2020-2021 NY Knicks
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Mentioned in the CHA game thread the Knicks might not be looking for another GM with their success this season, Talk is Perry may be offered an extension instead of being dismissed for being part of the Mills regime.
When do Perry's contract end?
Having coach Thibs as Perry assistant to get the team D.Rose explosion off the bench, plus get rid of Dennis Smith, and Rivers. The two worked well during the regular season, above .500 team to get the 4th seed in the division. I guess this offseason we owe the two the privilege of selecting the draft pick, and the FA market.
Got to go .. The Play-In games are on .. Grizz 34 - Spurs 13 .. 2 min remain in the first quarter ..
That was Dark, haven't seen him post here in a while. Wonder if he's changed his mind about RJ, leaps and bounds better than Dotson and fulfilling my hope he may become an AS as a Knicks. Much better than JR year 2 but JR was coming off a broken leg injury, RJ will get some votes for MIP though the award will go to JR. .
mafra
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And with the early second rounder from DET... we could package 21,23,34ish to move up, or trade for a something.
O.K you got that .. After the March 31, game against the Minny Wolves when #1 pick Edwards called Barrett out after their win .. RJ Barrett has become a consistent player in scoring and ball movement in the month of April & March. Before than Barrett performance was inconsistent with bad decision-making on the court and always having a tired defensive performance, even in the first quarter. However, the last 2 months Barrett has finally started performing like a NBA starter.
Our best SG wing on the roster this season has been rookie Quickley, than come Burks & Barrett.
I don't have to boast about Quickley, his offense/defense performance speaks for itself.
The reason why so many fans kept asking to put the rookie Quickley in the starting lineup the first month into the regular season were Quickley's good team-ball habits as a combo-guard.
DRose not being put in the starting lineup when he arrived I believe was DRose decision, not Thibs.
The DRose & Quickley tandem saved us from so many of the first quarter beating we were getting this season. And when we added Burks, he was slow at first but a few games with DRose & Quickley, Burks found his dynamics in the 2nd-unit 3 guard offensive lineup.
Congrats to JR, won it in a landslide. RJ got 2 3rd place votes and two guys we could have drafted were considered Michael Porter Jr. and Mykeal Bridges.
Heat get swept. Never know when they?ll want to trigger a semi-rebuild. Jimmy Butler averaged 21-7-7 and 2 steals a game this season. Only 31-years-old. Has a big salary next season and a big player option year after that and then that?s it. Does a relatively simple deal centered around one of our 2021 1st rounders get it done?
Obviously, I?m of the camp that Towns was who ruined the chemistry in Minnesota and that Thibs and Butler are actually fine with each other.
RJ shot 40% from 3 this season. I think he can start at the 2.
Noel (or MRob), Randle, Butler, RJ, and Rose next season. Taj (or Noel), Obi, Burks, Bullock, Quickley off the bench.
Not worth spending time on it now, but seems doable. Obviously not plan A, but our plan As never work out.
Just trying to distract myself from being nervous about the game starting in 2 hours. I doubt Heat will ever make a trade with us unless we are getting completely fleeced.
Obviously, I?m of the camp that Towns was who ruined the chemistry in Minnesota and that Thibs and Butler are actually fine with each other.
RJ shot 40% from 3 this season. I think he can start at the 2.
Noel (or MRob), Randle, Butler, RJ, and Rose next season. Taj (or Noel), Obi, Burks, Bullock, Quickley off the bench.
Not worth spending time on it now, but seems doable. Obviously not plan A, but our plan As never work out.
Just trying to distract myself from being nervous about the game starting in 2 hours. I doubt Heat will ever make a trade with us unless we are getting completely fleeced.
Does Kawhi go to Miami? I?ve already heard that speculation.
Bradley Beal would be a huge upgrade for us, but you wonder if he knows how to win anymore than our current guys.
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Beal, Mitchell, Booker are probably the top 3 options.
