On that note, we just signed Roger Mason to a 1-year deal:

http://twitter.com/FisolaNYDN/status/20414506254

Shot 38% from 3 for career. Budget signing. Good for depth.

Melo is going to get the max. Statistical analysis aside, he’s the best player on a playoff team. He’s durable and he gets points the hard way oftentimes. If the Knicks can sign him they totally will, and should in my opinion.

If he doesn’t sign an extension, Denver really ought to consider trading him, as he’s clearly not interested in the money or staying. Then, it would behoove them to trade Melo to a team that he’d resign with (since other teams wouldn’t want to rent him for a season). Maybe Curry/Chandler/Azubuike or Turiaf plus a 2014 draft pick or something. Not full value for Melo, but we could get him in a year for nothing if he’s determined to come to NY.

Big picture, got to give credit to Donnie for getting us back in good position with a bright future in just 2 years.

We’re getting Jeffries back?

I’ve always felt Melo took more shots than he needed to because on his team, good outside shooting (JR Smith is streaky as hell, Chauncey’s the only solid outside shooter who’s also somewhat streaky and getting old) was difficult to come by. When he’s on top of his shot, he is a tremendously efficient scorer, whereas when his shots don’t fall, he obviously isn’t. He’s got one of the smoothest post games I’ve ever seen from a small forward, and is arguably the best post scorer in the league on an inside/outside basis. I think with Amar’e taking a load off, Melo not having to settle for a lot of outside shots, the inside out game with him and Amar’e with the Knicks’ current shooters could make Melo look a helluva lot better than his current advanced statistics show.

Sure, he could put a bit more effort into rebounding and defense, and the talent is surely there. But put a good defensive bigman next to him and Amar’e, a couple of good shooters on the outside, Melo could be scary good in improving his scoring efficiency.

In NY, there are still a lot of unknowns about the GM position. Like, will this person be a pure subordinate to Walsh, or are they promised the top job in a year or two? Etc.

Caleb – I’d rather have a GM that is a B, than to get anything worse. That’s the big fear – to go from where we are now back to a Thomas/Layden type that just destroys the franchise. It’s so hard to right a wronged ship in the NBA that I don’t want to wait a decade to have another opportunity at a winning team.

http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/08/05/early-win-projection-48/

Same with the FA signings. Andre Miller for $7 million, Przybilla and Blake for the mid-level… ok, I guess. Camby was savvy, saved a lot of money by not waiting until summer. On the other hand, he offered Turkoglu the same $50 million we think is ridiculous now.

Not that Pritchard = Isiah Thomas but I don’t see him as a huge get…

We have had such a losing mentality for the past 10 years , that i think we forgot what it takes to get to the playoffs. Stat is a winner. Melo is a winner. Felton has been a Winner at NC and lead his team to the playoffs last year.

Remember the days where making the playoffs was a certainty? I dont. Lets get back to those days.