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By: Furious

Furious — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:26:05 +0000

Just puttin it out there: I want one of those shirts!

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:32:50 +0000

@Rooster

You’re still talking about bringing in two Max guys with a completely depleted roster and the chance to improve via trade.

I just can’t sit here and see any conceivable way LeBron/Wade/Bosh looks at NY and thinks, “that’s the best option.”

I can see LeBron going to Miami. I can see him going to Chicago. Hell, even NJ is a decent option with the pieces they have. But the Knicks have literally nothing besides New York to offer. And last time I checked, New York has never really drawn a big name FA.

By: The Rooster

The Rooster — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:20:31 +0000

@Colin Curry’s expiring can bring in a player or two and give another team instant cap relief. Add in a couple vet’s min guys who want to win a title and you have an elite eight-man group.

Douglas and Walker will be there for depth and one or both of them will get a chance at a rotation spot next year. The backup PG job will belong to Douglas unless he loses it.

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By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:18:31 +0000

@Rooster…

That’s assuming they are able to sign two max players. And even if they do, they will have only Gallinari and Chandler to put around them. They will have hardly any money to sign anyone else.

Two max players and crap does not a title contender make.

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Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:40:59 +0000

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By: The Rooster

The Rooster — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:52:56 +0000

This analysis is shockingly incomplete and closed-minded, not what I’d expect out of this site. The Knicks WILL be a playoff team next season, especially with the two max cap slots, so you’re basically trading a guy with a 12/7 ceiling (Hill) and the rights to what will be, let’s say, J.R. Giddens and D.J. White, for the chance to become a title contender in four months.

What’s the better strategy? Keep Jeffries (who SUCKS, contrary to your uninformed analysis) and continue to suck for two years? “But at least we have our picks!!!” Shit doesn’t work like that; fact is this team wasn’t gonna contend without that $9 mil being cleared and now there is a great chance at the Knicks becoming a top four team in the East overnight.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:11:08 +0000

Yeah, Lee won’t be back. So if they do somehow sign those two stars, they will be put in a worse situation than the Celts a couple years back. It will be Max FA 1/Max FA 2/Chandler/Gallinari and a bunch of scrubs.

They will have no picks. They will have no money. They will have no chance.

By: Filipe

Filipe — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:43:29 +0000

Tray let me disagree here. Even if Landry is better than Martin (questionable), the Rockets would almost certainly had being forced to choose between him and Scola this summer, and Landry is not as good as Scola-Martin together.

By: Tray

Tray — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:11:54 +0000

I don’t know, Landry and all that expiring money is a high price for Kevin Martin and two first-round advantages. There’s a reasonable argument to be made that Landry is the better player (than Martin).