Mikal Bridges

[Tron Carter]

update?

[DarkXaero]

But, but, I was told that this trade for 5 late 1sts, a late 1st pick swap and doo-doo players were better than Mikal Bridges?

You can foresee the future? Tell us now so we can flip those picks for something else.

[bronxknicksfan1]

But, but, I was told that this trade for 5 late 1sts, a late 1st pick swap and doo-doo players were better than Mikal Bridges?

You can foresee the future? Tell us now so we can flip those picks for something else.

Nets fans didn’t foresee Mikal playing well considering how many came on here talking about how much he sucked

[blueNorange]

mikal is shooting 49% and averaging 17.4 ppg as the 4th option on a juggernaut of an offense

[DarkXaero]

But, but, I was told that this trade for 5 late 1sts, a late 1st pick swap and doo-doo players were better than Mikal Bridges?

You can foresee the future? Tell us now so we can flip those picks for something else.

Nets fans didn’t foresee Mikal playing well considering how many came on here talking about how much he sucked

I didn't doubt much because I know he's a very good player and he would eventually bounce back. Of course, fans will gloat when they see the player they traded away for that package playing poorly. It doesn't help that Mikal had the perception among Nets fans that he wanted to leave to go play with his boys so he's generally not well liked among fans even when he was here (again, not my opinion).

[Wallace_Wallace]

One of the most consistent performers and an absolute ironman who never load manages (plays heavy minutes as well). He's essentially shooting the same percentage as he did back in Phoenix when he was a great glue guy; besides the fact that he's not getting to the line as much as he used to, there's nothing to complain about.

However, he's not the shutdown defensive guy; he reminds me of Tayshaun Prince, a disciplined defender who can bother a lot of players with his length and make the occasional spectacular block.

[Karate Diop]

I'm happy for Bridges, the role he's in now much better suits his skill set. The role be had on the Nets was one that was too big for him to fill, and that honestly speaking he didn't seem to want come his second year with the team...

[RHODEY]

But, but, I was told that this trade for 5 late 1sts, a late 1st pick swap and doo-doo players were better than Mikal Bridges?

You can foresee the future? Tell us now so we can flip those picks for something else.

We can forsee the present and its looking a hell of a lot better for the Knicks.

[Scalabrine]

mikal is shooting 49% and averaging 17.4 ppg as the 4th option on a juggernaut of an offense

He's been the 3rd option. Averages the 3rd most FGA's. But it's close enough between OG and him I guess.

Bridges has been frickin awesome! Our defense has been humming too! 4th best defensive rating over the last 10 and that number would be even higher if we hadn't allowed teams to cut the deficit when the game was a blowout and all of our starters were on the bench. We've had 5 of those in the past 10 games.

[DarkXaero]

But, but, I was told that this trade for 5 late 1sts, a late 1st pick swap and doo-doo players were better than Mikal Bridges?

You can foresee the future? Tell us now so we can flip those picks for something else.

We can forsee the present and its looking a hell of a lot better for the Knicks.

Lol I doubt that, I can't foresee the "all-in" Knicks getting out of the East, you're probably the 4th best team behind Celtics, Cavs, and Bucks

[Scalabrine]

Probably should’ve saved those assets for a disgruntled star like Giannis.

Yep. Mikal is fine and this thread is probably overreacting, but why give up your ability to do this.

Giving up a decades worth of assets for a guy who's not even putting up All Star quality numbers is reason to overreact.

Decades? They gave up 5 first rounds picks, which they had a surplus of. They also gave up nothing in terms of players. Bogdanovic was the only player and he still hasn't played this year.

Bridges has been excellent after a bad start. He's been everything you could ask of for a 3rd option. Knicks have two legit 3rd options between him and OG. KAT and Brunson have been fantastic as well.

Would love to add another bench piece, but Shamet and Robinson are both supposed to be back in the next few weeks and are both capable of getting solid rotation minutes.

[Hatrick Ewing]

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Such a clickbaity, insanely tupid title lol from Marshall green. "After 5 minutes this trade looks like the worst of all time, which we can confidently say given that we essentially have absolutely no data." We are so dumb for clicking **** like that, consumers need not to respond to titles like this.

[RHODEY]

You can foresee the future? Tell us now so we can flip those picks for something else.

We can forsee the present and its looking a hell of a lot better for the Knicks.

