe in the offseason or maybe trade for Finney Smith on low cost moves.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but monitor their performance rest of this season.
Both were playing off/of elite stars in Luka, KD and Kyrie —- I think some shine will come off as they are asked to do more.
Knicks are gonna be a little land-locked this offseason, even declining Rose's option.
The only 'low-level' guys are Toppin, McBride and Sims.
The only non-usef guy is fournier, but do you use him for a low-level trade, or save him for a big fish?
Knicks might be limited to the MLE. And given their proximity to the tax threshold and apron, using it isn't a non-brainer.
Knickoftime wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:I'd like the Knicks to get Watanabe in the offseason or maybe trade for Finney Smith on low cost moves.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but monitor their performance rest of this season.
Both were playing off/of elite stars in Luka, KD and Kyrie —- I think some shine will come off as they are asked to do more.
Knicks are gonna be a little land-locked this offseason, even declining Rose's option.
The only 'low-level' guys are Toppin, McBride and Sims.
The only non-usef guy is fournier, but do you use him for a low-level trade, or save him for a big fish?
Knicks might be limited to the MLE. And given their proximity to the tax threshold and apron, using it isn't a non-brainer.
highly doubt they sign anyone. They will let Rose walk, maybe draft someone (I would not be surprised if we kick the pick down the road for more future #1 again) and run it back with the same guys and that would be fine.
I do think there's a scenario where we make a big trade for Towns. Like RJ/Obi/IQ for KAT.
We play Brunson/Grimes/Hart/Jules/KAT and our bench is build around McBride/Mitch
fishmike wrote:Knickoftime wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:I'd like the Knicks to get Watanabe in the offseason or maybe trade for Finney Smith on low cost moves.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but monitor their performance rest of this season.
Both were playing off/of elite stars in Luka, KD and Kyrie —- I think some shine will come off as they are asked to do more.
Knicks are gonna be a little land-locked this offseason, even declining Rose's option.
The only 'low-level' guys are Toppin, McBride and Sims.
The only non-usef guy is fournier, but do you use him for a low-level trade, or save him for a big fish?
Knicks might be limited to the MLE. And given their proximity to the tax threshold and apron, using it isn't a non-brainer.
highly doubt they sign anyone. They will let Rose walk, maybe draft someone (I would not be surprised if we kick the pick down the road for more future #1 again) and run it back with the same guys and that would be fine.I do think there's a scenario where we make a big trade for Towns. Like RJ/Obi/IQ for KAT.
We play Brunson/Grimes/Hart/Jules/KAT and our bench is build around McBride/Mitch
Seems you are forgeting Wilt, aka, Mitchell Robinson.
I would hate to see a move for KAT.
I think Fournier/Obi and a draft pick might be a way to clear cap, get a more solid fit for Thibs.
That said, this FO has proven to make really solid moves that eventually pan out or are easily erased.
fishmike wrote:Knickoftime wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:I'd like the Knicks to get Watanabe in the offseason or maybe trade for Finney Smith on low cost moves.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but monitor their performance rest of this season.
Both were playing off/of elite stars in Luka, KD and Kyrie —- I think some shine will come off as they are asked to do more.
Knicks are gonna be a little land-locked this offseason, even declining Rose's option.
The only 'low-level' guys are Toppin, McBride and Sims.
The only non-usef guy is fournier, but do you use him for a low-level trade, or save him for a big fish?
Knicks might be limited to the MLE. And given their proximity to the tax threshold and apron, using it isn't a non-brainer.
highly doubt they sign anyone. They will let Rose walk, maybe draft someone (I would not be surprised if we kick the pick down the road for more future #1 again) and run it back with the same guys and that would be fine.I do think there's a scenario where we make a big trade for Towns. Like RJ/Obi/IQ for KAT.
We play Brunson/Grimes/Hart/Jules/KAT and our bench is build around McBride/Mitch
I sure as hell hope not on KAT (and don't think so) but we're more or less on the same page. I think its either a big trade in the offseason, or run it back essentially the same and try again at the deadline.
If nothing materializes then, then it's RJ or bust until a huge cap jump creates some cap room (which WILL happen).
franco12 wrote:fishmike wrote:Knickoftime wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:I'd like the Knicks to get Watanabe in the offseason or maybe trade for Finney Smith on low cost moves.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but monitor their performance rest of this season.
Both were playing off/of elite stars in Luka, KD and Kyrie —- I think some shine will come off as they are asked to do more.
Knicks are gonna be a little land-locked this offseason, even declining Rose's option.
The only 'low-level' guys are Toppin, McBride and Sims.
The only non-usef guy is fournier, but do you use him for a low-level trade, or save him for a big fish?
Knicks might be limited to the MLE. And given their proximity to the tax threshold and apron, using it isn't a non-brainer.
highly doubt they sign anyone. They will let Rose walk, maybe draft someone (I would not be surprised if we kick the pick down the road for more future #1 again) and run it back with the same guys and that would be fine.I do think there's a scenario where we make a big trade for Towns. Like RJ/Obi/IQ for KAT.
