I just said it about 5 seconds ago on another thread, and I'll say it again:

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Posted by LongIslandKnicksFan:

Posted by fishmike:

wow.

I have a lot of appreciation for Houston. Aside from Ewing he was as important as any Knick in the last 10 years. He hit big shots, he was an all star and he always played hard. He did his best to get back but his body simply failed him. I truly hope he is not remembered for saying YES to the "the contract" and is remembered for being one of the league's deadly sharp shooters and good guys.

And not to mention one of the biggest one dimensional players in the NBA as well.

Well, make that the most well paid, one-dimensional players in the NBA. But hey, few players in the NBA did better w/ as little skill.

Err, scratch that. If Houston had a little more fast twitch muscle, he'd have been everything that Ray Allen is... it would have meant maybe 1 extra board, 2 extra points...

I don't care if it comes off the team's payroll; I'm hoping we can get a *trade* exception like we did when McDyess got injured.

Posted by Bonn1997:

I don't care if it comes off the team's payroll; I'm hoping we can get a *trade* exception like we did when McDyess got injured.

If we do get a trade exception, how long before it expires? Unless it lasts past the end of the season, even a trade exception probably wouldn't mean much. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think it would function much differently from Penny's and AD's expiring contracts in terms of how it could be used in a trade.

I seroisly dougt that Isiah would have a problem making a beneficial deal before a trade exception expires. Even if he gets first round picks, he won't let a trading chip slip away and simply expire.

Tom, I agree. I think his retirement is much more beneficial for the roster spot it opens.

Now that after this year, we'll have a slightly less bloated payroll, maybe people we see that payroll and salary cap doesn't matter to us. That's why writers like ford and Bitchh lawrence don't like the knicks - they think we're not playing by "the rules." We're never going to get below the cap to sign somebody nor do we necessarily need to.

I think people think that if we can get the payroll down a bit, maybe all these stupid sportswriters won't have as much ammunition. who cares?!

Posted by Caseloads:

Can we use the medical exception to sign Sprewell?!

That question put Dolan in the hospital!

I don't think Spree will ever grace a Knick jersey again.

Posted by martin:

Posted by tomverve:

Posted by Bonn1997:

I don't care if it comes off the team's payroll; I'm hoping we can get a *trade* exception like we did when McDyess got injured.

If we do get a trade exception, how long before it expires? Unless it lasts past the end of the season, even a trade exception probably wouldn't mean much. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think it would function much differently from Penny's and AD's expiring contracts in terms of how it could be used in a trade.

this may be true from the KNicks' perspective, but not the other team. We could trade Rose and his $6M salary with the trade expection and have that add up to something like $12M coming in. The other team - if they are over the cap - would save $12M a year (including luxury tax $). That's a lot, and a good chip to have. It's the chip that other teams want.

Exactly; the reason I want a trade exception is precisely because it would work similarly to an expiring contract like AD's or Penny's (except that it would be smaller but would have the appealing qualities to other teams of not taking up a roster spot and not being money that they actually have to spend. A $5 mil trade exception is a MUCH better trade asset than a $5 mil expiring contract unless the contract is from a good player.)

Houston was money in the playoffs. Its sad he or anyone has to end his NBA career of a knee injury. But when he did get his chance in the spotlight he came through big time. And he just came up big for us again by retirering and letting us save a lot of money off his contract.







His jumper was a thing of beuty.

First of all: thanks to Allan for ten mostly great years. It's a shame the knee injury surfaced after his best season (statistically) and he never really got to play with Marbury. But I'll never forget the great Knicks teams he was on with Ewing and then with Spree and Camby.

Next, it seems like we don't get an exception, but maybe Allan's salary can come off the books for 06-07. Which may not seem like much, but that would save $40 million ($20 in salary/$20 in luxury) and it may allow Zeke to make a big trade with Penny's deal.

I'm just mainly glad that Allan was allowed to retire on his terms and not put himself through another embarassing 10 game season. I'm also glad that it clears up the murky lineup situation that would have occured if he played. Also, now we can sign Matt Barnes for the season. I like him, he reminds me of a young Shandon.

Maybe this gives us room to sign Barber to something small, no?