Posted by franco12:

I can't believe they would trade him.

You know last year- everyone on the board was talking about trading for Boozer & Okur- never thought those would be good deals- but, given how they are playing this year, would have been.

Definitely, no lee. It would be tough to part with Frye, Jeffries & Q, but he would be our starting 3.

Still- our outside shooting would become even more suspect.

You know something? On the other hand, when our guys are on, we can shoot with the best of them from the outside. Everyone should feed off of Q. He's our top outside threat!

Posted by 4949:



How about Nate, junky Jerome and a future draft pick? Nate's turned into a punk attitude and is seeing less time on the floor. I kind of like the Russian dude also and think he could adjust to Knicks life. And I say future draft pick, because we are getting better and will have no use in trying to build anymore through the draft. Not to mention, in a few more years, key contracts will be ending on this team and you know what that could mean right?

Are you serious? You are only willing to offer:
Nate/Jerome/Future 1st round pick

for AK47?

Good lord.

Kirilenko would help a lot of our defensive defencies, a lot more than Mr Charlie jared jeffries. AK47 can knock down 3's and run the floor and finish with authority.

I see why the wiz picked up deshawn stevenson(good two way sg) and let jeffries walk.

[Edited by - playa2 on 01-18-2007 07:43]

For Kirilenko, the chief complaint came down to the same one he had last season and the season before: Give me the ball.
"I think I could get couple of plays especially for me, just to involve. I don't need the ball every time," Kirilenko said. "Every time I ask, it changes for like two or three games, and every time it goes back. I don't ask a lot. I don't ask to take ball over."
If that's what it takes, Sloan said, he's amenable. And sure enough, Kirilenko took three shots, all of
them from in close, in the first five minutes against the Pistons on Wednesday. He missed them all, but clearly tried to play with more energy than he has in recent games all night. Kirilenko finished with nine points on 4-for-9 shooting, more shots than he has taken in all but four games this year. He also had seven rebounds, most since Dec. 18, plus a season-high four steals.
"I feel much more like I'm in the game. I feel like I'm involved and running. Even in the fourth quarter, I didn't get the ball a lot, but I'm moving and everybody's in motion."
That's as opposed to his recent play, when he appeared to lose interest in taking part. "Some of the games, I don't feel like I'm on the floor," said Kirilenko, who told Sloan in the meeting that the game wasn't "fun" anymore. "I just go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth and I go to sleep."
Sloan said he never shut Kirilenko out of the offense, but realizes that the Russian needs more positive reinforcement than some to stay motivated.
"He's frustrated, so I've got to get him some opportunities," the coach said.

sloan should get this guy the ball, when motivated he's one of the best a;; around guys in the game.

you think layden would do us a solid and just trade him for crawford

This thread needs to be bumped b/c he really is the guy we should trade for NOW.


I love DLee, he's my favorite player on the team, but I gotta believe Sloan DEMANDS we give him up in any AK trade.


And I'd do it too...


AK47 gives us that 2nd All-Star we need to propel us into the playoffs. And personally I think Isiah WILL look into it b/c it shortens the rotation, and gives him a better chance of saving his job.

Posted by TrueBlue:

What a misleading thread title because is purely speculative. Uhhhhhhhh does anyone remember how many trade rumors Boozer was involved in the past 2 seasons in Utah and never once did they have a valid trade on the table to move him? How's Boozer doing now? Look, for those who don't know Sloan by now, he test players. He's done it for almost 20yrs now. This is nothing more than a player/coach rift that will be settled in practice and on the floor.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 01-17-2007 10:06 AM]

Come on, this is way different than any Boozer rumor of the past couple of seasons. When you look at A.K.'s bad body language, the drastically reduced productivity and the fact that the guy's coach AND owner are now publicly taking him to task in the papers - this is getting real ugly and is as close to a boiling point as can be. The team as a whole has collectively kept it under the radar for the most part because they've been winning games. But that's a mess out there, let's be honest.

Now if this continues and A.K. doesn't want to be there they'll definitely want to get out from under that contract and **** me but for a package built around Channing Frye w/o including Lee (with all the turmoil going on/the decreased productivity/the bad contract a Frye/Nate/Balkman/1st rounder/Jamal type deal should be enough - it's up to Isiah to sell that to them) - I do it in a heartbeat. He'll flourish here, the crowd will love his all-around game. It all starts with Isiah picking up the damn phone. I want to wake up one of these days and read how the Knicks and Jazz are talking trade.

Man, really looking forward to tuning in to the Jazz/Minn. game tonight to really see what the hell is going on with this.