thebuzzardman wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:The Knicks - and especially Scott Perry - are known to value quantity over quality.
It's not how you build a winning team.
With all the money they had, maybe it would have been better to sign two or MAYBE three younger, better players and fill out the roster with drafted players and G-league garbage.
At least then, when it was time to deal, the "Assets" would be Randle, RJ, Obi, IQ, Grimes, McBride, Player X, Player Y, Player Z. with players 10-17 various G-League fodder.
I think resigning Rose was a smart move considering that he led the team to the playoffs last year. I don't blame the FO for keeping their best player (although they probably saw Randle as their best player) on a reasonable contract. But I think his contract could've been structured in a way that is both more team-friendly and player-friendly.
Otherwise, I agree with you.
All the other signings were unnecessary in my opinion.
And as I said at the time, the Knicks should have traded Randle on draft night, since they were lucky enough to have him under contract for one more season. That was an incredibly rare window of opportunity that the Knicks didn't take advantage of. I don't think he even counts as an asset anymore, as of today.
Trading Randle would've opened up the possibility of signing a younger player like Gary Trent to a 3-year contract that expires in 2024, which is the Booker-KAT free agency (which is undoubtedly on Leon's radar). Now, Randle's contract and RJ's likely ill-advised extension will probably derail those plans or at least require additional moves to make them happen. Which they won't, obviously, because they're the Knicks.
But I guess we'll see. Hopefully the front office plays their cards right.
If we trade Cam for Dragic and a trash pick all I can do is laugh
