We’re in a loop of selling guys for seconds, then using those seconds to dump bad contracts
February 12, 2026
We’re in a loop of selling guys for seconds, then using those seconds to dump bad contracts
17 comments
A week before the deadline we were a team filled with interchangeable weapons that had drafted young talent and people wanted ownership to go over the luxury tax for a chance at a title.
Now Morey never made the team better.
Be less imprisoned by the moment.
Typically a GM who drafts a guy who is a diamond in the rough like McCain would want to hold onto them. The only reason I could imagine is that Morey was spooked by McCain’s injury. Seems like a giant mistake.
How does this dude know we could have traded Drum for Alvarado? But even if we did why are we so upset about missing out on a 22 minutes 8 point a night guy? Because he had a big game against us? Because grimes missed 2 games while sick?
Btw Edwards hit 8 3s against the Celtics leading to a win. Maybe the Celtics should be making tons of offers for Edwards.
We’re pissed and all but Drummond is awful. We’d have to attach picks to get rid of him
This is my biggest issue as well, everyone knows he was ordered to get below the tax line. It’s that he took the worst possible route to getting there
Alvarado may give the Knicks they need to push thru the playoffs off the bench. Dude is HYPED to be playing meaningful basketball and can get hot at anytime. Knicks got better, we got worse. As is life.
Lol
Harris, Morey, or both don’t think they are contenders this season, and didn’t think there was a move available that made them contenders. That’s why they ducked the tax (again).
Youknowball invite me on your pod so I can commit seppuku live on air after Embiid demands a trade this summer
I think we need to slow down and see how things play out. People were bugging out about the Matisse Thybulle deal after his first 3 games with Portland, then he was out of the rotation within a few months.
We can’t gauge moves like this after a 3 game sample size in very limited minutes.
Then you could get Landale for 1 2nd to replace Drum since he got traded for cash.
Morey is not a bad GM and is simply doing the job exactly as instructed. Harris demanded that Morey get under the salary cap. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that Harris made this demand at the last possible minute, as opposed to giving Morey time, resources, and options to try and pull something off. Everything that happened around the deadline made it clear that they were operating on an accelerated timeline (meaning word came down to get on it pretty late in the process).
Yell, scream, and insult Harris all day long, he deserves it (for many reasons). Morey is simply doing the job he’s being paid to do. That we as fans have different expectations of him than the owner is irrelevant in Morey’s mind. The only voice our GM is concerned with is that of the individual who cuts his checks.
A a c
Morey has been an absolute disaster man I’m done with name brand gm or coaches after this, get me guys that are unknown
I wanted Alvarado for a couple of years and was told he stinks and wouldn’t help the team. So him playing well on a good team is pretty funny.
I don’t love it but even if mccain develops and stays healthy you can’t keep mccain-maxey-Edgecombe long term. Too much money on guards.
These takes are just insane.
Morey is the reason they have Maxey and VJ **AND ANY FUTURE AT ALL!!!**
17 comments
A week before the deadline we were a team filled with interchangeable weapons that had drafted young talent and people wanted ownership to go over the luxury tax for a chance at a title.
Now Morey never made the team better.
Be less imprisoned by the moment.
Typically a GM who drafts a guy who is a diamond in the rough like McCain would want to hold onto them. The only reason I could imagine is that Morey was spooked by McCain’s injury. Seems like a giant mistake.
How does this dude know we could have traded Drum for Alvarado? But even if we did why are we so upset about missing out on a 22 minutes 8 point a night guy? Because he had a big game against us? Because grimes missed 2 games while sick?
Btw Edwards hit 8 3s against the Celtics leading to a win. Maybe the Celtics should be making tons of offers for Edwards.
We’re pissed and all but Drummond is awful. We’d have to attach picks to get rid of him
This is my biggest issue as well, everyone knows he was ordered to get below the tax line. It’s that he took the worst possible route to getting there
Alvarado may give the Knicks they need to push thru the playoffs off the bench. Dude is HYPED to be playing meaningful basketball and can get hot at anytime. Knicks got better, we got worse. As is life.
Lol
Harris, Morey, or both don’t think they are contenders this season, and didn’t think there was a move available that made them contenders. That’s why they ducked the tax (again).
Youknowball invite me on your pod so I can commit seppuku live on air after Embiid demands a trade this summer
I think we need to slow down and see how things play out. People were bugging out about the Matisse Thybulle deal after his first 3 games with Portland, then he was out of the rotation within a few months.
We can’t gauge moves like this after a 3 game sample size in very limited minutes.
Then you could get Landale for 1 2nd to replace Drum since he got traded for cash.
Morey is not a bad GM and is simply doing the job exactly as instructed. Harris demanded that Morey get under the salary cap. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that Harris made this demand at the last possible minute, as opposed to giving Morey time, resources, and options to try and pull something off. Everything that happened around the deadline made it clear that they were operating on an accelerated timeline (meaning word came down to get on it pretty late in the process).
Yell, scream, and insult Harris all day long, he deserves it (for many reasons). Morey is simply doing the job he’s being paid to do. That we as fans have different expectations of him than the owner is irrelevant in Morey’s mind. The only voice our GM is concerned with is that of the individual who cuts his checks.
A a c
Morey has been an absolute disaster man I’m done with name brand gm or coaches after this, get me guys that are unknown
I wanted Alvarado for a couple of years and was told he stinks and wouldn’t help the team. So him playing well on a good team is pretty funny.
I don’t love it but even if mccain develops and stays healthy you can’t keep mccain-maxey-Edgecombe long term. Too much money on guards.
These takes are just insane.
Morey is the reason they have Maxey and VJ **AND ANY FUTURE AT ALL!!!**