The New York Knicks Thread

[insanity]

Maybe this will finally make doland sell the team

[d sw0rdz]

there are actually knick fans out there saying we went about FA in a 'smart' fashion, and that perry/mills have 'earned their trust'

these fans deserve everything this franchise gives them.

[dcm1602]

At least on a more positive note the Knicks/msg lost over 200 million in stock value Monday.

Guess shareholders weren't happy

[IATA]

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Ramona Shelburne
@ramonashelburne
The Knicks and owner Jim Dolan were not prepared to offer Kevin Durant a full max contract due to concerns over his recovery from the Achilles injury, league sources tell me and @wojespn. Knicks officials are in Los Angeles tonight, meeting with free agents such as Julius Randle.

[Italian Seafood]

Can't get any worse then where we've been. I was lukewarm to offering KD a max deal when he can't play, and I've always been a big KD fan. Should be easier to move these pieces around than being stuck with one or two albatross contracts if they didn't work out.

Not what I was hoping for but nothing from nothing is still nothing.

[IATA]

you werent getting him on anything less than a max, anything less was just a waste of time.

[Italian Seafood]

you werent getting him on anything less than a max, anything less was just a waste of time.

Did you think we were going to win anything with him? Nothing against KD himself, but another 30+ injured guy on a max deal, everyone would be complaining about that. At least Porzingus was young and injured and no help.

[dcm1602]

Did you think we were going to win anything with him? Nothing against KD himself, but another 30+ injured guy on a max deal, everyone would be complaining about that. At least Porzingus was young and injured and no help.

The difference is KD was a package deal with kyrie Irving and KD is only 30

[Heismanberg]

The difference is KD was a package deal with kyrie Irving and KD is only 30

KD will be 32 when he returns from his injury

Irving is an injury prone little bitch

[Pope]

I don’t mind missing out on KD and Irving. Obviously a let down but the contracts they have out are short term and allow the Knicks to build through the draft


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[dcm1602]

I don’t mind missing out on KD and Irving. Obviously a let down but the contracts they have out are short term and allow the Knicks to build through the draft


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Can you build through the draft in the NBA? (and actually be a contender)

[Pope]

Can you build through the draft in the NBA? (and actually be a contender)

Not as much as the NFL but the Warriors dynasty was built through the draft and they supplemented with KD.

[Italian Seafood]

Can you build through the draft in the NBA? (and actually be a contender)

It's even more of a crapshoot than the NFL, you have lottery picks who end up out of the league, 2nd round guys and free agents who stick. If we're not going to land an A list player in his prime, I'd rather have the roster flexibility for the next opportunity without having to wait another 5-10 years.

Flip side is you only need a few main guys to contend, it's not like the NFL where you have so many different units it's impossible to get them all right at the same time. At least the Jets have made it look impossible for the 45 years I've been watching them. Between them and Rutgers I'm convinced it can't be done.

[IATA]

80% kd is still better than 90% of the NBA, and far better than anyone currently a knick.

Not as much as the NFL but the Warriors dynasty was built through the draft and they supplemented with KD.

we also got fairly lucky, it took a few years for curry to hit his potential so we got his second contract cheap, same with dray and klay.

[d sw0rdz]

i honestly don't mind missing out on kd/kyrie either, but the worst part of all of this was that our franchise player was sacrificed by this FO to have a 'shot' at signing those two dudes, when there wasn't ever a shot of signing those two dudes. we gave away KP for nothing