Jackson criticized Anthony for being a ball stopper in an interview with CBS Sports Network Tuesday. The timing was curious since the Knicks had won four in a row before last night’s loss to Cleveland, and Anthony had been playing well.
“I don’t even know what was said to be honest with you,” Anthony said. “I just don’t even want to talk about that, what he’s talking about exactly. I want to stay away from that at this point. My focus is my teammates and winning. We’ve been playing great basketball and that’s the only thing I’m focused on.
“Whatever Phil said he said it. I have nothing to say about that.”
When Anthony was first asked about it, he uncharacteristically abruptly ended the interview.
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Not only are you good at making up bullshit, you can also correct my typos? Amazing!
That being said, it's just funny when someone is calling someone else stupid and then makes a mistake with their English. That's all.
That being said, it's just funny when someone is calling someone else stupid and then makes a mistake with their English. That's all.
even with his crappy play this season he's still a potential asset. If you feel otherwise than that's an indictment of Phil and his ability to draft. Regardless, I never called him a stud. As for making up stuff, tell us more about how Jennings turned down all of these offers for more money to come to MSG? I'm sure if you think real hard to you can come up with something!
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Porzingis will be like 25. It's not like we are ruining his peak.
so instead of stocking up on lottery picks during that time and looking to add quality young players we'll be in 40-45 win no-mans land with a bunch of old guys? Success!
Oh for fucks sake here we go again..... how on earth were the Knicks going to stock up on lottery picks?????
Phil inherited a barren nba team. Worse he inherited a team littered with hin priced dead weight and had to close to two years before he could even use one draft pick and cap space. Then he had to wait another year with no pick. You choose to ignore this.
"Stock on lottery picks" --- sounds so easy but the Knicks literally had no assets no cap room and no players. lol you're nuts.
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Porzingis will be like 25. It's not like we are ruining his peak.
so instead of stocking up on lottery picks during that time and looking to add quality young players we'll be in 40-45 win no-mans land with a bunch of old guys? Success!
Oh for fucks sake here we go again..... how on earth were the Knicks going to stock up on lottery picks?????
Phil inherited a barren nba team. Worse he inherited a team littered with hin priced dead weight and had to close to two years before he could even use one draft pick and cap space. Then he had to wait another year with no pick. You choose to ignore this.
"Stock on lottery picks" --- sounds so easy but the Knicks literally had no assets no cap room and no players. lol you're nuts.
another thing is, who are these old guys?
melo is 32, lee 31 and noah 31 after that everyone else is under 28, so how do they have a bunch of old guys?
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Porzingis will be like 25. It's not like we are ruining his peak.
so instead of stocking up on lottery picks during that time and looking to add quality young players we'll be in 40-45 win no-mans land with a bunch of old guys? Success!
Oh for fucks sake here we go again..... how on earth were the Knicks going to stock up on lottery picks?????
Phil inherited a barren nba team. Worse he inherited a team littered with hin priced dead weight and had to close to two years before he could even use one draft pick and cap space. Then he had to wait another year with no pick. You choose to ignore this.
"Stock on lottery picks" --- sounds so easy but the Knicks literally had no assets no cap room and no players. lol you're nuts.
hey, it's clueless fanboy #2! Ever hear of renting out cap space for draft picks? Other teams do this all the time. It's sort of an accepted strategy. If you'd follow the league at all you'd know this. Ever hear of trying to extra max value for players instead of giving them away for crap and second rounders (like he did with Chandler, JR, Shump)? That's a thing other teams do as well! And while Phil has made some nice signings once he had cap space (Lopez, O'Quinn, Lee), his biggest signing so far has been a fucking disaster. The Noah deal is like years 3-5 of the Amare deal, only we got there already in December of year 1! Amazing!
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Porzingis will be like 25. It's not like we are ruining his peak.
so instead of stocking up on lottery picks during that time and looking to add quality young players we'll be in 40-45 win no-mans land with a bunch of old guys? Success!
Oh for fucks sake here we go again..... how on earth were the Knicks going to stock up on lottery picks?????
Phil inherited a barren nba team. Worse he inherited a team littered with hin priced dead weight and had to close to two years before he could even use one draft pick and cap space. Then he had to wait another year with no pick. You choose to ignore this.
