TMS wrote:

Sangfroid wrote:

TMS wrote:

franco12 wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:Joe Johnson... I'd rather buy the proven difference maker than overpay for porential

Really? I think Joe has shown that when it matters most, he can come up really small.

I think it was the last year in the Heat series - he was silent until the last game when they basically blew the heat out.

And then against the cavs - he was their leading scorer once, and likewise, put up pretty lame numbers.

Certainly not the numbers of someone who has proven anything - except that he can put up stats in the regular season.

Sorry, if we're maxing someone out, either it should be a young player who we can argue has upside, or if its an older player, they need to have proven they deserve it.

Joe Johnson on the Knicks at a max deal is another allan houston.

not to be nitpicky, but Allan Houston came up big on more than 1 occasion when it mattered most.

I'm gonna tell you; all of Houston's career, I wished and waited for him to throw it down on somebody, to show some fire. It never happened. For that reason, he'll always be remebered as a soft player. That's not what we need right now.

i have no idea what you're getting this from... he didn't show you fire during that '99 run to the Finals? he only hit 1 of the biggest shots in Knicks' history against our most hated rivals & carried the team on his shoulders in the clinching game 6 of the ECF to get to the NBA Finals while torching Reggie & his Pacers... & that's just postseason moments... i've seen Allan Houston make clutch shots in crunchtime on many occasions during the regular season... just cuz he doesn't run down the court beating his chest like Spree used to do after every made basket doesn't mean this guy didn't have the passion & fire in his game.

Papabear Says

Oh my gosh 1999 brought tears to my eyes, All thoes memories.
What a joy.