I’d say we have enough in the guard spots. His athleticism is amazing, but he takes a lot of terrible shots. And non-existant D.

might as well get him; the offer is only gonna be like $3 mil a year given that we don’t have much cap room left.

I..I don’t know what to make of this. I believe he does much of WTDD, right?

But he’s probably gonna be back with LA . Its worth a try though.

if you look at his pre-allstar break numbers, he wasn’t bad. 45% fg and 33% from deep.

he was infamously lit up by ray allen in game 2, making a lot of mental mistakes covering him. i think he was just kind of frazzled. that’s not typical of him.

the real knock on shannon is his skill level. not a confident passer at all. doesn’t have a great handle despite having giant hands; but at least he won’t dribble into traffic or something dumb like that. he plays within himself and he’s very coachable.

but a defending champ coached by Philip is more than welcome IMO.

i think brown is going to try to resign with the lakers. why give up playing with a 2 time champion team, and koby. but if he comes here it will be a great look. yes we all know we will have a dunkers delight going on in madison square garden. brown can run the floor just the way D’antoni likes it. i can see it now brown being fast like nate toney douglas getting steal and fast breaking it with brown alley-ops o man.

This is a really good pick up because you don’t know if Bully is really ready to play a lot of minutes. Shannon is well schooled, shoots ok, plays nice D but not amazing but he is another freakish athlete that Donnie Walsh seems to be stacking the roster with.

I’d rather Brown over Fernandez because Rudy is either flame on or a non factor. Meanwhile, Shannon can contribute to the team in many other area’s if his shot isn’t falling.

you said “extend”

in the lakers forums.

We don’t want Shannon Brown coming here if he’s going to get too big of a role. It didn’t work out this year with Trevor Ariza, so I would be wary of signing Shannon Brown unless his role is the same as/slightly increased from his role with Los Angeles.

won’t extend passed 2 years. I’d say something like 2 yrs/6.5-7 mill with a team option on the 2nd.

He’s a freak athletically, and fits in our system because of his hops and his ability to get back and punch fast break lay ups into the stands..maybe he develops a shot, who knows? But for a short term deal, I’d take him..i can’t wait for a fastbreak with felton in the middle, randolph on his left, and brown on his right

Plus he looks like chris brown, and that’s just funny

It seems as if Brown’s more or less a better polished Bill Walker. I suppose if the deal’s cheap and short, I can dig it, but otherwise it feels like a lateral, clogging move.

weak as kobe imitation shots; courtesy of SSR. Brown dissappeared during the playoffs, for the most part, and is too bad of a dribbler to play the point or even the sg position. If brown agrees this is an overpayment, imo.

and is perfect for the D’Antoni system,but something tells me he’s going to sign with the Lakers.

1. The Lakers trade Sasha Vujacic for Ronnie Turiaf, which is basically a swap of an expiring contract for a 2yr deal.

2. The Blazers send the Lakers Rudy Fernandez.

3. The Lakers convey a #1 pick + our two second rounders (which originally belonged to the Knicks and Heat) to Portland.

I guess the Lakers could include Shannon Brown or substitute him for Turiaf, but the whole point of NY signing off on this deal is to create capspace.

I don’t know if he’s really a player they need at this point. More talent is usually a good thing but they seem to have a pretty good balance going on as things are, they shouldn’t change for something that isn’t a clear upgrade.

I don’t really get it. Maybe they just want someone with a championship ring on the team? Maybe Azubuike isn’t going to be ready?

Maybe they are just trying to fuck with the Lakers. Though I don’t know why. The Lakers are shopping Vujacic to a team with cap space because they need the space to sign Brown. This is pushing that issue. With the Knicks offer out there, if the Lakers want Brown back they’re going to get a bit frantic to rid themselves of Vujacic.

Update 7:10- Tommy Says…Multiple sources confirm that the Knicks have NOT offered Shannon Brown, but they are closely monitoring the situation with the Lakers. The Lakers are in flux in trying to maneuver players to fit the roster. They obviously had an active FA off season. The Knicks will wait to see what happens with the Lakers before officially offering Brown. Word is both sides have mutual interest.

he’s an actual 2 guard which is honestly the only missing piece on the team that we can address . plus the dunks would be suuuuuuper stupid. imagine amare dunking on bosh then brown coming down the lane on the fastbreak for a one handed finisher…smh i’d drop my popcorn hotdog or soda in a heartbeat just to celebrate

would be a nice addition

the Clippers and the Lakers? We get Eric Gordon, the Clippers get Sasha Vujacic, Wilson Chandler, and the Lakers’ 1st round pick, and Los Angeles get the cap relief to re-sign Shannon Brown. I think this is a pretty good deal for every team involved, but I’m not sure the Clippers will give up Eric Gordon.

Quit droolin on other teams’ players. The shit’s unseemly.

he brings intensity and aggresiveness on offense…most notibly on tha fast break… but I really dont see how this upgrades our team. We have bully who does what he does(walker is a lil bit slower), chandler who finishes at the rim, randolph, and amare. All those are athletic players who bring what Sh. Brown brings.

 I might also say that i like bully better, i think he is less o.c than brown is. And shyt, put bully in that position around those guys in L.A.. i would think hed puull those same numbers..

maybe we are just trying to get a player with “upside” to add to the possible trade ngo come deadline time. Thats the only reason this makes sense. we have about 3 M in cap right? SO…might as well scrap up some young talent thats left on the FA list for tha low.

Just doesn’t feel like a starter on a winning team. But I think he’s better than Bill Walker. Knicks need a shot-creator now…not sure what another slasher/finisher is going to do to help them.

when a guy has to tell fans that he’s “more than a dunker,” he’s not.

Well I am greedy. I want both S.Brown and R.Fernandez. This puts us in great postion to get rid of our soft players and play old NYK defense. S.Brown for defense and R.Fernandez for offense.
Now can you all see how far down D.Gallinari falls on the depth chart.
Walsh is building a team with not only pleasing D’Antoni for the next two years. He is even getting players that will be here when D’Antoni is gone.
Just watch as I wish for J.Van Gundy to come back in two years.

getting s brown and rudy have nothing to do with gallo’s pt. i question your logic bub

Why not?

High-upside, low-risk player that would most likely fit in perfectly in Pringles’ system.

Some of the comments on here seem to convey the notion we are trading for him or Sasha from the Lakers?

Im all for bringing in Shannon Brown. He’s got some upside, dude can play solid defense (had to play defense if he went to Michigan St), and he can play above the rim. Plus he played on a team that won back to back rings, so he can impart some knowledge that absorbed onto our team. I don’t see how signing him would be a bad thing.

but from alex kennedy’s twitter:

Shannon Brown’s offer from the New York Knicks is worth $4-5 million per year, according to one source.
about 15 hours ago via web

to me, that seems a bit high, unless its a 1-2 year deal which seems likely at that price level. personally as long as the contract is a short one, i don’t mind so much. what do you guys think?

4-5 million per? stop looking at the standings from last year and take that money. Dolan showing no respect for the cap as usual

Larry Coon, ESPN’s cap expert, says that the most the Knicks can offer Shannon Brown is 2.7 mil, so the 4-5 mil level isn’t happening. Let’s still hope that it is only for one year.