STAT signs with Knicks

You can’t sign till July 8th so you fail, it just says he agrees to sign.

that’s what Boozer said and he didn’t sign, so stop posting false information that he signed when he didn’t.

Saw this one coming, it was all but done, now the question is who comes with him?

Verbal agreement. Not an official contract.

knicks82, Lol yeah I have to agree with you there.

Please guys remember that last year Turkuglu agreed with the TrailBlazers ..
Then a week later changed his mind and signed with Toronto….
So nothing is official until they sign on the Dotted Line…

Does any one think they should try and sign Luke Ridnour

Knicks were close to getting Ridnour last year at the Trade Deadline. They would have shipped Chris Duhon to Milwaukee for Ridnour.

I think Amare’s injury history has been overblown. He has come almost all the way back from microfracture surgery and his retina injury was a freak accident. Amare hits his FT’s (crippling to an off. when a bigman can’t) and he can play the 4 or 5. Gallo can play the 3 or 4 which gives NY some flexibility in working lineup changes and substitutions.

I’m at a loss as to where the knicks should go from here. Perhaps they resign Lee but defense will be abit weak against LA’s frontline. NY still needs a backup PG or Starter depending on Toney Douglas role this season. Bill Walker can play the 2 or 3 along with Chandler. D’Antoni loves to play a 7-8 man rotation so …

Douglas, Walker, Chandler, Gallo and Amare should be the main cogs for the time being. NY needs 2-3 more main rotation guys to play their style of game this season and stand a chance in the playoffs. One of the last true centers on the market is Haywood but I’m not sold on him in this offense system. His price tag might be abit high aswell. He would provide some much needed D and length to go to war with in the playoffs though.

Should NY blow the rest of their Cap on another max guy and fill the other 2 slots with minimum salary guys? If its Lebron, Wade or Bosh…absolutely. Theres really no choice. Should they throw a max at Boozer if he’s the last elite PF on the market? I don’t know. Is Boozer a better signing then retaining Lee? Maybe…but at what price?

If Curry can be moved for a couple of rotation caliber players that would be fantastic, otherwise its wait untill next offseason to sign a few more quality guys but still without access to the MLE (NY would still be under the cap). I’m writing Curry off as not coming into this season in game shape… if it hasn’t happened so far in his career it probably won’t this offseason even if it is a contract year for him. Curry and Shaq seem to have the same dietician. What about the rumored Jefferson to NY trade. Can Jefferson man the 5 postion and effectively get up an down the court? I read he is in the “best shape of his life” this offseason already, so that appears intriguing if true.

Amare brings a sense of relief to NY but his signing still leaves a ton of interesting questions. I can’t wait to find out how this all plays out. Might not be untill the trade deadline in feb to have a more complete picture though.

I don’t really understand this signing to be honest with you guys. What is Amare going to bring that Lee didn’t? Both would put up 20-10 in that system, and play zero defense. If anything it just makes them more enticing because Amare is a household name, and Lee isn’t.

If David Lee was a few inches taller he would be worth the max…unfortunately he isn’t. Knicks got destroyed last year because of their lack of size…Amar’e might not be a great defender but he brings that inside presence the Knicks have been missing.

Isn’t Stoudemire only like one inch taller than Lee?

Stoudemire doesn’t really play with his back to the basket, so I don’t know about him being an inside presence… He’s a face up four. Similar to Lee, except more athletic and explosive.

It’s simple. Amar’e Stoudemire is a better player.

I do hate to see Lee go though. He could be a good player for another team.

What?! You’re handicap and couldn’t post the link? Just jK LOL.

Idc if he’s a better player, because he’s also about ten million dollars more expensive and just simply not worth that type of money. When he played for the Suns, he had the best point guard in the West, at least two other good scorers, and a plethora of scorers to make his life easier. If NY doesn’t sign another big name, Amare is going to be the focal point of any defense that the Knicks play, and in all honesty do you really think Amare is that good?

Youre overacting here.

1st off- Steve Nash was a part of that system too. He would not have been a 2 time MVP and a potential HOF without going to that system. Before that he had assist averages of 8,7,7,7,7- Go look it up.

2nd- Amar’e averaged 20 points with Stephon Maurbary as the PG. I’m sure he could get 20 this season.

3rd- The Knicks still have cap space. They could get a average PG and have him in the top 10 for assists. Duhon had averaged 3 apg in Chicago- 8 in NY.

Let’s calm down and wait to see what happens.

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The main difference between Amare and Lee is the fact that Amare has show skills of taking his man off the dribble. Lee is good as a face up forward, his jumpshot has come along way, but Amare is a better athlete than he is, Amare is a better defender (even though that’s not saying much) Amare is going to get you about a block and a half a game and he’s stronger than Lee. Plus Toney Douglas has experience in pick and roll situations, and that’s Amare’s main strength other than running the floor, so I don’t see too much of an adjustment for him. I’m not saying Douglas=Nash, but I think he has the tools for this system and to be a servicable PG.

im tired of everyone hating on amares offense. he is a faceup four, and when he faces up on the low block he is lethal, there are very few guys that can stay in front of him and even fewer that have the strength to do anything about it. second, he knocks down free throws, third he is lethal in a pick and roll and while nash was great there are other guys capable of running an above average pick and roll. if ny doesnt get anybody else, amare will be showcased and get 25ppg guaranteed. everything you say about his defense and rebounding is true and if you dont think he is worth the money, fine, u r entitled to your opinion but the man is a scorer with or without nash.

yea lee is no where close to amare
amare was arguably the best big second half of last year so yea amare is a big upgrade even tho we love lee and i hope he can go to place where he can win