OT:Exactly WTFrick are the Knicks doing???

[DoctorBombay]

http://nypost.com/2017/07/07/huge-tim-hardaway-offer-sends-knicks-fans-into-meltdown/

Biggest JOKE in the NBA!!

 

[Eric15]

 

[cuseinseattle]

The fan reactions are great.

 

[PeteCalvin]

#knicksbeingknicks

Should we start a Knicks dumpster fire thread?

 

[realorange]

#knicksbeingknicks

Should we start a Knicks dumpster fire thread?

There has been one burning for years. Just throw more fuel on it.

 

[jncuse]

If you are interested in an RFA you have to offer them a fair premium over what they are normally worth. The premium is to try to get the other team to not match. So to me it's bad, but not unusual with the RFA game.

 

[Briancuse]

I'm not even mad anymore, I am actually starting to find their incompetence hilarious.

 

[4evaOrange]

The fan reactions are great.

Post them...lol. I need a good laugh after just getting out of work.

 

[DoctorBombay]

Post them...lol. I need a good laugh after just getting out of work.

SEE IT: Knicks fans react to $71M offer sheet to Tim Hardaway Jr.

 

[JrodCuse]

Why didn't they just offer Dion that much $? Unless they did and he turned it down to stay in Miami.

 

[creatorsgam]

I'm not even mad anymore, I am actually starting to find their incompetence hilarious.

Exactly where I'm at. Pretty much flatlined as a fan.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

never underestimate the stupidity of the knicks front office.

 

[JarHeadJim]

It must be all the Rutgers interns on their staff!

 

[orangecuse]

Hardaway's dad was a star in this league and probably didn't come close to making that amount of coin. Proof of just how outlandish the $$ these guys are getting gifted in today's NBA. Oh Lord

 

[RF2044]

Hardaway's dad was a star in this league and probably didn't come close to making that amount of coin. Proof of just how outlandish the $$ these guys are getting gifted in today's NBA. Oh Lord

I saw something on ESPN last night that indicated that Tim Hardaway senior earned 47 million throughout his NBA career. That seems low to me, but that's the figure they gave. Based on this contract, Junior will get 71 million. Obviously, that's totally out of whack with their relative accomplishments.

 

[shandeezy7]

I saw something on ESPN last night that indicated that Tim Hardaway senior earned 47 million throughout his NBA career. That seems low to me, but that's the figure they gave. Based on this contract, Junior will get 71 million. Obviously, that's totally out of whack with their relative accomplishments.

But it's not out of whack with what TV contracts are paying and what owners are making.

 

[newmexicuse]

On the surface the offer does not look too smart. However, several things are in play:

1. For this offer to make any kind of sense it would mean that the Knicks would have to deal Lee. If the Hawks do not match it will be interesting to see if a Lee deal follows shortly thereafter.

2. Comparing Hardaway to Lee, Hardaway is less polished, but he is younger, more athletic, and has upside. Lee is not a fit for a re-building Knicks team, Hardaway could be a big piece of that future.

3. Comparing Dion to Hardaway, Hardaway is longer, but not as strong. Hardaway played no D in NY the first time around, but supposedly that has changed. It will be interesting to see who turns out to be the better player since Dion would have obviously been signable for $ 71M.

Bottom line for me as a Knut fan, I wasn't thrilled with the offer, but there is no question that until the Knicks start to contend that they will have to overpay for free agents, particularly the restricted kind. So, it will come down to whether or not Hardaway has truly improved to at least the level of play he displayed with Atlanta. if he has made that jump & still has some upside then it may turn out to be a decent signing if it holds.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Hardaway's dad was a star in this league and probably didn't come close to making that amount of coin. Proof of just how outlandish the $$ these guys are getting gifted in today's NBA. Oh Lord

lol

 

[Briancuse]

I saw something on ESPN last night that indicated that Tim Hardaway senior earned 47 million throughout his NBA career. That seems low to me, but that's the figure they gave. Based on this contract, Junior will get 71 million. Obviously, that's totally out of whack with their relative accomplishments.

In my next life I want to come back as a mediocre Nba player.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Knicks gonna Knick.

 

[RandygoCuse]

In my next life I want to come back as a mediocre Nba player.

My friend and I used to say the ideal job is backup NBA center. Good money because you're a big and not any pressure because you're a backup. These days, any mediocre player is enough to make a killing.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

In my next life I want to come back as a mediocre Nba player.

So, you want to be one of the 300-400 best players on the planet?

 

[Briancuse]

So, you want to be one of the 300-400 best players on the planet?

Yes, I can do little work and still get a 70 mil contract.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Yes, I can do little work and still get a 70 mil contract.

It's a life time of work to get there.
You make it sound like it's easy to be that good.

 

[Briancuse]

It's a life time of work to get there.
You make it sound like it's easy to be that good.

I'm not saying that, and im not knocking these guys, I know how hard they work. My joke was an indictment on how ludicrous some of these contracts are. I mean Otto Porter got a 100 mil contract, raise your hand if you saw that coming.