Hopefully his role for the Knicks will be a trade piece.
He should start. A stretch 4 is perfect for melo and chandler. Amare is a bad fit because he has limited range, however Bargnani can hit long shots and has a Dirk type of game. Bargnani frees up space for melo and a felton/chandler pick and roll.
Will he start? 6th man?
Will Knicks start 4 scoring PFs? Bargs, 'Melo, K-Mart & STAT.
ANyway... Bargs is better than Camby/NOvak duo. So, we improved.
He should start. A stretch 4 is perfect for melo and chandler. Amare is a bad fit because he has limited range, however Bargnani can hit long shots and has a Dirk type of game. Bargnani frees up space for melo and a felton/chandler pick and roll.
amare then comes in and provided low post scoring with Cope as backuo stretch 4
wont be able to add toney allen unless we use the 3 mil mid level exception which we are trying to use for copeAgreed, Bargnani will start at the 4, matchup defensively with the 2nd best power player, he's the floor spacer for Felton, Melo to drive. This allows Melo to play the perimeter, rather than get eaten up by the true 4's. JR and Amare become the best bench duo in the league. This gives Woodson so many options. Add Allen as the starting 2 guard, that would be a huge move to feed off this trade.
Given the league moratorium, it does create a wave of phone calls if there was interest in Bargnani. I think league rules that a traded player can be moved within 24 hours of the first trade, as the solo player going out.
If we had any shot at getting Lee for Bargnani we should do it in a heartbeat. Even with his bad contract Lee still gives you 20/10 any given night. He's pretty much a younger Amare with healthier knees and rebounding ability. I've got a feeling Grunwald is completing a larger operation and Lee or no Lee, something bigger than Bargnani is coming.
HOPEFULLY, a mega trade can occur. Chandler with 13 million in salary will be hard to dump. ALLEY OOPS against poor teams do not work in the playoffs...therefore Chandler is no OFFENSE and only fair defense against the superstars.Hopefully his role for the Knicks will be a trade piece.
have a feeling Bargnani will get hurt and Stat winds up impressingI would love if Grunny has a plan to at least attempt to pull off a blockbuster trade like the Nets did and bring DLee and Bogut to NY for TC and Bargnani but it's more likely that Grunny got Bargnani as insurance in case Stat has a career ending injury or to fill in for him in a career where he plays limited minutes.
Stat's legacy is not complete but unless he can beast over the remainder of his contract he will go down as one of the worst signings in NBA history.
Will Knicks start 4 scoring PFs? Bargs, 'Melo, K-Mart & STAT.
ANyway... Bargs is better than Camby/NOvak duo. So, we improved.
have a feeling Bargnani will get hurt and Stat winds up impressing
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A VERY poor mans Sheed minus the toughness and the D. On the plus side is that Melo can stay at 3 with Bargnani on the roster.