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Lee's avatar

You really don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. I’ve been in a daze for a full day, and I’ve come to a realization. I think I’m done with the star chasing plan. The Knicks have stars. Brunson is a superstar. He’d be fully maxed out by 30 teams if he hit the open market. Randle is pretty close as well. I’ve been half glass empty on the Randle news so I feel like it may be too late for this season, but moving forward.

Just go for it with what you have. Fully healthy, we’re a top 8 team in the NBA right now! Stop saving them all for Embiid, Booker or Luka. We have oodles of tradeable first and second round picks and fungible salaries. Use some of it. No more saving Fournier’s salary slot for the perfect trade. Get someone in there who can contribute. No need to be reckless, but set yourself up to take multiple swings at this.

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I was at Saturday’s game and left in a daze, and like so many was waiting all day yesterday for an update. It took me a long time to even watch Jon’s postgame when ordinarily after a win like that, I’d have dove right in with anticipation. Like Jon, I tend to be conservative in my assessment of the team, but also like him, as I was watching the game unfold I was getting ready to ‘jump out the window.’ It was dawning on me that while not the most talented, there’s not a team in the league that plays better than the Knicks. And that maybe with the way they play, and with the closer they have in Jalen, maybe it’s good enough. And then it happened. The franchise and this fan base deserves good news and a legitimate shot to see this out. I’ll continue to hope for the best, but man, as a fan since the late 70’s, that is not easy.

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