Our best chance to get rid of STATue

[richardhutnik]

I got it! Trade Amar'e for either a piano or hammer. Since Amar'e made his money dunking, you can see in this video who actually shows more force against a backboard basket: Amar'e, a piano, or a hammer. And since the Bobcats have issues, maybe Amar'e could go to the Bobcats for a hammer.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBpyBnsJ7y8[/youtube]

For the hammer reference go to the Bobcats forum on here.

[makeitstop]

I got it! Trade Amar'e for either a piano or hammer. Since Amar'e made his money dunking, you can see in this video who actually shows more force against a backboard basket: Amar'e, a piano, or a hammer. And since the Bobcats have issues, maybe Amar'e could go to the Bobcats for a hammer.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBpyBnsJ7y8[/youtube]

For the hammer reference go to the Bobcats forum on here.

You rollin' today, Rich.

[Forbes]

During the season I was quietly hoping could trade him for Josh Smith. All we need is defense at PF. Amare runs down the court with his back turned not lookin at the ball. Breaks my heart every time.

[drekwins]

I agree, you could analyze every team and what you put on paper is different than the actual game. however, what cant be debated is the knicks 3 major weaknesses: pg play, rebounding and turnovers. how do we fix it? will lin return the same? will he continue to progress? there's cases for both sides. me personally, if we get a chance at a young all star pg, while getting rid of two of our 3 main problems (pg play and turnovers), you gotta do it. even better, if we can do it while getting rid of stat then we fix the third as well. this is exactly the same situation denver was in before getting billups.

nonetheless, lin wont be traded and that could very well be the right move. i just hope the kids 20 games are sustainable. because if he f*ks up, his trade value will never be this high.

[Thescout]

2 trades i would go after if i was the Knicks

Trade 1) Brakens and Iggy for Amre and future 1 Pick
why for 76ers- Brand is a free agent, Amre will be the Star they lack and moving Evan turner to his original position at the SF Lou Williams would start at the SG .
why for the Knicks- Iggy goes to SF Melo to PF you will have Shump and Iggy with Chandler the defense gets better along with spacing


Trade 2) Amare for Emeka Okafor and Xavier Henry
why for the hornets because again it gives them a star and make them worth coming out to see
why for the Knicks you get better defensively more rebounding and block shots. They will also get Dept on the bench with Henry, they will lose Fields to free agency along with J.R Smith.

According to Stephen A. Smith they will not loose Lin because they own his rights as far as free agency so even if someone sign Lin to a contract the Knicks could Match any offer including going over the 5 mil exc. in which doesnt count against the Cap. so with the 5 mil cap space sign Goran Dragic. try to resign Novak and go to war with.

Dragic/ Lin-PG
Shump/ Xavier-SG
Melo/ Novak-SF
Okafor/ Harrellson-PF
Chandler/ Jordan- C

or

Dragic/Lin-PG
Shump/ Filler free agent- SG
Iggy/ Novak-SF
Melo/ Harrellson-PF
Chandler/ Jordan-C
both teams are well rounded out and spacing shoud be no problem, DEFNSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE!!

[Tim Horton]

only way to rid of Stat is package Lin with him.

Calderon, Kleiza, Amir for Amare, Lin

[BrOnXKing1]

This thread is pointless....we are not giving away stat for garbage! If we trade him, it will be when his trade value is higher!

[MelosSoreWrist]

2 trades i would go after if i was the Knicks

Trade 1) Brakens and Iggy for Amre and future 1 Pick
why for 76ers- Brand is a free agent, Amre will be the Star they lack and moving Evan turner to his original position at the SF Lou Williams would start at the SG .
why for the Knicks- Iggy goes to SF Melo to PF you will have Shump and Iggy with Chandler the defense gets better along with spacing


Trade 2) Amare for Emeka Okafor and Xavier Henry
why for the hornets because again it gives them a star and make them worth coming out to see
why for the Knicks you get better defensively more rebounding and block shots. They will also get Dept on the bench with Henry, they will lose Fields to free agency along with J.R Smith.

According to Stephen A. Smith they will not loose Lin because they own his rights as far as free agency so even if someone sign Lin to a contract the Knicks could Match any offer including going over the 5 mil exc. in which doesnt count against the Cap. so with the 5 mil cap space sign Goran Dragic. try to resign Novak and go to war with.

Dragic/ Lin-PG
Shump/ Xavier-SG
Melo/ Novak-SF
Okafor/ Harrellson-PF
Chandler/ Jordan- C

or

Dragic/Lin-PG
Shump/ Filler free agent- SG
Iggy/ Novak-SF
Melo/ Harrellson-PF
Chandler/ Jordan-C
both teams are well rounded out and spacing shoud be no problem, DEFNSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE!!

1) I dont think Amare is the STAR you think he is.
2) Matching another teams offer for Lin uses up the MLE, you cant use it to sign Dragic.

[Thescout]

This thread is pointless....we are not giving away stat for garbage! If we trade him, it will be when his trade value is higher!

i don't think his trade value is going to rise anymore than it is brother and feel those needs are important because remember defense wins games at least if you added Iggy or Okafor you get better defensively and rebounds i don't think either one of those trades are garbage compared to the way Stat has been playing.

