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Re: Knicks
« Reply #24180 on: July 07, 2022, 06:07:24 PM »

I like that Keels is on a two way deal.

Mitch Hartenstein Sims
Randle Obi Taj
Reddish Fournier
Barrett Grimes Rose
Brunson IQ McBride

It gives us room to add a credible SF-PF to the mix. No. Melo does not count.
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« Reply #24181 on: July 07, 2022, 06:53:11 PM »

I like that Keels is on a two way deal.

Mitch Hartenstein Sims
Randle Obi Taj
Reddish Fournier
Barrett Grimes Rose
Brunson IQ McBride

It gives us room to add a credible SF-PF to the mix. No. Melo does not count.

I know the conventional wisdom would hold that my opinion is ludicrous [cue KIID], but, what's to prevent Obi from being a credible PF-SF, any more than Julius couldn't be a credible PF-C, or Hartenstein a credible C-PF.

PS: Reddish is a credible SF-SG-PF.  And Feron Hunt is going to get a long look at SF-PF. 
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Re: Knicks
« Reply #24182 on: July 07, 2022, 07:24:44 PM »

I like that Keels is on a two way deal.

Mitch Hartenstein Sims
Randle Obi Taj
Reddish Fournier
Barrett Grimes Rose
Brunson IQ McBride

It gives us room to add a credible SF-PF to the mix. No. Melo does not count.

Do you want Chriss?

How about a trade for Holmes?
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Re: Conventional Wisdom
« Reply #24183 on: July 07, 2022, 07:41:28 PM »

I like that Keels is on a two way deal.

Mitch Hartenstein Sims
Randle Obi Taj
Reddish Fournier
Barrett Grimes Rose
Brunson IQ McBride

It gives us room to add a credible SF-PF to the mix. No. Melo does not count.

I know the conventional wisdom would hold that my opinion is ludicrous [cue KIID], but, what's to prevent Obi from being a credible PF-SF, any more than Julius couldn't be a credible PF-C, or Hartenstein a credible C-PF.

PS: Reddish is a credible SF-SG-PF.  And Feron Hunt is going to get a long look at SF-PF.

Reddish is one. If Obi can be one as well and keep up with wings on D we are in very good shape.

Hartenstein can be a credible C-PF. Jules cannot effectively protect the paint.

I am looking forward to seeing more of what Hunt is about.
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« Reply #24184 on: July 07, 2022, 07:43:20 PM »

As per Kiid, I see no urgency to target a #15 player. 

We have minutes to find for Toppin and Reddish.  That's more of a priority to me. 

The big wing I was interested in taking a flyer on was TJ Warren.  Nets just signed him to a one year deal, coming off of crushing Mychal Thompson-Victor Oladipo level injuries.  If Cam Reddish, also a big 6'8" wing, can rise to that level of offensive firepower and efficiency, we will be sitting in tall cotton.  In 2018-19, and 2019-20, before he went down, I remember Warren lighting us up a couple of times, and was draining 3-pointers at a .428 & .403 clip. 

Marquese ChrissMeh.  We have Randle, Toppin and Gibson.  WHAT FOR? 

Now, on the other hand, Richaun Holmes?  Like him a lot, and was phantisizing about him in some sort of Facil-Styled Trade Package where we sent Randle to the Kings.  Big, bruising 6'10", efficient around the hoop. 

If we hadn't gone all in by commiting to Mitchell, Isaiah and Jericho [let alone Taj, let alone Julius and Obi, let alone Cam], Holmes would be a viable target at the 4 & 5.  Not unlike the Lakers taking a second shot at Thomas Bryant, another beefy 6'10" worker bee.   

We have ample depth at the 4 & 5.  It remains to be seen how things shake out at the 2 & 3, but with Fournier and Grimes, Barrett and Reddish [let alone IQ toggling between playing on the ball and off the ball]...we need to develop what we have, and taken another long look in the summer of 2023, when a new group of Free Agents comes on the market, and we have a minimum of two #1 picks, and possibly four to cast about for trade partners.  I don't see much shaking free in the way of free agents.  The biggies have already been locked up.  Zion.  Nikola.  Beal.  LeBron might be on the open market, and he's only 38.  Kyrie?  FUCK KYRIE. 
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Re: Knicks
« Reply #24185 on: July 07, 2022, 11:00:03 PM »

Right you are, bro.  DEPTH is no concern.
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Re: Knicks
« Reply #24186 on: July 08, 2022, 10:12:53 AM »

Summer league!!!!!!


Ladies and gentlemen, I give you....JEAN MONTERO (likely most talented of the 12) .


And good to see Micah Potter, he of the lesser pigment.

14.1 and 10.7 in G League wih SkyForce after being last cut by Heat in '21.


Roster and schedule (8 pm Eastern tonight):

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2022-new-york-knicks-summer-league-roster-schedule-tv-channel-live-stream-players-to-watch/


Let's roll!!!!

(Banchero Day is next Thursday though by then he likely will have been shelved)





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Re: Knicks
« Reply #24187 on: July 08, 2022, 10:18:56 AM »

Ivey 20-6-6 fo Detroit, to where he was gifted.

Still waiting to hear the offer we turned down to move up to 4.
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« Reply #24188 on: July 08, 2022, 06:17:51 PM »

Taj has been waived.

Signing with the Wizards.

A class act.
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« Reply #24189 on: July 08, 2022, 06:38:55 PM »

Taj can take KPs minutes when he goes down. Washington needs to get the eighth seed so I am good with it.

I have not heard the Burks Noel deal finalized yet. 

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« Reply #24190 on: July 08, 2022, 08:44:28 PM »

Brunson isn't done yet either.  Teams looking at options, though most that would end up added would be a second rounder or 2.  No other players if sign and trade done..
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« Reply #24191 on: July 08, 2022, 10:33:37 PM »

Brunson cannot happen till we have the space. Burks and Noel are the holdup.

That Hunt kid looks good. Very active.

Grimes and Sims got loose and looked good.

McBride and Keels still have work to do.

Hunt and Sims make me think we will be ok up front without Taj.
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« Reply #24192 on: July 08, 2022, 10:34:09 PM »

Happy to never have to watch McClung except in summer league.
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« Reply #24193 on: July 09, 2022, 12:04:26 AM »

Dequan Jefferies could also make the roster if he keeps his play up.

I would not mind it if we wound up like this

Mitch Hartenstein Sims
Randle Obi Hunt
Reddish Fournier Jefferies
RJ Grimes Rose
Brunson IQ McBride

It is a better roster than what we had when we hit the fourth seed.
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« Reply #24194 on: July 09, 2022, 01:23:18 AM »

MONTERO.  JEFFRIES.  POTTER.  HUNT.

Impressive.
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