J.J. Barea would consider the Knicks

metrocard

Legend
Barea may be 5"11 but he brings a lot of game to the court. He plays like he's 6"6.

He's been playing mostly combo guard for Dallas, and thats not even his real position. He's a straight up CP3 type point guard. I see him averaging 15 and 9 in this system easily with his ability to work the pick and roll, his foot speed and footwork and would be a huge upgrade for us at point guard. His defense has gotten ALOT better and has mastered the flop. Signing this guy would be nothing but a position move and is one of the best free agent PG's out there.

His attitude breathes winning, and thats what we need. A guy with leadership qualities, team-first-guy and willing to do anything to win.

I've been followed JJ since he was in High School and people ALWAYS say the same thing.

"he's too small"
"not worth a glance"

He's continue to doubt people over and over. He's gotten better every season, on some Steve Nash type progression.

Will he ever be an elite guard? No, But I see him having 3-4 great seasons especially under this system or any system like the Lakers, Heat or Dallas where he'll be a starter.
 

Red

TYPE-A
Barea may be 5"11 but he brings a lot of game to the court. He plays like he's 6"6.

He's been playing mostly combo guard for Dallas, and thats not even his real position. He's a straight up CP3 type point guard. I see him averaging 15 and 9 in this system easily with his ability to work the pick and roll, his foot speed and footwork and would be a huge upgrade for us at point guard. His defense has gotten ALOT better and has mastered the flop. Signing this guy would be nothing but a position move and is one of the best free agent PG's out there.

His attitude breathes winning, and thats what we need. A guy with leadership qualities, team-first-guy and willing to do anything to win.

I've been followed JJ since he was in High School and people ALWAYS say the same thing.

"he's too small"
"not worth a glance"

He's continue to doubt people over and over. He's gotten better every season, on some Steve Nash type progression.

Will he ever be an elite guard? No, But I see him having 3-4 great seasons especially under this system or any system like the Lakers, Heat or Dallas where he'll be a starter.

For the right $ I'll take him. He's battle tested.

Please remove that Fields sig. 1.7pts in the playoffs have left a bad taste.
 

metrocard

Legend
For the right $ I'll take him. He's battle tested.

Please remove that Fields sig. 1.7pts in the playoffs have left a bad taste.

Yea, old sign. Fields lost his swag once Melo got on the team. Which is why I was never TOO crazy about the trade.
 

Red

TYPE-A
I wanna know about Jort... the White dude from Kentucy

Heard he has an attitude we could use on one hand, but he isn't nba ready on the other.

What's the concensus?
 

iJoe

Rotation player
Barea is a specialist and I don't ever see him being a starter. He's great at messing up the opposing team's defense with his speed and handling, but only for stretches. He's basically the perfect guy to bring off the bench to inject energy and instantly change the game.

Nate could have been the same or better type of player had he just controlled himself and matured his game a little.
 

metrocard

Legend
Barea is a specialist and I don't ever see him being a starter. He's great at messing up the opposing team's defense with his speed and handling, but only for stretches. He's basically the perfect guy to bring off the bench to inject energy and instantly change the game.

Nate could have been the same or better type of player had he just controlled himself and matured his game a little.

A specialist is one dimensional. JJ brings a lot to the floor with his penetration, passing, flopping, and scoring.

He started for Dallas for a while in the regular season and started half of the NBA Finals.

Starting for an elite team in the regular season and Finals with J-Kidd and Terry in the backcourt, I def see him getting 24-28 minutes on a lot of teams in the NBA, especially with his progression that cannot be denied if you've been following JJ Barea the past 3 seasons.

Chauncey can be our change up, and JJ can be our fastball. I wouldn't mind having those two run the offense and let Douglas do what he does best, play off the ball.
 

DaTPRiNCE

The Knicks are Back
A specialist is one dimensional. JJ brings a lot to the floor with his penetration, passing, flopping, and scoring.

He started for Dallas for a while in the regular season and started half of the NBA Finals.

Starting for an elite team in the regular season and Finals with J-Kidd and Terry in the backcourt, I def see him getting 24-28 minutes on a lot of teams in the NBA, especially with his progression that cannot be denied if you've been following JJ Barea the past 3 seasons.

Chauncey can be our change up, and JJ can be our fastball. I wouldn't mind having those two run the offense and let Douglas do what he does best, play off the ball.

well said brother, watching this dude in the playoffs was crazy i realized then that we need a guy like him in NY. he's tough- knew it the moment he took that cheapshot from bynum, while still finishing the and-1 and getting right back up. everytime i envision him now i see that moment, and him blowing into the lane past unsuspecting heat defenders. left me marveled and i want em on our squad

ideal offseason add him, dalembert, reup shawne williams, and another bench player or 2 and were set for a deep run.
 

tiger0330

Legend
Barea may be 5"11 but he brings a lot of game to the court. He plays like he's 6"6.

He's been playing mostly combo guard for Dallas, and thats not even his real position. He's a straight up CP3 type point guard. I see him averaging 15 and 9 in this system easily with his ability to work the pick and roll, his foot speed and footwork and would be a huge upgrade for us at point guard. His defense has gotten ALOT better and has mastered the flop. Signing this guy would be nothing but a position move and is one of the best free agent PG's out there.

His attitude breathes winning, and thats what we need. A guy with leadership qualities, team-first-guy and willing to do anything to win.

I've been followed JJ since he was in High School and people ALWAYS say the same thing.

"he's too small"
"not worth a glance"

He's continue to doubt people over and over. He's gotten better every season, on some Steve Nash type progression.

Will he ever be an elite guard? No, But I see him having 3-4 great seasons especially under this system or any system like the Lakers, Heat or Dallas where he'll be a starter.
Good comments about JJ. He has got some game for sure, Carlisle starting him from game 4-6 instead of Stevenson was a game changer for the Mavs, he may be undersized but that doesn't stop him from penetrating and making things happen.

That said I am not sure how well he would do as the main man on a team because of his size, he does struggle finishing and that Dallas team can make a lot of players look better than they are.

Welcome back. We missed you and your posts around here.
 

RunningJumper

Super Moderator
metro (welcome back) brought up some great points, and even though we have a few guards, we only know Billups to be Playoffs and Finals ready. I do think somebody such as T-Mac would be a lot better because of the contract and his health being solid. Barea isn't coming cheap.
 

metrocard

Legend
I feel like the addition of Iman, and we can get a fast footed PG, our offense will look much more fluid than stagnant. We need fast guys who can run up the court and beat their man. Douglas speed is B level at best, and Billups is D level...same as Fields and Waker is no speed demon either. These guys patrol the guard positions and we probably have the slowest back court in the NBA when we're suppose to be a run and gun team, how does that make sense?

You guys see what I'm seeing? If we're going to live with D'Antoni, we might as well nab players who will make his system less retarded than it is. It'll make the games less painful to watch. lol
 

KBlack25

Starter
I don't love Barea. He had a great end of the finals, but people forget that in games 1-3 this guy was 1-10 from the field. His shot selection is poor. But we don't need him to shoot and score.

What he would bring to this team is a guy who can cause havoc for the D, get in the paint, cause guys to sag off their assignments...which would be helpful for us. I honestly think that he is best utilized on a team like the Knicks (or, gulp, the Heat).
 

Thugball

Benchwarmer
I've got a hunch that somebody is going to over pay Barea this offseason and he wont play near expectations. I just hope that somebody isn't us.
 
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