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Re: Around the NBA Continued 

Post#1421 » by MrDollarBills » Wed Jan 3, 2024 1:05 pm

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Reign23 wrote:Moses Moody anyone? he fell out of the rotation in GS and you can probably get him for a couple of seconds.
he is a nice player, but Kerr doesn't like him for whatever reason. And GSW has a million wings.

I would love to add him. Kerr must be wrong :lol:


He would be an excellent piece off the bench. He's pretty much a career 36% shooter from deep. Leon needs to work the phones.
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Post#1422 » by Knicksfan1992 » Wed Jan 3, 2024 1:25 pm

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Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.
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Post#1423 » by KnicksGadfly » Wed Jan 3, 2024 1:29 pm

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Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


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Post#1424 » by spree2kawhi » Wed Jan 3, 2024 1:53 pm

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Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?

Before the season everybody and their mom’s were ready to go home with Ben Simmons. This board too. Oh well…
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Post#1425 » by MrDollarBills » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:18 pm

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MrDollarBills wrote:
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Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


Yep. I said it since the playoffs last season: Bridges is a good #3 on a championship team at best. Not a #1 guy. Now, if you put Bridges on the floor with a Brunson, Anunoby, and Randle, where all he would have to do is defend, catch and shoot, that would be something. Reality has set in.

They will be sellers, and the vultures will be circling sooner than later to pick apart that corpse. Would you want the Villanova reunion to be completed in NY?

Brunson/Bridges/OG/Randle/Mitch. That would be elite imo.
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Post#1426 » by MrDollarBills » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:20 pm

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Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?

Before the season everybody and their mom’s were ready to go home with Ben Simmons. This board too. Oh well…


Ben has nerve impingement on the other side of his back that wasn't operated on...it's a degenerative issue. His career is cooked.
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Post#1427 » by Fat Kat » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:30 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Knicksfan1992 wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


Yep. I said it since the playoffs last season: Bridges is a good #3 on a championship team at best. Not a #1 guy. Now, if you put Bridges on the floor with a Brunson, Anunoby, and Randle, where all he would have to do is defend, catch and shoot, that would be something. Reality has set in.

They will be sellers, and the vultures will be circling sooner than later to pick apart that corpse. Would you want the Villanova reunion to be completed in NY?

Brunson/Bridges/OG/Randle/Mitch. That would be elite imo.


Yes. This is what I want. I’d almost give the DMitch package for Bridges.
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Post#1428 » by HopelessKnick » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:32 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Knicksfan1992 wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


Yep. I said it since the playoffs last season: Bridges is a good #3 on a championship team at best. Not a #1 guy. Now, if you put Bridges on the floor with a Brunson, Anunoby, and Randle, where all he would have to do is defend, catch and shoot, that would be something. Reality has set in.

They will be sellers, and the vultures will be circling sooner than later to pick apart that corpse. Would you want the Villanova reunion to be completed in NY?

Brunson/Bridges/OG/Randle/Mitch. That would be elite imo.


It would make us favorites for the title imo. If you put Bridges and OG on Brown and Tatum---the Celtics are cooked. They will struggle to score...on the other side Bridges and OG can be pretty effective off the ball....Tatum and Brown can't. While Holiday may limit Brunson they would have no answer for Randle. Randle, especially the current version of Bully-Randle would completely demolish them.

However I highly highly doubt Brooklyn would entertain a deal. They don't have their pick and if they trade Bridges they really are void of any talent. I think the Nets will be looking to add talent and not trade talent for picks....we'll have to look elsewhere.
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Post#1429 » by HopelessKnick » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:35 pm

Fat Kat wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
Knicksfan1992 wrote:

They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


Yep. I said it since the playoffs last season: Bridges is a good #3 on a championship team at best. Not a #1 guy. Now, if you put Bridges on the floor with a Brunson, Anunoby, and Randle, where all he would have to do is defend, catch and shoot, that would be something. Reality has set in.

They will be sellers, and the vultures will be circling sooner than later to pick apart that corpse. Would you want the Villanova reunion to be completed in NY?

Brunson/Bridges/OG/Randle/Mitch. That would be elite imo.


Yes. This is what I want. I’d almost give the DMitch package for Bridges.


I'd scratch the "almost". Bridges is actually a better fit than DM. DM is clearly better on offense and shot creation but Bridges and OG on the wings and their ability to be effective off the ball as well makes him more desirable than DM IMO. That line-up is straight intimidating. The wings would be on complete lockdown. Bridges gives you that nice all-round player that can shoot, defend, create while not needing to shoot 20+ shots.
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Post#1430 » by Wildcat » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:38 pm

I don't see the Nets pulling off a Bridges trade. My memory is a bit blurry, but their pick is unprotected this season, right? So I thought they had no option but to try getting W's. Trading Bridges seems like the first salvo to tanking.
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Post#1431 » by spree2kawhi » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:39 pm

Fat Kat wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
Knicksfan1992 wrote:

They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


Yep. I said it since the playoffs last season: Bridges is a good #3 on a championship team at best. Not a #1 guy. Now, if you put Bridges on the floor with a Brunson, Anunoby, and Randle, where all he would have to do is defend, catch and shoot, that would be something. Reality has set in.

