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So I had the chance to read Kelly Dwyer’s take on the Knicks and there are several things that 
jump out at me. Let me say this, I have a ton of respect for the guys at BDL. I find them very entertaining and relatively informative. But, like a ton of media who cover the league as a whole, it’s clear that Dwyer hasn’t been completely paying attention to the Knicks.
That said, Kevin from Basketball Prospectus most certainly has.
Dwyer would lead you to believe that the Knicks would move any young player on the roster if it meant ridding Jared Jeffries or Eddy Curry.
“…The problem here is that the Knicks want, oh, about none of these players back next year. They’re trying to shed space for a bit of free agency fun; and while their quartet of youngsters (Danilo Gallinari(notes), Toney Douglas(notes), Jordan Hill(notes), Wilson Chandler(notes)) will be under contract and a welcome sight on the 2010-11 roster to coach Mike D’Antoni and personnel chief Donnie Walsh, don’t think that New York wouldn’t deal any of those parts in a second if it meant being able to deal either Jared Jeffries(notes) or Eddy Curry(notes) for expiring contracts.
Everyone else? Gone…”
The first sentence is a contradiction. “About none of these players” means that they want at least one player back and that’s obviously Gallinari. He is going nowhere. Period.
And I’d venture to guess that Wilson Chandler is getting himself to untouchable status too. But I won’t go that far, considering that Chandler has $2.1 million on the books for next year. Frankly, between Jeffries and Chandler, I can imagine Donnie Walsh may be receiving phone calls about availability of both players now, based on how well each has played. Jeffries may be playing himself into a situation where he doesn’t need an asset with him in order to be moved. Now, I mentioned yesterday that Jeffries has been a huge piece to the team, defensively, and that I wouldn’t just trade him if it weren’t the right deal at this point. I mean, to take say, Adam Morrison, back or Earl Watson to unload JJ may make more sense at the trade deadline, but not now. Jeffries would help the Lakers and the Thunder as a defensive presence off the bench. Mike James is a name that has always been tossed out there, but who knows what the Wiz are thinking now. Any deal could severely hamper the Knicks playoff chances should they still be in the mix, which is why Walsh’s best bet is to wait until the deadline. (more…)
Andrew Smith and I were talking last night and we realized that Nash’s ability to create “back cut” back door assists is a key component to the offense. I mention that later in the video. Early on, I mention Al Harrington with Gallo and Will, just as a point of reference. It will be interesting to see if D’Antoni settles and plays Curry in the post with Lee at the 4, but I doubt it.
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Finger point, as always, to bigapplechannel.
I posted this the other day, but it certainly still applies. There were other facets, but the Knicks really struggled in transition the other night on the heels of their solid effort in Detroit. Look for it again tonight.
