Sources: Knicks Looking to Add J.R. Smith

I actually like J.r. Smith i think but i hope he doesnt have a bad shot selection. I haven’t seen enough. Melo and Amare shoot enough bad shots.

Wonder if a pro-rated $2.5 million will get it done. He will get better offers.

Yes JR Smith has issues but I think its a great fit and he’s a player we really need. He’s a very good shooter and is an athlete. We have Steve Novak who is a great shooter but he’s never going to see the floor.. We need bench scoring even when B Diddy comes back. The team lacks bench scoring and its why I was so on board with signing Jamal Crawford.. The MSG guys pointed it out in yesterdays pregame show.. Defenses are just packing it in against the Knicks and its the reason why Amare is in a funk. JR will certainly stretch the floor and can come off the bench and score 20 points on any given night. I am a fan of this move.

Next year he definitely will. Not sure how many teams have excess cap space in the middle of the season though. It might be best for him to join a team like the Knicks, put up big numbers, and look for a new deal when more teams have money to spend.

Only thing I disagree with is cutting Jeffries instead of Lin.

The NBA is a member of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, so it is legally bound to honor the contracts the players signed with their Chinese teams.

So, yes, they can leave the country, but they won’t be allowed to play in the NBA.

This would be a great pick up for the Knicks. Make it happen!

Off topic but, Heat are going nuts

From what I can tell, my Chinese is a bit rusty, the regular season ends in mid-February. Then I assume they have playoffs. So the question would be when is a player released. It could be when his team is finished or it could be until the end of the season or later. The NBA doesn’t allow any player movement until July 1.

JR is leading the CBL, scoring 33.5 ppg so he is ready to go.

LOL

We have the worst “coach” at handling different personalities.

Kid has talent though, get ‘er done.

He’s going to surpass whatever the league lead is in threes attempted and made when he gets here, in 30 less games lol. _’antoni can’t say no to a three.

Once you pop, you can’t stop!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9U0zn2jIOY

Yeah, I think him getting and accepting the MLE is pretty realistic. He would probably get a little bit more if it wasn’t for his immaturity both on and off the court. JR Smith in D’Antoni’s “system” definitely worries me a bit because he already takes a lot of bad shots, but signing him is definitely worth the risk imo.

I think it’s when the CBL season ends that NBA players who are over there can sign NBA deals.

Norris Cole is Toney Douglas with a brain.

Where’s starksoakmase?

Mike Miller 6-6 from three…WOW

That’s pretty, I’d take that roster to the prom, i might tinker w the starting 5 imho

Completely agree. The MLE comment was about if we try and retain him after the season.

This would be SO BAD its unreal. We already have A) a horrid head coach (would love to let Woodsen take the reigns instead) B) key O players with poor shot selection (Shump…yes it will get better…Melo, Stat) C) guys who dont know how or wont play D. Basically he would fit SSOL, which we dont run, and be a potential cancer. This would be like Starks minus the D, tenacity & relative maturity. He would have been good if our core was say Boston’s big 3 in terms of attitude, even Miami – but not ours at the moment especially with D’Antoni who’s god awful at developing players, building confidence and creating a team-first mentality. Horrible idea.

Denver still owns the rights to both JR Smith and Kenyon Martin. So other teams could make offers via a sign and trade. So having enough cap space isn’t necessary a deal breaker. Denver could package JR or Kenyon will some of their depth to upgrade their team.

“Where that leaves Landry Fields is anyone’s guess.” <— getting Gatorade and towels for the players that are producing!

The dude can shoot, play D (especially when motivated), finish at the rim, has played with Melo before, another versatile big athlete that could match up with a guy like Dwayne Wade and other shooting guards…Make this move.

LMAO… that would really work!

Whether or not the Knicks actually sign HIM, it’s great to see that they recognize their huge hole at the 2 and limited options next year.

Well, if they do make this move, they better plan on making THE move, because, this “Coach” couldn’t handle Nate the gr8, plus, with a team with as many chuckers as the Knicks would have, they would need “structure”!

This makes not signing Bogans make much more sense.

