"The root of the Rondo-Carlisle crisis is a simmering disagreement about whether the Mavs were best off with the genius former Coach of the Year or brilliant four-time All-Star point guard calling the majority of the plays.
Rondo, a nine-year veteran with one of the highest basketball IQs in the league, believes that's a big part of his job as a point guard. Carlisle, one of the NBA's best offensive minds, doesn't want to hand the keys of his sports car over to a guy he just met.
It's similar to the friction between Carlisle and future Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd during their first season together, except they never had "SportsCenter"-leading shouting matches. Carlisle ceded control to Kidd in midseason, and that duo played prominent roles in the Mavs' title run a few years later.
Could history repeat itself? Don't hold your breath. The reality is Rondo's run with the Mavs is extremely unlikely to extend past this season. "
I wanted Rondo BADLY in the draft and I'm still a fan but I'm very concerned with his fit in the triangle and even more important.. he's ALWAYS hurt. Find it hard to believe that improves in his age 30-34 seasons. Rajon Rondo has played 68, 53, 38, 30 and 47 games (so far) the past 5 seasons
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The rumor right after the trade was made was that Cuban forced the Rondo move against Carlisle's wishes. Dallas' offense was #1 in the league at the time of the trade, they've been borderline Top 10 with Rondo.
Still, I love Rondo. Absent the Triangle and Jax's system, I'd be in. He'd have been a good fit for Mike Woodson's lack of giving a shit about offense.
It's really too bad Tri-State basketball is dead this year an so many of you gave up on the NBA this year. Because the West is historic.
I bet he doesnt get the max, but he will get a lot closer to it then i would be willing to offer.
It's really too bad Tri-State basketball is dead this year an so many of you gave up on the NBA this year. Because the West is historic.
Higher seeded teams should start tanking. No one wants part of the best team in basketball..... the OKC Thunder. Westbrook, realistically, should be the MVP of the league. They will have Durant back. Ibaka has raised his game. Kanter is a legimate center they never had. Waiters provides scoring. Roberson the defense. And Augustin/Singler are very solid role players.
OKC/Cleveland final.
He's definitely Player of the Month for February though, hands down.
He's definitely Player of the Month for February though, hands down.
The only reason that's the case was because he missed time early on, but he has been the best player in the NBA this year.
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Watching Cousins and ZBo get in each other's faces last night was so exciting. Both of those guys are for real and were on the verge of going at it.
Cousins would be a great fit in the triangle also
If you are building your team based on who is a "leader" it's going to be quite a long wait. Is Westbrook a leader? is Harden? How many "leaders" are there? Cousins is a stud player, young and would instantly give Melo a legit star to work with.
FWIW, Harden has become a fantastic leader.
Melo - 22.9
Cousins - 14.7
Early - .9
That would be all you had under contract. There would be some Team options but if you declinded them all and took cap holds you would be at like 43 mill. So if the cap is around 69 you would have like 26 mill or so left to spend.
Melo 22.8
Cousins 14.7
Early 845,000
= 38 million
9 cap holds= 4.5 million
42.5 million
They would still have around 21 million to spend
FWIW, Harden has become a fantastic leader.
I wasn't calling out Harden by the way. Just saying the list of guys we "know" are leaders is quite short. Cousins DOES need to be babied but he was also very close with Mike Malone so it's not as if he can never be controlled.
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If the Knicks traded say #1 overall and Hardaway for Cousins, and then somehow dumped Calderon, cap wise what else could they afford?
Melo 22.8
Cousins 14.7
Early 845,000
= 38 million
9 cap holds= 4.5 million
42.5 million
They would still have around 21 million to spend
Damn, that's pretty bonerific stuff right there lol That's "Phil is a genius" type potential off-season, from worse to first caliber stuff.
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The expected cap for this upcoming season is supposed to be around 63/64 million dollars. We are on the hook for 32 million with Calderon. If we were to swing a trade for Cousins that would be 32 million plus 15 = 47 Million against the cap with around 16 mil left to fill out the roster. If Hardaway was added in the trade that clears up another 1.5 or so million. If we were to unload Calderon, best case we could be looking at 24-25 million in cap space but with a roster of just Melo, Cousins, Acy, Early, Galloway I think.
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If the Knicks traded say #1 overall and Hardaway for Cousins, and then somehow dumped Calderon, cap wise what else could they afford?
Melo 22.8
Cousins 14.7
Early 845,000
= 38 million
9 cap holds= 4.5 million
42.5 million
They would still have around 21 million to spend
Damn, that's pretty bonerific stuff right there lol That's "Phil is a genius" type potential off-season, from worse to first caliber stuff.
Thats based off of 63 million salary cap...like Italian said if it is 68 or 69 million Knicks could ahve 26 million with Cousins and Melo as your centerpieces to go out and recruit...
You would need a PG SG and PF so how far does that 26 million get you?
You are more than likely correct but at least the pick gives the Knicks a shot at such "dreams" as does the player they pick. Durant suddenly says "Fuck OKC, I'm out of here" #1 or #2 pick (or say Okafor) has to at least get the Knicks in the door.
Maybe Blake Griffin? But I think I'd take Boogie because of his size.
In fairness, Rome wasn't built in a day so if our 2015-2016 PG situation wasn't "great" it would still be a fun team and a nice core.