NFT: Knicks Chat

Josh Smith still has 3 years 52 million on his contract. I wouldn't take him if the Pistons gave him to the Knicks for a high five and a coke

no reason to believe right now that Larkin is ready to run the show, and you would have zero depth behind him and the guy has barely played at all in the NBA.

That's just an awful plan. Dont know any other way to put it. Thankfully I dont think Phil has any interest in doing something like you have suggested here

But the defense when Calderon is in there will be awful

I was a fan of the Calderon trade cause it got rid if Felton but Calderon can't guard the side of a barn

I do believe smith and Melo would make a dynamic front court

is not a good defender but he's still an effective point guard despite that. We literally have zero clue what Larkin is. He could be a complete bust. He could be very good. You can't just hand him the keys to the car with no depth behind him. He played like 10 minutes a game last year and didn't play well in limited action.

Josh Smith at 14 million is not something you want anywhere near your team. We need to get rid of those type of bad contracts, not bring them on.

A team built around Josh Smith and Carmelo for the next 3 years is going no where and fast. Smith was a train wreck last year

you want to take on at 3 years 52 million?

Why do we need two?

qualifies for 'we already have one Josh Smith' but the only player the Knicks have who's even close to him is Amar'e. That said, I wouldn't want ANY Josh Smiths on the Knicks. A trade for him like the one suggested reminds me of the kind of trade Isiah Thomas used to make. Thank goodness Phil Jackson is here now. We're all going to see the number of smart, unselfish players on the Knicks grow from here on.

Phil Jackson would never consider, this would be it! Stop having thoughts.

my guess is Earl won't be on BBI much today. It's gonna take him awhile to shake off the hangover from last nights bender

Acquiring Josh Smith would be a quintessential Isiah move. Flashy, big name, yet would be adding a guy who is a horrible fit in almost any winning program.

Also, I can't think of any player more in the mold if an anti-Phil Jax player. Smith is a poor passer, has terrible court sense, low BB IQ and has lousy shot selection.

One great advantage to the "new" New York Knick management is I can read these ideas and know for sure, there is no chance.

Isn't a good defender but his offense makes up for it. He is the type of PG that can be a marginal upgrade for some teams. Maybe we get him to a team like the rockets or someone that needs a little more firepower halfway through the season.

Why the Knicks have sucked is lack of point guard
Calderon is a nice backup but will be eaten alive on the defensive end as will Pablo
Larkin may not be the answer but I would certainly give him thekeys to the car What have the Knicks got to lose. They won't be competing for a championship this year anyway
Larkin gives them youth and athleticism and might as well learn on the run this year. Maybe he's a diamond in the rough

Um, how about a lot of basketball games. Shit, lets just play all their wives, what do they have to lose? Just stop.

Not a bad idea. Maybe your wife can play

we've had since Felton's first stint in NY that was more of a fluke than anything else. He's an efficient shooter and a better floor manager than Lin or Felton ever was.

It's the freaking east so there's a shot at the playoffs, you know some sort of momentum with a new coach and a star player on a new deal would be really nice instead of outright tanking with Larkin at PG

But Calderon and Pablo aren't the future
Either Larkin or someone else via trade or FA is next year
Honestly. I wouldn't mind being in the lottery next year and tanking
A top draft pick and a max FA in 2015 might make the Knicks serious contenders

of the "chucker who should be the last guy chucking" award. He's a heck of an athlete, but has awful basketball IQ. It might sound hard to believe for Knicks fans, but JR Smith is definitely the lesser of 2 evils. Sure, he might have shitty shot selection, but he actually gets hot sometimes and becomes a very dangerous player to account for. Josh Smith can hoist up as many long range bricks as he pleases.

what he is being brought in for is making Carmelo's life easy and to set the table for the offense. The Knicks offense was fine when they had an actual PG in Jason Kidd 2 seasons ago (before the wheels completely fell off his body), and Melo put up an MVP worthy season in any other season. Calderon maximizes Melo, because he'll be getting much better looks at the end of the day.