Kenyon for the minimum & JR for the pro-rated MLE. I like it, what the hell we already have one basket-case at PF. I like JR, he’s a huge talent for the $$. He’s a good wildcard cause he can help cover for Amare’s responsibility – scoring in the starting lineup. Maybe JR can provide enough offense that we can “pretend” to start Amare and actually play Kenyon at PF when it matters.

A healthy Baron and we have a team. Now we need coach to simplify what he’s going to have them run and focus on getting timely stops. Move Amare to the second team to “lead” the young talent – Fields, Iman, Douglas, Harrrelson. Tell STAT “that’s what stars do.” LOL I love it.

Adding two pieces toward the end Feb/Mar. could very well mean chemistry will be shaky during the playoffs. It’s worth the gamble and coach can actually win back some goodwill if he helps it work by simplifying. Let the talent do their thing. Also, let Woodson do his thing. If his defense can keep us in playoff games, Melo can and I think will do the rest.

I writing your name down for the record. JR Smith make you long for the days on RalpheAL Harrington. Dude can play but he’s a 10 watt bulb in dark large auditorirum.

just look at that shot he is taking in the picture with 3 defenders around him. Don’t Melo and Amare do enough of that? Isn’t it more important for us to get more guys like Josh Harralson. Defensive guys who can shoot the 3 and play with energy? Tony Douglas would be a very good player if Antoni could get him going. I think the key is having BD play 25 mins a game, that way fields can play less mins and be more effective. Along with Having Bibby play 20 mins a game. So Shump TD and Fields can share the 2 and the 3

We don’t need bad attitudes who take bad shots, everyone is desperate for anyone who can help but a bad locker room doesnt help. Just look at the Jets.

Denver does not own the rights to Smith or Kmart. They only own the rights to Wilson Chandler! Both Kmart and Smith are Unrestricted.

Het, lay off my Jets Man! We don’t have a bad attitude Santana Holmes aside, we just have an awful QB.

Yep, he did keep Kobe under 50 most nights they played. I give him that!

Agreed!. If our QB was half way decent this Santonio’s attitude wouldn’t be half as lol. On topic, I think there are enough veterans in the locker room to keep JR some what under control.

Check it….JR Smith played him well ,kept him 10-31 from the field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArjoIMDuNcE

Eli didn’t fully become Eli until he lost guys like Shockey and Tiki. Even Buress prob held him back a little.

Toomer said it was really tough to have guys coming back into the huddle constantly screaming about getting the ball, especially for a young qb. When that happens sometimes the qb will make throws they shouldn’t, which than makes it even worse.

Also, as crazy as it may sound that shot in the picture looks like it’s actually an open layup since none of the Pistons defenders look like they’re really trying to stop him.

LOL Yep, that’s JR Bulb alright! It has that special built in extra dimmness.

LOL When I watched some of the Denver games, I usually would see George Karl speaking in tongue in seems when JR Smith would put up a shot out of nowehere in critical moments.

Like Who? MELO? He had JR with him for years and couldn’t do it.

STATS? What is he gonna tell JR. “Stop shooting those awful shots or running over folks like me?”

I don’t strictly blame Melo for Amare struggling but i think there are a lot of different pieces.

Having Chandler clogs things up for Amare. Chandler has stolen the pick n roll from Amare. Along with Stat use to be much quicker than the C that was guarding him. Except it seems this year he as lost a step. I remember him dropping 30 on Howard who is as quick as anyone and Howard dominated him the few times Howard defended Amare.

Melo has deffinetly hurt Amare. Even with a PG Melo is not the guy to catch and shoot. Therefor even with a PG Melo will have the ball in his hands which will deffinetly continue to effect Amare. I don’t see a Pg making Melo play that much different. He will still run a lot of Iso and catch the ball and hold it.

I think Amare should be running pick n rolls in stead of Chandler. This team just seems stupid

We sign Amare, and than sign a guy who offensively brings very similar things in Melo. Than we sign Chandler and have him take away one of the things amare does best in the pick n roll. Why do we sign players who all do and bring the same thing on offense.

