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Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: June 13, 2022, 11:38:11 PM

[facilitatorn]

MJ Walker of FSU also coming to camp.

He, Vildoza, Simms, Bacon are all not guaranteed, fighting for the last regular spot and the open two-way deal.

[chipstern]

MJ Walker of FSU also coming to camp.

He, Vildoza, Simms, Bacon are all not guaranteed, fighting for the last regular spot and the open two-way deal.

The Vildoza narrative is a wild card.

If I were a betting man, I'd wager on Bacon.  Big guard and that Orlando/Scott Perry connection.

[kidcarter8]

MJ Walker of FSU also coming to camp.

He, Vildoza, Simms, Bacon are all not guaranteed, fighting for the last regular spot and the open two-way deal.

Bacon took Exhibit 10.  Makes better than normal G League cash if he stays stateside.

Not sure the size of his bonus

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/07/hoops-rumors-glossary-exhibit-10-contract-2.html

[facilitatorn]

Bacon has a minimum main roster contract non-guaranteed with an exhibit 10 option if the big deal isn’t picked up. Thibs will want him on the team.

[kidcarter8]

With good Knicks health best cheerleader likely gets the spot.

[kidcarter8]

Is it strange we have yet to hear rumors surrounding Ntlikina?

[facilitatorn]

I still think he winds up on the Lakers.

[bodiddley]

who then as backup - and scoring - 4?

Easy position to fill on the cheap:
I think Tank and Bjelica are getting the minimum this year.
Trey Lyles, Ojeleye (1/$1.7M), Paschall (#1.7M), JaMike Green are solid fill-ins.
Saric.  Zach Collins got $7M. Jabari Park makes $2.2M

Vets such as Crowder, Batum, Jeff Green have been in play recently.
Or get a 3/4 such as Torey Craig, Juancho, DJ Wilson.

[bodiddley]

Knick schedule out:
https://www.espn.in/nba/team/schedule/_/name/ny

Open the season with plenty of winnable games.
Despite MIL x 2 and PHI x 2 in the first dozen games.
But also ORL x 3 in the first 15 games.
Lotta middling East teams early on.  In fact NOPe the only West team in the first 15 contest. 

Knix face a pair 3-games-in-4-night road trips in DEC.
Middling teams the  first go, then weak sisters the 2nd round, but who needs schedule losses?

FEB looks like a brutal month:

Mon, 24 Jan vs LAC
Tue, 25 Jan @ Cleveland
Thu, 27 Jan @ Miami
Sat, 29 Jan @ Milwaukee

Tue, 1 Feb   vs Sacramento
Thu, 3 Feb   vs Memphis

Sun, 6 Feb   @ LA Lakes
Tue, 8 Feb   @ Utah
Wed, 9 Feb @ Denver
Fri, 11 Feb    @ Golden State
Sun, 13 Feb @ Portland
Tue, 15 Feb vs Oklahoma City
Thu, 17 Feb vs Brooklyn

*** A-S BREAK ***
Sat, 26 Feb vs Miami
Mon, 28 Feb vs Philadelphia
Thu, 3 Mar @ Philadelphia
Sat, 5 Mar   @ Phoenix
Mon, 7 Mar @ LA Clips

From Feb 6 - Mar 7 -- 11 games against top teams plus OKC
A 5 game West Road trip v contenders.
Come home for a 4 game homestand v OKC, BKY, MIA, PHI
Damn

[kidcarter8]

Easy position to fill on the cheap:
I think Tank and Bjelica are getting the minimum this year.
Trey Lyles, Ojeleye (1/$1.7M), Paschall (#1.7M), JaMike Green are solid fill-ins.
Saric.  Zach Collins got $7M. Jabari Park makes $2.2M


Can any scrap heap 4 provide the benefit of Toppin?  Which one of them is running the floor like Obi?  On the scoring end of lobs like Obi?  Swatting shots (potentially) like Obi?

I like this cat as a Knick.  Looking forward to his continuing here post Julius.

Again - unless used in a  deal for a stud.

[kidcarter8]

Not something I need to point out to this forum - but Final 8/Final 4/Final 2 type teams have players 6-10 playing with better than average effectiveness.

This is why Frank/Knox were NEVER in my plans with what they were showing.

[kidcarter8]

Carmelo Anthony has become a likeable sort in his current incarnation - but KNICKS MELO was an ass



Anthony guested in a recent episode of ALL THE SMOKE where he expressed his dismay over the Zen Master’s handling of things with the Knicks. “When Phil came, he was just like, he cut that line of communication off me from the Front Office, from the staff members, even players! You know what I’m saying?” Anthony said on All The Smoke. “The minute that I knew that was the game that was being played, like Nah!” – via Arlos Sara @ Clutch Points

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Phil Jackson and Carmelo Anthony’s working relationship was so bad the former chastised the latter several times in public. For Anthony, all these have made him close the door—at least for now—on the idea of patching things up with Jackson. “Nah! I mean, I don’t need closure. … I know if I had a sit-down with you, you wouldn’t say that. You would say something totally different. You’re gonna tell me something like oh it wasn’t like that. I ain’t really got time for that. I don’t need it at this point.” – via Arlos Sara @ Clutch Points

[kidcarter8]

One spot left, apparently

Ian Begley: Knicks announce that they’ve signed MJ Walker, a 6-5 guard out of Florida State. They currently have 19 players under contract. Teams can carry a maximum of 20 players during training camp/preseason. – via Twitter IanBegley
 Free Agency, MJ Walker, New York Knicks

[chipstern]

who then as backup - and scoring - 4?

Easy position to fill on the cheap:
I think Tank and Bjelica are getting the minimum this year.
Trey Lyles, Ojeleye (1/$1.7M), Paschall (#1.7M), JaMike Green are solid fill-ins.
Saric.  Zach Collins got $7M. Jabari Park makes $2.2M

Vets such as Crowder, Batum, Jeff Green have been in play recently.
Or get a 3/4 such as Torey Craig, Juancho, DJ Wilson.

All of whom have Obi's upside, right? 

Your "points" remain elusive, save to reverse engineer some of your most stubborn positions.  Still chewing over the "logic" of trading for Siakam and his long term multi-billion contract [$33,003,936 $35,448,672   $37,893,408], making him our highest paid untradeable contract [but the Fournier deal is profligate, right?] when we already have a top-tier PF, and a young up and coming PF of whom you disapprove, because, of course, last year's .297 3-point shooting was an injury aberration, but be that as it may, you are confident we could slot him in as the 3&D SF of your dream.

[kidcarter8]

Siakam is a complete talent

Which to me makes him an OK add at that price.

No indication Masai is dealing him for lesser guys just yet.  Keep an eye out first 30-35 games.