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Did the Knicks make smart moves this offseason?
As a Knicks fan, I'm torn between them getting veterans versus just getting older. They also lost Lin, who I saw as an up-and-comer not necessarily an established grade A player.
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1Keith Goldner (815 Reputation Points)Do the Knicks ever make smart moves? I think Kidd is an upgrade and Shumpert will continue to improve. Think they were smart to let Lin go amidst all the hype. They should be a sure thing for the playoffs, but with Miami/Chicago still around, I don't see them making it anywhere near the finals.2 Comments↳Andrew H. Min (500 Reputation Points)What's your thought on Nate Silver's piece on the economics of Lin for the Knicks that came out a few weeks ago? http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/keeping-lin-should-make-financial-sense-for-the-knicks/↳Keith Goldner (815 Reputation Points)Everything he says makes sense, although I think he overvalues Lin on the court. His initial performance was an outlier as demonstrated by his decline. Not saying he is a poor player, but strictly from a basketball on-court value stand-point, don't think it was worth it to resign him (especially with them so close/over the cap)
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