As much as we’re paying Chandler, Melo and Stat, I would like to believe one of them would say something to him? Also, you seem to forget that it’s the point guards job to distribute the ball. If he’s forcing shots then why would BD keep passing it to him? Shump was able to jack up 20 shots the other night because he was running the point lol.

The end of this video is hilarious LOL

Sanchez is very good–lay off him. The probs were Shottenheimer sux and they had no running game or continuity.

This team needs a point guard, even if Baron is healthy another one is needed. Smith is good but he doesn’t solve the #1 problem.

1. You’re wrong.

2. We could do much worse.

3.Oh wait…we ARE doing much worse.

4. Fills multiple obvious needs.

5. I think the first 4 are enough.

Make this move.

JR has no shot discipline and doesn`t play defense. And he doesn`t listen, that is why they (Denver) let him go. Bad sign

Please, I was Sanchez biggest defender but Holmes was correct. Sanchez did not improve this year at all. More than half his passes were blocked and the other half he either over or under throw open receivers.

Using my Michael Ray Richardson math, and other half (3rd one), he got sacked for holding the ball too long.

Sanchez sucked this year without doubt. Yes, we had no running game and the line was aand the OL was bad at times but make no mistake, Sanchez just sucked!

JR is _’Antoni’s slow attempt to revive SSOL. LOL

There’s going to be a circle jerk of 3′s from the perimeter.

The talent on this team needs to be upgraded in the backcourt. An explosive, FEARLESS scorer off the bench is exactly what this team needs.

There’s also something called maturity that alot of people tend to ignore when it comes to players. The man’s been a pro for 7 years, and believe it or not, not EVERY “immature” player stays that way for their entire adult life and career.

Especially with the right leadership in place (which it’s legit to question if D’Antoni’s that guy) I think he can and will mature. I also think he will become an instant fan favorite and will feed off of the energy the Garden crowd can provide for him.

In any event, it’s a necessary upgrade to this roster.

Wow are you serious get more guys like Harrelson, who at best might turn into a sixth man eventually and never a starter. Don’t get me wrong J.R. does have a bad attitude at times but he fits everything that you said you would want. He plays “D”, can knock down the three with the best of them and no one can question that man’s energy during games.

I get so sick and tired of so called Knick fans on blogs complaining about we don’t have a legit SG and that Fields in horrible. But as soon as we have a chance to fill that SG hole with someone that will bring electricity to the Garden you start complaining. Well tell me this then who out there on the market should the Knicks acquire that is better suited for the offense then J.R. right now or even next year. Let’s face it guys no other team is going to give the Knicks anything of substance right now for T.D., Walker or Fields, so we have to take our chances with edgy players THAT CAN HELP.

Look I’m an old school Knick fan since birth in the 70′s and the one player that comes to mind like J.R. who played for the Knicks was Sprewell. Both have that athleticisism that you would kill for, would dunk on anyone, can shoot the 3 and are mental cases. But nobody complained all the years Sprewell was lighting up the scoreboards eventhough he was edgy. I just think as fans we have settled into a culture of losing and are so eager to win right now that we forget sometimes what players like J.R. can bring to this team; excitement, defense and that NYC attitude for the game.

Lastly, as for the disruption in the locker room, this is not last years team with only one leader. This team has three and believe me the newest one (Chandler) will or should I say I hope would not let J.R. become a distraction in any facet.

but he can shoot! This team needs a shooter BAD!

That’s JR. He’s no tthe brightest bulb. I’m serious. I used to watch George KArl go crazy with some of the things he did. The dude definitely has big talent though.

Can you win a ring with him?

With all of those “flaws” he’s still light years ahead of Fields. Hey lets keep Fields out there with the following numbers:
7.2pg, 42% from the field, 21% from 3pt range, 63% free throw…At this point Field’s should be lucky he wasn’t sent to the d-league with Lin and Jordan.

As long as you’re not completely depending on him I think you can. People were saying the Celtics couldn’t win a ring with Rondo at the point. The Mavs couldn’t win with a 72yr old Jason Kidd at the point etc.

