Trades and Transactions Thread Cont'd - Where the Center At?

HarthorneWingo · Post #901 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Tue Aug 13, 2024 5:55 pm

LOL, what's next? Jay Wright as an Assistant Coach?

Knicksfan1992 · Post #902 » by **Knicksfan1992** » Tue Aug 13, 2024 5:58 pm

Pretty sure Arch was Brunson's best man at his wedding so if you like JB on a heavily discounted contract you're probably going to have to live with his best friend taking up a roster spot while he's here :lol:

A small price to pay IMO

thebuzzardman · Post #903 » by **thebuzzardman** » Tue Aug 13, 2024 6:29 pm

Knicksfan1992 wrote:Pretty sure Arch was Brunson's best man at his wedding so if you like JB on a heavily discounted contract you're probably going to have to live with his best friend taking up a roster spot while he's here

A small price to pay IMO

What is the roster/potential roster? I'll take a shot

Brunson
Bridges
OG
Randle
Mitch
Donte
Hart
Precious
Deuce
Payne
Sims
Bates-Diop
Kolek
Didiet
(14 players)

Hawkpootie - 2 way
McCullar - 2 way

Okedoke - exhibit 10

So, Archie can be 15th man?

Did I miss anyone?

knicks1999 · Post #904 » by **knicks1999** » Tue Aug 13, 2024 7:25 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
Knicksfan1992 wrote:Pretty sure Arch was Brunson's best man at his wedding so if you like JB on a heavily discounted contract you're probably going to have to live with his best friend taking up a roster spot while he's here

A small price to pay IMO

What is the roster/potential roster? I'll take a shot

Brunson
Bridges
OG
Randle
Mitch
Donte
Hart
Precious
Deuce
Payne
Sims
Bates-Diop
Kolek
Didiet
(14 players)

Hawkpootie - 2 way
McCullar - 2 way

Okedoke - exhibit 10

So, Archie can be 15th man?

Did I miss anyone?

J Toppin has the last 2 way

spree2kawhi · Post #905 » by **spree2kawhi** » Tue Aug 13, 2024 7:46 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:This is what Tatum did to dismantle the Mavs in the finals. Winning basketball. Iykyk

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DSJ
?
Tatum
Randle
Ayton

Do they win a championship? I’m not trolling at all. And who’s your man at shooting guard? I’m genuinely interested, don’t get me wrong.

If you asked me about players I find intriguing other than the very dominant/up and coming players in the league, it’d probably be

Dunn/Ntilikina lol
DeRozan/Bogdanovic
Edit: OG, Kawhi is worn down
Grant/Markkanen (despite the contract)
Sengun/Nurkic

That’s not a contender :lol:

nice role players though.

Clyde_Style · Post #906 » by **Clyde_Style** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 1:51 am

Jalen Bluntson wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:

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WTF? WE NEED A BACKUP 5 that can start in case of emergency!! We have enough guards FFS!! This has to be a joke,

Suck it up buttercup!

In two years all 15 players will be former Wildcats and you will like it

8516knicks · Post #907 » by **8516knicks** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:26 am

Juco24 wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:

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LOVE IT

He brings a winning edge culture. Even Duke's Mike K. said Ryan A. was the guy you want; the kind that WINS championships. Can see him in assistant coach role. Kind of amazing to think the Knicks are now closer to a championship than the Jets.

8516knicks · Post #908 » by **8516knicks** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:34 am

Clyde_Style wrote:
Jalen Bluntson wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:

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WTF? WE NEED A BACKUP 5 that can start in case of emergency!! We have enough guards FFS!! This has to be a joke,

Suck it up buttercup!

In two years all 15 players will be former Wildcats and you will like it

Well, we tried Spellman (character flaws) and Paschall (thought he had a chance to stick) but Cam Whitmore (even though non-J Wright coached) would be nice.

Just looked - 13 NOva players played between 10 and 18 years in the NBA. And the 18 yr guy is still playing.

3toheadmelo · Post #909 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 1:30 pm

i envision mikal having this type of role with us

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Juco24 · Post #910 » by **Juco24** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 2:08 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:i envision mikal having this type of role with us

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Just thinking about Randle drawing doubles and him kicking it out to Mikal, OG or Brunson as opposed to Bullock, RJ or Elfrid... puts a smile on my face

Guano · Post #911 » by **Guano** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 2:52 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:i envision mikal having this type of role with us

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Idk - im not sold on Tobias Bridges.

