I'd keep Barrett, maybe Robinson and that's about it. Hopefully Knicks make better decisions in drafts moving forward. When Michael Porter Jr slipped I really thought they should have taken the risk on him but I realize now that the front office was too scared about getting fired to gamble.
This is always the truth. I remember when LD left my Hawks and went to the Bucks and gave them the intel we had on Giannis. That he would be the best player in the NBA one day. Dumbass literally got fired the next year even though he was right about Giannis and they took him. GMs can't risk going upside when results are expected now.
My Hawks are stable front office wise now, we drafted a high floor prospect #4, traded up to get him. Any owner who is a firebreather would be like, are we getting a superstar? What? Just a role player at best likely. He might possibly become as good K. Leonard with development, maybe. Why draft him if he's older, lower ceiling, and might need some time?
But our owner was like, build a team that could win a title down the road, whatever it takes. Then he went low floor, high ceiling #10. That's a little easier at that stage but if your GM is close to being fired, he might not be as risky.
I said when the season started, you guys were in a better position than my Hawks last year when our season started. My questions were about the development of the important players, aka the core like Barrett and Robinson and were these the right vets for them.
Now in Feb, my question is, I don't think so and while you guys have been overperforming analytical expectations, the rookies and vested young players seem no better situation wise than they were in before the season started, in fact, worse. So what're the real goals for the Knicks?
I am not sure about your future. I wish Dolan would make up his mind. Are you going to rebuild and put quality vets around these rookies who would supplement them or are you gonna do what you did this year where you sign guys who are all about getting there's and they aren't worried about R.J's future, they are worried about their own.
Teams like Memphis this year have overly figured this out. NY is still trying to figure it out.
the treadmill arguments are so horrible.
