I still think Chicago agrees to KT and expiring contracts for a re-signed Crawford and JYD. Why you care about the Knicks and what they pay everybody is beyond me, don't go to the games, don't support Dolan (as we all know, you don't, congrats) and you don't have to worry about it. What the Knicks cap figure is insignificant, it could be $1 mil over the luxury tax, $50 mil or a billion over the luxury tax, if you are one dollar over it, it doesn't matter how big it is. Dolan said he's going to pay more money this year if Isiah thinks it will improve the team, let him do it.

Chicago gets rid of their worst contract and adds 2 frontcourt players they need to teach Curry and Chandler. Paxson said at the end of the year that he wanted vets with good work ethic on the Bulls to teach these young guys how to work hard, because they don't know how. To sign Crawford, which they can do, and then in two years have a backup 2G (when Gordon's starting) making $6 mil isn't smart financially. I think Chicago does that deal, that's my personal view, looking at all the angles. Is there a chance they hold onto Crawford? Yes. Is Crawford the guy who dropped 50 last year? Yes. Is Crawford the guy who coaches and managment repeatedly called out and bashed in the papers? Yes. Is public opinion in Chicago against Crawford (he isn't in their mandatory workouts)? Yes.

Washington might go ahead and sign Etan Thomas, that's a definite possibility. As you mentioned, the backup plan should be splitting the MLE on Chris Mihm and Chris Andersen or just using a fraction of it to get Mihm, I still think they upgrade the offense.

The Knicks do have a lot of players, but BRIGGS, use logic my man. There is zero chance, none nada zilch none, that Trybanski and Harrington are on this team next year. Whether it's a two for one deal or they're thrown in a trade, no way they're on this team. So counting them on the team just to prove a point that the Knicks are in a bad financial situatino (thanks for the update, as if none of us knew the Knicks cap situation was as ugly as Shawn Marion's jumper).

There are still legit chances they land either player, saying they have a better chance of getting 3-time MVP Shaq O'Neal than signing Etan Thomas is absurd.

why does chicago want kt when they have antonio davis? they are about as close as it gets to being the same player. ill say it like isiah ill give it a 1% chance to appease you.

we DO have a legit chance at dampier we DO have a legit chance at Mihm or Doleac--we do need a back up 2 which hopefully we can acquire via trade.

For a big man I would go

Dampier#1
Mihm#2
Doleac#3

It sounds like Mark Blount is headed to Orlando.

what G can we get? its likely that isiah uses some of those contracts to get a guy who can either start 2 or play 6th man. i dont know if we will trade KT --i think he stays a knick

I'd be very, very happy if the Knicks split the MLE on Mihm and Doleac and traded expiring contracts for a backup shooting guard. To me, that's a very good offseason, geting Doleac back, adding a solid young 7 footer, and getting some depth on the wing.

Would Seattle deal Flip Murray for expiring contracts? A guy like that I'd love to get.

[Edited by - bigsm00th on 06/28/2004 11:46:29]

Posted by BRIGGS:

why does chicago want kt when they have antonio davis? they are about as close as it gets to being the same player. ill say it like isiah ill give it a 1% chance to appease you.

we DO have a legit chance at dampier we DO have a legit chance at Mihm or Doleac--we do need a back up 2 which hopefully we can acquire via trade.

For a big man I would go

Dampier#1
Mihm#2
Doleac#3

It sounds like Mark Blount is headed to Orlando.

what G can we get? its likely that isiah uses some of those contracts to get a guy who can either start 2 or play 6th man. i dont know if we will trade KT --i think he stays a knick

Antonio davis is about 5 years older than KT and half the player that he was 3 years ago.. He and KT are far from the same...

they are similar players. you have antonio davis at big money for 2 more years--why would i trade for KT? it doesnt matter who is better, they are both not worth jamal crawford. kurt thomas does NOT have high trade value--he had a better value when he only had 1 year left on his contract and the best we could do is malik rose and the 28th pick????? i think KT will be here--maybe he is moved on but it will be vet for vet.

ESPN Insider wrote in their evaluation of this year's FA crop that the Bulls are interested in KT and would consider a sign-and-trade for Crawford.

if the Bulls end up trading Tyson Chandler, then i can easily see them being interested in KT for Crawford.

Posted by TMS:

if the Bulls end up trading Tyson Chandler, then i can easily see them being interested in KT for Crawford.

Regardless of Ty Chandler and his chronic back problems, Kurt makes a lot of sense for Chicago

the bulls young guns are really not consistent. the bulls seem to want to built a more reliable team. KT makes sense there. NOt only cause of talent, we hear you briggs, but cause of stability he can brings.