Put Some Hornacek On Our Game: 2016 New York Knicks Offseason Thread

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@Trip might like this trade proposal, per Chad Ford on ESPN insider



Essentially Melo for two top 10 picks, I'd do it. These Melo to Miami rumors are only gonna pick up steam in the next few months, since they need shooting so bad, and like I said in the off season, Melo puts them on the short list of teams that can make it to the finals.

Why would Sacrmento want Lopez and give us WCS? Lopez contract sucks and he sucks.
 

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These nikkas just itching to go back into purgatory:scust:

@Trip stop being such negative nancy breh. We got 11 wins so far and the east is really close this year. You don't know if melo will improve over the next few months and Phil has a couple moves up his sleeve. Y'all just giving up on everything.

These trade scenarios getting outrageous

You be positive I'll be realistic. Melo's basically playing the way he always has. The money tied into Lopez, Affalo and Williams is concerning. All three of those guys were negative moves imo.
 

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You be positive I'll be realistic. Melo's basically playing the way he always has. The money tied into Lopez, Affalo and Williams is concerning. All three of those guys were negative moves imo.

Lopez and Williams I can see not liking, but Afflalo? I think he's been worth every penny. He struggles to keep up with quicker SG's but he's done a solid job defensively otherwise and he's been a reliable offensive player. Consider that Shump made 10 milli a year from this offseason and Wes Mathews got 17.5 mil per even with his injury. AA's 8 mili is a bargain imo. Also, Melo still falls into old habits but he's definitely cut back on the bad ones a good amount and his effort on defense and rebounding has been as high as it's ever been.
 

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Carmelo Anthony Is Among NBA’s Best Defenders—but Are the Numbers Lying?

Yall know Herring is my guy...and I know I was debating with at least one of you guys, saying that Melo's defense this season has been a vast improvement. Here's Herring hitting me with the co-sign and doing a better job of explaining than I ever could (using the same exact statistics I brought up to state my case too).

As far back as the preseason, Anthony has been sprinting at dangerous shooters on the perimeter, something he hardly ever did last season. As a result, he has contested almost as many 3-pointers (17) this year as he did in 40 games last year (18).

And it seems to be working. Opposing shooters are making just 23.8% of their 3-pointers when Anthony is the closest defender to the play, according to SportVU player-tracking technology. That’s the second-lowest mark among all NBA wing defenders behind only LeBron James—a remarkable feat considering that Anthony surrendered the NBA’s second-highest percentage on 3-pointers (41.9%) last season.

This essentially makes Anthony a microcosm of the Knicks, who were dead last in 3-point defense last season, and rank second-best in that category this season.

Overall, opponents have shot just 34% when Anthony is the closest defender to the play, according to NBA.com, down from 44% in other situations. That 10-point disparity is the fourth-best in the NBA among players who have defended at least 100 field-goal attempts this year.

There's also more promising quotes coming him. IMO he's sounding AND playing as motivated as he's ever been. I still expect his shots to start falling at a higher clip (before Portland he was shooting only 36% on wide open jumpers which I'm certain will improve).

Whatever the cause of his improvement, he knows the Knicks will go as far as he takes them, and that simply putting the ball in the basket won’t be enough. He also understands the long-running criticism of his defense.

“Obviously, with guys in my position, it is what it is. You’ll never win that battle,” he said. “If you do one thing so great, that will always overshadow anything else you do on the basketball court. I know scoring is my thing. I could do it, I believe, better than anybody. But I can do more than that. And to be a leader, I have to do more than that.”
 

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Carmelo Anthony Is Among NBA’s Best Defenders—but Are the Numbers Lying?

Yall know Herring is my guy...and I know I was debating with at least one of you guys, saying that Melo's defense this season has been a vast improvement. Here's Herring hitting me with the co-sign and doing a better job of explaining than I ever could (using the same exact statistics I brought up to state my case too).



There's also more promising quotes coming him. IMO he's sounding AND playing as motivated as he's ever been. I still expect his shots to start falling at a higher clip (before Portland he was shooting only 36% on wide open jumpers which I'm certain will improve).

This a lot of what I've been saying pages back but it falls on deaf ears. I saw this as plain as day & not needing the stats to prove it. Melo has been more consistent on the defensive end this year & holding himself accountable.
 

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These nikkas just itching to go back into purgatory:scust:

@Trip stop being such negative nancy breh. We got 11 wins so far and the east is really close this year. You don't know if melo will improve over the next few months and Phil has a couple moves up his sleeve. Y'all just giving up on everything.

These trade scenarios getting outrageous

Every signing and draft pick y'all made sucked except Porzingis and let Trip find out he's doing a reality show for Latvian TV and he can go too :birdman:
 

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You be positive I'll be realistic. Melo's basically playing the way he always has. The money tied into Lopez, Affalo and Williams is concerning. All three of those guys were negative moves imo.
Bro you're like this about the jets too. We're starting this team from scratch. Only 3-4 players remain from last year. It's gonna take a bit to make this team right. Lopez is playing shytty and I admit I thought he'd be better but would you have givin Monroe a max? Afflalo is not bad at all don't know what you're talking about... Don't know if we can lure batum here soon. Williams has been up and down... I think if fisher gives him consistent minutes he would thrive.
 

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Bro you're like this about the jets too. We're starting this team from scratch. Only 3-4 players remain from last year. It's gonna take a bit to make this team right. Lopez is playing shytty and I admit I thought he'd be better but would you have givin Monroe a max? Afflalo is not bad at all don't know what you're talking about... Don't know if we can lure batum here soon. Williams has been up and down... I think if fisher gives him consistent minutes he would thrive.


Batum is a small forward, why would you want him?
 
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