What Is A Realistic Knicks Roster In 2010?

[Curt Injurker]

As a long-suffering Knick fan who can't take the wait anymore, I want to play with a "dream" 2010 line-up that includes the King and Bosh. I'm sure this is nowhere near realistic, but this is my jumping off point. My assumption is that they'd want to surround the core with spot-up shooting PGs and athletic "D'Antoni-esque" bigs. Those of you more knowledgeable than me, what would a realistic James/Bosh Knicks roster in 2010 look like. Mine looks like this:

PG - Chris Quinn
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Lebron James
PF - Chris Bosh
C - David Lee

Ben - Wilson Chandler
Ben - Quentin Richardson
Ben - J.J. Reddick
Ben - Danillo Galinari
Ben - Joey Dorsey
Ben - Melvin Ely

I know this is no good. Let me hear some suggestions.

[agentk009]

Re: What Is A Realistic Knicks Roster In 2010?

Personally I think if they go for the big free agents they will get two big time guys but the most realistic outcome seems to be one star and 2 pretty good players that are close to stars.

[Real2KInsider]

Re: What Is A Realistic Knicks Roster In 2010?

C: Chris Bosh
PF: LeBron James
SF: Wilson Chandler
SG: Danilo Gallinari
PG: Nate Robinson
Bench
C: Jared Jeffries
PF: Al Harrington
PG: Chris Duhon
Rest is whoever they drafted.

[shsboiballa13]

Re: What Is A Realistic Knicks Roster In 2010?

Lebron is more likely to go to the Nets. Seeing as he has a very close relationship with Jay-Z

[Jukeman]

Re: What Is A Realistic Knicks Roster In 2010?

Joe Johnson and Amare

[chaodck]

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C - Chris Bosh
PF - David Lee
SF - LeBron James
SG - 2009 draft dude (Demar DeRozan, James Harden or Chase Budinger)
PG - Nate Robinson

Bn - Wilson Chandler (PF/SF)
Bn - Danilo Gallinari (SG)
Bn - Q-Rich (SF/SG)
Bn - Jared Jeffries (PF/SF)
Bn - 2009 draft pick (C)
Bn - 2010 draft pick (PG)
Bn - low payed versatile FA (a la Melvin Ely)

[ffaacc03]

Re: What Is A Realistic Knicks Roster In 2010?

I think that NY should move Curry or Jeffreis or both, between now and the end of the season. This will allow them to resign Lee and Nate and realize what I envision as the perfect roster:

Starting 5:
PG Duhon (dribbling and assists)
SG Lebron (allaround production)
SF Chandler (defense and occasional offense)
PF Bosh (offense and rebounds)
C Lee (rebounds)
Bench:
PG Nate (offense bench spark)
SG Draft or FA
SF Gallinari (multidimensional)
PF Draft or FA
C Draft or FA
UTL Robertson (really good as a 3erd backup)
UTL Ewing Jr (Public Relations and if lucky, defense)

P.D.
I can forsee this roster and starting lineup, given the athleticism of all the players, whom actually can play multiple positions and I personally think that with the Lebron move, in particular, he can even become more unstoppable there ... can you imagine ?!!

[threatlockz]

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i think it's hilarious that knicks fans are dreaming about lebron. i firmly believe he won't go to NY, heck i think he'll even stay in cleveland.

[DieHardYankee26]

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i think it's hilarious that knicks fans are dreaming about lebron. i firmly believe he won't go to NY, heck i think he'll even stay in cleveland.

He's said a million times that he loves the city of New York. He has said that he loves Madison Square Garden and wants to play there more. His shoes are called the Big Apple. And he wants to be a billionaire. What's the biggest market in the country? Cleveland??? No, its NYC. So come on to Manhattan LeBron. We'll be waiting for you.

[Real2KInsider]

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i think it's hilarious that knicks fans are dreaming about lebron. i firmly believe he won't go to NY, heck i think he'll even stay in cleveland.

Eh, it's a Shaq situation.

LA did everything to free up cap room to sign him from Orlando. Orlando had been to the Finals and was a great team and Shaq still left for LA.

It just so happened that in the wheeling and dealing to get Shaq, they also managed to get Kobe (via Divac trade).

Knicks/Nets are pushing for the same. I think a big wild card is LeBron would actually be a PF in D'Antoni's system, I think he'd like that as his offensive numbers take a huge spike when he's the PF in Cleveland's smallball lineups. That would probably aid him in his quest to average a triple double, since D'Antoni's pace would create more assists/rebounds not to mention playing the 4 spot would put him in better position for defensive boards.

Nets aren't really a great fit for LeBron anymore honestly. Harris needs the ball to be effecitve and is not a good shooter, two major strikes against him in a LeBron led offense. Lawrence Frank is frankly no Mike D'Antoni either, he's more like a young white Mike Brown who LeBron is probably tired of (just clear out for LeBron gets old after 5 years).

[Curt Injurker]

Re: What Is A Realistic Knicks Roster In 2010?

Thanks guys.

Looks like I'm gonna add LeBron and Bosh, keep Robinson, Lee, Chandler, Duhon, and Richardson, and than add in a couple of low-cost spot-up shooters (maybe Quinn, Kapono, or Reddick) and a couple of verteran, athletic bigs (Ely or Wilcox).