PG Thread: Runnin thru the 6 with my tanks.

[Besart19]

Kyrie, KD, Klay, AD, Kawhi, we're gonna sign everybody

That would be the best starting lineup in history (or in par with the Bulls in 1996)

Thats one of the things I just dont get it why the players nowdays look after the salary instead of the chance to get much more in endorsments and other bussinesses being in major markets. Melo did that perfectly, while Micheal Jordan had seasons with only 3.4 millions of salary to help his team and still he was earning 10 folds from his brand Air Jordan

Harper / Kerr
Jordan
Pippen
Kukoc
Rodman / Longley

Vs

Irving / Smith
Klay / Ntilikina
Durant / Knox
Kawhi / Zion
Davis / Robinson

[thebuzzardman]

Enough with the potential great lineups for next year.

I'm concentrating on what is the most mismatched, unbalanced roster the Knicks can deploy vs the Cavs. Not the least talented. Not the worst defensively (though that's always nice). The one that synergistically combines the worst offensive and defensive attributes and then multiplies their ineffectiveness.

Say, having bad floor spacing in the front line combined with poor shooting in the backcourt.
Or, if the team has to play a somewhat offensively bad front line, but it's good defensively, ruin it with poor defenders in backcourt.

Obviously, any of these lineups will feature LFT, preferably at SF.


So far, the obvious candidates are LFT at SF and DJ at C. There are concerns that this is the beginning of good defense, but I'll take my chances DJ will be disinterested enough. Already the offensive is compromised by DJ's lack of a jumper and LFT's all around ineffective play.
I think Dotson has to be the SG, as he's a good defender, which is troubling, but teams can overplay his jumper with the poor spacing LFT and DJ provide.


Here we go:
PG: DSJr - can't be too obvious. Hopefully the Cavs pack the paint, dare him to shoot jumpers and he's cold. Kadeem should play 20 minutes though
SG: Dotson. I thought of Trier for defensive issues, but too strong a chance he might score.
SF: LFT
PF: Vonleh - especially how he's been bricking lately.
C: DJ

2nd unit
PG: Trier
SG: Knox
SF: LFT - he's gonna play 48 minutes or until he fouls out.
PF: Mario
C: Kornet
The spacing and offensive ability worry me, but the defense is bad and Knox is playing out of position.

Mitch needs to rest this game.

[thebuzzardman]

Best tank starting lineup vs Cavs:

Kadeem
Dot
LFT
Vonleh
DJ

Claim "It's for the defense"

[8516knicks]

Dennis Smith looks like a young Kyle Lowry

Kyle plays D!

[Jalen Bluntson]

Dennis Smith looks like a young Kyle Lowry

Kyle plays D!

Uh huh. What's your point exactly?

[BKlutch]

Kyrie, KD, Klay, AD, Kawhi, we're gonna sign everybody

Oh yeah!

[newyorker4ever]

Dennis Smith looks like a young Kyle Lowry

Kyle plays D!

He said a young K.Lowry and anyone that knows the K.Lowry story his first couple years in the league he was bad and then all the sudden became a really good player one year for Toronto so he either really put the work in in one offseason or he started caring about getting better.

[Context]

Enough with the potential great lineups for next year.

I'm concentrating on what is the most mismatched, unbalanced roster the Knicks can deploy vs the Cavs. .

aaaaabsoooluuutely! lets get back to it!

Fiz we are watching you-especially today you've been a great tank commander but you are are up against the best in the league
-these mofo don't lose when it comes to their tank-lets go -we believe in you...lets not lose our lead or momentum...

[Jalen Bluntson]

Dennis Smith looks like a young Kyle Lowry

Kyle plays D!

He said a young K.Lowry and anyone that knows the K.Lowry story his first couple years in the league he was bad and then all the sudden became a really good player one year for Toronto so he either really put the work in in one offseason or he started caring about getting better.

I just meant...they look alike.

[whocares1]

Best tank starting lineup vs Cavs:

Kadeem
Dot
LFT
Vonleh
DJ

Claim "It's for the defense"

That lineup would probably have the highest net rating tho.

