"Who are the Knicks? Brunson, Brunson and some other Knickas" " - Official '23 NYK Offseason Thread

[ISO]

Knicks fans gotta stop acting like guys get off only vs. them. These are NBA players every night some unheralded dude has a great game against someone. Just the self important, loser, pessimistic mentality that Knicks fans carry.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Based on what Ian Bagley said yesterday the Knicks aren’t interested in a rebuild.

So based on that statement It’s clear they are waiting for the shoe to drop on either Shai Alexander or Zach Lavine (since I don’t see anybody else available right now).

Considering the situations with the Bulls and the money involved I have to believe Zach Lavine may be available first before Shai. Chicago is underperforming and Zach has a 200+ million dollar extension incoming.

And if Woj is right the lakers have tried to go after Demar and Nikola. If Chicago is even entertaining that trade Zach can’t be too far behind.


To be honest I don’t know how good Zach Lavine is anymore but we have to stop going on these offensive stretches were we are only scoring 5 points in 4-5 minute spans. I would love to get Shai but that feels like a fleeting dream at this point.

 

[ikbm]

cashing out on a 200 million dollar man with bad knee history is a classic knicks move x10
knicks have a borderline top 10 offense with the 26th worst defense in the league mostly because we have archaic basketball principles with regards to defending the 3
a zach lavine move would be solidifying the purgatory stage for the next 5 years. fukking pass.

 

[Street Knowledge]

We're stuck with RJ and Randle on long term contracts plus Thibs and rumors of trading iq and Obi. We're beyond fuqqed.

You haven’t told me their young talent.

 

[Street Knowledge]

they got Lavine, DD.

33 year old DD and 27 year old Lavine who will never be superstars?

 

[ISO]

You haven’t told me their young talent.

Ayo, Patrick Williams, Coby White, Dalen Terry.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Ayo, Patrick Williams, Coby White, Dalen Terry.

Any of those guys will be stars? Any will be traded to acquire superstars?

 

[Street Knowledge]

Just because the Knicks young core ain’t special doesn’t mean we have to overrate other young cores

 

[GoldenGlove]

they got Lavine, DD.

 

[ISO]

Any of those guys will be stars? Any will be traded to acquire superstars?

Their youth core is mediocre. I like Ayo and Dalen Terry who isn't playing. Pat Williams been overrated to me and stays getting hurt.

 

[GoldenGlove]

The Bulls situation is probably more grim than the Knicks. Knicks have their picks, Chicago's goes to the Magic if it's out of the top 4.

Even if they blow it up and bottom out, there's a high chance that they lose a lottery pick.



Also, our "Mid 3" doesn't play well together. Lonzo Ball signing was a complete bust, Donovan turns sour on young players and they look a lot better else where (WCJ and Lauri for now, this may be the case for Coby and Pat eventually). Zach starting to publicly beef with Billy etc.

If the team didn't somehow miraculously beat Boston and Milwaukee after losing to Orlando they would be in complete shambles right now instead of being on the brink of it.

 

[Ironman]

A better modern offensive mind is getting a lot more out of youth core than Thibs would. He needs to go

 

[Peter Popoff]

This guy, Miles, Q, Toppin rotten away.

 

[Knicksman20]

A better modern offensive mind is getting a lot more out of youth core than Thibs would. He needs to go

Exactly. We've been saying this for the last 2 seasons. There's no way in hell we should've came into this season with Thibs AND Randle on the squad. That tandem needed to be split (both gone preferrably) before the season started. And now we're playing exactly how a lot of us predicted because of it

 

[Knicksman20]

This guy, Miles, Q, Toppin rotten away.

He & Grimes need mins in the same lineup. 2 of our best defenders that can actually score