We play Brunson/Grimes/Hart/Jules/KAT and our bench is build around McBride/Mitch
Seems you are forgeting Wilt, aka, Mitchell Robinson.
I would hate to see a move for KAT.
I think Fournier/Obi and a draft pick might be a way to clear cap, get a more solid fit for Thibs.
That said, this FO has proven to make really solid moves that eventually pan out or are easily erased.
Maybe.. just puts the star trade to bed for a little while, unless the guy you sign becomes a trade asset.
I like that the Knicks is making some noise now. That being said, RJ still needs a lot of work. On defense, he has a hard time to fight off the pick and has like slow feet.
Knickoftime wrote:fishmike wrote:Knickoftime wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:I'd like the Knicks to get Watanabe in the offseason or maybe trade for Finney Smith on low cost moves.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but monitor their performance rest of this season.
Both were playing off/of elite stars in Luka, KD and Kyrie —- I think some shine will come off as they are asked to do more.
Knicks are gonna be a little land-locked this offseason, even declining Rose's option.
The only 'low-level' guys are Toppin, McBride and Sims.
The only non-usef guy is fournier, but do you use him for a low-level trade, or save him for a big fish?
Knicks might be limited to the MLE. And given their proximity to the tax threshold and apron, using it isn't a non-brainer.
highly doubt they sign anyone. They will let Rose walk, maybe draft someone (I would not be surprised if we kick the pick down the road for more future #1 again) and run it back with the same guys and that would be fine.I do think there's a scenario where we make a big trade for Towns. Like RJ/Obi/IQ for KAT.
We play Brunson/Grimes/Hart/Jules/KAT and our bench is build around McBride/Mitch
I sure as hell hope not on KAT (and don't think so) but we're more or less on the same page. I think its either a big trade in the offseason, or run it back essentially the same and try again at the deadline.
If nothing materializes then, then it's RJ or bust until a huge cap jump creates some cap room (which WILL happen).
I'm in this camp. Don't see how KAT fits well with Jules and Mitch, plus why mess with Jules' confidence
i think it would be for a 2 or 3
fishmike wrote:Knickoftime wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:I'd like the Knicks to get Watanabe in the offseason or maybe trade for Finney Smith on low cost moves.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but monitor their performance rest of this season.
Both were playing off/of elite stars in Luka, KD and Kyrie —- I think some shine will come off as they are asked to do more.
Knicks are gonna be a little land-locked this offseason, even declining Rose's option.
The only 'low-level' guys are Toppin, McBride and Sims.
The only non-usef guy is fournier, but do you use him for a low-level trade, or save him for a big fish?
Knicks might be limited to the MLE. And given their proximity to the tax threshold and apron, using it isn't a non-brainer.
highly doubt they sign anyone. They will let Rose walk, maybe draft someone (I would not be surprised if we kick the pick down the road for more future #1 again) and run it back with the same guys and that would be fine.I do think there's a scenario where we make a big trade for Towns. Like RJ/Obi/IQ for KAT.
We play Brunson/Grimes/Hart/Jules/KAT and our bench is build around McBride/Mitch
I’m not a huge fan of towns. He’s just a taller Randle
EAST W L PCT GB STRK L10 HOME AWAY PPG OPPG DIFF
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1 Milwaukee 44 17 .721% - W15 10-0 26-5 18-12 114.9 111.1 3.8
2 Boston 44 18 .710% 0.5 L1 7-3 24-7 20-11 117.7 112.0 5.7
3 Philadelphia 39 21 .650% 4.5 L2 6-4 24-10 15-11 113.9 110.2 3.7
4 Cleveland 39 25 .609% 6.5 W1 7-3 26-7 13-18 111.9 106.5 5.4
5 New York 36 27 .571% 9 W6 8-2 18-15 18-12 114.7 111.9 2.8
6 Brooklyn 34 27 .557% 10 L3 3-7 18-12 16-15 113.6 113.0 0.7
7 Miami 33 29 .532% 11.5 W1 4-6 19-10 14-19 108.0 108.5 -0.5
8 Atlanta 31 31 .500% 13.5 L1 5-5 17-13 14-18 116.9 117.0 -0.1
9 Toronto 31 32 .492% 14 W1 8-2 20-13 11-19 112.6 111.9 0.7
10 Washington 29 32 .475% 15 W1 5-5 14-13 15-19 113.1 113.2 -0.1
11 Chicago 28 34 .452% 16.5 L1 3-7 18-13 10-21 113.0 112.3 0.7
