Posted by fishmike:

Posted by crzymdups:
I believe in Marbury, Curry and Frye and to a lesser degree Lee

So do I. I actually like most of the players IT has brought in, I just think we overpaid in almost every scenario. You look at each deal individually and most are pretty good on paper. Look at our roster right now and you say holy freakin mess batman. Part of that has to do with overpaying for guys you like and not having a plan. Most of these trades Isiah upgraded the talent, but has thus far failed miserably to build a team.

Fish, the bottom line is this deal is better for the Knicks than no deal. And I'll take that. What we could or couldn't have gotten from Toronto is speculative and to Isiah's credit, the deal was on the table for over 5 months. The risk is that the deadline comes and goes with no deal in what remains a missed opportunity. If Isiah kept bargaining with no result, that is definitely a blunder. The trade is mutually beneficial and the argument that Toronto makes out better has validity, but if we improve with respect to the 28 other teams in the league, thats a step up, not a step down.

Posted by tomverve:

isiah should have held out for bosh