NFT: Knicks Offseason Plan

been mentioned much for the Knicks but Draymond Green would be absolutely perfect in the Triangle. Would love adding him.

is not a FA after the year according to Sportrac.

Draymond would be perfect next to Melo. Guard the opposing teams best forward and be able to space the floor on offense.

restricted. Can't see GS letting him go. I'd love him though. Perfect fit.

is that we get very little help in free agency this year. We have to pray for Okafor and hope he and Carmelo are enough to lure Durant or Davis the following season.

Okafor draft Monroe free agency dragic free agency and if they can swing it affalo free agency...

Dragic affalo melo Monroe Okafor

Remember knicks c an now sign and trade again

I prefer Karl Towns over Okafor. I do like Okafor, but I think Towns is a better overall talent.

In comment 12042848 nygiants16 said:

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Okafor draft Monroe free agency dragic free agency and if they can swing it affalo free agency... Dragic affalo melo Monroe Okafor Remember knicks c an now sign and trade again

Nothing about assuming the Knicks get the #1 pick in the draft is realistic.

In comment 12042854 EricNY33 said:

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I prefer Karl Towns over Okafor. I do like Okafor, but I think Towns is a better overall talent.

C'mon Eric, you just know we are picking 4th in a "3 player" draft. :)

In comment 12042859 DanMetroMan said:

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In comment 12042854 EricNY33 said: Quote: I prefer Karl Towns over Okafor. I do like Okafor, but I think Towns is a better overall talent. C'mon Eric, you just know we are picking 4th in a "3 player" draft. :)

LOL... most likely. We'll end up with the worst record and not get a top 3 pick.

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I prefer Karl Towns over Okafor. I do like Okafor, but I think Towns is a better overall talent.

Towns has more potential but drafting potential is always scary...Okafor looks like a ready product...

then "some scouts actually preferred Looney to Okafor and Towns", which will be repeated on BBI ad nausem lol

if the Knicks do win the lottery are we gonna hear that it was rigged for the NBA's biggest market? After all, it will be the 30th Anniversary of the Knicks winning the Ewing lottery.

In comment 12042870 EricNY33 said:

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if the Knicks do win the lottery are we gonna hear that it was rigged for the NBA's biggest market? After all, it will be the 30th Anniversary of the Knicks winning the Ewing lottery.

Its going to be Lakers, Knicks 1-2 and its going to create so much talk that the NBA is going to love it...

is to have someone other than Philly win the lottery. We'd be sitting pretty if karma catches up to them.

In comment 12042863 nygiants16 said:

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In comment 12042854 EricNY33 said: Quote: I prefer Karl Towns over Okafor. I do like Okafor, but I think Towns is a better overall talent. Towns has more potential but drafting potential is always scary...Okafor looks like a ready product...

I just love his defensive prowess and I think he'd be a great fit for this group. I also like Myles Turner a lot if the Knicks fall out of the top 3.

If Knicks are sitting there at 1 or 2 and its between Towns and Okafor i dont think the Knicks pass on Okafor who is more ready to contribute right away...I think with Melo in place i think Jackson goes with the player that is most NBA ready...

Then go into the off season who Melo and Draft pick and hope Melo Fish and himself can go out and recruit guys on the basis of building a fresh start in New York with a new culture..

be stunned if the Knicks passed on Okafor for Towns if they really had that choice. I get preferring Towns upside but it's not so vast that it's worth passing on the "sure thing". I think Okafor is going to be very good. His body looks like it could be sculpted and still pack on 10-20 pounds. He could be a 6'11 280-290 monster in 1-2 years.

is start selling off players for draft picks...

Unless they are trading for a monroe or Dragic, i want them selling...

Let Melo rest this year, this season is over its time to embrace the tank and start building towards next season...

Try and sell off players like JR smith and Calderon, see if someone is willing to give up a pick to get them..

Let THJR, Early, Wear, Aldrich, and bring up Thanasis and see what they can do...Bring in some dleague guys maybe catch lightning in the bottle with someone...