"Stock on lottery picks" --- sounds so easy but the Knicks literally had no assets no cap room and no players. lol you're nuts.
another thing is, who are these old guys?
melo is 32, lee 31 and noah 31 after that everyone else is under 28, so how do they have a bunch of old guys?
4/5 of the starting lineup is on the wrong side of 30. In the NBA, that's not ideal. And Rose/Noah have the bodies of guys 5-10 years older. Regardless, if you're saying this team is primarily made up of guys in their prime, you'd think we'd have a better team than what these guys have shown so far. Also, there's only two players on the roster worth talking about who are under 25. This is after nearly years on the job and 6 total draft picks.
Holiday might end up being more valuable than Lopez!
Rose is going to be discussed as comeback player of the year and the Knicks should finish in the top 3-6 seeds and be a fun playoff team. Poor Enzo, this is going to suck for him
did you research his injury history like you researched Jennings' free agency?
Holiday might end up being more valuable than Lopez!
Rose is going to be discussed as comeback player of the year and the Knicks should finish in the top 3-6 seeds and be a fun playoff team. Poor Enzo, this is going to suck for him
Holliday is a free agent this summer while Lopez is signed for 2 more years after this one. Hard to be valuable when you're probably not even going to be on the team.
If you "don't know what that means" I guess you're losing track of your own bullshit.
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you guys love Gobert. But better than Whiteside, Howard, and Horford? No way.
Why do you think the Jazz have been so good this season? Hayward, Favors and Hill all have missed weeks of games so far this season. They are one of the top defensive teams in the league. Is that because of Boris Diaw and rodney hood???
On the flip side why do you think Boston has been underperforming? Their defense is atrocious. Just look at any time they play a physically gifted center. Horford struggles with keeping bigs under control. He's a subpar rebounder for a center and not a rim protector.
Atlantas defense sucks. Howard is pretty good but he's not nearly the rim protector he used to be.
Whiteside is also good but not a defensive force. He blocks a lot of shots but he misses rotations continuously thus why the heat also blow on defense.
Not for nothing, but if you're gonna talk about defenses, at least know that Atlanta is better than Utah in terms of defensive efficiency (they're actually #2 in the league) and both Miami and Boston are middle of the road, at #14 and #16.
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
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you guys love Gobert. But better than Whiteside, Howard, and Horford? No way.
Why do you think the Jazz have been so good this season? Hayward, Favors and Hill all have missed weeks of games so far this season. They are one of the top defensive teams in the league. Is that because of Boris Diaw and rodney hood???
On the flip side why do you think Boston has been underperforming? Their defense is atrocious. Just look at any time they play a physically gifted center. Horford struggles with keeping bigs under control. He's a subpar rebounder for a center and not a rim protector.
Atlantas defense sucks. Howard is pretty good but he's not nearly the rim protector he used to be.
Whiteside is also good but not a defensive force. He blocks a lot of shots but he misses rotations continuously thus why the heat also blow on defense.
Not for nothing, but if you're gonna talk about defenses, at least know that Atlanta is better than Utah in terms of defensive efficiency (they're actually #2 in the league) and both Miami and Boston are middle of the road, at #14 and #16.
Yup you are right, my mistake. I think D12 is a fantastic player (As many on here know that I think so haha). I just think Gobert has a bigger impact. Atlanta does have quality defenders in milsap and sefalosha. Schroeder and bazemore are pretty decent in their own right.
On the other hand, Utah had been banged up. Hill and Favors are good defenders but they've missed tons of time. Who else is there? Hood? Diaw? Lyles? Gobert is bolstering up a top defense that's missed plenty of starters and has a bunch of lackluster defenders in their place. Howard and Gobert are pretty similar players but Gobert is 7 years his younger.
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
what kind of offer do you think he is going to get...
so let me get this straight, if phil pays him to much yu are going to mad and if the knicks let him go you are going to say he lost an asset, basically either way you are going to rip the knicks...
great way to be a fan
same thing with the giants, 8-4 win 6 in a row, oh they are not winning convincing enough, seriously?
