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So being that the rumor is Monroe is essentially a lock for us if we give him the max, what is everyones thoughts on that?
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So being that the rumor is Monroe is essentially a lock for us if we give him the max, what is everyones thoughts on that?
My man Dub
Tampering would obviously be a horrible look for New York, but let's assume for now that it's not a literal done deal. Monroe hasn't won more than 30 games in any of his five seasons. He chose to sign Detroit's qualifying offer last summer in order to have complete control over his future. It seems a little odd that he'd want to jump from the improving Pistons to the Knicks, even though they're in a big market. I suppose if they're able to draft someone like Karl-Anthony Towns and Carmelo Anthony is healthy, perhaps New York can climb the standings with Monroe in the fold. It won't be a jump to 63 wins, like Derek Fisher talked about, but it could be significant.Maybe the worst kept secret in the NBA is that Phil Jackson plans to pursue Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe in free agency this summer. In fact, one league executive called it “about as close to a done deal as you can get.”
A done deal is illegal of course and would open Jackson and the Knicks to tampering charges. A more likely scenario is that representatives from both parties have made their interest known and will proceed accordingly once the free-agent recruiting period begins on July 1st. It happens all the time.
Still, the talk among scouts and executives who attended the Portsmouth Invitational is that Monroe is Jackson's primary free-agent target. It's easy to connect the dots; Monroe's agent, David Falk, is one of the few agents that Jackson has a relationship with going back more than 20 years when Falk was representing Michael Jordan. Falk is looking for a max contract for Monroe and the Knicks, coming off the worst season in franchise history, are happy to oblige.
we've already had the Elton Brand one so farsurprised we haven't seen a "Knicks, Ramon Sessions have mutual interest" atricle yet![]()
we've already had the Elton Brand one so far![]()
My thoughts on Greg Monroe are very similar to Jahil Okafor.
Rim protecting center, Melo at the 4, combo forward (ideally a solid defender). That, along with a new franchise PG, should be the formula for the Knicks success, IMO. However that needs to be done, get it done.
is Marcus Camby on a roster?![]()
My thoughts on Greg Monroe are very similar to Jahil Okafor.
Rim protecting center, Melo at the 4, combo forward (ideally a solid defender). That, along with a new franchise PG, should be the formula for the Knicks success, IMO. However that needs to be done, get it done.