Hopefully you can somehow gain some more picks and this way you can add cheap young players since a lot of the money is going to spent trying to bring higher end guys..this way you do not have to have 5 or 6 vet minimum type guys, bring in young guys through the draft to rebuild your bench...

agreed. Time to start adding picks, even 2nds that you stash for a few years.

he just looks like a safe bet to be an impact Center in the NBA.

Mudiay is so intriguing though. One of the most athletic guard prospects I've seen in a while. He feels like the ultimate boom or bust pick in this draft.

Put entire roster on the block in hopes of acquiring late 1s, maybe some 2s in 2015.

Draft: Hopefully Okafor.

Late 1, early 2 targets: Frank Kaminski, Jerian Grant (perfect triangle PG)

Free agency targets: 1) Marc Gasol 2) Greg Monroe 3) Tobais Harris

There is a player on the entire Knicks roster who would net you a first outside of Melo. Seconds are somewhat realistic. No one trades firsts in season really anymore. Rondo got a first and despite flaws is way better then anything Knicks have to trade.

people poo poo low 1st rounders/2nd rounders but look at guys like Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert they were picker like 27 or 28. These are the types of guys that give you quality depth.

In comment 12042937 Sgrcts said:

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There is a player on the entire Knicks roster who would net you a first outside of Melo. Seconds are somewhat realistic. No one trades firsts in season really anymore. Rondo got a first and despite flaws is way better then anything Knicks have to trade.

Recent history on 2nd's is pretty good and stashing guys always gives you a shot at something. I've long felt if you could stash non-euro's in europe some of these "busts" wouldn't have been busts at all because they would develop their games.

His floor is high. Put him in a pro S&C program and, like Dan said, you're looking at a 6'11" 280 beast of a man. Highly skilled, good passer, great footwork. He can learn to play defense.

Towns' ceiling might be higher, but what are the chances he maxes out his potential? 20%? Maybe 30%?

a lot and would not be upset at all if the Knicks were to get him. I just prefer Towns.

I really like what I've seen out of Wright the PG from Utah. Perfect size for the Triangle and appears to have a nice stroke along w/ strong D.

Tommy Beer ‏@TommyBeer 3m3 minutes ago
Chuck Barkley, on ESPN radio, w/ another shot @PhilJackson11: "I only know 4 principles of Triangle Offense: Michael, Scottie, Kobe & Shaq"

Getting a potential top star point guard instead of a big has benefits, including the fact that there are more quality bigs around in FA than PGs.

what winning basketball is all about and still fit in time to count all of his championship rings. Not to mention that awesome college team success he had. The guy should be a certified genius on the art of mediocre basketball...

In comment 12043108 manh george said:

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Getting a potential top star point guard instead of a big has benefits, including the fact that there are more quality bigs around in FA than PGs.

I'm sure the Knicks would take him 3rd if he were there but keep in mind a Phil Jackson championship team has never had/focused on the PG position. Plus a potential Melo/Monroe/Okafor trio could overwhelm teams.

Don't disagree on that about Okafor. I was thinking more on if we pick 2 or 3 and Okafor is off the table. I am also assuming that if the guard we add is as big and athletically talented as Mudiay, the triangle can be modified to fit him, rather than the other way around.

thing is the 2 best centers in the NBA might be Gasol/Cousins and Okafor seemingly has a similar skillset (I realize Dwight Howard belongs up there and is a freak athlete). Pistons are awful but how the hell did teams like Drummond fall to 9?

Explosive athlete on the wing who has developed a sweet jumper this year, a high flier who plays excellent defense and blocks a lot of shots for a 6'6" guy. Not sure he's going to leave this year, though.

The New York Knicks' rough start is going to cost Madison Square Garden shareholders a projected $6 million in profits.

The estimate was put forth Friday by Rich Tullo, director of research for Albert Fried & Company, which covers the MSG stock.

