OT: NBA Discussion Thread: Part V
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Randle is one of the biggest 'good numbers to minimal impact' players in the league.
Bob Richards
Mr. Mojo Risin'
I actually don't hate the Randle deal and the option year makes it a lot better.
Kristaps would have rather played for Al-Qaeda than here lol
Kristaps would have rather played for Al-Qaeda than here lol
Speedtrials
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Happy for the Nets, should be a fun couple years when KD comes back. As a kid of the 90's the Knicks meant so much to this area. I'm a teacher in an urban area, and my kids are crazy about basketball. Out of the 10 years doing this, could probably count a handful of kids who admitted being Knicks fans. I legitimately feel bad that these kids haven't had a hometown team to root for. It's been all Lakers, Heat, Cavs, and a million Steph Curry jerseys
Baby Duck Homme
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We could have had David Griffin running the Knicks but Dolan wanted him to report to Steve Mills.
I am a Knicks fan and I expect the very worst case scenario always. It is the only way to not get continually get gut punched. I wear my low expectations like armor.
This team will compete for the 8th seed in 4 years if we are lucky.
I am a Knicks fan and I expect the very worst case scenario always. It is the only way to not get continually get gut punched. I wear my low expectations like armor.
This team will compete for the 8th seed in 4 years if we are lucky.
NHL cap as much as I bitch about it really did save the Rangers from Dolan.
BroadwayBlues
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I'm hoping Durant makes a full recovery but the worst case scenario for the Knicks would have been signing him and KD no doubt going the McDyess route.
Baby Duck Homme
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Losing the Zion lottery, KD tearing his Achilles, trading KD for cap space...
We keep waiting for a future and want to keep our options open. Then the worst thing happens and any plans made are wrecked.
If anyone told you we would be coming out of this FA period with Julius Randle would you be happy?
Zion was always a long shot with these new lottery rules.
The one year where the Knicks actually do the right thing and tank, the new lottery rules went into effect. Just our luck lol. Let's hope RJ Barrett is legit.
Obviously, the Knicks didn't cause KD to tear his Achilles. That's just bad luck all around. That said, he might have still gone to the Nets anyway.
KP was a prima donna, period.
ponzu4u
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Taj Gibson for two years as a vet mentor another move I like.
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Change is good.
mrmovies779
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Its really not a dark day.For once we arent handing out max contracts to players that dont deserve them,we continue building through the draft and smart free agent signings.Stay the course,develop what you have,and let the chips fall where they may.
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Baby Duck Homme
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We have not been able to Build through the draft with this owner regardless of the front office in a long time.
Knicks have not given a multi-year contract to any draft pick this century
mrmovies779
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What happens when Irving misses his yearly 20+ games this year?Jordans gonna look up and down the bench and wonder where KD and Irving are
mrmovies779
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Times change and this is our chance to do it now.We are off to a good start.
The Nets have a strong nucleus of young players that led them to the playoffs last season.
Baby Duck Homme
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I wish I had your optimism. I am just too jaded at this point.
If we ever get around to building a winning team I will be very happy. Alas, I have to cope with this hopeless owner who seems to own the team out of pure spite.
See Oakley incident and kicking out the fan for telling him to sell the team...
Maximus
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What I find ironic is that the Knicks are getting killed by some peeps in here and most in the media other than some savvy peeps like Mannix for doing the same exact thing the Rangers did which was obviously tearing it down and building with kids and the draft.
Rangers on the other hand are getting all the praise in the world and now Gorton is a genius and can do no wrong. There is no question had KD not tore his Achillies which by the way is THE worst possible injury a basketball player
can get, he'd likely be a Knick...I'm convinced about that. But he did tear his Achillies and so strategy had to change...I'm good with that.
I'm glad the Knicks did do their due diligence for a change of pace and decided that yeah we still want KD but not for max money. They wanted a bit of insurance that seeing he's only going to play for them 3 years instead of 4 and likely not be at 100% and more like 80-85% effectiveness which admittedly is still better than most in the league, they didn't want to go all in. I don't see anything wrong with that. If the prima donna KD wanted to come to the Garden so bad, he would have come.
Bottom line and I'm sorry but I'm not going to kill Mills and Perry on this one whatsoever. Knicks did the right thing. Sign a Randall who should be a nice addition and fits in with the rebuild, maybe bring in another young player for same type of money and term, you likely are a lottery team again and you live for another day.
Last thing I'll say and maybe some feel like this too but if my team I live and die for whether it's the Knicks,Rangers,Jets or Mets plays hard and is exciting and competitive but loses more than it wins, I'm OK with that so long as we see that the losing is just a temporary thing seeing the future is bright. That's what I want to see with the Knicks and I think we have the makings of that for the first time in I don't know...since the Patrick Ewing days. Things change quickly in basketball. We'll still have plenty of money after this year and let's see who becomes available next season and wants to play at the Mecca with an exciting young team....we'll see.
Rangers on the other hand are getting all the praise in the world and now Gorton is a genius and can do no wrong. There is no question had KD not tore his Achillies which by the way is THE worst possible injury a basketball player
can get, he'd likely be a Knick...I'm convinced about that. But he did tear his Achillies and so strategy had to change...I'm good with that.
I'm glad the Knicks did do their due diligence for a change of pace and decided that yeah we still want KD but not for max money. They wanted a bit of insurance that seeing he's only going to play for them 3 years instead of 4 and likely not be at 100% and more like 80-85% effectiveness which admittedly is still better than most in the league, they didn't want to go all in. I don't see anything wrong with that. If the prima donna KD wanted to come to the Garden so bad, he would have come.
Bottom line and I'm sorry but I'm not going to kill Mills and Perry on this one whatsoever. Knicks did the right thing. Sign a Randall who should be a nice addition and fits in with the rebuild, maybe bring in another young player for same type of money and term, you likely are a lottery team again and you live for another day.
Last thing I'll say and maybe some feel like this too but if my team I live and die for whether it's the Knicks,Rangers,Jets or Mets plays hard and is exciting and competitive but loses more than it wins, I'm OK with that so long as we see that the losing is just a temporary thing seeing the future is bright. That's what I want to see with the Knicks and I think we have the makings of that for the first time in I don't know...since the Patrick Ewing days. Things change quickly in basketball. We'll still have plenty of money after this year and let's see who becomes available next season and wants to play at the Mecca with an exciting young team....we'll see.
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