Yi's touches aren't the problem. The problem is he's shooting a woeful 39% when he gets more touches. Unacceptable for a 7-footer.
Lee, Du, and Robinson are all in need of extensions before 2010. Since they're so amazing and in your core, how much are you dishing out to each?
I'm not the president of basketball operations, so I don't know exactly how Walsh intends to deal with it. I'm pretty sure some of the following scenarios might occur. 1. Knicks keep Nate and/or Lee, re-sign them/him for around $8M per. I don't know if we'll keep both though. If not... 2. Knicks package Lee with bad contract (probably Curry) and save $10M, making us even more of a player in the 2010 FA class. 3. Knicks try to work a trade for Lee to get a lottery pick or decent young player. 4. Duhon can probably be retained cheaply.
You can't foretell salaries, but you can tell Gallo is going to be solid, Yi is going to suck, and you're going to get a high lotto pick? What? Why are you able to resign someone who's so amazing and part of your core (Duhon) for cheap?
^As you see, many of your claims are false. I never said Yi is going to suck. I said he is currently sucking. Whether he steps up or not is up to him. Duhon is solid, but he isn't amazing. I never said that. Seeing as Duhon enjoys his coach, system, and role on the team, the Knicks can definitely work out a similar deal to what they already have. Especially if the Knicks sign a premiere FA.
Too many questions for both sides like I said. Frankly, I'm not as high on the Nets players as you are, and you probably feel the same way about the Knicks players.
If it came down solely to the best chance for success, Detroit would far and away be the top choice for every one of these players. But it won't just be and there's a reason Detroit's considered one of the destinations, rather than THE destination. I honestly think most people are going to be disappointed by how much movement there is in 2010. Aside from Lebron, who seems genuinely enticed by the freedom of 2010, most of these players are strongly rooted in their respective locations. Bosh, Wade, Amare, Yao, Nowitzki, Nash, and Kobe all have strong relationships with their front offices and communities and have yet to show any sort dissatisfaction with their current situation (well Amare recently did, but we'll see how it plays out). Factor in how much more their current teams can pay them, and I think it'll take some significant mismanaging by their front offices to convince them that they should look elsewhere.
