Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2019.07.08)

By: #stayme7o

#stayme7o — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:02:57 +0000

sign Monta on minimum deal? Frank unfortunately is a bust and I saw RJ’s first game and he didn’t look like a 3rd pick like Melo

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:36:54 +0000

I talked a lot of shit on Klay being overrated

And like shit, most of what you talked smelled. Klay could be the most underrated overrated player ever.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:34:50 +0000

Happy Tuesday! I’m taking an anniversary trip to the East End with the missus and will have to miss the SL games. Here’s a cool video about our new second round stud….who is going to take the NBA by storm just like Mitch did.

Post hearty, mates!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:10:25 +0000

In reply to Owen.

Interesting Spellman-Jones trade. A little puzzled by it. Didn’t Jones have a bit of a breakout? Is it a money thing?

Due to the Russell deal, the Warriors are hard-capped this year, so the $500,000 they save on Spellman vs. Jones (due to Jones being in the league one year longer) is sadly quite valuable to the Warriors. Add in Jones being behind two other players on the Warriors depth chart and the Hawks signing Jabari Parker to play the four (Spellman’s position) and the deal makes sense.

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 04:24:48 +0000

Spellman can, in theory, play a lot of stretch 4 or even stretch 5 when Draymond is on the floor. He’s an excellent young 3PT shooter (43.3% on 150 attempts in college, 34.4% on 128 attempts with 43.2% from the corner in the NBA) and is young as hell with 3 more years (two team options) for a total of $7.5M. He took over half his shots from 3 last year.

Jones was good last year in those limited minutes, but he’s utterly unplayable with Looney. I still have no idea who they plan on playing at wing. I talked a lot of shit on Klay being overrated, but now that Durant and Iguodala are gone, I just don’t know who’s going to guard the Paul Georges and Kawhis of the league. Spellman can pretend to be a corner-camping 3 on offense with no problem, but there is no way he can guard athletic wings. He matches up more like a center with that huge, bruising body.

By: dtrickey

dtrickey — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 04:12:14 +0000

Interesting Spellman-Jones trade. A little puzzled by it. Didn’t Jones have a bit of a breakout? Is it a money thing? I have always liked Spellman, might work out for the Warriors….

I think it is cap relief for the Warriors and the fact Spellman can play a bit more PF given the Warriors have a glut of guys at the 5. I think you would find Jones would have been behind Looney and WCS on the depth chart, so may as well get some cap relief, so long as you don’t mind giving up a 2026 2nd round pick.

By: TheOakmanCometh

TheOakmanCometh — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:31:13 +0000

Given Mills’ proclivity for shot-takers, Monta fits quite nicely. With DSJ, Monta, RJ, and Knox on the floor, the rule will be that whoever Mitch hands the defensive rebound to gets to dribble up the court and shoot.

By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:15:17 +0000

Interesting Spellman-Jones trade. A little puzzled by it. Didn’t Jones have a bit of a breakout? Is it a money thing? I have always liked Spellman, might work out for the Warriors….

And yes, Monta Ellis has always seemed destined for MSG

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:11:40 +0000

I’ve wanted him on the team for a long time…..in fact, nearly every Knicks game I watch I call out his name several times.

By: The Infamous Cdiggy

The Infamous Cdiggy — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:52:41 +0000

That Ellis/STAT workout has to be a favor for someone. Or a professional courtesy; 11 other teams attended the workout as well, and it was in Vegas where most teams’ staffers are anyway. It’s not a case where it’s just the Knicks alone.

That said, I think this is a non-story. Maybe STAT at best can be a vet minimum for a team looking for good older locker room guys. I see no team needing Ellis – his ego strikes me as the type who would try to prove he still got it.