12 Indiana 28 35 .444% 17 W2 4-6 18-15 10-20 115.1 117.5 -2.3
13 Orlando 26 36 .419% 18.5 W1 6-4 15-16 11-20 110.6 113.3 -2.7
14 Charlotte 20 43 .317% 25 W5 5-5 11-18 9-25 112.6 118.4 -5.7
15 Detroit 15 47 .242% 29.5 L5 2-8 8-22 7-25 111.7 119.2 -7.5 WEST W L PCT GB STRK L10 HOME AWAY PPG OPPG DIFF
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1 Denver 44 19 .698% - W2 7-3 28-4 16-15 117.2 112.8 4.4
2 Memphis 37 23 .617% 5.5 W2 5-5 26-5 11-18 116.0 111.8 4.1
3 Sacramento 36 25 .590% 7 W4 7-3 18-12 18-13 120.7 118.1 2.7
4 Phoenix 33 29 .532% 10.5 L1 6-4 21-10 12-19 112.7 111.3 1.4
5 Golden State 32 30 .516% 11.5 W3 6-4 25-7 7-23 118.4 117.9 0.5
6 L.A. Clippers 33 31 .516% 11.5 L3 4-6 15-15 18-16 112.5 112.5 0.0
7 Dallas 32 31 .508% 12 L2 4-6 20-12 12-19 113.5 112.7 0.8
8 Minnesota 32 32 .500% 12.5 W1 4-6 20-14 12-18 115.4 115.5 -0.2
9 Utah 31 32 .492% 13 L1 4-6 20-13 11-19 117.2 116.8 0.5
10 New Orleans 30 32 .484% 13.5 L4 4-6 20-11 10-21 114.3 113.5 0.8
11 Portland 29 32 .475% 14 L1 4-6 17-14 12-18 115.0 115.4 -0.4
12 L.A. Lakers 29 33 .468% 14.5 L1 5-5 15-14 14-19 116.9 117.9 -1.0
13 Oklahoma City 28 33 .459% 15 L4 4-6 17-14 11-19 117.8 116.7 1.1
14 San Antonio 15 47 .242% 28.5 W1 1-9 9-21 6-26 112.2 122.4 -10.2
15 Houston 13 48 .213% 30 L10 0-10 8-21 5-27 109.7 118.6 -8.9
Player PTS REB AST STL BLK GP MPG
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M. Bridges 23.8 5.3 3.2 1.3 0.8 6 33:21
S. Dinwiddie 17.0 4.1 6.0 1.0 - 7 34:02
C. Johnson 16.7 3.8 1.5 1.8 0.3 6 29:07
N. Claxton 12.6 9.0 1.7 0.9 2.6 57 29:23
C. Thomas 11.1 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.1 44 17:18
S. Curry 10.1 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.2 43 22:02
R. O'Neale 9.0 4.8 3.8 0.8 0.7 58 32:54
J. Harris 8.2 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.2 54 23:09
E. Sumner 7.4 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.2 46 14:32
B. Simmons 6.9 6.3 6.1 1.3 0.6 42 26:19
Y. Watanabe 6.5 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.3 44 17:45
D. Finney-Smith 6.3 6.0 1.4 0.4 0.1 7 29:21
P. Mills 5.8 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.1 36 13:18
D. Sharpe 3.9 3.8 0.7 0.2 0.6 34 10:18
D. Smith 3.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 - 4 08:34
D. Duke Jr. 2.9 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.1 17 08:35Player PTS REB AST STL BLK GP MPG
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J. Randle 25.1 10.5 4.1 0.7 0.3 63 35:49
J. Brunson 23.6 3.6 6.2 0.9 0.3 59 35:11
R. Barrett 19.5 5.2 2.8 0.5 0.2 56 34:07
J. Hart 13.8 5.3 3.2 1.2 0.5 6 26:17
I. Quickley 12.9 4.0 3.1 0.8 0.2 62 27:48
Q. Grimes 9.9 3.3 1.9 0.6 0.4 52 29:40
M. Robinson 7.5 9.2 0.9 0.9 1.8 41 27:04
E. Fournier 6.8 2.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 23 18:00
O. Toppin 6.3 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 48 14:45
D. Rose 5.6 1.5 1.7 0.3 0.2 27 12:31
I. Hartenstein 5.1 6.6 0.9 0.6 0.8 63 19:38
J. Sims 3.6 4.8 0.5 0.3 0.6 48 16:04
M. McBride 3.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 - 49 12:10
Primetime Wednesday:New York vs New Jersey.
Cleveland @ Boston.
Philadelphia @ Miami.
Let's go Celtics, let's go Miami and it's GO NY GO NY GO.
NYK Win.
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CLE Loss.
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Philly loss.
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• Only 1.5 back of the 4 seed (Cavaliers).
• Only 3.5 back of the 3 Seed (76ers).
I'm expecting a Thibs led dominant Defensive Performance tonight being led by Grimes, Hart, Quickley and R.J (on the perimeter) with our Shot Blocker and Rim Protector Mitchell Robinson playing behind them (against a Nets offense without a single NBA Star player).
Knicks by 30+.
“Force a trade to NY, totally worth it man.”
Knox over Bridges worked out amirite?
Chandler wrote:martin wrote:Dude can pull off the rare individual double header
He is called Deuce!
Good they keeping him connected with the team. He needs a double dose of development. Learn from hart while on the bench and then watch him show and tell. Plus IQ and Grimes. All guards that are two way. But Grimey jumper looking good though. Watch out. Less mins got him hungry I see.
I don't think I've ever seen the Knicks this hot. Like, ever.
Have they even missed a signle shot?
