The 2012 New York Knicks: The Filler Year?

[bigeastbumrush]

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Howard Beck @HowardBeckNYT
Settlement reached in Bird-right case, parties announce. Lin and Novak keep their Bird rights.

Lin and Novak - Bird rights

[CMH]

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Not a fan of the rumored sign-and-trade for Nash that includes Shumpert. I can deal with the rest of the pieces and I'd love to have Nash on this team, but Shumpert? Man.

[GiantYankee]

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Can't believe the Knicks are considering a sign & trade for Steve Nash that involves Iman. Hopefully this doesn't go down.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8129885/sources-new-york-knicks-pursue-options-land-steve-nash

[GiantYankee]

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Not a fan of the rumored sign-and-trade for Nash that includes Shumpert. I can deal with the rest of the pieces and I'd love to have Nash on this team, but Shumpert? Man.

Agree 100%. I also seeing Nash & Amare clicking being a problem for Carmelo.

[NYJetsfan]

I guess I'm in the minority and like the idea of this trade. The main reason being Nash can help salvage something from the atrocity that Amare has become. Second point is that it'll take ball out of Melos hands some, which everyone says is a big problem offensively.

Yeah I know defense suffers but unless everyone else buys in from a mindset standpoint, just relying on Iman to do it wouldn't matter.

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[NYJetsfan]

Agree 100%. I also seeing Nash & Amare clicking being a problem for Carmelo.

I love Melo, in fact he's my favorite player (I'm a cuse guy), but if he can't make it work with Nash, he should just retire.

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[GiantYankee]

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I love Melo, in fact he's my favorite player (I'm a cuse guy), but if he can't make it work with Nash, he should just retire.

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I might feel different if Nash was in his prime. Also Melo checked out when Lin was playing the point and and Melo felt like he wasn't getting his touches. With all of this talk of Lebron and now Stat working with Hakeem, Melo might need to recruit some HOFers that know how to play without the ball.

[CMH]

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I actually like the ball being in Melo's hands. I never thought the problem was Melo and still don't (okay, he does need to consider other options as well. I'll agree there). I think a good coach (Woodson can be that guy) builds plays around Melo with the ball in the post/elbow.

I also think there's this perception that Nash coming to New York would mean they'd run the Suns offense. I doubt it will be like that at all.

[GiantYankee]

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I actually like the ball being in Melo's hands. I never thought the problem was Melo and still don't (okay, he does need to consider other options as well. I'll agree there). I think a good coach (Woodson can be that guy) builds plays around Melo with the ball in the post/elbow.

I also think there's this perception that Nash coming to New York would mean they'd run the Suns offense. I doubt it will be like that at all.

My problem is when Melo doesn't feel like he has the ball enough, he doesn't play hard. I love having Melo on the team, but that's unacceptable to me.

[bigeastbumrush]

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You don't give up defense to get more offense. You just don't do it.

Shumpert when he gets healthy will become a better offensive player. Look at Avery Bradley of the Celtics. He's a great 2-way player whose offense is catching up to his amazing defense. Shumpert is right there. Right there.

I don't mind if the Knicks got Nash. But don't give up Shumpert to get him.

The East is so guard heavy. We're about to get ate up and it won't be pretty at all.

[djep]

With the talk that the Knicks will be losing Fields to Toronto this trade is just a bad idea. When you consider that sources are saying the Knicks would match any backloaded offer to Lin this leaves us very thin at the two guard. I can see letting our young players go if I thought they were a piece or two from being a title contender but I have yet to see them show it. Now they're going to let 2 promising young guards go because they are in win-now mode? Can they win more than one playoff game before they decide now is the time? Nash is great but he's 39!!

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[DieHardYankee26]

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Welp... what's next?

[NYJetsfan]

Lin/Kidd?

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[bigeastbumrush]

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Welp... what's next?

My wishlist:

1- Sign Felton
2- Match Lin
3- Match Novak
4- Sign JR (I have a feeling someone is going to make him a ridiculous offer though)
5- Sign Mikael Pietrus if JR goes elsewhere
6- Pursue Marcus Camby
7- Inquire about Rashard Lewis
8- If all else fails in the frontcourt, re-sign Jared Jeffries

Gotta go with what we got. These GMs are playing Texas Hold Em with these poison pill contracts.

Sometimes it's best to fold your hand and walk away.

[ehh]

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Now it's time to overpay for Lin, we don't have a choice.

The backup PG will be meh. I guess I want Felton? Not really though. If he goes elsewhere then what in the world are we looking at? Going after Jameer? Not gonna lie, didn't watch a single Magic game last year so I have no idea what his deal has been lately.