Kinda worried we blew our resources on a role player.

spree2kawhi · Post #912 » by **spree2kawhi** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:07 pm

Guano wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:i envision mikal having this type of role with us

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Idk - im not sold on Tobias Bridges.

Kinda worried we blew our resources on a role player.

I don’t see much Bridges and Tobias Harris have in common.

3toheadmelo · Post #913 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:11 pm

Guano wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:i envision mikal having this type of role with us

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Idk - im not sold on Tobias Bridges.

Kinda worried we blew our resources on a role player.

I have hope he can be Khris Middleton lite for us

sol537 · Post #914 » by **sol537** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:33 pm

Guano wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:i envision mikal having this type of role with us

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Idk - im not sold on Tobias Bridges.

Kinda worried we blew our resources on a role player.

awful take... damn.

8516knicks · Post #915 » by **8516knicks** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:51 pm

Guano wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:i envision mikal having this type of role with us

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Idk - im not sold on Tobias Bridges.

Kinda worried we blew our resources on a role player.

Going to file this in the Jalen Brunson/J Hart/Donte D "concerned -we - overpaid for role players" posts drawer for future reference (and laughs) :lol:

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3toheadmelo · Post #916 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:56 pm

sol537 wrote:
Guano wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:i envision mikal having this type of role with us

Read on Twitter

Idk - im not sold on Tobias Bridges.

Kinda worried we blew our resources on a role player.

awful take... damn.

Guan0 hates good players!!!

Tbh I get his concerns. Mikal disappaeared a lot in the post season in Phoenix and he stopped playing defense on the nets. So there’s a risk with mikal. Ultimately, he’s still an upgrade over DDV so I think it will work out.

DaGawd · Post #917 » by **DaGawd** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 4:09 pm

nova effect gonna get mikal right. we saw it with divo hart and lesser extent brunson

aggo · Post #918 » by **aggo** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 4:44 pm

Go get KAT

Post #919 » by **mpharris36** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 4:45 pm

DaGawd wrote:nova effect gonna get mikal right. we saw it with divo hart and lesser extent brunson

its not just the Nova effect...its Mikal was miscast as a #1 option with the Nets that clearly isn't his ideal role. They also played with basically not point or playmaker with his time with the Nets. So he had to do a lot of self creation. Now he really improved in that ability as I don't think many people thought he could ever get to a +20 ppg guy he was labeled 3/D when he was in PHX.

So now he can go back to playing more in a off-ball role and really improve his efficiency. He has guys like Brunson and Randle he can play off that draw the oppositions attention and he can feast of the catch and attack close outs which he is very effective at.

His PPG will go down EFF should go way up.

Knicksfan1992 · Post #920 » by **Knicksfan1992** » Wed Aug 14, 2024 5:36 pm

mpharris36 wrote:
DaGawd wrote:nova effect gonna get mikal right. we saw it with divo hart and lesser extent brunson

its not just the Nova effect...its Mikal was miscast as a #1 option with the Nets that clearly isn't his ideal role. They also played with basically not point or playmaker with his time with the Nets. So he had to do a lot of self creation. Now he really improved in that ability as I don't think many people thought he could ever get to a +20 ppg guy he was labeled 3/D when he was in PHX.

So now he can go back to playing more in a off-ball role and really improve his efficiency. He has guys like Brunson and Randle he can play off that draw the oppositions attention and he can feast of the catch and attack close outs which he is very effective at.

His PPG will go down EFF should go way up.

Brooklyn's lineup composition was such a disaster post-KD trade. Their under last year was the easiest bet on the board. They had basically no NBA proven bigs besides Claxton. He struggles in certain matchups and then corpse of Ben Simmons was their only good passer. It was a mish mosh of 3 and somewhat D wings with no playmaking or interior defense surrounding them. Mikal was never going to truly thrive in that situation.

It would have been malpractice to go into this season without their pick and with that same kind of roster.

Mikal will have a much better time in a Knicks jersey IMO. His role is much more defined and he won't have to fight with Cam Thomas for shot attempts anymore :lol: