Frank:
What we really need much more than more offense is more interior defense..  

I know this has been mentioned before, but the “answer” really is on our bench in Randolph. It’s clear that D’Antoni wants to start Amare at center anyway – he’s done this effectively in the past – but Chandler is better as a 6th man than a starting pf. Randolph can defend pf’s fairly well and gets a lot of weakside blocks and rebounds. But apparently, he’s not fit to be playing AT ALL just yet. Hell, we’ve looked pretty good with Shawn(e) in there… maybe he gets the nod if he keeps his play up? Not so convinced we need another big body that can’t really play that well…

Mike Kurylo:
BTW Ted Nelson must be gone, because per-game stats are creeping into the comments.  

LOL

Frank: Re: the Melo issue – I was one of the major proponents of getting Melo earlier, but watching this team play, I don’t think he’d be a great fit. We have our high usage scorer in Amare. We have 3 medium-high usage guys that score relatively efficiently when Amare’s not in the game – Gallo, Chandler, Felton. .  (Quote)

Frank:
I agree that we don’t need to trade for Melo, and I too was a fan of getting him before. I don’t like what it would cost the Knicks to get him.
Currently, I like that we have a team with a focal point and then parts that complement…but I do fret about wear and tear on Amare. Having another big time offensive weapon like Melo would be valuable, giving the Knicks another top scorer when Amare is resting, but a trade, IMHO, would be too costly.
Personally, I’d like to give Mosgov more time and keep a platoon of Turiaf and Mos for at least half of the season if not more. I think Mos will improve and become a valuable asset.
Now, if the Knicks can get Melo as an FA, I’m all for it. Then the cost isn’t so high, to personnel: you hang onto some good young Knicks talent, and you get a scorer who can complement and supplement Amare.

I do think the Knicks need to pick up a back up point guard. Felton needs to get a blow. TD doesn’t feel reliable at the point, although his back injury is affecting his play, so it may not be fair to assess him just yet.
So I would cut Mason…or Walker, and then go for a back up point. Is there anyone available that…

ess-dog: -Karl wants to stay on as coach but not to “rebuild”

Then why do they keep insisting on getting draft picks?

Mike Kurylo: I’ve thought of having a forum that is separate from the web page. Unfortunately the last time I implemented such a piece, it was a disaster for both the web site & the forum. I’d consider it again, but would need to find a way to make it work.

Unfortunately I found the forum format to be less focused than the current system. There may have been 3-4 ongoing threads but they didn’t seem to be particularly active — diffused the whole experience.

I love the recent comments function on the right side of the home page — would it be helpful to add in a “recently active threads” or some such thing? Just thinking out loud.

Re: the Melo issue – I was one of the major proponents of getting Melo earlier, but watching this team play, I don’t think he’d be a great fit. We have our high usage scorer in Amare. We have 3 medium-high usage guys that score relatively efficiently when Amare’s not in the game – Gallo, Chandler, Felton. Problem is that Amare, while dominating on the offensive end, has just horrible +/- on the defensive end:

http://www.82games.com/1011/10NYK12.HTM#onoff

What we really need much more than more offense is more interior defense. While Melo is average-to-above average on defense, he’s certainly no better than Chandler guarding 3s, and Chandler can at least not be a liability guarding most 1s-4s. I’d love to see Varejao or Samuel Dalembert here — Dalembert is expiring and is injured/playing badly now, so maybe a reasonable chance to buy low? I’m not sure who we’d have to give up for him though.

BTW Ted Nelson must be gone, because per-game stats are creeping into the comments.

I really don’t miss him because he often appeared more interested in displaying his familiarity (not necessarily expertise) with all sorts of stats than in finding the truth about basketball issues. He would often “pad” his arguments with hypotheticals: “yes, Gallinari is shooting poorly, but IF he had not missed the last 3 attempts he would be within his normal shooting range” – well, if my grandmother had a moustache, she would be my grandfather!

And Ted could be very rough on his “opponents”, but couldn’t take the heat when the going got rough – as several posters have noted.

Bottom line is we should all be grateful we have this little corner to discuss the knicks and not take anything too seriously or personal. It’s about having fun with our favorite team. Entertainment and nothing else.

You all seem to be forgetting that if there is a Melo deal involving us, there is a 95% chance that it will be a 3 or 4 way deal.
-Nuggs are on record as saying they don’t like our pieces
-Karl wants to stay on as coach but not to “rebuild”
-players they have shown interest in include seasoned players like AI2, AK47 and Kevin Love.

Most likely you’d see an AR/Curry/Gallo, AR/Curry/Chandler, AR/Curry/Fields combo going to Philly with Iggy going to Denver. We might have to give a pick to Denver as well.
Doesn’t really seem worth it. If Melo absolutely can’t be swayed to go elsewhere and no one else will rent him for the rest of the year, then maybe we can lowball with something like AR/Curry/TD.
Maybe he can be talked into the Clips with Griffin there? If I’m the Clips, I offer anyone but Griffin. They could also use the same 3 way trade with Philly using Kaman, Aminu and Gordon…
Whatever happens it should be interesting…

And yes, I agree with Nick C.: the team is playing better and the talk is about somehow “going Isiah” on this promising squad. Doesn’t make much sense to me…