“Villanova Dogs and a Domesticated WildKAT... Make It Make Sense..." Official 2024 NY Knicks off-season Thread

[storyteller]

Which top 5 team in the league have more confidence in the health of their starting lineup than the Knicks?

This is not a GOTCHA type question. I'm legit wondering.

For NY, OG Anonuby and Mitch Robinson are he real concerns based on history. I'm not including Randle or Brunson in that.

What are the concerns for the other teams?

My top five would be:
Boston - I'd give them an edge in health, despite KP and Horford's concerns. We've got Mitch in the same boat, but also OG has concerns and Randle's coming back from a very long layoff that ended in surgery.

OKC - Injuries aren't really their concern.

Denver - Around the same level of injury concern as us. Murray has had his issues and MPJ is always a worry.

Minne - I think they'd reasonably have more confidence than us, but KAT has had his issues, and Conley is bound to slow down sooner or later.

Philly - Between Embiid and PG, they're probably in the same boat that the Knicks are.

And I think Dallas deserves to be in the conversation too. But they're relying on Kyrie and Klay, who have plenty of concerns of their own.

 

[ECA]

Which top 5 team in the league have more confidence in the health of their starting lineup than the Knicks?

This is not a GOTCHA type question. I'm legit wondering.

For NY, OG Anonuby and Mitch Robinson are he real concerns based on history. I'm not including Randle or Brunson in that.

What are the concerns for the other teams?

KP out for 6months, and Paul George and Embiid are penciled in to miss at least 30 between the two of them

 

[RickyGQ]

KP out for 6months, and Paul George and Embiid are penciled in to miss at least 30 between the two of them

Honestly, I could care less about the regular season. We just gotta get through it intact and I'm sure all the other contenders feel the same way.

 

[ECA]

Honestly, I could care less about the regular season. We just gotta get through it intact and I'm sure all the other contenders feel the same way.

Well I can definitely bank on Embiid being compromised by the playoffs

 

[DPresidential]

Bleacher Report is suggesting Dario Saric.

 

[storyteller]

Bleacher Report is suggesting Dario Saric.

He'd be interesting. Shoots threes, has size, and is tougher than the euro-stereotype would make you guess. But he's missing two elements that Thibs seems to prioritize in his 5, rebounding and rim protection.

 

[In The Zone '98]

Bleacher Report is suggesting Dario Saric.

Absolutely not.

Need 48 minutes of defense.

 

[RickyGQ]

Absolutely not.

Need 48 minutes of defense.

I think we'll have that regardless. Perimeter defense>>>>Rim Protection. Daric fits my "just 10-12 mins from a back up center" wish perfectly.

 

[Wargames]

Bleacher report doesn't know shyt.

 

[RickyGQ]

 

[Wargames]

They said we couldn’t do these trades before….

 

[g-ice]

They said we couldn’t do these trades before….

@ this pic

I could see them making this trade if Ainge is desperate to tank this upcoming season.

 

[Spidey Man]

Rose might really be the Kingpin if he can get a deal with Ainge and Marks in the same off season. After we win a championship send him to the Middle East.

 

[ISO]

I think we'll have that regardless. Perimeter defense>>>>Rim Protection. Daric fits my "just 10-12 mins from a back up center" wish perfectly.

Nah. Rim protection, P&R defense, help defense, switchability>>perimeter defense.

 

[Wargames]