He's a good player but I don't like it. It'll be less playing time overall for the up and coming guards like Shumpert and Fields. I don't even know what they're gonna do for their rotation once Davis returns.

edit: oh, he's coming off the bench. I guess it's fine if Fields is still a starter.

AntiGrav1ty

Germany2310 Posts

February 17 2012 19:20 GMT

#2862

Knicks management solid as always. What the hell do they want with j.r???????

VENDIZ

1575 Posts

February 17 2012 20:13 GMT

#2863

J.R's a good 6th man, no question about it - playerwise he's a splendid pickup for a small (in terms of depth) Knicks team. Let's just hope he stays out of trouble while he's in New York

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

February 17 2012 20:44 GMT

#2864

If he can run that trainwreck of a second unit and let Lin rest, it may work. If they replace Fields with him... that's just terrible.

He averaged like 35 ppg in China, so I'm going to assume he passes less than he used to for Denver.

Holcan

Canada2593 Posts

February 17 2012 21:30 GMT

#2865

jeremy lin has turned this thread into ignorance. adding talent for cheap is always good....the worst possible thing is he gets benched for 2.5 million. kwame brown makes more than that.

Ace

United States16096 Posts

February 17 2012 21:49 GMT

#2866

The Knicks still look like a first round casualty even with J.R. Smith. Not sure any of you watched the Nuggets play, but unless the Knicks get the 4th or 5th seed they are toast. The top 3 defenses in the NBA: Chicago, Miami, and Philly would kill the Knicks in a 7 game series.

And look, I know the Jeremy Lin hype is fun. But he played against the worst of the worst teams in the league and a crap Lakers team - lets give him some more time to gel with the team and play that insane stretch where they may very likely go 0-10. As it is they just are so behind in the standings even with the winning streak they might end up in the 6th, or (holy crap) 7th or 8th seeds and get swept. Again.

Itsmedudeman

United States19229 Posts

February 17 2012 22:10 GMT

#2867

I gotta say, I feel bad for melo. Everyone knows he's gonna be the one to get the blame if the knicks don't do as well as some of these bandwagon knicks fans think they're going to do with Lin. Hell, they might even do better than I expected, but considering the knicks are on a good win streak, once they go up against some legit teams and start losing maybe 50% of the time again they'll start putting the blame on melo.

slyboogie

United States3423 Posts

February 17 2012 22:32 GMT

#2868

As an added bonus the Lin thing, he's on a one year contract. He's an unrestricted free agent and a 1st year player has* Bird's Rights. I wonder how much money he's going to get? 3 Million? 5 Million? Oh god..someone's going to give him 9 million....

EDIT: Can't have bird rights*

Ace

United States16096 Posts

February 17 2012 22:34 GMT

#2869

Lin can't have Bird Rights though.

slyboogie

United States3423 Posts

February 17 2012 22:37 GMT

#2870

I just had a typo

Holcan

Canada2593 Posts

February 17 2012 22:40 GMT

#2871

I think the max increase he can see from nyk is around 5 million? which will stay give him an ear to ear smile.

Itsmedudeman

United States19229 Posts

February 17 2012 22:50 GMT

#2872

Lin will stay in NY, that's for sure.

bebe01

Korea (South)512 Posts

February 17 2012 22:54 GMT

#2873

On February 18 2012 07:32 slyboogie wrote:
As an added bonus the Lin thing, he's on a one year contract. He's an unrestricted free agent and a 1st year player has* Bird's Rights. I wonder how much money he's going to get? 3 Million? 5 Million? Oh god..someone's going to give him 9 million....

EDIT: Can't have bird rights*

Knicks own Lin's early bird rights because of the GA provision in the new CBA. Basically they can match any offer (the max able to be offered to Lin being 5 Million) without dipping into their own MLE and disregarding their salary cap. Basically he's not going anywhere.
Problem is they can only keep one of Fields/Lin if both get offers from other teams.

Anyway i'll be at the game tonight.. hoping for a good game!!!

Ace

United States16096 Posts

February 17 2012 23:00 GMT

#2874

Lin would have had to have been with the Knicks for 2 years to qualify for Early Bird Rights. Maybe I'm reading some outdated stuff but can you point me to where he's eligible?

slyboogie

United States3423 Posts

February 17 2012 23:04 GMT

#2875

Lin only has one year of service. He does not have any rights. So New York cannot pay him more than any other team. At least that's what I recall. 9 mill is the most he can make annually.

EDIT: I'm wrong, here's an ESPN linkhttp://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7583558/nba-how-new-york-knicks-keep-jeremy-lin

Holcan

Canada2593 Posts

February 17 2012 23:06 GMT

#2876

basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/219014/Knicks_Can_Keep_Lin_With_$5_Million_Exception

that's what I saw on the ordeal

slyboogie

United States3423 Posts

February 17 2012 23:11 GMT

#2877

5 million for Lin? That isn't too terrible, I suppose. I know that Bill Walker and Landry Fields are coming up too. Fields is going to get a pretty big raise, I'm sure. I know Baron Davis and Mike Bibby are off the books and so is the remaining Chauncey cash.