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
what kind of offer do you think he is going to get...
so let me get this straight, if phil pays him to much yu are going to mad and if the knicks let him go you are going to say he lost an asset, basically either way you are going to rip the knicks...
great way to be a fan
you just summed up the problem with acquiring guys like Holliday - you have no control going forward. If they play well, you have to reach into your pocket. Same thing happened with Lance (they had to pay up to keep him) and Galloway (they lost him to a relatively small deal). When people argue for getting guys via the draft, it's not just about tanking for young players. It's also about maintaining control of your assets at cheap prices over an extended period of time - which then allows you more room to fill in the rest of your roster.
same thing with the giants, 8-4 win 6 in a row, oh they are not winning convincing enough, seriously?
Just speaking for myself... Noah has been SO bad that it's hard to ignore. I mean at the foul line he almost looks like he's not sure if he's righty or lefty. I know his form has always been weird but good lord. I love watching the Knicks but I've gotten to the point I hate seeing him on the floor and he actively bothers me (and again I used to be a big fan). I'm not a huge Thomas fan either but he has played better.
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
Ummmm, what? Full early bird for Holiday would be around $5.4M annually. You think that's too much for a good rotation piece? And that's without mentioning that his cap hold would only be around $1.4M. Worrying about Holiday's cost this coming FA period is like worrying that it's gonna rain because a small cloud obscured the sun on an otherwise clear day.
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same thing with the giants, 8-4 win 6 in a row, oh they are not winning convincing enough, seriously?
well now that you mentioned it, the Knicks rank 27th in defense and they've allowed the most second chance points in the league. Is that a recipe for success?
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watch their team and they are playing well and look at every negative thing rather than just enjoying the moment..
same thing with the giants, 8-4 win 6 in a row, oh they are not winning convincing enough, seriously?
Just speaking for myself... Noah has been SO bad that it's hard to ignore. I mean at the foul line he almost looks like he's not sure if he's righty or lefty. I know his form has always been weird but good lord. I love watching the Knicks but I've gotten to the point I hate seeing him on the floor and he actively bothers me (and again I used to be a big fan). I'm not a huge Thomas fan either but he has played better.
dan i was not referring to you because i know in the end of noah plays well and the knicks win you are not going to come on here and say how the team is going nowhere, you are happy with the win...
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watch their team and they are playing well and look at every negative thing rather than just enjoying the moment..
same thing with the giants, 8-4 win 6 in a row, oh they are not winning convincing enough, seriously?
well now that you mentioned it, the Knicks rank 27th in defense and they've allowed the most second chance points in the league. Is that a recipe for success?
my point exactly
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
Ummmm, what? Full early bird for Holiday would be around $5.4M annually. You think that's too much for a good rotation piece? And that's without mentioning that his cap hold would only be around $1.4M. Worrying about Holiday's cost this coming FA period is like worrying that it's gonna rain because a small cloud obscured the sun on an otherwise clear day.
And I don't think you know the difference between Bird Rights and Early Bird Rights. Either that, or you're confusing the two.
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watch their team and they are playing well and look at every negative thing rather than just enjoying the moment..
same thing with the giants, 8-4 win 6 in a row, oh they are not winning convincing enough, seriously?
Just speaking for myself... Noah has been SO bad that it's hard to ignore. I mean at the foul line he almost looks like he's not sure if he's righty or lefty. I know his form has always been weird but good lord. I love watching the Knicks but I've gotten to the point I hate seeing him on the floor and he actively bothers me (and again I used to be a big fan). I'm not a huge Thomas fan either but he has played better.
He should shoot underhand. I know it's ugly, but it can't be as ugly as his normal "shot".
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
Ummmm, what? Full early bird for Holiday would be around $5.4M annually. You think that's too much for a good rotation piece? And that's without mentioning that his cap hold would only be around $1.4M. Worrying about Holiday's cost this coming FA period is like worrying that it's gonna rain because a small cloud obscured the sun on an otherwise clear day.
league average salary for current season is likely going to be higher than that based on cap spike.
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watch their team and they are playing well and look at every negative thing rather than just enjoying the moment..
same thing with the giants, 8-4 win 6 in a row, oh they are not winning convincing enough, seriously?
well now that you mentioned it, the Knicks rank 27th in defense and they've allowed the most second chance points in the league. Is that a recipe for success?
my point exactly
must be nice to stick your head in the sand and think everything is going swell.
if he wasn't so useless when it comes to rebounding he would be much more tolerable.
Morey gets too much press for a guy who has put together one conference finals team in a decade. He's done a good job, but good god does he get great press.
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Morey gets too much press for a guy who has put together one conference finals team in a decade. He's done a good job, but good god does he get great press.
