Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2018.01.19)

By: Darrell H.

Darrell H. — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 02:11:32 +0000

Porzingis on making All-star squad:

“I would hope so,” he said on Friday, according to reports. “In my mind, I deserve it. All I got to do is play good and win games and the results will take care of itself.”

Delusional, mellenial, shit. Ugh!

By: Knick fan not in NJ at this time

Knick fan not in NJ at this time — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:56:46 +0000

Charlotte is looking to unload players for picks and to shed salary.

Exactly. This makes them an unlikely trade partner for us. They are more likely to trade with Milwaukee or Cleveland.

By: Cock Jowles, Living through the Melo Era All Over Again

Cock Jowles, Living through the Melo Era All Over Again — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:32:07 +0000

Batum plays the least-important position in the modern NBA, is too old, is overpaid and appears to be in the midst of a predictable decline (his best season was four years ago). Why are we even talking about Nic Batum?

By: GHenman

GHenman — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:25:55 +0000

Charlotte is looking to unload players for picks and to shed salary.

By: Stratomatic says "Frank is going to be a Triple Double threat eventually"

Stratomatic says "Frank is going to be a Triple Double threat eventually" — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:22:23 +0000

We have enough of our own headaches. I don’t want any of Charlotte’s. I’ve long been a Batum fan, but I wouldn’t touch that contract with Danny Ainge’s money.

If we can move any our vets for shorter contracts and any kind of picks or young rotation players I’m all for it. Other than that I would literally rather stand pat, watch all these guys slowly come off the cap, and slowly replace them with younger players on fair deals. Phil gave us the Noah contract and Mills gave us questionable contracts for Baker and Hardaway. We can’t afford a single additional mistake beyond 2 years.

By: Knick fan not in NJ at this time

Knick fan not in NJ at this time — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:15:53 +0000

We are talking about trades with Charlotte, because they are in the news as a team that wants to make trades. But they don’t need a center. Milwaukee does, and wants to improve to compete this year. What are possibilities for trades with them?

By: rama in the JING

rama in the JING — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:11:48 +0000

The point is, we’d exchange bad contacts, but would be more balanced. Most important in that equation is being able to do the smart thing and keep KOQ and free Willy.

As well, we wouldn’t be left with Lance effing Thomas at SF when we traded Lee for a second round pick.

By: rama in the JING

rama in the JING — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:07:13 +0000

I would make that trade. Batum was good as recently as last year; not sure why his numbers fell of a cliff this. He plays a position of need, whereas Noah plays no position. He may also be able to mentor Frank a little.

And yeah, it would be fun to watch MKG, Frank, and the Zingus play D. We give up a lot without Kanter’s O, but I think Strat is right that he gives up more than he provides.

Most of all, we clear up the logjam at C, allowing us to keep KOQ, probably the most productive player on the team.

By: JK47

JK47 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:08:08 +0000

Batum’s contract runs a year longer than Noah’s, it’s an absolutely awful contract. The last year is for Batum’s age 32 season in 2020-2021 at a cool $27M.

By: chrisk06811

chrisk06811 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:14:42 +0000

What about Kanter and Noah for Batum and MKG? Even taking on Noah, Charlotte would shed a lot of salary.