Cannot quite fathom why The Knicks are 7th in the East, and the Heat are 14th.
11-13
8-14
Here's an interesting stat.
Julius is shooting .400% from three [38-95]
Tyler Herro is at .333% [29-87]
What the actual fuck?
Of course Duncan Robinson is at .404% [74-183]
While our wings?
BoD's journeyman Alec Burks is at .443% [27-61]
French Frank .556% [5-9]
Bullock .349% [29-83]
Rivers .378% [28-74]
Knox .391% [25-64]
With Bam, Butler, Bradley, Robinson, Dragic, DO NOT SLEEP ON THE HEAT.
As for The Thorn Of The Rose?
I have read a number of scenarios, as well as gob smacked Knicks fans going what the fuck?
And of course, the impact on Quickley, let alone Payton.
It is hard for me to see a Rose deal materializing in a vacuumn, unless the Knicks have some other potential deals afoot, in which they are dangling the likes of Smith, Ntilikina, Rivers, Payton, Knox, Bullocks, Brazdeikis and some of our stock of #2 picks.
If I were to transmogrify into Trader Facil, in some idealized Alternare Universe, I would offer the Pistons Dennis Smith, and our two #2 picks, one of which is Detroit's own, trending towards the first pick of the second round, and Charlotte's pick.
More likely, the Pistons would hold out for French Frank and/or Knox, in which case, I would not proffer Detroit's #2 as an inducement. Too valuable, but for taking Dennis off our hands? Hey.
Rose has been pretty consistent these past three years and this season?
15 games
22.8 minutes
14.2 ppg [.429%/.333%]
4.2 ass
1.9 reb
1.2 steals
Again, in order not to supplant Quickley's minutes, either Rivers or Payton would have to wave bye bye or play less minutes. I think Rose's game and his experience would offer a good mentorship to High IQ, but would cut into his minutes, a la Randle V. Toppin.
I think Thibs is projecting a playoff push, and Rose would surely provide Thibs with a comfort level, a la Gibson, but his game is pretty similar to Payton's, so unless there are other deals afoot where Rivers and/or Payton are out of here, and we can somehow purloin a shooter like Reddick, I'm not seeing it.
Also, shoot me, but I'd rather not give up on Frank [cue laugh track].
Again, as of this moment, I discern much smoke, but no fire, though given the moves we have seen from Perry & Perrin Inc, something is surely afoot, as it dawns on Knicks management, that HEY, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, we are not competing for the LOTTERY, but for the PLAYOFFS. Still, a move JUST FOR ROSE, without snatching a 3 point sniper, or purloining Bo's 3&D dream date?
If nothing else, talk of a Rose trade would certainly motivate Payton, Quickley, Rivers, Ntilikina and Smith. Theo Pinson is already motivated, having been annionted this roster's M.L. Carr by Leon Rose.
Poll
