Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2025.12.11)

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:03:06 +0000

After much though and consideration of what various KBers have posted, and in light of that video, here’s where I’m settling in re: Mitch:

-I think he should be actively shopped, but only traded if it is a clear win, either alone or with someone else, and including multi-team deals.
-It is unlikely that such a trade will materialize prior to the deadline, even if Leon is shopping him, which he may or may not be.
-Since he will likely be on the team all season and into the playoffs, I am hoping that at least some of his issues are due to lingering injury issues that will subside over time, especially on defense.
-I am expecting that his FT shooting is going to improve at least marginally, but will stagnate at or around 35-40%
-Brown should make every effort to develop Huk in case Mitch breaks down. There are a number of B2B’s coming up, but that’s not enough.
-Since he will be an UFA at season’s end, there should be a red line number that Leon will not exceed. I think that the number should be something like what he’s getting paid this year unless he demonstrates that he is progressing beyond having a hard minutes cap. If there is signigicant improvement in his mobility and durability, and his FT shooting does not hurt us in the playoffs, that number should go up.
-If he re-injures that foot, or has another debilitating lower leg injury, and that costs us in the playoffs, he should not be re-signed at any price above the minimum.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:49:37 +0000

Excellent X’s and O’s podcast on KFS with DJ and Jon breaking down the state of affairs. They discuss Mitch at length. The main takaways are that a) his offense is way ahead of his defense, and b) he’s getting a lot of assists by passing quickly out of offensive rebounds to open shooters. They also discussed how Josh Hart is being deployed, and how KAT shoots both more and better from 3 when Josh is on the floor with him.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:20:48 +0000

Is OG dating her? Did she unlock him? Was it figurative, or literal?

So very many questions…

By: Knicks 2025

Knicks 2025 — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:09:04 +0000

not sure why we should care what she has to say about it but ok!

By: Owen

Owen — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 01:41:03 +0000

Guys, I just got fed a clip and Suni Lee thinks we are are going to win the title. OG is now unlocked.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:58:04 +0000

PG is one out of 5 positions, forwards are sort of 3. We lack size and athleticism. If anything, we have a glut at SG. I’m fine with Deuce as our primary backup PG. but if they made the trade, I’d be more concerned than upset. And not all that concerned.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:13:59 +0000

We have more forwards on the roster than we have PGs and I think Alvarado is flat out better than Yabu even if Yabu starts shooting like last season.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:50:09 +0000

Not sure I’d trade Yabu just yet, especially in a trade that makes us even smaller.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:49:09 +0000

I have ben very impressed by Kolek, he’s been channeling his inner John Stockton lately, sticking his nose in there on D and getting to the rim or sticking a 3 here and there.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:48:51 +0000

Yabu & Alvarado’s deals line up reasonably well, it’d save us $1M on the dot. Probably need to throw in some sweetener.

We could use an actual PG and literally anyone who can play defense.

It would also let us sign a prorated deal for a 15th player when we get to, I think exactly, the midpoint of the season. We can also start cycling through 10-days as needed.