Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2023.01.18)

By: Z--man

Z--man — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:14:54 +0000

Beal is back, so between that and our struggles in defending our home court, this is all of a sudden a big game.

By: Z--man

Z--man — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:13:55 +0000

BC I thought the trade was a bad idea because I did not think Cam was worth what we gave up for him. However, I had no issue with Thibs initially not playing him because Cam clearly had holes in his game and thought too much of himself, and therefore getting him to understand that he needed to earn minutes rather than giving them to him right off the bat seemed logical to me. In ogher words, it wasn’t a “help us right now” trade as much as a short-term investment in a player that they felt they could have turned over for better value than what they paid. And Cam was in fact in the rotation when he went down for the season with a shoulder injury.

Cam has had a fair look. He is just not good. Period. And that should have been apparent before the trade.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:53:00 +0000

In reply to DRed.

Setting Bullock aside Thibs was 1000% right about Cam Reddish, who was a very stupid pickup by the front office if they (and they seem to) wanted to win games sooner rather than later. Reddish is a guy you take a swing on when you’re not trying to win, because you understand he’s currently awful.

The trade never made sense. It was just so fucking weird from the word go. As soon as he didn’t play right away, I wrote that deal off as a loser. If they seriously thought he had some hidden talent that they were going to unlock, I figured I’d give them a chance to prove that. Instead, they benched him right away, proving it was always just a bad idea of a trade.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:52:22 +0000

In reply to Knick fan not in NJ.

I’m not sure Thibs is a bad judge of NBA usefulness. In Minnosota he was a bad GM because of money stuff, not because the players he liked didn’t work out.

I mean, he had 37-year-old Jamal Crawford 2nd on the team in USG in Minny over Towns and Wiggins (Towns was fourth in USG!).

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:33:35 +0000

I need some TV advice. As you know, I work in China, but now I am headed back to the US for an extended vacation. In the US my cable TV supplier is Comcast and they no longer carry MSG. What are my options for watching Knicks games? Note that since I live in NJ and I think that my house is part of the NYC metropolitan area, I suspect league pass games will be blacked out in real time. Is that correct? If so, I want some other way to watch.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:29:26 +0000

I’m not sure Thibs is a bad judge of NBA usefulness. In Minnosota he was a bad GM because of money stuff, not because the players he liked didn’t work out.

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:28:48 +0000

Jokic and Doncic are top 15 players all time? Or in the NBA.

When they finish their careers, both top-15 players. Right now, they are top 2.

Luka is 2ish years away from his prime. That’s some scary shit.

By: walkerandbendercornerstones

walkerandbendercornerstones — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:14:16 +0000

I’d even be willing to give up another second round pick for tampering to snag Luka!

By: walkerandbendercornerstones

walkerandbendercornerstones — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:13:50 +0000

I wonder how Brunson would feel about it if Doncic wanted to come here?

It would be funny though. Would kind of complete the whole NYK Dallas weird trade connection thing from the last few years.

By: DRed

DRed — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:47:53 +0000

We could really use Luka deciding he wants to be the King of NY