I have to believe KL would pick NYK over MIA. Who knows. We were in his short list, his uncle from area, and he knows if he comes to NYK and wins a title, he will go down in history as LeBron 2.0.
Butler plays his same position and it didn?t work with PG3.
Lowry and Rose and RJ and Randle?
My thing is, he probably prefers South Beach than playing 40 mpg under Thibbs. He?s also a load management guy and I can?t see that working out here.
I have to believe KL would pick NYK over MIA. Who knows. We were in his short list, his uncle from area, and he knows if he comes to NYK and wins a title, he will go down in history as LeBron 2.0.
Butler plays his same position and it didn?t work with PG3.
Lowry and Rose and RJ and Randle?
My thing is, he probably prefers South Beach than playing 40 mpg under Thibbs. He?s also a load management guy and I can?t see that working out here.
Today's LOSS, has me fed-up with coach Thibs postseason strategy .... If u dont understand, the Hawks lead the series 3-1 over the Knicks who had home court advantage to start the playoffs.
And I'm sure all the 2021 offseason star FA feel the same bout signing with a Knicks team that every star player refuse to sign with for decades.
And I'm sure all the 2021 offseason star FA feel the same bout signing with a Knicks team that every star player refuse to sign with for decades.
mafra
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The Knicks traded combo guard Austin Rivers. They gave up on 2019 second-round pick Ignas Brazdeikis. They released the players coming back in the deal, opening two roster spots.
According to a source, Tom Thibodeau had hoped for an upgrade, but none ever came. Management still viewed the 2020-21 season as a stepping stone with eyes on a potential $60 million in summer cap space.
The source said Thibodeau was in love with Toronto two-way shooting guard Norman Powell, who was traded to Portland and is excelling in the playoffs vs. Denver.
One of the Knicks? two open roster spots went to third-string center Norvel Pelle, who has not played a minute in the first-round series against Atlanta.
After being routed in the two games in Atlanta, they trail 3-1 in the series. No Knicks team in 13 tries has ever recovered from that deficit, including the last Knicks playoff team in 2012-13 against Indiana, which eventually lost in six.
Those surprised by Atlanta?s playoff domination after the Knicks swept them 3-0 in the regular season should have seen some of this coming. Jeff Van Gundy, Thibodeau?s closest friend, sure did.
The Hawks, who added bench stud Lou Williams at the deadline, were never at full strength in any of the games like now.
Before the series, Van Gundy noted, ?Atlanta has more talent. The Knicks play their best players a lot of minutes. Their guys play. The Knicks don?t take nights off. In the playoffs, that all goes away. Everybody is locked in and everybody plays. There?s no load management. It will be interesting to see if the Knicks have enough in a playoff scenario to hold up.?
NYP - Marc Bermam
According to a source, Tom Thibodeau had hoped for an upgrade, but none ever came. Management still viewed the 2020-21 season as a stepping stone with eyes on a potential $60 million in summer cap space.
The source said Thibodeau was in love with Toronto two-way shooting guard Norman Powell, who was traded to Portland and is excelling in the playoffs vs. Denver.
One of the Knicks? two open roster spots went to third-string center Norvel Pelle, who has not played a minute in the first-round series against Atlanta.
After being routed in the two games in Atlanta, they trail 3-1 in the series. No Knicks team in 13 tries has ever recovered from that deficit, including the last Knicks playoff team in 2012-13 against Indiana, which eventually lost in six.
Those surprised by Atlanta?s playoff domination after the Knicks swept them 3-0 in the regular season should have seen some of this coming. Jeff Van Gundy, Thibodeau?s closest friend, sure did.
The Hawks, who added bench stud Lou Williams at the deadline, were never at full strength in any of the games like now.
Before the series, Van Gundy noted, ?Atlanta has more talent. The Knicks play their best players a lot of minutes. Their guys play. The Knicks don?t take nights off. In the playoffs, that all goes away. Everybody is locked in and everybody plays. There?s no load management. It will be interesting to see if the Knicks have enough in a playoff scenario to hold up.?
NYP - Marc Bermam