RunningJumper
Super Moderator
Allen Iverson
Here we go again....another season without a starting center.
We been in need of a starting center/SG, and all our front office priorities
has been focus on were adding superstar players at positions we already
had star role-players at (PF, SF, PG). Never focusing on the Center/SG spot.
In 2004 & 2005 we gambled big time on taking the Chicago Bulls starting
Center & SG (Curry & Crawford), those two dices kept crapping-out on us,
and our front-office did nothing to replace these two crap-out dice.
There have to be Basketball Gods that had pity on the Knicks.... b/c we
lucked-up bigtime in the 2010 2nd round draft in selecting a 6.7 PF-Landry
Fields who we did not know also had SG skills (Big Thanks to the Basketball
Gods!). We also selected (paid for) a 7.0 center Jerome Jordan in that draft
who was the perfect piece to train with Fiba Mozgov in practice, but we sent
Jerome Jordan overseas to save-face so we could sign our first selection in
the 2010 draft Syracuse (BUSTER) Rautins.
Now we have 3-super-stars in our starting lineup at PG/SF/PF....with
the use of a full MLE to sign a starting center FA to a 4 year contract.
Why are we focus on given just a one year contract?
Why are we focus on adding another max contract next season?
Why are'nt we focus on building a system with the right tools in a starting
lineup this season?
I always thought the MLE were specifically for the missing-pieces on a team.
The Knicks stand-in GM Grunwald going full speed toward signing one of the
top-five FA centers with a 4 to 5 year deal of the MLE would give the Knicks
a 40+ win season in 66 games, plus Grunwald would earn a 4 year contract
as the Knicks GM.
Obviously, the Knicks are certain (through back channels) that CP3 wants to play here so they have no choice but try and make the neccessary arrangements to get him here. You don't discover that the best PG wants to play for your city and ignore it.
Stop talking about AI we as the fans need to think bigger....
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If you think Douglas is better than him now you're crazy.
I would love that.dude AI wouldn't fix the knicks problems with MDA as coach. Hell AI would probably go off on D'antoni for letting roleplayers shoot like thats they're job.