Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2024.10.05)

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 09:00:37 +0000

I don’t remember any such reports either. Both players were discussed here as good fits, but with the assumption we would never be able to trade for them

By: rama

rama — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 05:21:44 +0000

Everyone knew Leon & co. coveted OG, Mikal, and Towns

I genuinely do not remember any reports about either OG or Bridges.

By: BrunsonPeroneusLongus

BrunsonPeroneusLongus — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:15:37 +0000

Boone has mostly made the right calls tonight, Verdugo being the most obvious. Great fielding tonight, a few clutch hits. But also Cabrera at first, good choice.

How could he start Dominguez after hitting a robust .179 in 56 at bats and worse than that making every fly ball an adventure?

By: JK47

JK47 — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 03:48:08 +0000

One of the backup PGs will play and so will Shamet. The second unit will need playmaking and that is not really Deuce’s jam.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 03:20:30 +0000

This is how I see the rotation to start the season:

PG: Brunson, Deuce
SG: Hart, Shamet
SF: Mikal,
PF: OG, Precious
C: KAT,

Obviously that top 8 will get shuffled around in different positions. Then Payne, Kolek, Jericho, Warren, etc will fight to earn minutes.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 03:11:20 +0000

Idk how there could be minutes for both Deuce and Shamet unless Deuce is primarily playing backup PG.

By: JK47

JK47 — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 03:08:32 +0000

Landry Shamet seems like one of these guys who would play annoyingly well for Pat Riley on a minimum contract. So I’m fine with him being in the rotation.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 03:03:58 +0000

I think it’s less about “Leon never shows his cards” and more about “Leon keeps his mouth shut and ignores narratives (e.g. a trade could never happen with the Nets, or with Toronto while the lawsuit is going on) while negotiating behind the scenes, and when deals get done, they kind of happen suddenly. Everyone knew Leon & co. coveted OG, Mikal, and Towns, but no one was sure when and how the deals would get done…and when they did get done, they were announced sort of out of the blue.

The biggest exception to that was the Donovan Mitchell negotiation, when rumors were leaking daily. I wonder if Leon learned to keep things quieter after that…not in terms of interest, but more about the nature of offers and timing. Stuff always leaks because Leon can’t control rival sources…but it seems that his negotiating team is very careful not to leak particulars.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 02:43:07 +0000

I’d actually be surprised if both Payne and Shamet aren’t in the rotation to start the season. These guys aren’t scrubs, they’re solid veterans who are used to getting fairly regular playing time off the bench and have also started a bunch of games during their careers.

As Z-Man notes, it probably turns on Kolek. If Kolek isn’t in the rotation, then yes, Payne will be. If Kolek is, I don’t see the room for Payne except for “break in case of emergency” situations.

Shamet will definitely be part of the rotation, though.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 02:41:22 +0000

There is nothing bad about telegraphing your moves. This isn’t criticizing Leon, it’s debunking a false narrative.

Yeah, it’s really weird how there is this invented narrative about us never knowing what Leon plans to do. I don’t get it. It doesn’t matter if we see his moves coming or not! Why is this something people want to make “a thing” so bad?