Comments on: 2017-18 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Bucks

By: alsep73

alsep73 — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:32:07 +0000

Let’s hope that it all works out! 🙂

Look where that’s gotten us this century, Brian. 🙂

I’m with you. If it was, say, a bad fracture that would sideline him for the rest of the season but give him much of the offseason to rehab and get healthy, I’d be Mr. Silver Lining. There are definitely some benefits to this, as it should force clarity on both the FO and Jeff about what to do for the rest of this season, and maybe even in the offseason (though it sounds like Perry was already aiming for 2019 free agency, given the cap situation), but the risk that KP’s career could be altered by this one makes it hard to care much that Frank and Burke are likely to play more, and that the team might be more open to dealing Lee.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:29:06 +0000

It’s a giant dark cloud with an infinitesimally thin silver lining. Knicks.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:01:16 +0000

In reply to Farfa.

Oh, absolutely. Just noting that this might work out terribly for the Knicks if KP’s career is de-railed by this injury. It might still work out for the best, of course, but it might also be terrible. Let’s hope that it all works out! 🙂

By: Farfa

Farfa — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:55:05 +0000

Yes yes, don’t get me wrong, this is horrible news. But there’s a silver lining in giving a clear path to our befuddled management.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:48:07 +0000

In reply to Farfa.

This is not a blessing in disguise. This is horrible news. KP might never really recover from this injury.

However, if he does fully recover from this injury, then yes, this is one of the best things that could have happened to the Knicks. The issue is that we don’t know how he will recover, so it still terrible news for now.

I am officially dreaming of somehow adding Marvin Bagley or Trae Young or Michael Porter to this team in this year’s draft (I don’t think the Knicks will get high enough to make Ayton or Doncic realistic dreams). The top guys in this draft have elite talent and I’m very excited to imagine the Knicks possibly getting one of them (while very upset that KP might have had a career-…if not ending, then certainly career-reducing injury).

By: Farfa

Farfa — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:05:57 +0000

I’m sorry if I sound too cynical (and really, my best wishes go to KP), but his injury is a cheat code for our management.

1) There’s no more question about tank/no tank
2) He’s gonna miss a full year before any sort of contract extension, which could erase my fears about overpaying him
3) We can give a lot of minutes to young players and see if they sink or swim

By: GoNyGoNyGo

GoNyGoNyGo — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:48:37 +0000

The Knicks have 23 wins. The worst team in the NBA has 17. We are not far from that coveted top lottery zone.

By: The Glass Half Rebuilt

The Glass Half Rebuilt — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:06:58 +0000

I wouldn’t be surprised if after tonight with no KP and probably no TH2 for an extend period we are the worst team in the league. Our roster sans KP and TH2? Burke, Jack, Ntilikina, Lee, Dotson, McDermott, Lance Thomas, Kanter, Hernangomez, Beasley, O’Quinn, and Noah. That sounds like the worst team in the NBA to me.

By: Knick fan not in NJ at this time

Knick fan not in NJ at this time — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 06:39:18 +0000

Winning the lottery is a faint hope, but at least it’s hope, which is a rare thing for Knick fans. I’d rather keep the chance to win the lottery, rather than trade it away.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 06:38:18 +0000

In reply to the don nelson era.

You guys seriously think they’re negotiating just swap rights for this year with a team that’s worse than them? Come on

No, as The Glass Half Rebuilt noted, he was just joking around. latke was only noting that a pick swap wouldn’t be absolutely worthless, just next to worthless.