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Only thing I like about Knox so far is he seems like an above average 3pt shooter in the making.
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Yeah Fiz def not concerned with winning. 3rd or 4th time I recall him icing the hot hand. My ******** detector was beeping crazy until I read that tweet. He popped a lot of rhetoric but those words match his actions. Makes sense now..
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Seems to be the only thing he does well
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#TradeKnox? 
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I kinda felt like Fiz was doing that from the jump.
His rotations seemed more about trying to work on certain players than win games. Some will hate it, some will love it. Personally I'm just glad that he's effectively leading the tank.
We can't afford to strike out on this draft.
His rotations seemed more about trying to work on certain players than win games. Some will hate it, some will love it. Personally I'm just glad that he's effectively leading the tank.
We can't afford to strike out on this draft.
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I’m ready for draft talk.
Duke big 3 aside who else y’all got?
Duke big 3 aside who else y’all got?
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Nassir Little,Quentin Grimes, Naz Reid all good with me too
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I'm not mad at it, but it wasn't matching what he said in his press conferences in terms of competitiveness. I'm all for giving the young guys the minutes but if one gets hot you live with it. I feel like we got at least 2 more months of games before takes stop being so hot
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The time will come where we won’t have to talk about the draft so early
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What the **** is wrong with Fultz?
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Couple of thoughts about the Knicks at this point of time..
1. Maximize the Knicks salary cap by:
(a) Letting Enes Kanter go after this season. His 4 year contract is up at the end of this season and he is a defensive liability (similar to Melo). Need a center that can actually play 2 ways. Mitchell looks promising so far. He's raw and I think he has potential to be a superstar. (almost 20 million frees up if Enes is gone)
(b) Trade Courtney Lee this year. Hopefully there is a team that needs his talent. He obviously is not part of the development so it would be wise to trade him and free up some salary cap. Perhaps some draft picks would be nice to take if no players are offered for trade. (almost 12-13 million frees up if traded)
(c) Trade Ron Baker if possible. He hasn't shown as much efficacy as a PG/SG compared to the other 5 guards. (almost 5 million frees up if traded)
(d) Perhaps trading Lance Thomas is also a good idea as he is not part of the developing process. However, I don't mind keeping him as he appears to be a good veteran player that has a team friendly personality. He is a good 2 way player that can teach the current young forwards many things. (if he's traded, then a little over 7 million is freed up)
2. Assuming at least the top 2 points are accomplished (letting Kanter and Lee go), the Knicks will have 30 million in free cap space. This would allow the Knicks to sign a max contract player. We can only dream but KD or Kawhi would be a nice addition to play alongside KP.
3. Pleasant surprises:
(a) Tim Hardaway Jr - Initially a shocker when he got the 72 million/4 year contract, he is now showing that he is worth that amount. In fact, I feel that he is comparable to players that are getting paid more than 18 mill/year. His stats avg so far this year are - 23.4 ppg, 42% FG, 35% 3PFG, 2.8 apg. His defensive ability is getting better too. Hopefully, he continues to play at this level or better.
(b) Mudiay - At the beginning of the season, his utility was low as both a scorer and contributor. Since coming back from the injury, he has been performing a lot better and overtaking the starting position over Ntilikina. Scoring better, making plays and defending. It's only been a few games since he's came back, but I sure would love to see him continue playing at this skill level.
(c) Trier - The undrafted rookie that is performing like a veteran, unafraid to take shots. Definitely a steal for the Knicks.
(d) Mitchell Robinson - As mentioned above, he has appeared very promising on both ends of the floor. He actually plays defense unlike Kanter and is looking more impressive than the first round pick, Knox, so far. Hopefully, Knox shows up soon as well.
4. Road to Zion? The Knicks currently have the 4th worst record in the league, not too far away from the worst. If they continue losing games and end up with a possible first pick in the NBA draft (nostalgic to the Ewing draft year), then having Zion play alongside KP and a possible Durant/Kawhi would be a dream for many Knicks fan. At the least, it should bring the Knicks back to the playoff race.
