I think Phil roster wise has patience. If you look he's tweaking Melo again and looks like he wants him to waive his ntc I just don't see Melo doing it.
This offseason will be so interesting to see where Phil goes with this roster
Does he show patience and try to do whatever it takes to trade Melo or does he do the typical Knicks franchise reactionary move and overpay a second tier FA like a Conley and use up all the cap space just to make a run at a 7 or 8 seed
I don't think this has been brought up, but even if Melo gets traded Phil might not necessarily look for picks, and may try to take a player back so he can still make a vain attempt at winning. Phil is only here for 5 years, and I don't know if he ever made it clear if he wanted to win eventually during his tenure, or if he's content with just setting the Knicks on the right path. Hard to tell Phil's intentions right now; does he really feel like sticking with the triangle and establishing a "culture" is that important for a team? or is proving his coaching tree and the triangle's( well, the triangle as he runs it) relevancy his main/only priority?
I guess really the only thing Knicks fans can do is sit back and see how things play out, Phil and this FO are hard to read.
Sidenote: I said it earlier in the season, but I want the Knicks to throw money at Evan Fournier; young enough to be a part of a rebuild, good enough to be a substantial upgrade at SG if the team moves forward with trying to win now.
