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NFT: Knicks Rewind from last offseason

GMEN46 : 5/9/2018 10:21 pm
After watching this playoffs would we still pass on Jaylen Brown and the 1st rd pick which ended up being Tatum for Porzingis? These guys both look like future all stars. Factoring in how injury prone Zinger is even besides the ACL will he be that dominant in his prime that he is better than 2 young future all stars? Not saying I would def but curious what people think if that deal was truly on the table as reported.
People are nuts to think  
djm : 5/9/2018 10:30 pm : link
That KP is what he is or that he’s injury prone. Before the knee he was missing 10-15 games or so a year. That’s hardly injury prone especially for a young player coming along.

The Boston kids are very good but no, I wouldn’t give up a potential hof in KP talent for them. Don’t forget Boston is as cozy and inviting as any place in the nba. I could probably flourish there in a limited role. Ok no, but you get my point.

Look at what guys like Davis we’re doing over their first 2-3 seasons. KP will be fine. His knee will heal and he will beast by 2019 at the latest.
No guarantee the Knicks pick Tatum with the pick  
Jim in Fairfax : 5/9/2018 10:36 pm : link
Probably a good chance they pick De’Aaron Fox.
By the way  
GMEN46 : 5/9/2018 10:53 pm : link
I have never seen a coach so outmatched as Brett Brown in this series. He lost all 4 games for Phili. It may go down as the worst coaching performance in NBA playoffs history. The guy never calls time outs when he should. It’s crazy.
Sound basketball decisions  
ghost718 : 5/9/2018 11:12 pm : link
That's our speciality
RE: By the way  
giantsfan44ab : 5/9/2018 11:47 pm : link
In comment 13959843 GMEN46 said:
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I have never seen a coach so outmatched as Brett Brown in this series. He lost all 4 games for Phili. It may go down as the worst coaching performance in NBA playoffs history. The guy never calls time outs when he should. It’s crazy.


Embiid playing with his vision severely hampered lost them this series. Mixed in with a few bad outings by a rookie.
There’s no way of telling what was on the table  
giantsfan44ab : 5/9/2018 11:50 pm : link
And who the Knicks would’ve picked. So is the question would you rather have Porzingis or Brown + Tatum?

It’s a tough one and there’s no right answer. Nor is it completely fair. I take KP over either one individually no question. I think KP can become a #1 option. Brown and Tatum look more like 2/3 options but it’s too early. The ACL injury I don’t view as anything with long term impacts.
Tatum and Brown in a heartbeat  
Vanzetti : 5/10/2018 3:08 am : link
KP has great skills but he is too tall and skinny to bang, which is why he is so injury prone.

Sadly, I really doubt he ever lives up to his skill set.

But of course this is an exercise in fantasy since nobody really knows what was offered.
RE: Sound basketball decisions  
djm : 5/10/2018 10:32 am : link
In comment 13959882 ghost718 said:
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That's our speciality


Lately the Knicks have been fine save for the Noah move.

The Knicks weren’t going to be rebuilt over night. People forget when phil came in the Knicks had NOTHING to rebuild with save for two potential lotto picks in three seasons and some cap room. They used the two picks on KP and frank. I’d call that a positive step. They used the cap space on some filler guys like lee, koq and Noah and hardaway. 2 mehs, one horrible and one ok signing. Nothing disastrous. Noah is out of here in two years. Wish we could take that move back but it is what it is, two more years isn’t five more years. Phil was a mess but we survived his tenure.

Burke was a nice move. Maybe it’s a great move let’s see how he progresses.

At some point sooner than later the Knicks need to hit a HR in one of these drafts but if they hit a double this year, say they miss out on Randle and no big fa this summer, let KP sit out most of year, win 25 games in 2018-19 and hit another double in the next draft... that Knicks team wouldn’t be bad off at all. With a little luck it could be something special.

The next two years will tell a lot. They have big piece in place with KP and I think frank is gong to be a player here. He can finish and play defense.
RE: Tatum and Brown in a heartbeat  
djm : 5/10/2018 10:34 am : link
In comment 13959958 Vanzetti said:
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KP has great skills but he is too tall and skinny to bang, which is why he is so injury prone.

Sadly, I really doubt he ever lives up to his skill set.

But of course this is an exercise in fantasy since nobody really knows what was offered.


So he tore his acl because he’s too skinny? He landed awkwardly on the freak’s shove.

Can we let KP reach his early to mid 20s before we run him out of town?

He’s going to be a top 5 player. I’ll be here to remind everyone that doubts this when he’s heading to multiple all star games.
KP was one of the best players in the nba  
djm : 5/10/2018 10:38 am : link
Over the first 4-6 weeks or so of this last season. He would have finished the season as a 20-7-3 guy in his 3rd season, barely old enough to drink!!!

Three years ago when he was drafted all I heard was KP is 3 years away from being a viable nba player. I heard that right here. He was more than viable in year one. Downright special for long stretches of year 3.

Can we let this kid develop a little more with perhaps some fucking legit talent around him?
very few, if any,  
Enzo : 5/10/2018 10:42 am : link
details leaked on what was discussed regarding KP to Boston. That said, the idea of Phil negotiating with Ainge is terrifying. We are probably better off that it didn't happen.
Plus  
giantsfan44ab : 5/10/2018 11:08 am : link
look at all the players that came to or left Brad Stevens. Brown and Tatum are probably in absolute best case scenarios. Imagine KP having Horford and the best perimeter defenders in the NBA? We do that trade, KP probably escapes the freak injury and then maybe ends Lebron's playoff run.
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