Only problem right now, is none of the guards can run p&R and actually make the pass, and where do you hide Chandler??? 3 pt line? They weren`t guarding him when he had it on the foul line

Oh snap, he’s studying!

To my knowledge Stoudemire has always been the 2nd guy on his team. He was the 2nd guy with Nash. and is the 2nd guy with Melo.

Last year was the first time Stat was the number 1 guy but he did have Felton who was a all star caliber player while he was here. Therefor Stat being a number 2 guy making 20 million dollars is absurd, and is going to limit how far this team goes. I hope Stat can prove me wrong but i don’t see that happening unless he all the sudden becomes an elite 20 million dollar rebounder and defender.

Yes wade and lebron so one of them has to be number 1 or number 2 except each of them are elite at all levels of there game which makes them great. Stat is not Ewing. Ewing was great on defense and offense. Stat is a one dimensional player which makes him over rated and over paid.

You can say the same thing about Melo but he has shown improvements on the defensive end and for his size he is one of the better rebounding SF although it should improve as well. I don’t believe you can win without greatness, and we all want our stars to be great, and i only think 1 of them could be capable of it. Will he no one knows.

Guys like Harrelson win rings…. the 6 man never starter type….
(i.e jj barea ,odom , ginoblii …etc)

We dont need big time scorers …we just need player who contribute more than they take away…. because at this point fields n douglas do more harm than they do good .. i cringe whenever i see the ball in there hands

If this is the starting five, Davis Smith Melo Amar’e Chandler? The 7 Seconds or less offense is coming back no questions asked. Chandler will turn into Andrea of the Raptors in not time and shoot threes. He wants to revive the 04-05 suns. He has one more chance to do it, might as well bring in a guy who would love to shoot threes all day.

For the love of God, can we just bring in a another point guard! – [ in Chris Farley voice ]

I would love to trade fields for a veteran PG. I think Fields would be a good fit for the clippers and there fast pace team and they have a lot of PGs.

I would trade fields for a PG and move BD to the Sg, that should spread the offense and get good ball movement.

hide him on the weak side baseline 10 feet from the basket.

You think Billups would come back since we’re picking up the tab anyway? lol

GOD AWFUL aT DEVELOPING PLAYERS?

He got david lee a 80million dollar contract

He got wilson into a prolific scorer

Gallo became more than a 3pt shooter

duhon was even decent for the half a season

Nate hasnt even sniffed the success he had under mike..
the list goes on ..mozgov, shawne, fields(before melo)

He cant this year since we cut him.

JR can stay in front of a defender when he wants. Crawford cannot! He can play the passing lanes with his quickness but he can’t stay in front of anyone. Didn’t you see that when he played here?

f###king rules are killing this game.

Part of me says this team has to many holes to win it all. And part of me says the coach doesnt play his players the right way, and play the right players the right amount of mins.
Like Balkman, Harralson less than 10 mins but Jeffries 30.

However somehow i think we have to meet in the middle and say. This is a .500 team that would be an 8th seed there are a lot of holes on this team. And yes Antoni is awful, but idk that a coach can turn a .500 team into a championship contender. With this many holes.

That’s not what we need? Have you been watching the games? Or guard play is horrible. Um, somewhere between Bill Walker and Jamal Crawford is still a lot better than Bill Walker!!! And sorry, JR Smith may not be Jamal Crawford but he’s pretty darn close. I went to a Nuggets game once where he hit like 7 3′s in a row. You can talk about shooting too many 3s or whatever but a team has to shoot them sometimes and we can never make them except for Melo and sometimes Harrelson. JR Smith would be a godsend.

When Gasol struggles on offense he is still a mediocre player because he rebounds and plays defense above average. When Stat struggles on offense he is one of the worst starters in the NBA because his defense is bellow average and his rebounding is mediocre. When Stat begins to lose a step which i already think is starting to happen, maybe because of injury or age or both. He is going to be a huge liability.