Overall, though it may hurt seeing the Knicks play this year, I think the future is looking bright. We can only hope Peery/Mills make the right decisions unlike the past decisions made by Phil, Thomas and Dolan.
1. Maximize the Knicks salary cap by:
(a) Letting Enes Kanter go after this season. His 4 year contract is up at the end of this season and he is a defensive liability (similar to Melo). Need a center that can actually play 2 ways. Mitchell looks promising so far. He's raw and I think he has potential to be a superstar. (almost 20 million frees up if Enes is gone)
(b) Trade Courtney Lee this year. Hopefully there is a team that needs his talent. He obviously is not part of the development so it would be wise to trade him and free up some salary cap. Perhaps some draft picks would be nice to take if no players are offered for trade. (almost 12-13 million frees up if traded)
(c) Trade Ron Baker if possible. He hasn't shown as much efficacy as a PG/SG compared to the other 5 guards. (almost 5 million frees up if traded)
(d) Perhaps trading Lance Thomas is also a good idea as he is not part of the developing process. However, I don't mind keeping him as he appears to be a good veteran player that has a team friendly personality. He is a good 2 way player that can teach the current young forwards many things. (if he's traded, then a little over 7 million is freed up)
2. Assuming at least the top 2 points are accomplished (letting Kanter and Lee go), the Knicks will have 30 million in free cap space. This would allow the Knicks to sign a max contract player. We can only dream but KD or Kawhi would be a nice addition to play alongside KP.
3. Pleasant surprises:
(a) Tim Hardaway Jr - Initially a shocker when he got the 72 million/4 year contract, he is now showing that he is worth that amount. In fact, I feel that he is comparable to players that are getting paid more than 18 mill/year. His stats avg so far this year are - 23.4 ppg, 42% FG, 35% 3PFG, 2.8 apg. His defensive ability is getting better too. Hopefully, he continues to play at this level or better.
(b) Mudiay - At the beginning of the season, his utility was low as both a scorer and contributor. Since coming back from the injury, he has been performing a lot better and overtaking the starting position over Ntilikina. Scoring better, making plays and defending. It's only been a few games since he's came back, but I sure would love to see him continue playing at this skill level.
(c) Trier - The undrafted rookie that is performing like a veteran, unafraid to take shots. Definitely a steal for the Knicks.
(d) Mitchell Robinson - As mentioned above, he has appeared very promising on both ends of the floor. He actually plays defense unlike Kanter and is looking more impressive than the first round pick, Knox, so far. Hopefully, Knox shows up soon as well.
4. Road to Zion? The Knicks currently have the 4th worst record in the league, not too far away from the worst. If they continue losing games and end up with a possible first pick in the NBA draft (nostalgic to the Ewing draft year), then having Zion play alongside KP and a possible Durant/Kawhi would be a dream for many Knicks fan. At the least, it should bring the Knicks back to the playoff race.
Overall, though it may hurt seeing the Knicks play this year, I think the future is looking bright. We can only hope Peery/Mills make the right decisions unlike the past decisions made by Phil, Thomas and Dolan.
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#TradeKnox?
I could see this catching on. Not too many positives so far, but I'm keeping my hopes up. Players like Hayward and Paul George had similar starts to their careers. So far Knox seems too slow and too weak, atleast he's offensively aggressive though. Dont care that misses all his floaters and pull ups yet.
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Knox game is cool but dude drives like he’s never played basketball a day in his life before
Dudes also never heard of a pass
His defense is decent enough though and that stroke is smooth
Dudes also never heard of a pass
His defense is decent enough though and that stroke is smooth
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I'll be fair and give him time as well but I cant say I love his game (yeah I know hes still developing what that is) or what he's shown so far.#TradeKnox?
So he got a year. Same as Frank got.
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"He's only 19!"
Keep the same energy
Keep the same energy
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Y’all tryna trade rookies? 
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And fire the coach 16 games in
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Everyone wants a 'real rebuild' until we're getting our *** kicked 3 times a week
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Knox was ROY in summer league, life comes at you fast after you pass 18
