Posted by knicksbb10:

Posted by Andrew:

I thought that Detroit was happy with Stack and his progress this year...less shots and selfish behavior. Why would Detroit want to remesh players after a successfull season?

Agreed knicksbabyyeah, it sounds like a Vescey rumor.

No it wasn't vescey, it was David Aldridge from espn. He said Ny and Detroit has agreed on the deal but waiting for Minnesota's response. The trade would involve other players for it to happen. Wally shot over 50% this year and made the all-star team. He is a natural small forward 6'7 244pds and only 24yrs of age..

Too bad he mad the All-star team as a SG rather than a SF...Just what we need, another 6'6"+ guy who plays the perimeter...

To top it all, Wally made the ALLSTAR as a coach's vote, in a conference where there aren't many top notch SG's.

The more I look at it, how about a straight up trade between Detroit and New York?

Stack + Clifford Robinson for Spree + Othella?

(didn't Cliffy get busted for doing a spliffy?)

Stack + Rodney White + Clifford Robinson for Spree + KT?

Hell I'd do that in a ny minute.

sidenote: Pleasing to read that the NYK reached out to Jarron Collins, would be great if the Knicks got a promising young fc.

Posted by knicksbabyyeah:

smokescreen or the truth, latest found on hoopsworld...

NOT TRUE

Several outlets picked up a story floating around which suggested the Pistons - Knicks – Wolves were pondering a three way deal involving Latrell Sprewell, Wally Szczerbiak and Jerry Stackhouse. Pistons’ president Joe Dumars told reporters there was zero truth to the deal, and he was NOT moving Jerry Stackhouse saying to media "That deal there, that three-way deal they are talking about, that's not going to happen... It's not like Minnesota and New York called me and made that offer. It's like Ernie Grunfeld said the other day, if you have a guy like Stack or Sprewell, people are going to call on them and you may get to talking about them and then stuff gets out... If I wanted to make a deal, I could make a deal. But I haven't. If there was a deal to be done, I would have done it already... I tell you, if Stackhouse thought any of these things were legitimate, he would have called me… And I haven't heard a word from him. I have had many more calls about Jon Barry and Ben Wallace, but their names never get out there. It's always Stack. And this won't be the end of it. It's just his name is so big."

I am thinking that this whole 3-way is a big smoke screen. Why would Detroit trade Stack after he did such a good job last year? Stack was much better than Spree was and he is a lot younger.

And the salaries don't match. Minnaesota would have to give up Wally and another significant salary - it would be too much.

The trade rumor isn't true go to hoopsworld.com and go to today's rumor mill and the article "not true" is about the rumor. And it says that Joe Dumars isn't trading Stack and didn't hear of the trade.

[Edited by - NYKNICKS34 on 07/18/2002 12:31:51]

Posted by knixphan:

Are they trying to boost Spree's value by suggesting the Stack trade in order to facilitate another one next?

I wouldn't be surprised it this were true.

Wally is a good jump shooter, that’s as good as he’s going to get (which is not as good as Spree is now). We don’t need two guys roaming the perimeter that can’t defend (Wally and Houston). At the SF spot we need a penetrater. Oh wait, we already have that. His name is Latrell Sprewell. The only way I do this deal is if we get Stack, and Detroit would never go for that.