[Jeff Van Gully]

Kyrie, KD, Klay, AD, Kawhi, we're gonna sign everybody

That would be the best starting lineup in history (or in par with the Bulls in 1996)

Thats one of the things I just dont get it why the players nowdays look after the salary instead of the chance to get much more in endorsments and other bussinesses being in major markets. Melo did that perfectly, while Micheal Jordan had seasons with only 3.4 millions of salary to help his team and still he was earning 10 folds from his brand Air Jordan

Harper / Kerr
Jordan
Pippen
Kukoc
Rodman / Longley

Vs

Irving / Smith
Klay / Ntilikina
Durant / Knox
Kawhi / Zion
Davis / Robinson

who are you to determine that a basketball player should effectively take a pay cut at his one job for the opportunity to work a second or third job? i was just discussing this concept with my co-worker (not the one who clips his nails at the desk).

there are players who are cool with this. it's not a fair assumption that every player should be. AND players ideally wouldn't have to take pay cuts in order to do this.

if you find four players who like the plan, cool. but i don't understand at all why fans should expect that players would... and basically talk down at them for not doing so.

[dakomish23]

Best tank starting lineup vs Cavs:

Kadeem
Dot
LFT
Vonleh
DJ

Claim "It's for the defense"

They got KLove back so we need to keep Vonleh off the floor so he can go off hopefully

[F N 11]

We are beating the cavs. lol. We have been playing too good lately. We dont have enough fire power against most but we do against the cavs.

[TheGreenArrow]

Fun game!!!!!!

Love our young core of Dsjr Knox and Mitch!!!!!

DON'T LET GO OF THE ROPE!!!!!!

ON THE ROAD TO 10-72!!!!!!!

What is it you loved about DSJ and Knox in that game?

Dsjr the way he controls the offense. As clyde stated during the game the ball movement was phenomenal. It had a lot to do with dsjr.

As for knox the way he came on late. He struggled at 1st but then he adjusted and started to attack the badket.

It was jus beautiful to watch.

[8516knicks]

Dennis Smith looks like a young Kyle Lowry

Kyle plays D!

He said a young K.Lowry and anyone that knows the K.Lowry story his first couple years in the league he was bad and then all the sudden became a really good player one year for Toronto so he either really put the work in in one offseason or he started caring about getting better.

Kyle was drafted for his D and became a really good player first with Houston.

[Besart19]

That would be the best starting lineup in history (or in par with the Bulls in 1996)

Thats one of the things I just dont get it why the players nowdays look after the salary instead of the chance to get much more in endorsments and other bussinesses being in major markets. Melo did that perfectly, while Micheal Jordan had seasons with only 3.4 millions of salary to help his team and still he was earning 10 folds from his brand Air Jordan

Harper / Kerr
Jordan
Pippen
Kukoc
Rodman / Longley

Vs

Irving / Smith
Klay / Ntilikina
Durant / Knox
Kawhi / Zion
Davis / Robinson

who are you to determine that a basketball player should effectively take a pay cut at his one job for the opportunity to work a second or third job? i was just discussing this concept with my co-worker (not the one who clips his nails at the desk).

there are players who are cool with this. it's not a fair assumption that every player should be. AND players ideally wouldn't have to take pay cuts in order to do this.

if you find four players who like the plan, cool. but i don't understand at all why fans should expect that players would... and basically talk down at them for not doing so.

Agree, but for illustration, in Europe this is pretty common in soccer... players look more to raise their revenues outside the basic salary, moreover when the team they want have more stars interested to join the team. Plus, in Europe there is not a salary cap and still many players stay humbled, supportive and comprehensive about the financial politics and ability of a given team!

Though with all these agents around, its becoming more and more about instant and heavy money.

Jordan had a 4M salary, Biyombo 4.5 times more

[newyorker4ever]

Kyle plays D!

He said a young K.Lowry and anyone that knows the K.Lowry story his first couple years in the league he was bad and then all the sudden became a really good player one year for Toronto so he either really put the work in in one offseason or he started caring about getting better.

Kyle was drafted for his D and became a really good player first with Houston.

Yeah it was Memphis where he wasn't playing all that well and lost his job to M.Conley and then became a distraction cause he was obviously not happy losing his job. He was traded to Houston and i think he played backup his first year (not 100 on that) and then really started coming on and by the time he got to Toronto he was already a good player. I just forgot about Houston is what i did.