Court Is In Sessions

[kgooglog]

As the market begins to dry up for point guards Ramon Sessions and Andre Miller, Donnie Walsh is faced with a dilemma only a GM can love. Go for broke (not literally) and ink the 23 year promising Bucks PG, Ramon Sessions to a multi-year MLE exception deal and Walsh has acquired a player whose potential may rival that of Wilson Chandler, Danilo Galinari, Jordan Hill, Toney Douglas, and David Lee (I think he resigns with NY this week). Toss in what I believe will be Walsh’s swindle of the decade, in Darko Milicic, and the Knicks have a young core (the oldest player is the 26 year old Lee), and the next 5 to 7 years is set. This team core, along with periphery players Saer Sene and possibly Mo Almond, and this is a better squad than the one LeBron James will have when he decides that 3-4 more years of Cleveland is about 3-4 more years than he ever wanted.

Andre Miller will, according to reports accept a one-year deal which, depending on who you are listening to, may involve a sign and trade with Chris Duhon, whose salary, plus 125% of it, plus $100,000 would allow the 33 year old Miller to earn close to $9,000,000 this season with the Knicks. The Knick lose Duhon, who would be a primary back-up to any PG, are faced with no pick in the first round in 2010, and will have to find a FA PG in addition to making the planned additions that most of us are waiting for. Miller is an expensive rental player for one year and his salary will drop off the cap in summer 2010. Toney Douglas will remain the only PG on the Knicks at that time.

I think that Ramon Sessions is tailor made for this group of Knicks who run the court, are athletic, and play a game which I have somewhat of a problem imagining the not-so-fleet of foot Miller playing. Sessions is a 23 year old athlete, not 33 years old, and it is reasonable to expects him, Duhon, and Douglas to make it through this next season, when Duhon drops of the cap, and Douglas has one year of on the job training, enough so that he will be Sessions primary back-up.

Andre Miller is sill a top 10 PG in the NBA but is declining in skill as well as speed. How much more “game” will he bring the Knicks in the one year he is here than Sessions, who would become part of the Knicks youth movement, a movement which would be attractive for any 2010 free agent to want to be a part of? I don’t think Donnie Walsh should sign Andre Miller, when Sessions only has an upside and a future. Give me a 23 year old PG with potential, upside, and uber athleticism who doesn’t cost $10,000,000 a year, is 10 years older, and will leave just when the organization has solidified a position which has been in chaos since the mid-1980s.

It’s time to make one commitment this year and it needs to be the RFA from Milwaukee, a franchise who is so in love with Brandon Jennings that I expect a reality television show to be named after him prior to the beginning of this season…

[will1682]

I was thinking the same earlier comrade, Sessions over Miller at this point for us. I heard Portland was going to make a push for Miller and looking at the situation I think the Blazers would be a better fit for Dre. Portland spent the last few years rebuilding and nabbed the 4th seed in the west this year. A veteran 1 like Miller could help them tremendously. Like Duhon, Steve Blake is a very servicable PG but is best as a backup.

[kgooglog]

Jul 22, 2009 13:52:43 GMT -5 will1682 said:

I was thinking the same earlier comrade, Sessions over Miller at this point for us. I heard Portland was going to make a push for Miller and looking at the situation I think the Blazers would be a better fit for Dre. Portland spent the last few years rebuilding and nabbed the 4th seed in the west this year. A veteran 1 like Miller could help them tremendously. Like Duhon, Steve Blake is a very servicable PG but is best as a backup.

Will...

As I'm sure you've read by now, Nate Robinson's agents are now in touch with Donnie Walsh, and the claims are that Robinson was never in contact with the Greek team. Word is that Nate is willing to accept a one year offer from the Knick, although at a million dollars more (the unmitigated gall), making for a $4,000,000 signing.

This may have resulted in what I just read on HoopsHype, which says that New York has waning interest is Sessions and is focused more on a sign and trade which would involve Duhon and another player for Andre Miller.

I am not sure that, even with Robinson back on the fold and signing Miller to a one year deal, helps NY in any way, shape or form in luring free agents here. in 2010. In this scenario, Toney Douglas remains the sole PG for NY. Not good.

Of course, there is a contrary report from that Bucks sportswriter, which says the Knicks are still very interested in Ramon. Moreover, like you said, Andre would fit in so much better with a Portland team which is stocked with talent everywhere but at PG. Miller makes them an immensely better team, IMHO. Sessions would make the Knicks a much better run team and we will have him at a nominal price for years.

I just see such a fit with Sessions manning the point for this young Knicks squad. If Walsh signs him for the mid-level, this effectively eliminates the need for re-signing Nate, and Sessions has 10 years on Andre Miller. The bottom line is that in 2010-11, Walsh will need a starting caliber PG, no matter what.

[ReneNYG1]

You guys are confusing younger with better,Miller is better,who cares how old he is we want to get better so by getting Miller we get better,Sessions is young but Miller craftyness is what made him he doesn't need to be fast to get open and make things happen,he's a real good player period.If we sign him for one year then we trade for Rubio who better to mentor Rubio & Douglas than Miller.

[kgooglog]

Jul 23, 2009 16:59:45 GMT -5 ReneNYG1 said:

You guys are confusing younger with better,Miller is better,who cares how old he is we want to get better so by getting Miller we get better,Sessions is young but Miller craftyness is what made him he doesn't need to be fast to get open and make things happen,he's a real good player period.If we sign him for one year then we trade for Rubio who better to mentor Rubio & Douglas than Miller.

Rene...

I agree with you that Miller is a quality PG who may be "better" than the 23 year old Sessions, who is 10 years younger than Andre. Remember, NY can only sign Andre Miller for this year, according to the rumors, plus Miller would eat into the valued cap space set aside for LeBron next summer if Andre was even given a two year deal.

I would have no issue with signing Andre Miller IF Rubio is, in fact, coming to NY, which I do believe is a possibility. In fact, I would be completely in favor of Donnie Walsh signing Miller to the one year deal which would also involve Chris Duhon being sent to Philly, if Ricky holds his ground and basically tells David Kahn of Minnesota that he will only come to the NBA IF he is signed and traded to NY...

Maybe this is why Nate's agents are all of a sudden thinking of a a $4-$5,000,000 one year deal? I would trade Nate Robinson straight up for Ricky Rubio, if I were Minnesota. It is clear that Rubio wants to be a Knick and the Knicks want Rubio...

[ReneNYG1]

Kenny we can only offer one year exemption so yea one year to mentor Rubio,both can't shoot so Rubio will learn alot from Milller in one year,Miller is a talent at 33 years old ,he's a valauble player if we get him for the exemption it will be a steal of a deal while Sessions will require a longer deal and he might be a one year wonder ,Miller is a proven all star quality talent which with Gallo and Ill Will learning from him would also panout as far as player development on the squad,better is better than younger.