ya but how maNY YEars is LARRY GONNA hAVE HERE? Maybe 2. while he's here, you hAVE TO Make the best of it. you hAVE TO Maximize tHE POTENTIal of this teAM, and the only wAY TO DO THat is to mAKE ONE Last trADE. WE haVE Alot of pieces, but quAlity is ALMOST alwAYS BETTER THan quANTITY. WE Have ALOT OF PF'S, BUT NO CLEar stARTER. the rotATION Has A BIG QUESTION Mark right now, AND Larry usuALLY LIKES TO STICK TO about 10 guys.

i REalize bringing in thAT IMPact pf will be close to impossible this summer, but i cAN DEF. SEE IT Happening SOMETIME B/W NOVEMBER and februrARY. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GONnA BE avAILable AND WHEN. BUT IN THE WORST Case scenARIO, WE'LL SIMPLY Have to wAIT IT OUT UNTIL THE DEadline, when TT's vALUE IS at its highest.

Well, as much as could need a star PF, and trade the thousands we have, we would also need another C, but thats just another piece of the puzzle. I have yet to see James to find out if he will suddenly play to his potential or just be a 16 min backup. Anyway, I do believe we need a better frontcourt player than the ones we have, but those are so hard to find. Simply put, it could all come down to what type of season teams like the Clippers or the T-Wolves will have. If the T-Wolves such too much, they could trade Garnett, and we would have enough assets to get him. Brown could then win a championship for us. Same with Brand, although the Clippers are a franchise so difficult to predict that who knows what will they do. Anyway, I don't think this Larry Brown signing necessarily means that Isiah will try to make the Knicks win a championship in the next two years. Larry could just be a mentor for everybody, the one that changes the direction of the team. But its true that if we can compete for a championship with Brown, we should try, but that depends on what other teams do rather than us. One thing, I would hate to see some of the great rookies we have go in such a deal. At least Nate and maybe Ariza should be keepers, and I like Frye a lot too...

Posted by Allanfan20:

Posted by rvhoss:

I don't think he is going to use them...there really isn't anybody to use them on that can help us immediately.

I think he will let them expire off the cap and ... Wait, I changed my mind...I think Sheed is a knick by the trading deadline.

TT will resign with the knicks (ala Walker) next year for $6 to $8 mill per.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Anyone who voted "never" just hasn't been paying attention

I would want neither of you to come even close to being the GM of the Knicks, no offense.

I'd usually reply to a snitty statement like that with an equally snitty response, but I just don't have time or interest in getting into a snit battle. Sorry

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 07/24/2005 16:49:30]

Posted by Nalod:

Many great teams operate at or near the cap level.

With some finesse, I don't see why we can't either.

Unless KG is floated our way, I promote fiscal responsiblity while develping the youngsters.

I love that brown is here, but one must "BE COOL" about it and proceed with patience.

I can see The clippers running out of patience with Wilcox and let him be free. The clips don't tender extensions to idiots, and have a good track record of ridding of guys whom really don't deserve big money.

Perhaps if they drafted better in the first place this would not be the case, but if your going to suck, at least make money doing it!

No one's claiming that being at or near the cap will be bad for a team.
Q would have been a good player for the Clippers to keep at only $6 mil per season.

Larry Brown will want Shawn Marion over Fugazy Thomas. He played Marion a lot of mins in the Olympics. Hence I foresee a trade deadline blockbuster extravaganza trade between Suns and Knicks once again. I think Phoenix and NY has set a nice bridge for business.

Fiscal responsibility in NY was gone with Ewing in that terrible trade. We had Eisley as our pg! yuck...bad memories.