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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1741 » by NY2k1 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 9:59 pm

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god shammgod wrote:what did i miss ?


- 7 players were out on Thibs (not JB or Hart. Probably not KAT either)
- Kidd is in play
- Bryant not the #1 option
- Julius fought somebody last year
- Knicks are trying to trade for Giannis without losing KAT
- No KD


I'm 50-50 on Kidd, but if he comes as a package deal with Giannis, I guess that'd be fine.

I just don't see how you acquire Giannis without gutting the team, though. I also don't see Giannis as a guy that would force his way out and only demand to come to the Knicks, but who knows.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1742 » by G_K_F » Wed Jun 4, 2025 9:59 pm

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This would explain the jkidd info from Bke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris finch? Rosas has too much influence.

Finch isn't bad.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1743 » by god shammgod » Wed Jun 4, 2025 9:59 pm

is that walker kessler at backup center ?
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1744 » by kNicksGmen » Wed Jun 4, 2025 9:59 pm

Pr0nzingis wrote:
sol537 wrote:
Stannis wrote:
How many times have we had this fantasy with top players "strong arming" their way to the Knicks ?

It never happened lol


Melo 8-)

He literally threatened the Knicks that he would sign with the Nets. **** Melo.

In his defense the impeding lockout played a big role in that. he wanted to lock in his extension before the new CBA.

In hindsight he could/should have waited - but it is what it is.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1745 » by VirginiaKnickFan » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:00 pm

Stannis wrote:
DaGawd wrote:
Stannis wrote:Even if there's some backdoor agreement between Knicks/Giannis/Kidd

Knicks already kissed that possibility goodbye when they gave up all their firsts for Bridges. Fax.

not necessarily.. giannis could always try his hand at string arming his way here


How many times have we had this fantasy with top players "strong arming" their way to the Knicks ?

It never happened lol


Exactly. Cool fantasies that always crash back down to reality. :lol:
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1746 » by Besart19 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:00 pm

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
cgmw wrote:I don’t see a scenario where Brunson (or Mitch Robinson) play as well as they have for another coach as they did for Thibs.





He just needed the opportunity.


With a modern coach Brunson can average as much points as minutes per game with 50% of the effort he had given in these past 3 seasons
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1747 » by Fat Kat » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:01 pm

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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1748 » by TKKnicks1 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:01 pm

I hear the names Kidd and Udoka being thrown around. How do you steal a coach that's actively coaching another team rn?
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1749 » by will34 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:02 pm

G_K_F wrote:
will34 wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:
Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g

This would explain the jkidd info from Bke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris finch? Rosas has too much influence.

Finch isn't bad.

He’s not bad but if you do an exhaustive search and come to him your evaluation skills are terrible.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1750 » by sol537 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:03 pm

TKKnicks1 wrote:I hear the names Kidd and Udoka being thrown around. How do you steal a coach that's actively coaching another team rn?


Same way you steal a player (Brunson) :lol:
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1751 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:06 pm

will34 wrote:What’s with all the Donte talk?


I honestly don't know what the obsession is with him, he was awful in the playoffs this year on both sides of the ball.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1752 » by mpharris36 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:07 pm

god shammgod wrote:the problem with "source" guys is they can get 1 piece of information that turns out be true and use that attention to speculate on 100 other things they really have no idea about.


he sounds young enough where I think they clearly are friends with either dolan's son or someone Leon or WWW knows...they know enough to relay the info that they canned thibs ahead of time and they know enough to say someone form the FO reached out to Kidd's agent.

So my guess to keep feeding information they basically are told to STFU until they are allowed break some news. Obviously he's getting some information but its not coming from Dolan/Leon/WWW directly chances are its coming from there children 2nd hand...ect.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1753 » by VirginiaKnickFan » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:07 pm

TKKnicks1 wrote:I hear the names Kidd and Udoka being thrown around. How do you steal a coach that's actively coaching another team rn?


That's not happening. Knicks don't have the luxury of spending the few draft picks they have left to spend as compensation for hiring away another coach under contract.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1754 » by Madskillzz024 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:09 pm

Giannis and Kidd are an interesting pairing since they spent several years together.

Moving OG + Bridges + Mitch for Giannis is rough but maybe you can fill the bench out with CP3 and Horford.

Dlo and Kat are best friends so maybe he would come for cheap. Dlo is probably cooked though.

With Thibs gone, at least we have a chance to lure some free agents as role players if we go the big 3 route
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1755 » by Adelheid » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:11 pm

this looks like smokes and mirrors...i would wager they already have zeroed in on their guy
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1756 » by knicks1999 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:13 pm

Since when has this from office leaked anything????
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1757 » by E-Balla » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:14 pm

god shammgod wrote:about 150 mill just for kat, giannis & brunson. what is the 2nd apron ?

Like $208 mil next year. Basically it would be by far the dumbest move we could possibly do, which makes me confident they're going to try to pull it off.
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1758 » by Garbagelo » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:14 pm

if they hire Mike Brown, I'm fully done with basketball
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1759 » by VirginiaKnickFan » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:18 pm

Garbagelo wrote:if they hire Mike Brown, I'm fully done with basketball


Bring back Herb Williams. :lol:
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Re: Breaking: Tom Fired 

Post#1760 » by thebuzzardman » Wed Jun 4, 2025 10:19 pm

god shammgod wrote:what did i miss ?

Nothing
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