Official '24-25 NY Knicks Offseason Thread

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The trading KAT stuff is nonsense as it would surely be the end of Leon Rose if that happened. We all know that Dolan absolutely loved Julius (like a son) and it took Leon a lot to convince Dolan that trading Julius/breaking up the NOVA family was the right move. It was so controversial that a day after it happened in the NYpost that there were leaks from executives (looks at you World Wide Wes) that not everybody was on board with this trade.

The Fournier contract was a disaster alongside Nerlens Noel and Kemba contracts but that was saved by signing Brunson

But THIS!!! Leon can not trade KAT and face Dolan afterwards. KAT is Leon’s golden piece and his guy.

Side note: I’m worried about KAT’s long term health. Two meniscus surgeries and his kneecap in consistent pain is bothersome. Watching KAT movements from March on you know he’s in pain.

Leon has to make that Brunson and KAT pairing work.
Dolan will get over it. Ya’ll are making every excuse possible for KAT/Brunson not working and I get it. Both guys are likable, but there is inherent chemistry issues with this team. They had to bring in PJ, these guys aren’t meshing at all defensively all season, and in the conference finals it’s a liability on both defense and offense.

Leon isn’t on a hot seat, he’s delivered. Thibs isn’t on a hot seat he delivered, Brunson left money on the table like a good soldier so while he should be sent out, both the locker room toxicity and just players who saw what he did to stay would make that the wrong move.

Look at what led to KAT being here. Hartenstein took the money from OKC, Randle told the FO he wasn’t doing a cheap extension and wanted a Max contract, Mitch was injured and there was no center on the roster. Rosas who they just promoted wanted to bring in the best player he drafted. They did the right move at that time to fix the holes on the roster, and I expect them to do the right move at this time to fix the additional holes identified.
 
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Jokic isn’t under 6’3 and he’s transcendent enough to compensate for his defensive shortcomings.
nikka I’m not tryna hear that shyt. Brunson is on Michael Jeffrey Jordan graphics due to his post season productivity. We abandoned the leagues most effective pick and roll cause we can’t live in a reality without Josh hart. We need a 3rd wing/guard defender in the lineup more than anything.
Abandoned the most cohesive 2 man tandem off skill set for 2 months so we can jerk off and use Kat as a decoy in the corner cause of how teams disrespect Josh. the perceived benefits of that nikka and the coach who enables him are hilariously off base.
Paying a bad defender, bad shooter, bad decision maker 20 million cause he gets cool counting stats and he’s Brunsons podcast buddy. If Alex Caruso was on this team instead of him we would be in the finals already
 

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we definitely need a new coach :mjlol:

But also we got a bunch of players that can’t even play their assigned roles

Our 3 and D wings can’t even finish in traffic, play elite defense consistently or hit a fukking 3 point shot

Our point guard has no clue how to play defense or share the rock

Our center gets lost on defense

Our bench scorers can’t score

This was a fluke ECF run honestly. We have too many glaring holes
 

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nikka I’m not tryna hear that shyt. Brunson is on Michael Jeffrey Jordan graphics due to his post season productivity. We abandoned the leagues most effective pick and roll cause we can’t live in a reality without Josh hart. We need a 3rd wing/guard defender in the lineup more than anything.
Abandoned the most cohesive 2 man tandem off skill set for 2 months so we can jerk off and use Kat as a decoy in the corner cause of how teams disrespect Josh. the perceived benefits of that nikka and the coach who enables him are hilariously off base.
Paying a bad defender, bad shooter, bad decision maker 20 million cause he gets cool counting stats and he’s Brunsons podcast buddy. If Alex Caruso was on this team instead of him we would be in the finals already

Brunson isn’t on the level of a Jokic or SGA lmao. He scores a lot but gives up a lot of points. Something Jordan never did so those offensive productivity analytics are meaningless when factoring in his defensive liability.
 

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nikka I’m not tryna hear that shyt. Brunson is on Michael Jeffrey Jordan graphics due to his post season productivity. We abandoned the leagues most effective pick and roll cause we can’t live in a reality without Josh hart. We need a 3rd wing/guard defender in the lineup more than anything.
Abandoned the most cohesive 2 man tandem off skill set for 2 months so we can jerk off and use Kat as a decoy in the corner cause of how teams disrespect Josh. the perceived benefits of that nikka and the coach who enables him are hilariously off base.
Paying a bad defender, bad shooter, bad decision maker 20 million cause he gets cool counting stats and he’s Brunsons podcast buddy. If Alex Caruso was on this team instead of him we would be in the finals already

I’d see what it takes to get Lonzo out of Chicago.
 

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Hate 2 say it :francis:

But if yall don’t win this series , front office probably bs makin that Kall to Mike Malone in the off szn :francis::yeshrug:
 

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Knicks in 7.

I don't know what's going on between Nova Mobb and KAT. They don't hate each other like Kobe and Shaq, but that relationship is killing the team. I would rather run it back than trade KAT.

KAT is a top offensive talent and would be the best center since Ewing, but for whatever reason, the team freezes him out. I like thibs, but right now, it looks like the off-season comes down to 2 options.

Trade KAT because you can't trade the greatest Knick since Clyde. This is the ECF but this team still plays like it's still training camp.

Fire Thibs because you can't make KAT/Nova work. Jackson got MJ/Pippen and Shaq/Kobe to work. Managing egos and getting people who don't like each other to work together is part of the job. It's also his job to figure out an offense to maximize the offensive abilities of his two All Star players.
 
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