When he is getting paid 20 million dollars and not dominating offensively the way he use to because of age, and personnel around him crowding his style we will have a real hard time competing and contending. In order to compete for a championship in the NBA you have to get the most for your salary cap, you cant have 20 million dollar guys underachieving.

Baron_Davis Baron Davis
Watching tape on @SteveNash in coach D’ Antoni’s system. My step bro was turning it out. can’t wait to play 4 coach and rock out!! #focused!

I can’t wait to see Baron healthy in a Knicks jersey . . . should make a world of difference on offense.

oh yeah when i said I liked David Lee at that price

i got hit with every kinda racist innuendo

Duhon to David on the Pick N Roll was better than anything we see this year

but Amare was great last year

since Melo arrived its been all downhill

the problem

Melo 9-27 1-8 from 3

3 misses 1 AIRBALL and a thrown away inbounds pass

Tony Douglas 4-12 0-4 from 3

I was saying all summer i was very impressed with Anthony Carter in the Celtics series. He knew how to run an offense. That guy was a bull dog idk why we let him go.

You act as if the rest of the league gives a F about shot selection LOL.

Welcome to today’s NBA X.

JR can fill several obvious needs for us. Another ball handler to have on the court with Melo and Stat. Solid defender, can finish and create off the dribble. C’mon man we could use this kid quit hatin. Where Landry Fields IQ getting us? lol

You know this is a solid move if it happens.

Any thoughts?

that maybe Amare just plays better at the 5.
He cant guard any of the 4s

I imagine Amare wants to extend his career and let someone else do the heavy work.

I have reservations about this move. One of the things we’ve all been complaining about is the lack of ball movement and chemistry on offense. A lot of us complained about Melo taking 30 shots a night and Shumpert taking 20 the other night. But that’s exactly what JR brings. He is a sub 43% FG shooter for his career.

I think it’s dangerous and I don’t think D’Antoni can corral the egos (If he didn’t pull aside the rookie when he shot 20, he’s not going to pull aside JR). And if JR shoots 15-20 and Melo shoots 20-30, what becomes of Amare? What about Baron when he comes back? Don’t think he won’t be pulling up for shots now and then, too. The situation could become unbearable.

“George Karl Wants J.R. Smith To Take Smarter Shots, And Focus In On … been told — that the more he takes out the bad, the more he’ll play.”

We want another guy George Karl struggled to make play in the concept of the team. Isn’t that our biggest problem. That the Knicks don’t play as a team, its chuck up bad shots, no ball movement, and Iso Melo or Amare.

How does J.R. Smith help us in any of those areas. We need a guy who can help create for others, and than we can move BD to the 2. BD can play a 2 because he has court vision but is more of a shoot first Pg.

“Basketball is like photography, if you don’t focus, all you have is the negative.” Dan Frisby

Sitting here watching the Knick game again and the f*n switches are killing us.

There’s no communication, bigs don’t step out to hedge, no 1 stopping the screeners path to the cup, we don’t trap, we’re going under screens, no one helping the help. Zero hustle, all laziness.

I have an idea…..spend an hour or so drilling them on the proper way to communicate and to counter a screen….idk, just a thought.

P.S …While we’re at it….have our guards shooting 1000 shots every practice with a shooting coach.

P.P.S…Bill Walker is a WASTE of bench space…..

Amare cant guard 5′s either. Amare cant guard anyone. Amare last year or 2 years ago was quick enough to go around anyone. I think that back injury has limited him, along with any other injures he has had. Idk if he will be able to get that back and if he cant at 20 million dollars, he will really hold us back. Mainly because of how bad he is on defense. Garnett didn’t hurt the Celtics as much when he slowed down because he is a great leader and defender. Amare isn’t

Burress shooting himself in the leg held Eli back.

T-Mac is a corpse. He’s avg like 8 and 3.

I’d take a healthy,motivated, JR Smith anyday.

There you go with the “bulbs” again.

You got a boner for wattage?

lol

Do we have to bust out the Rucker Park footage?

Ill do it!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Walker run full speed. Always dogging it around picks.

He thinks he can get anywhere on the court with 2 long drawn out steps lol.

