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I like your post, especially what you said about Spree:
Posted by newyork:
Hey im new to this board. But im a regular at MSG board.
That being said. I would love a natural big athletic young SF over Spree. But I don't think its fair to completely trash Spree with hate and say u want him gone for a sandwich or what ever the comments were. The man has a great work ethic, does everything the coach asks without complaining, & ON THE COURT is the leader & motivater of the team. Spree being a cancer & a bad influence is false. VG had nothing but great things to say about Spree after the FALSE alligations on him about his pinky.
I also feel Spree is not only declining cuz of age but cuz with the loss of LJ's post game & Cambys athletism & shot blocking ability it took away to pieces that help Spree become a successful SF. Hopefully the additions of Sweetney & Lampe can help Spree shoot at a better % and be more consistant.
Some cats around here won't agree with you on that, but most of us will. I have been saying for the longest that Spree needs the inside presence for him to perform @ the 3 spot. I can see that you want a new face @ SF but Spree naturally should be playing the 2 spot alongside an inside presence. I can see him having a strong season this year with the addition of the rookies and the emergence of Frank Williams.
I didn't agree 100% with you on the next one:
Houston is the better player right now though, and I think its time that fans start giving him the respect he deserves. The contract was a terrible mistake by Layden. U don't offer a 7yr 100mil contract to a 31yr old SG knowing he will only decline as his salary increases. But Houston didn't make in easy for him as that was his demands. And NY is all about winning NOW so the future consiquence was not even thought about.
Houston was only the better player
last year. We didn't make the playoffs (again), so who really noticed anyway? For the last two years we have had next to no offensive or defensive inside threat, no real rebounding, no shot blocking, no action in the paint. The lane was open the majority of the time. Other teams went inside on us regularly, with no need to feel intimidated whatsoever.
The whole team turned to jump-shooters because we couldn't manage to get an inside game even started. Naturally, the jump shooters would excel with this being the case. That mess has yet to get us anywhere besides the Lottery. Players with an all-around game like Spree need the offensive diversity that an inside-outside game brings. For those who think the rule changes weigh
that heavily on the Knicks, then how did other teams get around the zone defense last year? Highlight reels every night showed that reasoning to be as pointless as the Knicks were in the paint most games.
I wish Houston's contract was off our cap, but it's not. Scott Laydown bid against himself and lost. We gave a role player (yeah, a jump-shooter) franchise money. All I believe Laydown can do @ this point (to undo that situation) is trade Allan. Folks who want Spree traded not only hate him, but want some big long term contract in return. Allan is the one whose deal hurts us the most long term, so maybe there'd be a taker for him and we can get some players in here that will not only contribute, but whose contracts are more comparable to their skills, more cap-friendly, and have shorter terms.
It is a purely damned shame for the New York Knicks, the richest team in the NBA, to have the highest payroll in the league and be in the friggin' LOTTERY 2 years running.
Another season, and more adversity to persevere through. We will get the job done, even BETTER than last year.
GO KNICKS!
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7/17/2003 4:40 PM
then that's why we are screwed for the long term. 
