Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2024.01.18)

By: TNFH

TNFH — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:16:53 +0000

On Sunday E will either post 100 times or 0 times.

Also, it brings me no pleasure to point this out but…getting two seconds for Obi isn’t aging badly.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:54:35 +0000

I’m not worried about tomorrow, imagine this place on Sunday if they lose the night before vs Toronto!

By: KBA: 50+ wins

KBA: 50+ wins — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:53:11 +0000

I really hope we don’t lose tonight because I don’t want to read a 5000-comment shitscreed on this blog tomorrow.

LOL. If only the players knew what was *really at stake.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:46:44 +0000

I really hope we don’t lose tonight because I don’t want to read a 5000-comment shitscreed on this blog tomorrow.

By: KBA: 50+ wins

KBA: 50+ wins — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:39:04 +0000

I know the talk is about getting the depth pieces we need through trades. I’d also like to see it addressed in the next draft too.

Yes. Draft. We waited a long time to sort the RJ/Randle muddle with OG. And that was a worse problem IMO than lacking a shot creator for the second unit.

Unless we get someone fun for Fournier+nothing, we should let this roster gel for the rest of the season. Get more data for us and for trade partners on Deuce, Grimes, Precious, Flynn, maybe even Hart and Devo. Who knows. As many have opined, the win totals shouldn’t matter, in spite of my prediction above 😉

Yes, I hear this draft sucks, but I’d still rather improve our chances to get a good player there than take on Alec Burks, for example. Mitch is back next year. Let’s see what the off-season and the draft make clear, not to mention the rest of *this season.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:34:50 +0000

I looked at AJ Griffin’s stats. They really did fall off a cliff. If I knew it was because of family , I’d be interested in him, but it still would be a big risk.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:33:02 +0000

I know the talk is about getting the depth pieces we need through trades. I’d also like to see it addressed in the next draft too.

We have two first round picks this year. It would not shock me if they traded one of them, but I fully expect them to draft someone with the other.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:32:26 +0000

I’m not sure why we sound dead set on trading Grimes… he’s a cool dude who can shoot and play excellent defense. I get that we have bench needs, but I think keeping Grimes might be a better move in the long run than getting Clarkson or whoever for a half year.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:30:10 +0000

Ivey was a guy the Knicks wanted in the draft. If I remember correctly they were willing to give up two 1sts for him.

I could see Detroit wanting to pair Cade with Thompson making Ivey expendable as a 3rd bad shooter. They have Sasser to fill a backup role too… I guess Killian Hayes still exists as a player on their roster too.

By: Z--man

Z--man — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:20:49 +0000

“I’ll let Z-Man decide whether this fits within the “guardrails.” It might not.”

Sure it does, because it’s within the realm of possibilities! (highly unlikely for sure, but I digress…) I would not see that as a positive move because if a bad team like DET is dumping a top-5 pick after 2 years, that player probably is either terrible or dumb. Still, it would be worth the due diligence to find out what they would want for him and what ails him. That said, I would prefer Burks because he is good and helps right now with no strings attached for the future.