1) A 3rd year Landry Fields. If he keeps improving, the other aspects to his game, like becoming a better scorer/shooter on a higher usage, he’ll probably be as good as Manu Ginobili.

2) A 5th year Gallo. Assuming we improves as well, he should be the 2nd scoring option we need in the future.

3) Amar’e and Nene/Tyson Chandler. This could be one of the best (Top 3-5) NBA front courts by the time they’re free agents.

I think we should slow down a bit with the trade talk, because a team of Felton/Iggy/Gallo/Amar’e/Varejao probably loses to the future prospects of Paul or Williams/Fields/Gallo/Amar’e/Chandler or Nene. I like the free agency prospects a lot more.

TDM: KB: “Sorry, I just don’t see Andre Miller fitting in with this team. He’s a career 20.5% shooter from downtown, and has never cracked 30% in a season.”I used to be a huge fan of Miller – any team that traded for him started winning games.However, something that has come to light as of late is the fact that he doesn’t seem to be a good locker room guy.He’s created a rift with Roy in PTL (their franchise player), which doesn’t seem too smart.I don’t think I would want him in the Knicks’ locker room where it seems we finally have some sense of cohesiveness.

I currently live in a small community outside of Salem, Oregon and listen to the local sports talk radio quite a bit, and from what I’ve heard, it’s actually quite the opposite: Roy’s knees are failing him already and is struggling to figure out how to play with reduced athleticism. Meanwhile, he’s lashing out at everyone in his interviews: the coach for not knowing how to draw up plays for him, Andre Miller for being too slow and indecisive, and the front office for not making any moves. Roy is losing the Portland faithful really quickly. They are starting to ask the question of whether or not Aldridge is a player you can build a contender around (probably not). They are stuck in mediocrity and I think would be willing to make just about any trade.

Telfair could be a decent addition, but he can’t shoot and really doesn’t defend. We’d be adding him solely because he can run the screen roll. He’s just a shorter version of Duhon. I wonder if we couldn’t do better in the D-League.

rama: Dub – Just because someone is a good player doesn’t mean we should go after them.

I know exactly what you mean, but I guess I apply that logic mostly to the never-ending Melo-drama. Carmelo’s a good player, and since he’s looking to get dealt the entire NY mainstream media seems to think the Knicks have to get him.

Wallace is not only a good player, but he has a skill-set (defense, rebounding) that could be a better addition to the Knicks then the inefficient scoring of Carmelo — at a much lower price-tag no less. No, we don’t know what Jordan would want for him but I have to assume that Wallace can be got for a lot less then Anthony, especially since the Nets are being so aggressive in their pursuit of Melo. If we can put together a deal for Wallace that allows us to keep our young core of Chandler, Gallo, and Fields intact, I think it’s an option we have to consider.

Of course this doesn’t address the problems at the 1 and the 5. Part of me wonders just how much of an issue D’Antoni thinks the 5 is, considering he’s generally preferred to go “small” anyways.
My gut also says the 1 problem can be solved without much fanfare with a Telfair, Alston, etc. that can play a solid 10-15 min/game. In any case, it’s nice when our biggest problems as Knicks fans is discussing things as virtual GMs and not bemoaning the lack of good players on the current roster.

Mike Kurylo: Re: HowardThen I wondered how good an Amar’e-Howard tandem would be.  (Quote)

Do you mean as in, how unbelievably dominant?

Mike Kurylo: Re: HowardAfter seeing Orlando’s recent moves I thought they’ve made some bad decisions recently. Giving Duhon too long a contract (4 years?). Gilbert Arenas and Jason Richardson at this age? Re-acquire Turk? Gave away Gortat? These gave the impression of someone desperate.   (Quote)

They DO seem desperate, but not all of those moves are bad. Vince is old; J-Rich is younger, and perhaps better. Gortat was really the only very good player they gave up, and he fills a need they don’t really have, since Dwight rarely misses games. So to get J-Rich, and to bring back a player in Turk who performed well for them (if no one else), seems almost worth it, since they are most definitely in Win Now mode. And I guess in that context, to trade one bad contract in Lewis for another in Arenas might make sense, given that again, they aren’t going under the cap anytime soon, and they might actually get something out of Arenas.

Not great moves, but not entirely brain damaged, either.

Of course, I’d most love to have Gasol, but as TDM says, it ain’t happening. No way Memphis makes the same mistake twice.

Suffer, you cantankerous goat!

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