stuporman wrote:aggo wrote:stuporman wrote:So you want the Knicks to 'spend it all' on overpaying mediocre talent to become a treadmill team because of this time line you believe they are bound to?  

 
we've discussed this before many many times on the board
whatever you think of any players is completely immaterial. we're spending all of the capspace by RJ's max, and that is guaranteed.
 
The other players are material, if the Knicks overpay for mediocre talent they are a treadmill team not a  contender. Did you miss that part?
If the Knicks can underpay for quality talent then when they do use up all the cap space it's a team that contends...not pretends. 
This is the point!
 
no
you are failing to understand the principle of capspace and the extensions RJ and Randle will command. In order to maximize the utility of us CURRENTLY being under the cap, it is necessary that the team uses all of its capspace before RJ and Randle are extended because we possess their bird rights and have the ability to go over the cap to resign both players. We will collect contracts via trades and FA or RFA before we sign RJ to his new RFA. RJ's contract will likely move from 10m to 25m+ and Randle's at 18 to 25m+. Both need to be extended while we are OVER THE CAP.
if the team does not utilize the capspace before resigning RJ, then RJ's new contract will prohibit the team from going over the cap in FA.
so again.
we are spending all of the capspace or trading RJ/Randle before '23 whether you like this or not, its a guarantee.