They will be sellers, and the vultures will be circling sooner than later to pick apart that corpse. Would you want the Villanova reunion to be completed in NY?

Brunson/Bridges/OG/Randle/Mitch. That would be elite imo.


Yes. This is what I want. I’d almost give the DMitch package for Bridges.

Totally. Get it done. Please. This is ideal.
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Post#1432 » by spree2kawhi » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:52 pm

Wildcat wrote:I don't see the Nets pulling off a Bridges trade. My memory is a bit blurry, but their pick is unprotected this season, right? So I thought they had no option but to try getting W's. Trading Bridges seems like the first salvo to tanking.

You overpay to make sure they deal Mikal Bridges. Then you still have Randle and Robinson to deal for Embiid or at least KAT after they’re eliminated from the playoffs again this summer.

Brunson, DD+Hart, Mikal, OG, Embiid
Brunson, Mikal, OG, KAT, Mitch … wow :lol:
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Post#1433 » by Knicksfan1992 » Wed Jan 3, 2024 2:58 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Knicksfan1992 wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


Yep. I said it since the playoffs last season: Bridges is a good #3 on a championship team at best. Not a #1 guy. Now, if you put Bridges on the floor with a Brunson, Anunoby, and Randle, where all he would have to do is defend, catch and shoot, that would be something. Reality has set in.

They will be sellers, and the vultures will be circling sooner than later to pick apart that corpse. Would you want the Villanova reunion to be completed in NY?

Brunson/Bridges/OG/Randle/Mitch. That would be elite imo.


That would be a really awesome and fun team to watch. I think it would still need Brunson to jump one more level offensively to win a title but we'd probably be the closest thing to the 04 Pistons the league had seen in a long time.

Problem is I don't think the Nets would ever trade with us. Especially a trade that would far and away clear us of them. But we said that about the Raptors too lol.
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Post#1434 » by Jeffrey » Wed Jan 3, 2024 3:24 pm

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Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


I've always felt that Jacque Vaughn is their version of David Fitzdale. Charismatic personality but their Xs and Os are just not good.

If I'm the Nets, I'm calling up Kenny Atkinson again LOL
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Post#1436 » by Iron Mantis » Wed Jan 3, 2024 3:49 pm

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Post#1437 » by Reign23 » Wed Jan 3, 2024 3:58 pm

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little surprised that CAM fell off the cliff again after a very solid start.
D-Rose was cooked 2 years ago.
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Post#1438 » by Knicksfan1992 » Wed Jan 3, 2024 4:02 pm

Jeffrey wrote:
Knicksfan1992 wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
Wow I am so shocked. Who could have ever predicted this?



They got off to an unsustainable hot offensive start and now are crashing back to earth especially Cam Thomas.

Vaughn is terrible. They don't have elite defensive personnel but they shouldn't be as bad as they are on that end. I thought they might be able to buoy themselves a bit on that end but they are now bottom 10 in the league.

It's going to get uglier unless Mikal pulls himself back out of this slump he's in but the reality of the situation is that he's simply not a number 1 scoring option on a good offensive team.

I remember talking about this with you earlier in the season but I couldn't believe the amount of people who were talking themselves into this team as being any good when their main ball handlers were going to be Dinwiddie, DSj and the corpse of Ben Simmons in the year 2024 :lol:

I saw it too often with Knicks teams who thought they'd be good with just below average to terrible guard play. You can't get away with that unless you have a special talent somewhere else in the team which the Nets obviously dont have.


I've always felt that Jacque Vaughn is their version of David Fitzdale. Charismatic personality but their Xs and Os are just not good.

If I'm the Nets, I'm calling up Kenny Atkinson again LOL


Honestly I don't think any coach is going to make them any sort of good LOL. Maybe they can get some uptick defensively because they have some decent length and size on the wings but, their offensive personnel just isn't good IMO. Dinwiddie is predictably struggling again being the main playmaker. Cam Thomas does nothing but shoot and score inefficiently with bad defense. Mikal and Cam Johnson are good but, they aren't guys who set other guys up. They are the ones who ideally need to be play finishers.

They just need a trade or to pick a direction. Problem is bottoming out does nothing for them because they don't have control of their own picks again. So basically Mikal is stuck... which sucks because he should be playing out his prime on a contender.
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:o This development could disrupt the spacetime continuum

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little surprised that CAM fell off the cliff again after a very solid start.
D-Rose was cooked 2 years ago.

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