The Precious starts argument has holes. For starters, Hart is the better rebounder and passer. Second, his contract is a 1 year. I don’t think they give him prime position without some sense of continuity.
Brunson/Hart/Bridges/OG/Kat makes too much sense. The positional size advantage of Bridges at SG and OG at SF is hard to overlook, but you can have that in a “big” lineup when Robinson comes back. KATs ability to stretch might actually make Robinson more effective.
Fact is that the options are great.
Brunson/Bridges/OG/KAT/Robinson is just pure beast mode.
Payne has scoring chops. Deuce can light it up. KBD has been know to drop 30+ on occasion. Morris used to be able to score. Achiuwa csn be a 2nd unit center easily. Or Robinson.
Kolek/Dadiet will need time to adjust but that pairing will solidify the second unit.
Reasonable take:
"He was coming off of a career year and helped the team win a ton of games when it was shorthanded. I don’t think any competitor would be thrilled with the idea of taking a reduced role in this situation.
This is just a guess, but I don’t think the issue described above played a significant role – if any at all - in the
Knicks’ decision to move DiVincenzo. They were against moving him for much of the offseason.
Maybe the deadline of training camp combined with Julius Randle’s looming contract situation and the length of Mitchell Robinson’s absence made the Knicks more motivated to complete the trade."
Anybody look in on any Timberwolves message boards? They are absolutely losing their shit. Towns was everyone’s favorite player and not any love for Randle or DDV. They think they got fleeced. Almost all are very colorful in their distaste for the trade
Knicks got some roster spots to fill
He definitely, nailed Kolek, that kid is going to be special.
I guess you can’t fuck around when you have prime JB. Windows are small.
I passed out early last night and missed the initial hoopla so this my gut reaction:
If iHart stays none of this happens and it’s nirvana.
Would LOVED to have seen version with healthy Mitch. Same with small ball but gotta admit both were slightly awkward. Both had potential to be very good or frustrating.
We got 5 out potential with 2 unique devastators ant PG & C and wing bros that are elite. Feels like the Knicks are just missing some spare parts bruising PFs but that may be pretty easy to fill from the scrap pile or later on.
martin wrote:I passed out early last night and missed the initial hoopla so this my gut reaction:If iHart stays none of this happens and it’s nirvana.
Would LOVED to have seen version with healthy Mitch. Same with small ball but gotta admit both were slightly awkward. Both had potential to be very good or frustrating.
We got 5 out potential with 2 unique devastators ant PG & C and wing bros that are elite. Feels like the Knicks are just missing some spare parts bruising PFs but that may be pretty easy to fill from the scrap pile or later on.
One wrinkle is Precious can play 4 all day next to KAT. He fits extremely well next to him. So he’s a bruiser we have in tow.
This was Shams first post about trade and it doesn’t come close to the feel of a WOJ Bomb.
More like my phone made an annoying Shamber Alert. I’m sure im not the first to use that
DLeethal wrote:martin wrote:I passed out early last night and missed the initial hoopla so this my gut reaction:If iHart stays none of this happens and it’s nirvana.
Would LOVED to have seen version with healthy Mitch. Same with small ball but gotta admit both were slightly awkward. Both had potential to be very good or frustrating.
We got 5 out potential with 2 unique devastators ant PG & C and wing bros that are elite. Feels like the Knicks are just missing some spare parts bruising PFs but that may be pretty easy to fill from the scrap pile or later on.
One wrinkle is Precious can play 4 all day next to KAT. He fits extremely well next to him. So he’s a bruiser we have in tow.
Yep, I like that a lot and think it’s gonna happen.
Precious fits that and he’s gotta be hungry. This is his spot to lose and Brooklyn born got contract extension dreams to feed that fire.
martin wrote:DLeethal wrote:martin wrote:I passed out early last night and missed the initial hoopla so this my gut reaction:If iHart stays none of this happens and it’s nirvana.
Would LOVED to have seen version with healthy Mitch. Same with small ball but gotta admit both were slightly awkward. Both had potential to be very good or frustrating.
We got 5 out potential with 2 unique devastators ant PG & C and wing bros that are elite. Feels like the Knicks are just missing some spare parts bruising PFs but that may be pretty easy to fill from the scrap pile or later on.
One wrinkle is Precious can play 4 all day next to KAT. He fits extremely well next to him. So he’s a bruiser we have in tow.
Yep, I like that a lot and think it’s gonna happen.
Precious fits that and he’s gotta be hungry. This is his spot to lose and Brooklyn born got contract extension dreams to feed that fire.
Do we have Precious’s bird rights now?
Side note - we moved up to 3rd best odds to win the championship. 1. Boston 2. OKC 3. NYK
martin wrote:I passed out early last night and missed the initial hoopla so this my gut reaction:If iHart stays none of this happens and it’s nirvana.
Would LOVED to have seen version with healthy Mitch. Same with small ball but gotta admit both were slightly awkward. Both had potential to be very good or frustrating.
We got 5 out potential with 2 unique devastators ant PG & C and wing bros that are elite. Feels like the Knicks are just missing some spare parts bruising PFs but that may be pretty easy to fill from the scrap pile or later on.
but i like this better than paying Ihart, Randle and Divo $60m, we've lacked spacing at the 5 for years.
Rookie wrote:Anybody look in on any Timberwolves message boards? They are absolutely losing their shit. Towns was everyone’s favorite player and not any love for Randle or DDV. They think they got fleeced. Almost all are very colorful in their distaste for the trade
It’s a good trade for both teams. Especially if Randle is recovered from the shoulder injury playing for his next contract. DDV will beast for them and they get a pick
martin wrote:Knicks got some roster spots to fill
Kolek is in the rotation. He’s been killing it in camp and summer league
we've been great at adding good young cheap depth to offset these moves.
Deuce, CAM and Kolek for peanuts are 3 great guys to have now.
