The Knicks have made inquiries to other teams in search of a low-cost backup point guard to preserve the starter Raymond Felton, according to two N.B.A. executives with knowledge of the organization’s discussions. The Knicks are looking at players whose contract expires at the end of the season in order to keep their salary-cap space for the summer. They are willing to part with Bill Walker, according to the executives

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/sports/basketball/06knicks.html?_r=1&ref=basketball

Hopefully my prayers are answered soon and we get a backup PG in here because Douglas is not going to cut it.

waly01 wrote:I'm a Nova grad- he's not the guy you want at PG - maybe hes putting up numbers in D-Leauge but he's a 2 gaurd in a pgs body - doesn't bring anything else to the knicks that Douglas doesn't already go - maybe he plays the PG slightly better but whatever you gain there you'll lose on defense - not a terrible defender but doesn't have great lateral movement ability and I think he'll struggle to keep PGs in front of him

New York Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: -4.9 ppg, +0.6 rpg, and +0.8 apg.
Incoming Players
Jason Williams
0-0 from
2.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.3 apg in 10.5 minutes
Outgoing Players
Bill Walker
6-6 SF from Kansas State
7.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.5 apg in 19.5 minutes

Orlando Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: +4.9 ppg, -0.6 rpg, and -0.8 apg.
Incoming Players
Bill Walker
6-6 SF from Kansas State
7.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.5 apg in 19.5 minutes
Outgoing Players
Jason Williams
0-0 from
2.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.3 apg in 10.5 minutes

White Chocolate would be perfect. A formor PnR expert with Chris Webber and Paja which is equal to Gallo and Stat.

What washed up, 30-something reliable journeymen PGs are out there, waiting for another shot at the league? (don't mention Steve Francis, Marbury, or Iverson!)

Everyone in the country should know about the University of California’s Jerome Randle. He’s speedy. He shoots lights out. And this season, the senior guard has led the Golden Bears to the top of the Pacific-10 Conference. So what’s the hangup?

Size.

At 5-foot-10, 172 pounds, it is Randle’s only limiting factor, and the primary reason NBA scouts are overlooking him. Currently, most NBA mock drafts don’t even include Randle’s name as a possible selection. Not in the first round. Not in the second round. Nowhere. They have him going undrafted.

Randle, a top candidate for Pac-10 Player of the Year honors, has the numbers – he entered Saturday averaging 19.7 ppg and 4.6 apg – and the electrifying game to make him a household name at the next level. Maybe not as an NBA starter, but as a spark off the bench capable of lighting up the scoreboard? For sure.

Many of Randle’s attributes would be beneficial to an NBA team next season if one is wise enough to draft the Chicago, Illinois native. He is lightning-quick with incredible ball handling skills, and can get to the rim at will regardless of the defender guarding him. He also possesses great range on his jump shot and isn’t afraid to pull up a few feet from behind the 3-point line and nail them like they are 18-footers. When defenders move out to defend his perimeter game, he’s by them before they can react. And despite the speed and pace Randle frequently plays at, he is usually under control with the ball in his hands.

Randle dropped 33 points in a crucial February 11 win against Washington that kept the Bears atop the Pac-10 at 8-4.

“(Randle) is a really good offensive basketball player,” Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said after the game. He was zeroed in and focused and just played really efficient basketball. He was hard to stop.”

Randle also wreaked havoc on Washington State to the tune of 39 points (7-12 on 3-pointers) and 9 assists in a win on the Cougars’ home court on January 14.

Comparable players have made it at the next level. One is Aaron Brooks, another undersized point guard with cat-like quicks that used to torture the Pac-10. Brooks, now in his third season with the Houston Rockets, is starting and excelling as a pro. In fact, the University of Oregon product has almost identical numbers to Randle’s this year, and is considered one of the best young point guards in the league.

It’d be easy to overlook a player of Randle’s stature, especially with the size and talent of most guards currently residing in the NBA, but any team that drafts the Cal senior might just find a second-round steal who can help their franchise for years to come.

- Aaric Hickerson

Fearless Prediction: Donnie Walnuts goes three for three on diamonds in the rough

I also like 6'5" PG Nick Calathes -- playing in Greece, rights still owned by the Dallas Mavericks I believe...Really liked him at Florida -- plus size for the position, good passer/facilitator and he's a knockdown shooter with range. Give Dallas a call -- maybe we swap rights between Jerome Jordan & Calathes and call it a day..Esp. if we plan on picking up another big man somewhere else this year..