Lol I doubt that, I can't foresee the "all-in" Knicks getting out of the East, you're probably the 4th best team behind Celtics, Cavs, and Bucks

You couldn't forsee those terrible takes...and now the cope sets in.

[Scalabrine]

You can foresee the future? Tell us now so we can flip those picks for something else.

We can forsee the present and its looking a hell of a lot better for the Knicks.

Lol I doubt that, I can't foresee the "all-in" Knicks getting out of the East, you're probably the 4th best team behind Celtics, Cavs, and Bucks

Knicks have been humming for the last 15 games after a slowish start.

3rd best Net Rating. Best in the East. Defense has been getting really good too. It's all gonna come down to who's the healthiest at the end, but if the Knicks can get to the playoffs with their Top 8 guys healthy then I think they matchup well and can beat anyone.

[bkkrh]

Yep. Mikal is fine and this thread is probably overreacting, but why give up your ability to do this.

Giving up a decades worth of assets for a guy who's not even putting up All Star quality numbers is reason to overreact.

Decades? They gave up 5 first rounds picks, which they had a surplus of. They also gave up nothing in terms of players. Bogdanovic was the only player and he still hasn't played this year.

Bridges has been excellent after a bad start. He's been everything you could ask of for a 3rd option. Knicks have two legit 3rd options between him and OG. KAT and Brunson have been fantastic as well.

Would love to add another bench piece, but Shamet and Robinson are both supposed to be back in the next few weeks and are both capable of getting solid rotation minutes.

It's kinda funny how much people obsess over way in the future 1st round picks. Pretty sure Cleveland fans think every day "Man if only we wouldn't have traded all those picks for Donovan Mitchell and be a contender right now. Instead we could still be a 1st round exit team and have a lot of sexy early 20 1st rounders the next few years."

Those future picks are basically Bitcoin you exchange for star players at this point. Houston sent Chris Paul, a pick swap and 3 first rounders to OKC for Westbrook in 2019. On paper an absolute horrible trade. Pick swap didn't happen, the first 1st rounder was Topic this season as 12th pick. In the meantime, Houston did a full rebuild through draft picks and finished with that before any of those picks were even used.

[YogurtProducer]

Giving up a decades worth of assets for a guy who's not even putting up All Star quality numbers is reason to overreact.

Decades? They gave up 5 first rounds picks, which they had a surplus of. They also gave up nothing in terms of players. Bogdanovic was the only player and he still hasn't played this year.

Bridges has been excellent after a bad start. He's been everything you could ask of for a 3rd option. Knicks have two legit 3rd options between him and OG. KAT and Brunson have been fantastic as well.

Would love to add another bench piece, but Shamet and Robinson are both supposed to be back in the next few weeks and are both capable of getting solid rotation minutes.

It's kinda funny how much people obsess over way in the future 1st round picks. Pretty sure Cleveland fans think every day "Man if only we wouldn't have traded all those picks for Donovan Mitchell and be a contender right now. Instead we could still be a 1st round exit team and have a lot of sexy early 20 1st rounders the next few years."

Those future picks are basically Bitcoin you exchange for star players at this point. Houston sent Chris Paul, a pick swap and 3 first rounders to OKC for Westbrook in 2019. On paper an absolute horrible trade. Pick swap didn't happen, the first 1st rounder was Topic this season as 12th pick. In the meantime, Houston did a full rebuild through draft picks and finished with that before any of those picks were even used.

If Mitchell would have bolted from Cleveland damn right they would have said "if only we had our draft picks..."

I am not against going and getting your guy, but paying a superstar price for a glorified role player is dumb, no matter how it ends up playing out.

[Wallace_Wallace]

Decades? They gave up 5 first rounds picks, which they had a surplus of. They also gave up nothing in terms of players. Bogdanovic was the only player and he still hasn't played this year.

Bridges has been excellent after a bad start. He's been everything you could ask of for a 3rd option. Knicks have two legit 3rd options between him and OG. KAT and Brunson have been fantastic as well.

Would love to add another bench piece, but Shamet and Robinson are both supposed to be back in the next few weeks and are both capable of getting solid rotation minutes.

It's kinda funny how much people obsess over way in the future 1st round picks. Pretty sure Cleveland fans think every day "Man if only we wouldn't have traded all those picks for Donovan Mitchell and be a contender right now. Instead we could still be a 1st round exit team and have a lot of sexy early 20 1st rounders the next few years."

