Where are you getting this idea?

A new racing form comes out every day, but you’re probably too busy eating avocado toast and being wrong about the economy to notice. 🙂

I have no idea where you’re getting “pessimism mode” from. The team’s about to add Kevin freakin’ Durant and a second max player and has the #3 pick to either add a player or use to get a star player, while they also currently have their most promising rookie in years already on the team. Those are all really good things.

There’s some debate over various players, as there always is, but this is probably the least pessimistic we’ve been about the Knicks in years.

So….huh?

1) The x factor on the AD trade is his signing of an extension and that is not coming into these trade scenarios enough. Every AD trade scenario must incorporate that. I mean maybe he is looking at LAL right now and telling himself he’s not signing up for that mess. Same with Boston not because it’s a mess but because they need to empty the cupboard to get him. Remember Horford and Rozier could also both be gone. Heyward sucked this year etc.

2) I find it very perplexing that people think they can accurately predict the outcomes of RJ Barrett on this board. That’s a joke. Even predicting Knox’s outcome is unserious. Frank MAYBE because he obviously regressed before he got hurt.

In general this Knicks administration’s ability to develop players is under much more scrutiny this year than last. They essentially have no track record (Fiz especially) in that department. And any data from this year was mixed as it related to young players. Positive examples can be shown in MRob, Trier, Kornet and even Knox was playing better at the end of the season as much as the negatives with Frank, DSJ (didn’t really show any improvement in the 1/3 season) etc.

They certainty with which data driven commenters are commenting on tiny data sets is absurd.

Why did the Wizards think that they could get Tim Connelly to leave Denver for the same job with them?

You forgot Knox.

Ha! Apparently he was the 12th highest vote-getter. Trier was 15th. So unofficial 3rd team?

Official: Mitch is 2nd team All-Rookie

Awesome news!

@ Brian, I generally agree with your stance, but I do think teams will ultimately value Tatum more than any other piece, although it’s hard to know how other teams value Mitch.

That’s the thing, then. If you think they’ll ultimately value Tatum the most, then even including Mitch won’t be enough, so why include Mitch? Go without Mitch and force Boston to beat it with their super Tatum deal. Then at least Boston will have had to severely weaken itself to get AD.