New York Knicks 2013-14 Season Thread

[EmpireWF]

Where do you guys stand on Melo? Without specifying any potential return, who's FOR sign & trading him away this summer?

I'm torn. The guy is the best scorer in the game and there's no way to get much value for him. BUT, is a max contract going to prevent them from surrounding him with enough talent to be a serious title contender for the '15-'16 season? At the same time, he would be practically the ONLY sizable contract on the books for that season so they should be able to find at least 1 other great player next summer.

Ugh.

[DJ Rhude]

Easy decision for me, I want the guy back

[Kuzzy Powers]

Where do you guys stand on Melo? Without specifying any potential return, who's FOR sign & trading him away this summer?

I'm torn. The guy is the best scorer in the game and there's no way to get much value for him. BUT, is a max contract going to prevent them from surrounding him with enough talent to be a serious title contender for the '15-'16 season? At the same time, he would be practically the ONLY sizable contract on the books for that season so they should be able to find at least 1 other great player next summer.

Ugh.

[Agent]

I don't know how to word it without saying he's the best scorer in the league but he is one of the best because Melo can score from anywhere. He can drain the 3 and also play well on the block (something Durant is still getting better at)

However I still think Melo will stay in NY. He'd be an idiot to leave.

[jeffx]

WTF were these losers smiling and high-fiving for? They gave us shit basketball most of the season - 37-45 is nothing to be proud of. They're a disgrace to the uniform. And LOL @ the fucktard fans on social media still bitching about the Nets tanking so the Knicks wouldn't get in - morons.

As for Anthony, I agree with Mike Francesca. I want him back, but only at a discount. If he gets max money, how will NY sign another top player?

[EmpireWF]

http://nypost.com/2014/04/20/source-former-knick-cleamons-wants-to-join-organization/

Clarence Gaines Jr., who was a top scout during the Bulls run with Jackson, is on board in an "unnamed front-office job."

Also, current Bucks assistant coach Jim Cleamons (also, was with Jackson as a coach in Chicago) is interested in going to the Knicks as an assistant.

[jeffx]

If I'm Steve Kerr, I wait until the playoffs are over. There could be coaching vacancies if OKC, Houston & Indy flame out in the first round. I'd rather coach those teams than the dysfunctional Knicks.

Steve Kerr SHOULD be wary of this organization....

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/kerr-plans-speaking-jackson-knicks-coaching-job-article-1.1763985

[EmpireWF]

Kerr had dinner with Jackson Friday and they spoke via phone yesterday.

Wheels in motion.

[Rayman]

Y'all motherfuckers gonna get sucked in again.

[jeffx]

^Maybe the young Knick fans but not me.

[jeffx]

We've seen what James Dolan and his toxic corporate culture at the Garden has done to previous coaches. I hope Steve Kerr realises what he's in for.

[jeffx]

I just wish the Knicks could be consistent like they were during the 90s. They didn't finish the deal, but for a decade they were good for at least 50 wins and a trip to the second round. Now the strategy is suffer for a few seasons, then put all our eggs in one basket, suffer again, etc., etc. That doesn't work.

Brain-Dead Dolan will be on WFAN's Mike Francesca show tomorrow afternoon. He's tight with the Sports Pope, so you know there won't be any tough questions.

[EmpireWF]

Tomorrow, Ken Berger has a long story up on the 94 Finals and all the craziness on and off the court.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/24572993/the-forgotten-finals-remembered-for-all-the-wrong-reasons

[EmpireWF]

Tomorrow, Ken Berger has a long story up on the 94 Finals and all the craziness on and off the court.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/feature/24559469/the-forgotten-finals

It's live now.

Towards the end of Ewings' run, he writes that Shaq would have signed with NY instead of LA if they were able to trade Ewing. Checketts quietly asked around to GMs he trusted but nothing came of it.

And at the end, there were at least 2 players who were unhappy with Ewing still on the team clogging up the middle. One was Sprewell.

lol

[jeffx]

Derek Fisher close to becoming the Knicks coach.