"As the Harlem Globetrotters are the only New York professional [basketball] team winning in Madison Square Garden this season, we cut our estimates to reflect light TV ratings," Tullo wrote.

Through last week, the New York Daily News reported that average viewers per game was down almost 20 percent as compared to a similar point in the season last year.

"Following more than 20 games highlighted by creative destruction, we think the sample set is large enough to determine lower estimates," Tullo wrote.

At 5-23, the Knicks have the second-worst winning percentage in the league (.179), ahead of only the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tullo said that Madison Square Garden is insulated somewhat from a bad season in that only 30 percent of revenues from the MSG Network come from advertising, while the rest is made up of affiliate fees that are locked in. Ticket revenues are also a somewhat steady business.

"Our view is New York in the winter is a basketball town," Tullo wrote. "Thus owing to great teams visiting the Knicks and sports tourists, we think the demand for 41 Knicks games and its 18,500 seats is somewhat inelastic in the short term."

Over the last three months, MSG stock is actually up more than 14 percent.

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all kidding aside he looks like a stud so far this season.

He would have played at UMD otherwise

funny part is everyone blasted Gary his last 5 years or so for not working hard enough or kissing enough AAU ass to land the best recruits and here he lands a 4 star guy who de-commits when he retires.

have acquired Corey Brewer. Don't know details yet.

apparently got Troy Daniels whom admittedly I've never even heard of.

guard from VCU who is quite turdish!

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 15s15 seconds ago

Houston's sending a 2015 second-round pick via Kings, and a future second, source says. That could be fluid if third-team found for Turiaf.
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Houston will send two future second round picks to Minnesota in the deal, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
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Yahoo Sources: The Minnesota Timberwolves trade forward Corey Brewer to the Houston Rockets. http://yhoo.it/1sH2oI5
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Minnesota sends Ronny Turiaf to Houston w/ Brewer, but Turiaf could be shuttled to third team, source says. Turiaf is injured, out for year.
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Houston will send Troy Daniels to Minnesota as part of the Brewer deal, sources tell Yahoo Sports.

would make the Knicks a 35 win team

SIGNING Gasol makes them maybe a 40-5 win team for about two years until age gets both Gasol and Melo and then they would be a 30-5 win team until those two contracts expired

nothing in this free agent class that is making the Knicks a contender, unless Irving and Love have career ending injuries and Lebron opts out of Clev.

That's 12.5 per game. In 22 NBA games, he's attempted 78 shots. 68 of them were 3s.
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In comment 12043147 DanMetroMan said:

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thing is the 2 best centers in the NBA might be Gasol/Cousins and Okafor seemingly has a similar skillset (I realize Dwight Howard belongs up there and is a freak athlete). Pistons are awful but how the hell did teams like Drummond fall to 9?

Yeah, and how does Detroit have only five wins with both Monroe and Drummond? They should have more wins than that with me and Headhunter in the backcourt and Dan at SF.

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That's 12.5 per game. In 22 NBA games, he's attempted 78 shots. 68 of them were 3s. Link - ( New Window )

So my comment about him being turdish is right on!

Think he has been great for this team. He makes shots and has leadership qualities. He just doesn't have anything to work with.

In comment 12042854 EricNY33 said:

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I prefer Karl Towns over Okafor. I do like Okafor, but I think Towns is a better overall talent.

I haven't liked anything I've seen from Towns so far. His basketball skill kind of sucks.

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 3m3 minutes ago

Sources: Three-way Corey Brewer deal taking shape: Ronny Turiaf to 76ers with a second-round pick. Sixers send Alexey Shved to Rockets.

I think Calderon is only getting worse as he ages. He's horribly defensively. I like his offensive game and he's a smart player, but for his salary, I'd rather take a run at a younger guy like Dragic.

Draymond Green 10-12 million a year

And then hold their resources for 2016 and go all in for that FA class. Notably durant or the brow.

Am I the last person to notice Shabazz Muhammad is becoming a star?

and Dieng for Burke looks like a massive steal for the Wolves