Posted by EnySpree:

Kiki is a conservative GM. He has done nothing that showed savy and insight. He is afraid to take a gamble and plays everything safe. K-mart is a must sign player if he is healthy.

So whatever. I trust isiah as far as the draft and as far as making trades happen. Isiah got balls and always leaves something to work with. He always has left all options open. Knicks are in position to cut cap and still make starphuching moves and draft/pick up guys dandling around.

Who I don't trust is Larry brown.

Posted by bobs3304:

Posted by EnySpree:

Kiki is a conservative GM. He has done nothing that showed savy and insight. He is afraid to take a gamble and plays everything safe. K-mart is a must sign player if he is healthy.

So whatever. I trust isiah as far as the draft and as far as making trades happen. Isiah got balls and always leaves something to work with. He always has left all options open. Knicks are in position to cut cap and still make starphuching moves and draft/pick up guys dandling around.

Who I don't trust is Larry brown.

What in the **** are you talkin about??????

Save that type of comment for a Larry brown or stephon marbury press confernce.

Posted by TheSage:

If it is Kiki I am for it, he did a damn good job of turning the Nuggets around. Is Kmarts physical problems his fault?

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by McK1:

how much longterm salary ie money past Houston has Isiah added holfresh?

Alan's contract comes off in 2007...If the Knicks did nothing and added no one they would have been under the cap in 2007...With Isiah's trades he added two more years beyond H20...of which you can trade players in the last year of their contracts so maybe one year if you are a good GM...But with Dolan the Knicks will never tank it for a few seasons to get under the cap...It will never happen...

Allan's contract comes off this yr since he retired before the season.. under the new CBA, because of the injury, knicks can remove the 20mm of the books.. Insurance company paying the knicks 85 % of the remaining contract.

You have no idea what you are talking about...The money is paid by the insurance company which is correct and the Knicks are spared the luxury tax but the full salary counts towards the salary cap....If your scenario was correct then alot of teams out have the option of deep sixing guys with big salary to get under the cap...The real savings is in the luxary tax and nothing else....Full salary still counts...


Alan is here till 2007.....


[Edited by - holfresh on 04-21-2006 11:03 PM]

im talking about the new CBA agreement!! You do remember both sides agreeing to this , do you??? if you have an injured player who was force into retirement because of the injury, that player's remaining contract is completely remove from the payroll after a yr.. I don't know what im talking about right??? well read this, my brother holyfresh!

Players agreed to reduce the number of guaranteed contract years for rookie first-round draft picks from three to two.


All salary cap exceptions from the prior deal will remain, and several rules that made trades difficult have been relaxed. Previously, the salaries of players being traded for one another had to be within 115 percent of one another, plus $100,000. That first number has been increased to 125 percent.


A variety of regulations have been eased regarding restricted free agents, players falling under so-called base-year compensation rules, and the amount of time players with career-ending injuries will continue to count against a team's salary cap -- one year instead of two.

So allan retires right before the season nov 2005, he comes off nov 2006, not 2007, my brother!!


[Edited by - woodmannyk on 04-21-2006 11:48 PM]

[Edited by - woodmannyk on 04-21-2006 11:49 PM]

CLEVELAND - Retired former Knick Allan Houston joined the team here yesterday to help out Larry Brown, but he sounded more intrigued about playing again than coaching.

Houston, who retired during training camp because of arthritic knees, said he's unsure he wants to get involved in coaching because it's "time-consuming." However, Houston said for the first time he wasn't closing the door to a return, however unlikely.

Houston, with his medical retirement, wouldn't be able to play again until his contract expires after next season, when he will be 36. Houston said his knees feel better and he would play for the minimum.

"Don't think it's something I haven't thought about," said Houston, who is more likely to join the front office.

Brown hinted he'd like to see Houston join the coaching family next season.

"We're trying to have him around, slowly working himself in," Brown said. "The more older guys we get back here, the better."

Posted by McK1:

Kiki has something Isiah lacks - PATIENCE.

And his ability to deal for players is top notch

http://www.hoopshype.com/general_managers/kiki_vandeweghe.htm

Posted by bobs3304:

Posted by EnySpree:

Kiki is a conservative GM. He has done nothing that showed savy and insight. He is afraid to take a gamble and plays everything safe. K-mart is a must sign player if he is healthy.

So whatever. I trust isiah as far as the draft and as far as making trades happen. Isiah got balls and always leaves something to work with. He always has left all options open. Knicks are in position to cut cap and still make starphuching moves and draft/pick up guys dandling around.

Who I don't trust is Larry brown.

What in the **** are you talkin about??????

Scotty doesn't know! Scotty doesn't knoooooow!!!! Scotty doesn't know!

anyway he flipped Watson for Ruben Patterson and Evans. thats playing it safe?

he traded for Rodney White and then was able to move him for a future first rounder. Yeah nothing savvy about that.

Any dummy with an unlimited amount of financia resource can say give me all your bad or unwanted seeds making gross amounts of money. It looks goodon paper because of the names involved. Then you look at the team and you've about 9 roster spots dedicated to guys who play the same 2 positions and 12 of the 15 - all they wannna do is shoot. Real spaz of genious that Isiah is.