Just a lazy athlete.

The QB is not what they thought he would be. The Jets wanted so badly for him to be the second coming of Joe Willy and now they know it is over… Mark has neither the Arm , or the Gumption to fill those cleats.

Trade Fields for who? I’m not even sure we can get a PG from the And 1 mix tape tour for him. Last year we could’ve probably convinced someone that Fields was an asset but the more he plays the more he’s exposing himself and ruining any little bit of trade value he has left.

I like Hahn’s idea of putting Amare on the bench. He can play C when Chandler is resting. He’s better on the offensive end as a C to begin with and he’ll do even better with Chandler not taking up space and against 2nd string defenders

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Oh boy. This is an act of desperation.

If they are willing to bring in that numbskull, why didn’t just bring Nate back. At least he’s the numbskull we know and love.

The NBA team(s) would be guilty of “tortious interference” with an existing contract.

The kid has handle…its using it to run an offense that he’ll need to develop. the shot is a definite tho. He has the form and uses his legs properly, but he shoots flat. he needs to add some soft touch and arch to his shot.

i dont like this either to me amare same level of a player as anthony.its become we know melo gonna take the shot it should be for the other teams whos gonna take the shot amare or melo?

Half his shots are 3s, which he shoots at near 40%.
He is a sharpshooter.
His weakness is he plays no D, and in general doesn’t follow instructions.

For the record, I luv my man JR game! You gotta respect his outside shot and respect that he will THROW IT IN YOUR FACE! Fields not half the offensive man JR is. JR plays with a chip on his shoulder and he can create his own shot! Can Fields creat his own shot? Not! Can Fields shoot anything tnat is not flat? Not

Case closed! JR the 2 spot in NY is yours hands down!!! What idiot has a problem with JR?

Nicely said and I’m not the one to be asking who I go after because I’m a Yankee fan! I said that to say, “I’m like the BOSS” and don’t mind spending to win and don’t mind paying luxury tax either cause I still get paid! I pay to see results! If you can’t do what I pay for, you gone! Coach too!

Smith starts and I see a trade in our future

lmao…
You can’t stop Kobe
You can only hope to contain him.

If we only had traded Fields and kept Gali….

exactly, mismanaged.

Denver was smart.

Chandler would have been more realistic leaving out of that trade. Gallo was the center piece.

I like JR! Despite being a knucklehead here and there…. He was a fan favorite in Denver and thats because of style his play. I think he can be a fan favorite here as well!

My biggest fear is that he’s a gunner!! But if he’s going to shoot threes under Dantoni! I’d rather have him shoot it rather than Douglas & Fields.

He rebounds really well for a 2 guard! Plays tough D when motivated! And has the ability at will to break down defenses! Seems like, would be an excellent pick for me!

Davis / Shumpert
Smith / Douglas
Anthony / Fields
Stoudemire / KMart
Chandler / Harrelson

I think he has an effort injury that he’s not disclosing!

I know, you will be one day though.

Jr smith will come to NY this guy is dying for some attention and NY will give that to him..this guy has a Young Money tattoo on his neck just to try and be down.. I’ll take him In a heart beat.. He’s a knuckle head but he also can PLAY DEFENSE.. Something that wud be great.. Having two shooting guards that play great defense like JR and Shumpert wud be amazing..just sucks have to wait.. Dolan shud pay off china to release him.. For the right $ you can make ppl do anything.

I would love to have a real shooting guard on this team. Cut Jeremy Lin and add JR Smith!! Then buy out Balkman and sign Kenyon Martin so we can have some kind of depth.

That’s not a good idea. Does Hahn truly believe teams won’t make any adjustments?

This article ignores the obvious. J.R. Smith is not coming to the knicks for a league minimum contract. Despite his status as a locker room cancer and butting heads with the leagues best coach he is still a talented player in his prime.

Maybe we can buy him out and thats why he would come to the knicks but I dont buy it for a second. This whole debate is ridiculous because its not happening. This move would be amazing and anyone debating his signing has lost their mind! This would be a huge upgrade and our team would become a serious threat in the eastern conference.

