RHODEY wrote:kakaman wrote:Man you can see Nash and Amare still love each other. You think this would be a win win for each team? Pau is pretty bad defensively, but he's not as bad as Amare. Also, Pau is used to the low post and would thrive being the #2 scoring option. His talents are being wasted in LA, whereas Amare has that midrange shot that D'Antoni wants. I think it would be the best for both teams.
That's nice that they love each other , really beautiful but....Nash spurned us for the Lakers and probably would have picked Toronto outside of that.
Why are we looking to help out the Lakers?We trade a player that gives you 18 and 8 @ a 48% clip in his
worst year for a guy who gives you 12 and 8 @ a 42% clip in his
worst year. Both were/are hurt ok. But Gasol is 2 years older and certainly looks it.
Gasol's assists and (arguably) slightly better defense make up for all that?
Why are we looking to help out the Lakers? After watching the geriactric Lakers last night why would anyone want to take on some of that age?
We are the #1 team in the East.
They will be struggling to make the playoffs..
Why are we looking to help out the Lakers?
Here is why Knicks are crazy not to do the trade:
Should Knicks get Pau Gasol, we actually would have a low post big man. Amare has "worked on" that this summer, but we have yet to see a back to the basket game. Pau, in his older age, is now BEST USED in that low block.
All we have to do is make sure when we have Pau and Chandler on the court at the same time, we also have Felton, Kidd and Melo.
We have more shooters than LA does. Right now they have a perimeter of Duhon, Kobe, and Artest. None of them are scary shooters from 3. Kidd, Felton, JR, Melo, Novak all have them beat easy.
Heck, Chandler is even a better mid-range guy than Howard is, so we could even utilize that.
Amare is a great player, and a wonderful person who, along with Lin, restored hope to a franchise which seemed masochistic at times.
Having said that, when you have a chance to bring on the dynamic that won 2 rings over 4 years, you do it. Gasol + Kobe + team = finals. Riddle me this: Who guards Gasol from the Heat? If we go "small ball" with Gasol playing center we are at a huge advantage, rather than playing Amare who does not have the defensive impact we need from a center.