RunningJumper
Super Moderator
As a Jason Williams fan, I like to bring him up in conversations like this. He never made it on the All-Star team, but I consider him to be an exceptional PG. Not because of his flash, I consider it because his vision was on par with Paul and Nash. He didn't have the shooting of them, he didn't have the defense of Paul, but his passing and tempo is great. Imagine him in his prime with STAT and Melo. He wouldn't be getting near a max, but that might have elevated him to making it on the All-Star team.
As far as players who are playing now...T-Mac seriously could get the job done as PG. Move Billups to the 2 or have T-Mac as the back-up.
See, there's even point-forwards who could do what we could benefit greatly from. We know Chris Paul can score and play defense, but if we get a passer and a center plus a bunch, why spend another max? Especially since the passers out there can do more than pass.
It's not like I'm saying any solid pass-first PG out there could become drastically better, guys like T-Mac are available and for a whole lot less.
People wanted this trio before they got scared or "scared" of Miami, a lot of people are just fans of Chris Paul or fans of super trio teams.
I'm a fan of Chris Paul, in fact I've been a fan of the Hornets since I was a kid, but me thinking this would be a bad move for the Knicks has nothing to do with that. I don't want ANY max. The ONLY third max I could see being understandable to take a chance on is Dwight Howard. If LeBron, Wade, and whoever else was available, I'd say no. Only Dwight. I'd still be in favor of not getting a max with him too.
We can get perimeter defense. Monty Williams, the Hornets coach, is a defensive minded coach who learned under Gregg Popovich. Don't tell me it was just Chris Paul who could play defense on that team. That team had a good (for all I know about coaching, great) defensive plan, and Ariza played great defense on Kobe.
If you people are scared, admit it. If you people are just fans of Chris Paul and that's why you want him in New York, admit it. There's nothing wrong with you wanting a player on your team because you're a fan. I have no problem with that all.
As far as players who are playing now...T-Mac seriously could get the job done as PG. Move Billups to the 2 or have T-Mac as the back-up.
See, there's even point-forwards who could do what we could benefit greatly from. We know Chris Paul can score and play defense, but if we get a passer and a center plus a bunch, why spend another max? Especially since the passers out there can do more than pass.
It's not like I'm saying any solid pass-first PG out there could become drastically better, guys like T-Mac are available and for a whole lot less.
People wanted this trio before they got scared or "scared" of Miami, a lot of people are just fans of Chris Paul or fans of super trio teams.
I'm a fan of Chris Paul, in fact I've been a fan of the Hornets since I was a kid, but me thinking this would be a bad move for the Knicks has nothing to do with that. I don't want ANY max. The ONLY third max I could see being understandable to take a chance on is Dwight Howard. If LeBron, Wade, and whoever else was available, I'd say no. Only Dwight. I'd still be in favor of not getting a max with him too.
We can get perimeter defense. Monty Williams, the Hornets coach, is a defensive minded coach who learned under Gregg Popovich. Don't tell me it was just Chris Paul who could play defense on that team. That team had a good (for all I know about coaching, great) defensive plan, and Ariza played great defense on Kobe.
If you people are scared, admit it. If you people are just fans of Chris Paul and that's why you want him in New York, admit it. There's nothing wrong with you wanting a player on your team because you're a fan. I have no problem with that all.