[MelosSoreWrist]

This thread is pointless....we are not giving away stat for garbage! If we trade him, it will be when his trade value is higher!

From the moment he signed his contract, he's trade worth was low and since then has been steadily dropping to the point of being near untradeable.

[Fat Kat]

only way to rid of Stat is package Lin with him.

Calderon, Kleiza, Amir for Amare, Lin

Yep. These pointless post should be reserved to the trade thread, along with all of the other trades that will never happen.

[CANiLIVE]

This thread is a joke I haven't seen one realistic trade yet, deron for amare and Lin? Come on really? Amare for socla? Smh I don't think he's untradeable like some, but nobody is thinking about the other teams pov.

[MelosSoreWrist]

at this point, after watching how bad our pg play is and how hard it is for our team to create shots, id trade amare and lin for deron. then, just sign a bruising power forward who can rebound and play a little d and let melo and deron go to work.

This is actually interesting.

As someone said earlier, Amare by himself could only bring back other toxic contracts but pair him with Lin, you got an attractive package from a marketing standpoint that offsets the financial burden. If Deron would agree to the sign and trade, the Knicks can be an interesting team as well... dont know how Deron and Carmelo would coexist on the court though.

[putiger78]

The only way to trade Amare is to be willing to take back contracts teams don't want. So before you say we should pull the trigger you have to make sure the trade makes us better. Even if we traded Stat for expirings, given Melo's max deal and Chandler's near max deal, coupled with a series of guys due raises, we are unlikely to be meaningful players in free agency other than the MLE.

Odds are, after exploring options best option will be to keep Amare and figure out how to make this work.

[biggyfuzz]

2 trades i would go after if i was the Knicks

Trade 1) Brakens and Iggy for Amre and future 1 Pick
why for 76ers- Brand is a free agent, Amre will be the Star they lack and moving Evan turner to his original position at the SF Lou Williams would start at the SG .
why for the Knicks- Iggy goes to SF Melo to PF you will have Shump and Iggy with Chandler the defense gets better along with spacing


Trade 2) Amare for Emeka Okafor and Xavier Henry
why for the hornets because again it gives them a star and make them worth coming out to see
why for the Knicks you get better defensively more rebounding and block shots. They will also get Dept on the bench with Henry, they will lose Fields to free agency along with J.R Smith.

According to Stephen A. Smith they will not loose Lin because they own his rights as far as free agency so even if someone sign Lin to a contract the Knicks could Match any offer including going over the 5 mil exc. in which doesnt count against the Cap. so with the 5 mil cap space sign Goran Dragic. try to resign Novak and go to war with.

Dragic/ Lin-PG
Shump/ Xavier-SG
Melo/ Novak-SF
Okafor/ Harrellson-PF
Chandler/ Jordan- C

or

Dragic/Lin-PG
Shump/ Filler free agent- SG
Iggy/ Novak-SF
Melo/ Harrellson-PF
Chandler/ Jordan-C
both teams are well rounded out and spacing shoud be no problem, DEFNSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE!!

1) I dont think Amare is the STAR you think he is.
2) Matching another teams offer for Lin uses up the MLE, you cant use it to sign Dragic.

where are we getting the 2nd scoring option in this trade if we do a trade with the Hornets.

i like Brand..i think he's the type of player we need..also Al Jefferson too..he's would be great here as well..

We need a PG, SG, 6th man and a legit power forward.

I think Amar'e has game, unless he changes his way in the sense of if he's not getting the 22points plus a game..he needs to make that up by getting more rebounds and playing defense.

[MelosSoreWrist]

This thread is a joke I haven't seen one realistic trade yet, deron for amare and Lin? Come on really? Amare for socla? Smh I don't think he's untradeable like some, but nobody is thinking about the other teams pov.

If Deron refuses to sign with the Nets, its in their best interest to look into sign and trades. Deron, as a free agent, isnt going to do that unless it makes sense to him. The Knicks with Carmelo and Chandler are ready to compete now. Dont know how much he is set on Dallas but New York might not sound bad with the addition of an extra year on his contract. From Nets point of view, they will probably lose Deron, cant get Dwight, traded away a lottery pick (top 3 protected)... they move to Brooklyn without a face. Lin can change that.

[MigrainePatrol]

Brooklynn Nets are getting D. Howard.

[Tim Horton]

This thread is a joke I haven't seen one realistic trade yet, deron for amare and Lin? Come on really? Amare for socla? Smh I don't think he's untradeable like some, but nobody is thinking about the other teams pov.

If Deron refuses to sign with the Nets, its in their best interest to look into sign and trades. Deron, as a free agent, isnt going to do that unless it makes sense to him. The Knicks with Carmelo and Chandler are ready to compete now. Dont know how much he is set on Dallas but New York might not sound bad with the addition of an extra year on his contract. From Nets point of view, they will probably lose Deron, cant get Dwight, traded away a lottery pick (top 3 protected)... they move to Brooklyn without a face. Lin can change that.

plus Brook + Lin is fantastic. marketing jackpot from heaven.

[MelosSoreWrist]

Brooklynn Nets are getting D. Howard.

For next season? How?

[DRoberstonNYY]

nobody is dumb enough to trade for amare.

/thread