2015 NY Knicks offseason thread, Los Almighty appreciation thread

Hope Phil finds a way to get another pick during this draft.

We could use as much young, cheap talent as possible.
 
8PM at MSG said:
Hope Phil finds a way to get another pick during this draft.

We could use as much young, cheap talent as possible.
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It sucks because like I said before I wouldnt mind at all taking back the Dubs pick at 30 and David Lee if we have excess cap space.

The obvious problem is that we cant do this because we dont know how free agency will play out and we are going to need all of the cap space we need heading into July 1st, making a draft day trade implausible for us.

Hopefully Lee isnt dealt on draft night and if we have excess cap space and they cant find a suitor for Lee, we could leverage this into a dog-day August deal and get their 2016 draft pick back. This is of course only if we have the cap space to make such a deal at that point in time.

If we do find some way to get a pick in the late teens or 20s, doubtful because we dont have much assets besides our pick and that would be too late in the draft to trade back to, I think RJ Hunter is going to be a steal and would be a good fit for us. Smart coaches son kind of kid with solid size for a 2 and a great jump shot. Reminds me a little bit of H20 in that regard. Obviously his jumper has a ways to go before he gets to that point, but IMO he has the potential to be a very good starting 2 in the league. I also think worries about his shooting % are overdrawn because the amount he shot the ball at Georgia State and the amount defenses keyed in on him. It wouldnt be like that at all in the NBA and the kid can definitely shoot.

Also think McCullough from Cuse could be a solid high risk/high reward in that area. Obviously would be a little bit tough to stomach considering that he might miss his entire rookie season, but he was getting some top 10 hype before the injury (as well as a slight dip in production from the college season's early weeks). But if we do get a pick in that area it would most likely be an extra, making taking that kind of risk more probable. Also a local kid from the BX... Which could be a good thing or bad :lol:

But overall, I find it very unlikely that the Knicks would pick in this area without trading the 4th pick, which wouldnt be smart.
 
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Was begging to see Cousins in NY the last two seasons. It won't happen.


One day away, might be done as a Knick fan as of tomorrow night. What a ****** ride it was but humorous.
 
It is truly astonishing that Billy King still has a job... And I ******* love it 
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goldenchild9 said:
Nets trying to trade Plumlee.

Wish there was a way we could get him.

He's gonna be a solid big for years to come.
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They want a lottery pick for him :lol:
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The Nets don't have a pick for 2 more years right? Watched Plumlee during the playoffs and seems to def be developing, wouldn't be mad at him anymore if he suited up in the blue and orange ...
 
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SquatchNT said:
tHe 718 tRuTh said:
goldenchild9 said:
Nets trying to trade Plumlee.

Wish there was a way we could get him.

He's gonna be a solid big for years to come.
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They want a lottery pick for him :lol:
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The Nets don't have a pick for 2 more years right? Watched Plumlee during the playoffs and seems to def be developing, wouldn't be mad at him anymore if he suited up in the blue and orange ...
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Would be VERY mad if we gave up a lottery pick for him however :lol:
 
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Air Pope said:
SquatchNT said:
tHe 718 tRuTh said:
goldenchild9 said:
Nets trying to trade Plumlee.

Wish there was a way we could get him.

He's gonna be a solid big for years to come.
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They want a lottery pick for him :lol:
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The Nets don't have a pick for 2 more years right? Watched Plumlee during the playoffs and seems to def be developing, wouldn't be mad at him anymore if he suited up in the blue and orange ...
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Would be VERY mad if we gave up a lottery pick for him however :lol:
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Wouldn't look at him twice if the 4 pick is involved.
 
Of course, DMC wants to play for the Knicks :nthat:


Phil Jackson, we are counting on you.
 
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Jackson doubted the Knicks will have enough assets to be in play for available All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins of Sacramento.

“I wouldn’t want to talk about that. I don’t think it’s fair to disclose that,” Jackson said. “Sacramento’s gone through changes. They changed their front office personnel. We’re aware of the situation. We understand the possibilities. We’re just going to see what falls out.

