Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2019.06.30)

By: heavencent35

heavencent35 — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:33:43 +0000

Are we trying to save face or is this real??
The New York Knicks and owner James Dolan were unwilling to extend a maximum contract offer to free-agent superstar Kevin Durant due to concerns over the recovery from his ruptured Achilles tendon, league sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.

Durant had been heavily linked to the Knicks in the months leading up to his free agency, but he confirmed Sunday night that he plans to sign with the Brooklyn Nets.

By: heavencent35

heavencent35 — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:44:01 +0000

Funny reading all updates and there is no updates from the knicks.
And the suns finally got their PG 😀

By: chrisconley

chrisconley — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:37:18 +0000

TRUST THE PROCESS! Seriously tho, would you rather watch RJ lobs to Mitch all next season leading to a top 5 pick or Kyrie dying on screens with KD in a walking boot on the sidelines leading to 44 wins and a first round exit?

By: heavencent35

heavencent35 — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:28:47 +0000

Kristaps is smiling right.
might be true.
But we could also be smilng in the future when Mavs realized that he is not worth the max and when we are picking a future start from the pick in Porzingis trade 😀

By: danvt

danvt — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:26:08 +0000

Noble,

Yes, great post.

We do have six picks in the next four years though, right? So, we’re set up to find players like that in the draft. Another couple of swings would be sweet but it does depend on the cost. The Nets had to do those dumps because they didn’t have their own picks.

The lesson I think is, we really can’t afford to put out a door mat team, save a bunch of money, and throw it at a guy. Lots of teams are gonna have space and are already gonna be good. We need to get better and that means winning games and that means signing good players or seeing growth from our own. I’m so uninterested in boring veteran NBA players who’ve proved their worth or lack of. Giannis is only coming if we unearth some true value and start putting a competent product on the floor.

By: DRed

DRed — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:16:01 +0000

At least we’re not giving Middleton 180 million for five years.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:15:14 +0000

Kristaps is REALLY smiling now!

By: Name is Bron - James Bron

Name is Bron - James Bron — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:13:55 +0000

Kawhi and NYK meeting should be interesting. I’d send Fiz alone and a few bottles of bourbon into the conference room.

By: thenoblefacehumper

thenoblefacehumper — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:12:34 +0000

Perry has not done much to make the team better other than what was handed to him.

Well yeah, the team that was handed to him needed to be burnt down with the Earth salted beneath it. It had Carmelo Anthony and Joakim Noah and Courtney Lee. Was he supposed to build on that foundation? Getting worse in the short term to have a chance at getting good in the long term was 100% the right call.

The Nets won out because they made very good draft picks with the picks they got from taking on salary dumps while we were signing Arron Afflalo. That’s it. That’s the lesson. We didn’t hoard enough assets. Hopefully that changes.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:11:10 +0000

In reply to thenoblefacehumper.

I figured a new thread was needed – Is Scott Perry a Good GM? Let Us Find Out Together.