Comments on: ESPN: Sources: Knicks president angling for David Fizdale firing

By: GoNYGoNYGo - Dolan must sell

GoNYGoNYGo - Dolan must sell — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:15:04 +0000

A crazy thought entered my brain (I can’t wait for the replies to that), If any of us were made GM today and could do anything, but free agent attitudes towards the Knicks and Dolan, etc. have not changed. How long would it take for the Knicks to compete for a championship?

The reason I ask is because if it were me, I would need 3 years and hope to compete for a playoff spot next year after just adding one more lottery pick. I don’t think there’s a chance for the Knicks to draw a free agent for the next 2 years at least. That makes CP3’s salary irrelevant. So sure, trade for the dude. Sign Melo for the minimum. Ask Jamal Crawford if he wants to play. See if Stoudemire wants to hang out too. Is David Lee around? Nate Robinson? Play them 10 minutes a night and have them teach the kids. (Maybe we don’t sign Nate) Keep losing. Keep drafting.

OK. I said it was crazy.

By: TheOakmanCometh

TheOakmanCometh — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:04:46 +0000

I’ve been saying it for 15 years, and I’ll say it again……James Dolan is the worst decision-maker I have ever seen. He fires people he should retain. He retains people he should fire. He undermines effective people and gives free reign to obvious incompetents. He interferes at the worst times. Every time he opens his mouth, pettiness and stupidity pour out.

The fastest way to become a millionaire in New York is to whisper in Dolan’s ear. Mills is just the latest con man who has convinced this trust fund millionaire that up is down and down is up.

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:02:36 +0000

How about Charlotte turning down three firsts so that they could draft Kaminsky!

It was 4 firsts, I think. And Detroit turned it down too in favor of Stanley Johnson.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:30:24 +0000

In reply to DRed.

The obvious benefit of hindsight right call from the KP draft was to trade down with the Celtics.

How about Charlotte turning down three firsts so that they could draft Kaminsky!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:28:05 +0000

In reply to thenamestsam.

They’ll wait and see if they can ever get anything for him and maybe eventually buy him out at some point. But they’re not paying anyone to take him.

The interesting thing is the suggested Miami deal, where OKC gives back Miami’s top ten protected 2021 pick and gets back, say, a 2023 unprotected pick (or, like, top five protected). That’d be a clever solution, right?

By: zulu1991

zulu1991 — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:26:29 +0000

I will repeat my modest proposal from last year. Knicks should turn a GM position into an algorithm. No need to hire someone like Masai, who will try to be better than other GMs, only to be undone by whims.
Here is my algo:
—Don’t trade any picks.
—Sign only players whose value exceeds their salary by at least 50%. This is not difficult – pretty much all statistical models have 90% overlap on the top 20 NBA players.
—Draft players based on consensus rankings.

This is NOT recipe for a good GM, this is a recipe for a GM position that is not a disaster (just average). I think we would all agree that average would be better than what we have had for a long time.

By: DRed

DRed — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:21:04 +0000

The obvious benefit of hindsight right call from the KP draft was to trade down with the Celtics.

By: bobneptune

bobneptune — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:12:39 +0000

as much as i think we absolutely would benefit to have cp3 on our squad teaching people how to play basketball on both ends of the court – it would be a lot cheaper just to find a coach, that can teach those things…

I think you are on to something….. trade for CP3 and make him the player/coach a la Bill Russell, Lenny Wilkins, Dave Cowens, Dave D, Richie Guerin, et al!!!

At least he could tech them how to run a PnR properly!!!

By: geo

geo — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:05:14 +0000

I actually think a good coach and/or a good GM would love the opportunity to take over The Knicks as currently constructed.

wait a minute now…you do follow the same new york knicks we’re all talking here right – this isn’t some other Knicks team your referring to is it?

it’s gonna take handfuls of sweaty cash, and some concessions that jimmy d won’t want to grant to attract any kind of top level talent to this organization…

By: Ntilakilla

Ntilakilla — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:01:42 +0000

Can’t we all just get along? The Knicks suck, the world is burning, and there’s no easy fix solution to either problem on the horizon.

Last thing we need in life is animosity over Phil Jackson of all people.