Those future picks are basically Bitcoin you exchange for star players at this point. Houston sent Chris Paul, a pick swap and 3 first rounders to OKC for Westbrook in 2019. On paper an absolute horrible trade. Pick swap didn't happen, the first 1st rounder was Topic this season as 12th pick. In the meantime, Houston did a full rebuild through draft picks and finished with that before any of those picks were even used.

If Mitchell would have bolted from Cleveland damn right they would have said "if only we had our draft picks..."

I am not against going and getting your guy, but paying a superstar price for a glorified role player is dumb, no matter how it ends up playing out.

I respect the premise of "don't overpay", but the Knicks will likely get team-friendly extensions for Brunson (already done), Bridges & Hart. The Knicks can use the cap space for already establish piece to strengthen their team which could be more valuable than draft picks.

[DarkXaero]

We can forsee the present and its looking a hell of a lot better for the Knicks.

Lol I doubt that, I can't foresee the "all-in" Knicks getting out of the East, you're probably the 4th best team behind Celtics, Cavs, and Bucks

You couldn't forsee those terrible takes...and now the cope sets in.

What terrible takes? Show me proof of me bashing Mikal and saying that he'll continue to struggle

[DarkXaero]

We can forsee the present and its looking a hell of a lot better for the Knicks.

Lol I doubt that, I can't foresee the "all-in" Knicks getting out of the East, you're probably the 4th best team behind Celtics, Cavs, and Bucks

Knicks have been humming for the last 15 games after a slowish start.

3rd best Net Rating. Best in the East. Defense has been getting really good too. It's all gonna come down to who's the healthiest at the end, but if the Knicks can get to the playoffs with their Top 8 guys healthy then I think they matchup well and can beat anyone.

Fair enough. But I also see the Bucks on a run and Celtics are defending champs, and Cavs have taken a major step up. That's not counting Magic once they get healthy (and are also improved). I think Knicks are very good right now but they're also benefitting from playing guys insane minutes in reg season. Knicks have 3 guys in the top 10 right now for minutes per game. No other team has more than 1 in the top 10. That advantage goes away in postseason.

[bkkrh]

It's kinda funny how much people obsess over way in the future 1st round picks. Pretty sure Cleveland fans think every day "Man if only we wouldn't have traded all those picks for Donovan Mitchell and be a contender right now. Instead we could still be a 1st round exit team and have a lot of sexy early 20 1st rounders the next few years."

Those future picks are basically Bitcoin you exchange for star players at this point. Houston sent Chris Paul, a pick swap and 3 first rounders to OKC for Westbrook in 2019. On paper an absolute horrible trade. Pick swap didn't happen, the first 1st rounder was Topic this season as 12th pick. In the meantime, Houston did a full rebuild through draft picks and finished with that before any of those picks were even used.

If Mitchell would have bolted from Cleveland damn right they would have said "if only we had our draft picks..."

I am not against going and getting your guy, but paying a superstar price for a glorified role player is dumb, no matter how it ends up playing out.

I respect the premise of "don't overpay", but the Knicks will likely get team-friendly extensions for Brunson (already done), Bridges & Hart. The Knicks can use the cap space for already establish piece to strengthen their team which could be more valuable than draft picks.

Yeah, pretty much. Things can go wrong. Things have gone wrong for some teams, as the mentioned Rockets. It is still relatively easy to bounce back if you make the right moves at the right time.

It's similar with cap space. On paper OKC did a crazy overpay for Hartenstein this offseason. It still made sense since this might be the last time the next few years they had the chance to make a big offseason signing, they could weaken another up and coming team and they addressed a need. Until now he looks as if he might even justify the offer based on his performance alone.

In the end having a successful team involves decisions similar to playing a poker game. You won't go anywhere if you have the winning hand each round but fold because you are afraid to put your chips in the middle.

As you said, there were reasons beyound Bridges performance to make this trade, like the Villanova connection, him being a guy that never misses games when we already have some injury prone players, him already being part of a team that made it to the finals. Were the amount of draft picks an overpay? Most likely yes. Could we afford it? Since we had spent otherwise zero 1st rounders on any player that was on our roster the last 2 seasons before, definitely. Every other player was either drafted, a free agent signing, or came through a trade that didn't involve any 1st rounders. Bridges and KAT were the first 2 and it made sense, since we had the foundation to become a contender, so the right moment to go all in. If you see it from the perspective that overall it cost us 6 future 1st rounders to trade for KAT, OG and Bridges, it already sounds a bit different.