If Tyson,Amare or Melo care about this team being more then a fringe playoff contender in a terrible eastern conference then they will have to each sacrifice 3 million a season to put together a legitimate offer to a player such as J.R. or Wilson Chandler.

Lets be honest Melo wont give up a dime. He created a circus just to be able to get his mega contract before the new CBA. He also contributed to manufacturing a fake bidding war with the Nets and Denver working in cohesion to making an unprecedented trade of our whole starting line up for one player! Amare could be swayed as well as Chandler if they believe the piece they are adding could stop the embarrassment that they have never experienced before in their careers.

I just watched money ball yesterday, I wonder what Billy Beane would of said about the Melo trade. We must have traded 50 PPG, 17 RPG and 12 APG for MELO

You guys remember Amare blocking shots last year as a help defender? Its like he doesnt have the vertical explosiveness or agility any more to time his jumps??

What is happening to this guy. He looks lost out there and like he just doesnt care

I dont believe he has deterioted from a physical skill set point that much over night

In China? US laws extend to China?

Newsflash: He can’t guard any of the 5s either, definitely none of the true 5s and the others are 4s (which you just said he can’t guard) playing at the 5.

If you can’t guard, you can’t play. At least not a major role or as a starter on the last line of defense (center position).

He can do it, he just has to see the importance of it and work at it. At the very least just give it his all, 110%.

Are you really trying to equate Fields to Ama_’e and Carmelo?

Just change your username man. We won’t judge you.

Yea he only started for the team with the best record in the league last year, played great defense and hit a bunch of open threes for them. Signing Rip Hamilton and getting back a healthy, younger Brewer is the only reason the Bulls didn’t bring him back, but he would be an upgrade in our backcourt.

Not to mention it could have been nice creating a rivalry with the Bulls again, I’m sure he and Rose went at it in practice.

Amar’e should be the 1st in line to give some of that $$ back since he’s not contributing in any other way at the moment…it’s not like he and Melo don’t make any of that back in endorsements.

I think it has more to do with Chandler protecting the paint…

Lasst year Stat played a lot of center.You are correct that he is a bad defender.He can play against a lot of centers and block a few shots per game but more importantly he would be more effective against them on offense.Chandler is very good on defense and he can set high picks on offense when Stat is playing center.D12,Gasol and Bynum s/b guarded by Chandler

that young money tottoo is one of the only reasons i dont want him. shits so f***in wack.

Jr can be our James harden of the bench

We became a thuggish team again lol

Shumpert will never, ever, ever shoot like JR Smith, and JR Smith will never ever ever defend like Shumpert. They aren’t very similar.

Shumpert’s best comp IMO is Tony Allen

I am well aware, I just meant that they were ”gone” from the 15 man roster”. My bad for not making myself clear.
If I’m not mistaken, Smith and Kmart are tied until the end of the Chinese season, though I don’t know if their contracts possess any sort of clause that would let them leave earlier. Every piece of news I’ve read indicates they can’t leave until the season is over.
”I don’t know why a knowledgable guy like you keeps saying this.”

Were you referring to the Jordan-Lin comment or the Bogans-Ish pov?

There are reasons why N8 is on his fourth team this early in his career.
It wasn’t as if OKC wanted him as part of the Perkins trade; he was a throw-in. They bought him out rather than have him on their bench.

I doubt he is disgruntled as far as professionalism! It doesn’t fit Amare’s personality! He is definitely unhappy of his play!

I think his problem in the off season he bulked up what…like 20 lbs? Looks like he was expecting to play center alot this season despite againts his wishes playing center.

Getting Chandler came out of no where and now Amare is stuck playing power forward. Last year weight last year was perfect for him playing power forward because of his quickness. He has lost the quickness with his size.

I’d like Dantoni to start Amare at center and try Chandler at power forward just to get Amare’s confidence going with the slower centers in the game….

Amare’s shot definitely betrayed him so far this season and i think its because of the added muscle and bulk he put on. His shots seem to be too strong!

Just theorizing!

