misterearl wrote:I'll send you Jesus for a player to be named later..."

"I dont care if Jesus Christ wants to play in NY and says it every game. If I dont see him as part of a title or something thats going to make me an elite team I am looking to improve, if that means shipping Jesus out so be it"

fishmike - of course each and every General Manager always looks to upgrade. That is what they all are paid well do. Your offer of Jesus Christ for (insert upgrade here) sounds reasonable in theory but, unless you have a readily available (not a fantasy wet dream) upgrade for Larry Hughes at the two guard, I don't want to hear a single peep about trading him this week.

Please note: The operative words are "readily available"

I'd trade Jesus for Moses Malone every day of the week.
This is basketball. If we were talkin water polo, it'd be a different story.

Panos wrote:I'd trade Jesus for Moses Malone every day of the week.
This is basketball. If we were talkin water polo, it'd be a different story.

Haha, water polo. That's really funny. He'd play "above the rim" in that sport every time.

Marv - are you of the opinion that the Knicks posture and preparation, for 2k10 is unprecedented?

Does Lebron need to brush up on his Italian for the Knicks 2010 pre.season Euro tour as Marc Berman claims?

Really?

Mikey D reminds me, a bit, of Bill Parcells. He has his own way of running things and is sticking to it. D'Antoni also responds the silly questions with borderline snippy answers. He may have been characterized as a "players coach" (whatever that means) but he also reinforces the prime directive, which states, "You Suck, You Sit" and I dig that about him.

Speaking of possible trades...

"But Robinson is another matter. He is on a one-year, $4 million contract, which the Knicks can simply let expire next July. Unlike Stephon Marbury, who was benched and then banished last year, Robinson is not a corrosive influence in the locker room. There is little risk to keeping him around as an insurance policy.

The Knicks are open to trading Robinson, but as a player on a one-year deal, he would have veto rights. It might also be tough to find a trade partner; no team offered Robinson a contract over the summer, when he was a restricted free agent.

D’Antoni cringed when fans chanted for Robinson on Sunday. He joked about it on Monday when asked if Robinson would play that night.

“Depends,” D’Antoni said, “if people want him to or not.”

- NYT

How many times must we read the same quote from the press pool?

For those reasons, creativity and positive vibes are stifled. At the end of the scale, some don't bother to mask their resentment for the franchise, head coaches or the players. Any writer who thinks he is treated like garbage, understandably may want to strike back through his laptop - and the best outlet is in a column. I get that part. Especially, when the homeboys in uniform are pampered, protected and overpaid.

The manufactured rumors of rumors are for chumps.