I just found it to be a fascinating read vs. really caring about Morey.
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
Ummmm, what? Full early bird for Holiday would be around $5.4M annually. You think that's too much for a good rotation piece? And that's without mentioning that his cap hold would only be around $1.4M. Worrying about Holiday's cost this coming FA period is like worrying that it's gonna rain because a small cloud obscured the sun on an otherwise clear day.
league average salary for current season is likely going to be higher than that based on cap spike.
The league average salary for this year is $5.2M. It's not the projected cap, it's the average of this year's contracts. The number can be calculated right now.
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will say this about Lance Thomas, his entire game looks like a player with limited physical gifts who worked really, really hard to be a solid NBA player, so for that he deserves props.
if he wasn't so useless when it comes to rebounding he would be much more tolerable.
Agreed. As I said I'm admittedly not a big fan of his. Just strikes me as a guy who turned himself into an NBA player.
I'll even get it with Grants name on the back!
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
Ummmm, what? Full early bird for Holiday would be around $5.4M annually. You think that's too much for a good rotation piece? And that's without mentioning that his cap hold would only be around $1.4M. Worrying about Holiday's cost this coming FA period is like worrying that it's gonna rain because a small cloud obscured the sun on an otherwise clear day.
league average salary for current season is likely going to be higher than that based on cap spike.
The league average salary for this year is $5.2M. It's not the projected cap, it's the average of this year's contracts. The number can be calculated right now.
per the FAQ, league average salary for last season was $5.9 m. With huge contracts signed for this season, average for this season is sure to be higher. Plus, they don't even know the exact number until after the moratorium.
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fact is you have no idea which way is best and you have no idea what the future holds and you wont admit that an just stick to the narrative that they are doing it wrong...
neither do I. But I also have little tolerance for crap like "Phil has done an amazing job" and "we have so much cap space!". And yeah, I've been a fan of several of Phil's moves (Lee, Lopez, O'Quinn) and I've said as much several times.
fact is you have no idea which way is best and you have no idea what the future holds and you wont admit that an just stick to the narrative that they are doing it wrong...
I have some idea of what the future holds for the back end of the Noah deal. I can project what is likely based on experience and precedent. It is silly to pretend otherwise.
Im not down on JH. He is fine. I would like to see how he develops this season. I could change my tune after 60 games.
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is because the knicks are not building the team the way you want them to build the team for the future..
fact is you have no idea which way is best and you have no idea what the future holds and you wont admit that an just stick to the narrative that they are doing it wrong...
I have some idea of what the future holds for the back end of the Noah deal. I can project what is likely based on experience and precedent. It is silly to pretend otherwise.
but we really dont know, the new cba could have an amnesty and they cut him...
maybe science comes out with youth potion ☺
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they can easily bring him back
you comfortable going full early bird for him at this point?
Ummmm, what? Full early bird for Holiday would be around $5.4M annually. You think that's too much for a good rotation piece? And that's without mentioning that his cap hold would only be around $1.4M. Worrying about Holiday's cost this coming FA period is like worrying that it's gonna rain because a small cloud obscured the sun on an otherwise clear day.
league average salary for current season is likely going to be higher than that based on cap spike.
The league average salary for this year is $5.2M. It's not the projected cap, it's the average of this year's contracts. The number can be calculated right now.
per the FAQ, league average salary for last season was $5.9 m. With huge contracts signed for this season, average for this season is sure to be higher. Plus, they don't even know the exact number until after the moratorium. Link - ( New Window )
Fair enough. I was going by the bball-ref estimate of 2016-17 avg. salaries, which was calculated at $5.28M.
You've been bashing every move since the day phil took over before anyone said he's been great, don't pretend you are just fighting the good fight.
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is because the knicks are not building the team the way you want them to build the team for the future..
fact is you have no idea which way is best and you have no idea what the future holds and you wont admit that an just stick to the narrative that they are doing it wrong...
I have some idea of what the future holds for the back end of the Noah deal. I can project what is likely based on experience and precedent. It is silly to pretend otherwise.
but we really dont know, the new cba could have an amnesty and they cut him...
maybe science comes out with youth potion ☺
Last I read, amnesty is unlikely.
Dumb teams roll the dice on injured players over the age of 30. Yes, everything could work out. It is not likely.