Chanel Bomber wrote:Deeeez Knicks wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:We already have the Magic part down as currently constructed.
Utah? Well, they had more playoff appearances in the last 6 years than the Knicks franchise in the last 21 years. So at least they're an upgrade.
Even the Magic have more playoff appearances then the Knicks.
Jazz were a decent team, but fell short. The Melo Knicks were ok, but also pretty mediocre in general. True, better then most Knicks teams but ultimately I want to see us at least attempt to build a real contender and not aim for mediocrity. Maybe thats asking for too much.
The Knicks had a window for championship contention but they botched the execution in crunch time.
The 2012-13 Knicks laid the foundation - it just took the Knicks a couple of yours to build some depth after the trade. The Knicks trade for Lowry instead of Bargnani and we could be having a completely different conversation today.
True, they could have def built a better team around Melo and they had a few ways to get to contender status. There was a slim window and they botched it.
Right now, I think either way its going to be really tough for the Knicks to get to the next level without a lot of luck anyway. If we don't trade for Mitchell, there really is not much of a window yet.
If we do trade for Mitchell, we will probably be closer but probably have to wait at least a few years to add the necessary pieces. Just depends what we have left. The team as is really isn't a great fit for Mitchell so there would be a lot of work to do. Mitchell would not doubt bring more excitement. If we make the deal just hope they do a better job of building around him.