Lol harden has a much better basketball IQ but offensively Jr can keep up with harden putting up buckets

Melo and Amare should both restructure their contracts. We paid a lot for Amare, sure, but no Amare means no Melo. And we didn’t have to give up a bunch of young, talented players for Amare.

Denver wanted Fields though! They probably wanted him and Gallo but maybe we keep Felton if we gave them Fields. Sigh.

Agree with all points.

So, is targeting Nash with the $5M exception this summer mean D’Antoni’s tenure will continue here?

I’m not an ESPN insider but I see they had an article up “Knicks 2012 FA PG targets”. I’m assuming Nash is on that list but who else?

When he brings the ball up under pressure I start to cringe. I think he has handle but not for a point guard at this point. Is handle is definitely good enough to create his own shot though.

I like the Tony Allen comparison but I stand by my statement that Shump and JR are comparable if Shump improves his shooting. I don’t think it’s fair to judge a guy 13 games into his pro career.

“This article ignores the obvious. J.R. Smith is not coming to the knicks for a league minimum contract.”

Fair enough, but I wouldn’t discount him on the one year prorated Room, and then the MLE next year, at least if Baron plays well for us this year.

If this frees Douglas and Fields to be part of a Ridnour trade, I’m so down. Get your 1, get your 2, have the MLE next year to sign the BEST talent you can, not just the biggest need.

The NBA is a member of FIBA and is required to honor other leagues contracts according to the Wall Street Journal article linked above. Here was the quote:

The NBA, as a member of FIBA—basketball’s governing body—is required to honor international contracts.

Why would the T-Wolves trade Ridnour? He’s having a great season and the Wolves actually are winning some games. His contract is reasonable and he is an excellent shooter. They have moved him over to the two and started him with Rubio.

For the $5 million MLE, it’s more of a case of who will take that salary than targeting a player. We will get the best PG in our price range. Nash is a great PG. He can play for any coach.

They’re 5-8, not world-beaters (neither are we). I don’t see how having him at the 2 is good except that he has had the hot hand. Ridnour was in trade rumors all last year, and there can be an argument about what the right package would be. He’s certainly not untouchable and not a 2, either.

Knicks roster can sometimes remind you of the Island of Misfit Toys… They turned out ok, right?

Melo to mates: Look in the mirror

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/9856/melo-to-mates-look-in-the-mirror

I’ll give you that the Wolves could trade him. But for Douglas, Fields and what else? If I am the Wolves I am not giving him up for a combo guard that has been brutal and a 2 guard that can’t shoot.

He also maxed out at 40% in college, generally in the 38-39% range. I don’t know why people think he’s going to wake up one morning shooting like Ray Allen.

Meanwhile, Tony Allen has always been high-efficiency on offense. I don’t know why the assumption that Iman is so much better than him on that end. He has little range, but he also doesn’t chuck shots he can’t make.

I would not trade STAT. One of the best power forwards in the league. He has to be the most athletic power forward that we’ve ever had that can actually play. 6’11 with skills. C’mon, now! I was concerned that he was still suffering from the back injury, but he has dunked a bunch of times with authority.

Not to be a smart *ss, but, i thought Dolan owned the Knicks, secondly, when Movie Stars get paid millions for a movie, and, the movie bombs, they don’t give money back, third, name me one job where an employee returns money/restructure their contracts because someone who has nothing to do with said person getting paid, thinks that he should? some of you guys live in a fantasy world, not trying to offend, i just don’t get it.

Sadly, that’s what Video Games has done to this generation, word life!

There are several All Star type players having a poor start to the season, one is in New Jersey, one is in Dallas, one in Chicago,…..

It’s probably something that was negotitated into his contract…

Unfortunately, for us Knicks fans,
Nash has avoided all indications that he will leave the Suns.
He keeps trying to play the “professional good guy” role.
He should realize that when his career is long and over, he will always have an asterisk next to his name and accomplishments.

He will have to live with the group of other players who have never won a title after so much hard work because of his stubborness
to admit that it is the most important recognition to have to be trully great.