“We don’t know if we have enough stuff to even be in the talk, but we’re aware of what’s going on.”
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Fantasy over, if it wasn't already apparent before he said this.
 
With all this Zen talk and chess moves being made I don't belee a word coming out PJ mouth! LOL You gotta look at DMC imo if he's available...
 
It doesn't hurt to make an offer anyway.

If Kings owner said no, then move on and draft Mudiay. Simple.
 
SquatchNT said:
With all this Zen talk and chess moves being made I don't belee a word coming out PJ mouth! LOL You gotta look at DMC imo if he's available...
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Media reports something y'all don't want to hear and they don't know what they're talking about.

Phil says he's aware yet doesn't have enough to do anything...and we can't believe that either because it's Zen magic hocus pocus. 
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Alright then.
 
No. 4 pick, cap space, give Jackson tools to rebuild Knicks
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- Had Phil Jackson been discussing his six championships with Chicago, nobody would argue.

If he meant the five more he won coaching the Lakers, he'd have been correct.

But when he said Tuesday he did a "great job," he was referring to last season, his first as president of basketball operations for the New York Knicks.

That's a 17-65 season that was the worst in franchise history, for any Knicks fans who've been trying to forget.

It was bad enough to make anyone wonder if Jackson, whose 11 championships are the most of any NBA coach, was cut out for the job of executive.

Now he can prove he is.

With the No. 4 pick in the draft and another $25 million or so to spend in free agency, the Knicks are in position to be offseason winners.

To Jackson, that started with last season's losing.

"I did a great job last year shedding things, getting us in position where we have this flexibility," he said.

He was referring to trades that moved Tyson Chandler, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, which helped the bottom line but didn't yield enough in return and dragged the Knicks toward the bottom of the standings.

Jackson had arrived for his first front-office job saying he believed the Knicks could compete for a playoff spot. Instead, Jackson lost right from the start (preferred coaching candidate Steve Kerr instead took the Golden State job and won the title) to the finish (the Knicks were the only team to drop in the lottery, falling from No. 2 to fourth).

It was unusual and somewhat unprecedented failure for someone who never had a losing season as an NBA head coach and won two more titles as a player with the Knicks. Instead of resting on that success and enjoying a comfortable retirement across the country, he committed to rebuilding a team that hasn't won since he was part of the latter title winners in 1973.

Skeptics contend he's in the job for the money and won't be for long. He rarely travels to road games, mostly for health reasons and has said he leaves dealing with agents to general manager Steve Mills. He was even asked Tuesday what a team president does.

"Presides," he said. "That's it."

He's doing much more. Three months before he will turn 70 and after years of hip and knee problems, Jackson is working much harder than he did last spring, when the Knicks didn't have a first-round pick.

"Last year at this time I was at a wedding in Turkey," he said. "I did get back in time a couple of days before the draft, but this is the day I came back."

He has been in the gym attending draft workouts and traveled to Chicago to interview players at the draft combine, searching for what he identifies as needs that go beyond shooting and rebounding.

He might not find the franchise big man he'd like, but he won't stop searching for willing passers on the court and thoughtful teammates off it.

"We're looking for players that are both trainable physically and socially," he said.

And, Jackson knows, it would help if they were winners. Whatever he does in the draft - he revealed little Tuesday, beyond saying there was a "short percentage" the pick would be traded - not only starts the process of boosting the Knicks, but also how he's viewed.

A quick turnaround proves that Jackson can build, he just needed tools he didn't have in his first offseason. Further failure fuels the belief that he's out of touch, clinging too hard to old ideals and offenses, in over his head against the younger wheelers-and-dealers who fill modern NBA front offices.

"I do think that this team has to be competitive," Jackson said. "Have to be back in a competitive zone where we're out there competing every night for 48 minutes. That's something that we're attempting to do and then everything will work the way it's supposed to work."

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