Donnie stands firm on his getting under the cap proclaimation.

So.....what can be done to fix the roster without screwing the cap up?

I know you got on me for referencing the Zach/Cavs trade... ok so I "stole" eVil's idea without knowing SUE ME.

all jokes aside, I think a Ben Wallace for Zach deal would would be a nice lateral move. Ben's contract ends one year earlier than Zachs, ending at the end of the 2009/2010 season. I think Ben would play some D, play hard for D'Antoni and thats really it. His contract is 1 year shorter and we need to make trades like that.

Well what are those teams? Its a rough job. Thankfully Donnie is the one on the phone and not Isiah.

Posted by TMS:

Zach for KMart... no effect on the cap & it helps both teams.

I don't know that it helps Denver at all. They already have AI and Melo combining for 45 shots a game. With Zach that's three guys who score one on one and need 20 shots to be happy.

I still say Cleveland is the best bet for Zach.

Posted by EnySpree:

Thing with Clevland is they already have Big Z and his slow ass cloggin the lane. It all depends how they run things but Clevland would do well if they had another ball handler/perimeter scorer like Vince.

Don't get me wrong though, if they would do a ben for zach or evils joe smith and eric snow, then cha-ching!.......hey even better do ben for zach and joe/snow for vince.....make NY and BK happy.

i made the same exact point on another thread... CLE's biggest need is someone to take some of the pressure off of Lebron when teams double down on him on the perimeter... someone in the backcourt who can orchestrate & make plays off the dribble... they traded Hughes to get Big Ben in order to fill their big need for defense & muscle up front but Delonte West has not been able to fill Hughes' ability to create his own shot as effectively & provide that consistent 2nd scoring option on the perimeter... Jamal would be a more attractive option in a trade for CLE than Zach Randolph if u ask me... they don't want or need any part of that horrific contract that Zach has... at least Jamal is making about half & provides some scoring punch & ballhandling ability for them that they could really use... i don't see how Zach & Big Z in the frontcourt upgrades their team much at all... w/Big Ben & Varejao in the frontcourt, it allows Z to roam & look for his offense in the post, something that would be a problem w/Zach clogging up the lane alongside him IMO.

Zach helps denver more than Kmart helps the Knicks. Kmart is playing where? Where would Lee play? They could limit Curry and play Lee and Kmart together, especially in the east but is that better? Maybe......

Posted by EnySpree:

Donnie stands firm on his getting under the cap proclaimation.

So.....what can be done to fix the roster without screwing the cap up?

Personally, I wanna see D coach what we have right now, to see if they can actually be coached and to see if in fact isiah simply couldn't coach at all. I want this first season under D to be a proving ground, one way or the other.

No matter how you look at it, we are not going anywhere for at least two years. Of course unless D'Antoni can completely get this bunch to turn around.

Posted by djsunyc:

malik rose for al harrington

Whoa! Where did that come from? Do you think Golden State would do that or you just pulling our legs?

ZBo and Balkman for Shawn Marion. If Miami gets the first pick and select Beasely they would have a dynamic front court. Marion has an ending contract.

or ZBo for Wally.

eddy curry for darko milicic...