Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2023.01.02)

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:52:03 +0000

Denver is a weird team.

W/L 24-12 (3rd)
PythWL 21-15 (10th)
SRS 1.82 (10th)
NRtg +2.3 (9th)

4 Factors league ranks (off/def)

eFG% 2/28
TOV% 24/21
ORB% 14/3
FT/FGA 21/13

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:49:29 +0000

Yeah, I’d want Duarte & both the Celts & Cavs 1sts at minimum. But that probably won’t get done. And even there the upside for us is probably low.

Duarte and the Pacers 1st with some protection, then hope they start losing this year.

By: gkhenman

gkhenman — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:35:39 +0000

I could see that trade happening and Obi, Haliburton, Matheson, and Turner growing into one of the best teams in the East.

By: TNFH

TNFH — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:14:03 +0000

I still think Duarte and a late first doesn’t capture Obi’s upside, but it’s fair value and it doesn’t seem like Obi’s value will get higher with Randle playing like a bona fide mini-star. I would probably begrudgingly do it and then live in constant fear of what Obi can do with Haliburton.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:07:46 +0000

Rose out with knee contusion.

Jokic has the Nuggets with the best record in the west and he’s the only good player on the team.

By: Owen

Owen — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:01:00 +0000

I wonder how Jokic will age. I feel like he could be pretty good at 40.

Thanks Mike, that might have been the article. I can remember Devin Harris struggling with his hip for a while back in the day.

By: gkhenman

gkhenman — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 18:14:58 +0000

Jokic is in much better shape now, which gives him the energy to be a better defender. Knicks should make sure they have cap space for 2 max’s in ’27, just incase.

By: pepper

pepper — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:31:47 +0000

“It’s tricky to even speculate on how to rearrange this to maximize the outcome where all the pieces fit together correctly and we have enough talent.”

even trickier when its Leon Rose in charge of sorting it out…I mean…seems like some real smart tech person could get some AI program to do most of the heavy lifting…if in fact most of the various statistics that are quoted all the time are meaningful…

By: deeefense

deeefense — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:21:00 +0000

>Jokic:

30 points on 13 FGA and 8 FTA, 12 and 12 with 0 turnovers. Come on.<

He's amazing.

He doesn't even seem to be a defensive liability anymore either. He's never going to be a rim protector, but he holds his own better.

By: deeefense

deeefense — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:19:11 +0000

I could do without Duarte, but we know this management team liked him draft day. So that kind of deal does seem like something they would consider.

To me, everyone should be on the table except Brunson.

We have very good players and excess picks, but our pieces don’t fit together perfectly and we need that elusive #1 option.

It’s tricky to even speculate on how to rearrange this to maximize the outcome where all the pieces fit together correctly and we have enough talent. There are several possible directions.