Posted by ItaliaKnick:

Instead of the headlines and high dollar players these are the type of role players we should be targeting, like Reggie Evans and Earl Watson, Duhon, Battiers. It is very difficult for us to ever make these deals because we don't have moderately priced players....they are almost all high or low dollar players.

Posted by TMS:

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by TMS:

good trade for DEN... Evans & Ruben give them some good added toughness, & insurance against KMart & Nene's questionable health status this year.

i don't get why SEA would make this trade though... how does Earl Watson really help them?
(on another note, i'm glad he's not coming here... i'd much rather have Mike James)

mike james is 31 years old and is a shooter first, passer 2nd. he would not be good for us.

we need a guy that will look to PASS first out of the backcourt. we need a guy that at least knows how to stay in front of him man. is earl watson "the glove" reincarnate? hell no. but he is completely different than any other guard we have.

if you asked me point blank, francis or earl for THIS team, i would choose earl.

Mike James plays w/the sort of fire i want in a Knicks player... he's a money player, u can see it... he's the type of guy that can lead a team... Earl Watson's highly overrated in my eyes... i'd rather have Brevin Knight over him too, regardless of the age difference.

i don't overrate watson at all. at the end of the day he's just a backup pg. but it's just a small piece that shows US that we're moving in some sort of direction. it's a minor move that improves our defense and cuts down on the bad turnovers. he is what he is but he would've been a good player for us.

it's not always about getting big name man, we need to assemble pieces to change the makeup of a team and this would've been a step, albeit small, in that direction.

getting james means full MLE for 5 years at 31 years old. how is that different than the kurt thomas extension? it's actually worse b/c kurt was a frontcourt player.

Posted by BRIGGS:

take it to the bank, kenyon martin is a knick

just take a real hard look at denvers roster

Posted by TMS:

Posted by crzymdups:

QRich and Mo Taylor for KMart and Voshon works and saves Denver about $35 million over the long term, gives them a decent piece in Mo Taylor who expires next summer and a solid SG in QRich who plays D. Leaves us with a midget backcourt that can't defend and a rugged, defensive PF with the worst contract in the league who has chronic knee problems.

Lenard's going to POR as part of the 3 way trade that just went down... i don't think Mo T's going anywhere... he has familiarity w/Jalen & Francis.

i see Q Rich & Malik being offered for KMart & Najera or Buckner

[Edited by - TMS on 02-23-2006 1:14 PM]

Posted by jaydh:

Posted by BRIGGS:

is it possible that we see jamal and Mo Taylor for k-mart>

well i cant say i would be totally against that.

not until K-marts knee explodes, then I have to hear how good crawford and taylor were...

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by ItaliaKnick:

Instead of the headlines and high dollar players these are the type of role players we should be targeting, like Reggie Evans and Earl Watson, Duhon, Battiers. It is very difficult for us to ever make these deals because we don't have moderately priced players....they are almost all high or low dollar players.

people can pooh-pooh guys like armstrong and boone, but those guys do the things that win games. Not being a homer, but if we drafted Armstrong and Marcus Williams I would darn well take it. a pure 1 and a 4-5 ben wallace type player.