Comments on: Examining The Knicks 2010 Options

By: mark s

mark s — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:12:55 +0000

i personally think that the knicks are best off if they keep the team they have right now, re-sign nate and david this off season and then chandler next off season, keep gallo, and then when 2010 comes around you go hard after d. wade, and you try, try, try to convince him to leave mia, the guy is a phenom, yes lbj can do some freakish things but lets face it, he’s unproven at finishing games, d. wade has that x-factor, he knows how to go out and win a basketball game and id hands down rather have him on the team, and the other guy they go after is amare which wont be hard to get him as he already has come out and said that he wants to play for d’antoni again, so just think of that line-up:
pg- nate
sg- d.wade
sf- chandler(gallo off the bench)
pf- lee
c- amare
you gotta keep nate, he is inconsistent ill admit but he’s the heart and soul of the knicks right now, he’s what knicks fans love to watch and he’s fearless, lee is a solid player, chandler has superstar potential and i think gallo does too, at least as an offensive threat, and the other reason you need to keep these guys is that you want the knicks to keep their identity, if you get rid of the knicks whole roster to get lbj and someone else then it becomes a completely new team that has to still find their own identity, the knicks are almost a playoff team and just coming in to their own and you add wade amare to that core they in my opinion become the team to beat in the east and for a long time with the youth they will have, plus i feel that those two guys will fit with the knicks tempo of play, so anyone else agree with me…?

By: jose

jose — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:46:47 +0000

lol you guys are ridiculous..already making a roster with lebron…what a joke

By: Arrogant

Arrogant — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:39:43 +0000

i would say get Lebron and an inside guy Bosh or Amare…throw in a good point guard like tj grab a few role players with the change like redick resign a few ppl and grab a few championships.

What other teams are in position to be in the 2010 sweepstakes for max players?

By: the rocket cat

the rocket cat — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:28:16 +0000

The maximum salary that year will probably be about $16-$18 million, so I don’t know how the Knicks are going to pay LeBron $25 million, unless it is under the table, and I think the league would be all over that.

By: JCARR

JCARR — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:54:30 +0000

Wow an NBA makeover for 2010. But the knicks will STILL suck

By: George W Kush Sr

George W Kush Sr — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:21:58 +0000

If you compare payroll’s, the Lakers are at $81M this year.

So in fact, they can keep these 4 and add Lebron, they have that $20 Mil plus another $18Mil or so to match that. Most of the teams that the Knicks would face in the playoffs are going to have similar payrolls. So infact, they have $38 Mil to play with and that can land them

Joe Johnson is curently making $14 Million this year. They could land him for maybe $16 per at that point.

Lamarcus Aldridge can conceivably be signed for $10-11 M.

That still leaves $12 Million for a bench.

Aldridge at C
Lee at PF
Chandler at SF
Lebron at SG
Joe Jeezy at PG

You still got Gallinari, Nate Rob, + 12 Million dollar bench with 3 point shooters like James Jones, JJ Reddick will come cheap, and some Bigs.

Not to mention how scary of a backcourt it’d be to have Johnson and Lebron, both built like linebackers playing against smaller and much much weaker guards.

By: Max

Max — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:55:18 +0000

Amare needs a major ‘tude adjustment if he’s going to rejoin D’Antoni…the guy practically whacked D’Antoni’s ass with the door on his way out. I don’t see him as a Knick anytime soon.

Other teams are working feverishly to position themselves to woo Lebron, and are likely to have more attractive rosters than the decimated Knicks. I still think Cleveland has the best shot.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:53:35 +0000

My understanding of the Knicks draft situation is as follows:

2009 – If they are in the top 22 picks, they keep the pick. Anything above 22, the pick goes to Utah.

2010 – The draft pick is unprotected. If Utah doesn’t get the pick in 2009, they’ll get it here.

One way or the other, the Knicks will have a draft pick. It’ll either be a lottery pick in 2009 (highly likely) or if they are a top 8 team this year (unlikely after the Crawford and Randolph trades), they’ll get a draft pick in 2010.

So, in my projection, I went with the likely scenario of the Knicks getting a lottery pick in 2009 and then giving the Jazz the 2010 pick.

By: control

control — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:19:33 +0000

I’m surpised no crazy NYers have mentioned the possible

Yao
Bosh/Amare
LeBron
Wade
Nash with Talfair coming off bench

lineup that could be available. Most NY people think that they are the biggest and best, and that would be the biggest and best lineup you could have with all the people available. I’m sure they’d all come for the vet min…JUST because it’s NY.

By: Reed Ewing Frazier

Reed Ewing Frazier — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:15:32 +0000

I like the trades hopefully Walsh will not make a stupid trade for Marion. Iverson and Nash are not coming to the Knicks so you idiots thinking that think again. We will do good with Yao,LBJ,Amare,Bosh and Wade. If we can get two out that bunch we will be straight. If we do get LeBron all you Band Wagoners please do not become Knicks Fans. Stay the Fuck away.

KNICKS UP!! all the rest down!!