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He can most definitely kick rocks... If he wants/gets more than the minimum.Bargnani can deff kick rocks
But if Andrea Bargnani, who has proven himself to be a good veteran scorer who thrives within the triangle offense, is willing to stay on board for the veteran minimum contract, yall would still want him gone?
Some of yall need to learn how to let things go. Forgive and forget. Sure acquiring Bargnani for a first round pick was an awful terrible move, but it wasnt Bargs' fault and it sure as hell wasnt Phil Jackson's fault.
On the other hand the Knicks need to build a bench. They are not going to have a lot of money, if any, to go after bench players from the outside in free agency, and while I 100% agree that the current makeup of the Knicks team would make a solid bench, they are mostly all very young and you need some veteran presences around, even if not for the leadership aspect just because they are a lot more reliable.
Bargnani is more than capable of contributing 15-25 minutes off the bench and providing a solid scoring punch on a team that needs to find scoring behind Melo, our lotto pick, and whatever 2-3 big time free agents we bring in.
If Bargnani is willing to stay on board for the minimum because he likes the system and he likes NY, that is him doing us a favor, not the other way around. You dont turn him away.
And you know what you dont even need to guarantee him a spot. You hand him the vets min imum and you let him prove himself capable of a roster spot in training camp/free agency just like any other player. If he comes out without a sense of urgency, plays lazy D, and isnt willing to put the kind of work in that some of the younger and more hungry players are, then you can cut his ***.
But if Bargnani takes the minimum and proves himself worthy of not only a roster spot but being a pretty valuable scoring threat off the bench, it would be downright ridiculous to not accept that,
I mean put personal pride and anger aside for 2 ******* seconds. This is a 0 risk potentially very high reward move. You can always cut a player making the vets minimum without thinking twice about it. You wouldnt even want to give Bargnani a chance to prove himself when it is no secret that we are going to have to get a little creative with our bench next season? Im glad some of yall arent in charge of the Knicks, you gotta be more open minded and rational.