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Total Members Voted: 3

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

[kidcarter8]

I'm somewhat partial to Khem Birch as a burly backup C.


Go, Running Rebels!

Go, Canada!

- I have little doubt Bamba gets Birch's minutes next year.

[chipstern]

While Facil is contemplating a Mo Bomba siting, I indulge my own lost cause.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x3NN26jxnw&feature=emb_logo

Our own G League Lightning Bolt, JARED HARPER.  I see some Quickley in this second coming of Ty Lawson. 

Hit me with your best shot, Facil....Knicks fans. 

Okay. 

Frank looked very good. 

A Quickley-Ntilikina backcourt looked quite effective.

A Rose-Barrett backcourt showed some real promise. 

Does Thibs contemplate a modified 10 + 1 rotation. 

Begging Dawg's papal indulgence. 

Rose-Payton-Barrett-Randle-Noel

Maybe shuffle Bullock in for Elfrid and switch RJ from the 3 to the 2. 

Quickley-Ntilikina-Burks-Toppin-Gibson

The mixed blessing of injuries. 

Noels had tender knees, but he has been really solid as a starter.

Oh, and, how about Taj Gibson.  Omari Spellman and his predilection for Popeye's Chicken Sandwiches [a wild guess] did the Knicks a favor, and Mitchell's unfortuneate injury....Taj has been terrific since getting regular minutes.  He boards, plays D, sets good picks [mostly, he has been whistled for a number of moving picks, and the one he set last night for IQ was borderline], hits the odd jumper.  Looks to be in great shape and have something to contribute.  A vet who is always prepared and READY.  Loved his offensive board last night on Obi's back to the basket post move that rimmed out. 

Berman in the POST with his usual specious piffle.  Dismissed Obi as being a non-factor. 

Perhaps that's why Thibs gave him 17 minutes behind JR's 31.  Perhaps I was hallucinating, but he appeared to be playing D last night, ergo, MINUTES.  Got to figure that Knicks will work on his Swiss Army Knife athleticism over the summer, to see if he is capable of pulling minutes at the 3, the 4 and the 5. 

Why not? 

Boy, ya gotta love Haliburton. 

Odd rumor that his agent was fomenting disregard so he would drop to Sacaramento.  Not sure I buy that, but Atlanta, Detroit and NY, as well as Washington, Phoenix and San Antonio all passed on him.  God knows, sure looks like a Greg Popovich player. 

[kidcarter8]

Hearing the chimes for Brad Stevens - or will it be AINGE first?

Indiana 18 Boston 4

[Kam]

OBI is pretty strong now.  If he adds 5 more pounds of offseason muscle each of the next three years he will be ready for the contract extension and a bigger role.

Quickley erases the pain of not drafting TyH.  There was zero chance we would draft both.

[Kam]

Knox has impressed me in his limited minutes. 
A cynical take would be that any more minutes would reveal too many flaws. 
The optimist sees a budding pro who is ready to contribute when his number is called.

I don't want to trade him for the sake of trading him. 
Frank gave everyone a glimpse yesterday of his future role in the league.
Both those yute could benefit greatly from a change in team so be careful to get real value back if dealing them.
No marginal sideways moves.

[Kam]

[Kam]

Oh, and, how about Taj Gibson.  Omari Spellman and his predilection for Popeye's Chicken Sandwiches [a wild guess] did the Knicks a favor, and Mitchell's unfortuneate injury....Taj has been terrific since getting regular minutes.  He boards, plays D, sets good picks [mostly, he has been whistled for a number of moving picks, and the one he set last night for IQ was borderline], hits the odd jumper.  Looks to be in great shape and have something to contribute.  A vet who is always prepared and READY.  Loved his offensive board last night on Obi's back to the basket post move that rimmed out. 

Nothing like a Taj bomb ...

[kidcarter8]

Knox has impressed me in his limited minutes. 
A cynical take would be that any more minutes would reveal too many flaws. 
The optimist sees a budding pro who is ready to contribute when his number is called.

I don't want to trade him for the sake of trading him. 
Frank gave everyone a glimpse yesterday of his future role in the league.
Both those yute could benefit greatly from a change in team so be careful to get real value back if dealing them.
No marginal sideways moves.

https://thunderousintentions.com/2021/02/17/okc-thunder-trades-kevin-knox/

[kidcarter8]

Trade #1

Kevin Knox for Ty Jerome and a second round pick in '23 via Miami and '24 via Charlotte

Trade #2

Kevin Knox
Frank Ntlikina
2023 second rounder
2025 second rounder

for

AL HORFORD

[facilitatorn]

OKC needs all the help they can get, but for our sake let’s not do either of those.

[Kam]

Clive Davis
18 February, 2021

You need to stop smoking whatever garbage it is, because it's fogging up your brain. If you and that groveling fanbase in OKC thinks that Leon Rose is that stupid enough to hand you a lottery pick for old man Harford and or bags of chips, then you need to check your butt into detox. Fast!!!

[bodiddley]

If you and that groveling fanbase in OKC thinks that Leon Rose is that stupid enough to hand you a lottery pick for old man Harford

A solid playoff team that needed some vet leadership and interior D could go for Horford in exchange for a 3rd year player who has underperformed and is out of the rotation.
So the concept is sound.  It's just NYK is not at that stage and doesn't particularly need Horford. 

Knix did just very recently give up ex-lottery pick Dennis Smith Jr for aging vet Rose, but that was to shore up a position of need.   Also it wouldn't surprise anyone if we flipped Franc for say a vet wing.  We're probably not there yet with Knox, and a C is not the return we would seek.

[facilitatorn]

Nice game by DSJ. He was about as effective as Sadiq Bey in a start in what turned into a close loss to a Hali-less Kings team.

[kidcarter8]

If you and that groveling fanbase in OKC thinks that Leon Rose is that stupid enough to hand you a lottery pick for old man Harford

A solid playoff team that needed some vet leadership and interior D could go for Horford in exchange for a 3rd year player who has underperformed and is out of the rotation.
So the concept is sound.  It's just NYK is not at that stage and doesn't particularly need Horford. 

Knix did just very recently give up ex-lottery pick Dennis Smith Jr for aging vet Rose, but that was to shore up a position of need.   Also it wouldn't surprise anyone if we flipped Franc for say a vet wing.  We're probably not there yet with Knox, and a C is not the return we would seek.

I know developmentally it is not ideal - but Horford gets Toppin's minutes - and much of Taj's as well.

[kidcarter8]

Program note:

Harden vs Luka tonight