blueNorange wrote:i'm done with this thread, it's just sad that the state of the knicks is so bad that you'd want derrick rose running the point for the next few years. i always thought james dolan was the problem, but no he's not ... the fans are the problem, the fans don't know what they're watching and would go nuts for anything.
james dolan sees this and plays you all time after time after time again. knicks mortgage their future for antonio mcdyess, go crazy knick fans. knicks mortgage their future for stephon marbury, go crazy knick fans, knicks mortgage their future for jamal crawful, go crazy knick fans, knicks mortgage their future for eddy curry, go crazy knick fans, knicks mortgage their future for carmelo anthony, go crazy knick fans*, knicks traded for derrick rose and will mortgage their future by re-signing him ... go crazy knick fans.
i'm starting to respect james dolan's hustle .. he knows that no matter what he does, he has you all in the palm of his hands.
*carmelo shouldn't be lumped in with those guys, as he's actually good.
When healthy (as Rose currently is) you can not compare the likes of Crawford (0x All-Star), Curry (0x All-Star), McDyess (1x All-Star) and/or Marbury (2x All-Star) to that of Derrick Rose; a 3x All-Star and former league MVP.
Rose is currently 28 years of age. He may have an injured past but he's went from 51 games played (2014-2015) to 66 games played last year (2015-2016). He's also played all 20 games while averaging 32.3 minutes per game here in 2016-2017 and hasn't suffered an injury dating back to 2013-2014 (3 years ago).
Some players are worth taking a gamble on. After witnessing Rose re-gain his burst, athleticism and explosion he's the type of player who i'd take a risk on especially if his previous 10 games are a sign of things to come (moving forward).
I personally feel it'll be even more risky to sign a 32 year old CP3 (come the offseason) when compared to Rose who just recently turned 28.