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Linsanity Rule could ease all our off season concerns!

Basically they are filling a claim that will allow teams to sign players in Lin's situation while preserving their MLE!

This means Lin could get signed, a player like a Felton is added for half the MLE and Novak is re-signed for the remainder....however we use it will no doubt be debated until it is done, but the point is that this is a huge victory for The Knicks if it goes through

And lets be real....why would Stern and Silver not want this to workout?

Can you imagine... Nash running the show. Melo is our go to guy. Amare steps it up with Nash getting him the ball where he likes it. Chandler also gets some chemistry going there. We have the DPoY and one of the best, young, in your face defenders in Shumpert. On top of all that you could have people like J.R Smith, Novak and Lin coming off the bench? GTFO. That has to be a championship.

I don't think the Knicks would let the cash cow Lin walk, even though they know Nash would benefit the team more. But if they could get both... !

Can you imagine... Nash running the show. Melo is our go to guy. Amare steps it up with Nash getting him the ball where he likes it. Chandler also gets some chemistry going there. We have the DPoY and one of the best, young, in your face defenders in Shumpert. On top of all that you could have people like J.R Smith, Novak and Lin coming off the bench? GTFO. That has to be a championship.

I don't think the Knicks would let the cash cow Lin walk, even though they know Nash would benefit the team more. But if they could get both... !

i would not let LIN walk based on his potential.....Maybe we can have a star for years to coming instead of always chasing everyone else....

We could go for Shannon Brown I think he a FA maybe even Orange Juice Mayonnaise

^^^^ YES!

Yes to Mayo.

Granted, he would have been perfect playing for D'antoni, but look, like we all said during MDA -- a coach worth his salt needs to maximize the talent he has.

If we could get Nash in this scenario, you still absolutely do it, because championship windows are hard to come by, and we'd have a legit 2-3 yr window if we signed both Nash and Lin and Novak and JR.

Lin could definitely play some SG too as well as backing up Nash at point.

If we stay healthy, and assume Nash makes Amare even 75% of what he once was, I think we'd be right up there with OKC and MIA for the next 3years, and our eventual rebuild would be really nice with Lin/Shump/Melo as our ongoing core, + whatever picks we accumulate along the way.

i would not let LIN walk based on his potential.....Maybe we can have a star for years to coming instead of always chasing everyone else....

any sick SG we can get at 5 million ?

Deshawn Stevenson comes to mind. A gritty and strong defensive player with good shooting ability. Plus he comes on the cheap. Got the bi-annual exception from the Nets this season. Can't see him demanding more than 3 mil.

Granted, he would have been perfect playing for D'antoni, but look, like we all said during MDA -- a coach worth his salt needs to maximize the talent he has.

If we could get Nash in this scenario, you still absolutely do it, because championship windows are hard to come by, and we'd have a legit 2-3 yr window if we signed both Nash and Lin and Novak and JR.

Lin could definitely play some SG too as well as backing up Nash at point.

If we stay healthy, and assume Nash makes Amare even 75% of what he once was, I think we'd be right up there with OKC and MIA for the next 3years, and our eventual rebuild would be really nice with Lin/Shump/Melo as our ongoing core, + whatever picks we accumulate along the way.

"- a coach worth his salt needs to maximize the talent he has. "
cant we just get players that are solid and not again rely on potential.....