Posted by BigSm00th:

"Ben Wallace"-Joe Dumars has said that the team will stay the same and why would the Knicks want another PF? Either way, it's all good.

Posted by fishmike:

I actually wrote an article on this, and if the editor approves you can read at hoopsworld.com sometime soon. Keon would be a good addition but I am hoping for a real suprise. Ben Wallace, Elton Brand or Danny Fortson to name a few...I honestly believe Layden has something up his sleeve...but only time will tell.

Posted by nykinoz:

Posted by fishmike:

I actually wrote an article on this, and if the editor approves you can read at hoopsworld.com sometime soon. Keon would be a good addition but I am hoping for a real suprise. Ben Wallace, Elton Brand or Danny Fortson to name a few...I honestly believe Layden has something up his sleeve...but only time will tell.

Elton Brand??? Our best player plays the same position. I honestly believe that Layden is trying to upgrade the Point Guard position and will sign a cheap FA C (Doleac, Blount etc). I think Thomas will be our starting C with Doleac backing him up.

Posted by ClydeDaGlide:

Since everyone is throwing their acquisition ideas out there, I’ll toss my thoughts in the fray…I don’t believe Layden can pull off a trade for another big time forward/center, just because we don’t have the ammo to. I think our front court will be fine though, maybe sign collins/doleac, then we have Dice and Spree. Not worried about that…I think Layden may be talking trades for big men just to throw the media of the Baron Davis track. The Hornets would be nuts not to pull off a deal for Baron, he will definitely leave them next year anyway, thy should be smart and accept that. If they trade him at least they’ll get something in return for having drafted him. I think the Hornets are a smart organization, and I think they will realize they need to move Baron sooner or later. Layden could offer them maybe Ward/KT + a future first round pick in a sign and trade? I know that’s well below market value for Davis, but they do need to move him. L.A. doesn’t seem like they would put up much of a fight to get BD themselves, as they don’t want to pay anyone the max, and Baron will most certainly be looking for it. Anyway, my hope is to see BD in orange and blue come winter…it could happen…

Posted by Caseloads:

Posted by ClydeDaGlide:

Since everyone is throwing their acquisition ideas out there, I’ll toss my thoughts in the fray…I don’t believe Layden can pull off a trade for another big time forward/center, just because we don’t have the ammo to. I think our front court will be fine though, maybe sign collins/doleac, then we have Dice and Spree. Not worried about that…I think Layden may be talking trades for big men just to throw the media of the Baron Davis track. The Hornets would be nuts not to pull off a deal for Baron, he will definitely leave them next year anyway, thy should be smart and accept that. If they trade him at least they’ll get something in return for having drafted him. I think the Hornets are a smart organization, and I think they will realize they need to move Baron sooner or later. Layden could offer them maybe Ward/KT + a future first round pick in a sign and trade? I know that’s well below market value for Davis, but they do need to move him. L.A. doesn’t seem like they would put up much of a fight to get BD themselves, as they don’t want to pay anyone the max, and Baron will most certainly be looking for it. Anyway, my hope is to see BD in orange and blue come winter…it could happen…

baron davis is amazing. he'd be our best player, no contest. this guy is simply amazing.

Posted by knicksbabyyeah:

Well BDiddy is in the last year of his current rookie contract and he didn't sign an extension. Next year the Hornets can apply pressure again by offering him the qualifying offer making him a restricted FA.

So in order for Bdiddy to walk and leave the Hornets without anything in return he'll have to play two season in NO, this year, last year of the rookie contract, and next year for the qualifying offer.

Shinn and Woolridge have him by the cojones and aren't letting him go.

Posted by nyballer:

kt/ward and a pick for davis? thats ridiculous...if layden pulled that out he would be a god in my opinion..but he wont because charlotte would NEVER do that. the clips would give charlotte wilcox and dooling - doolings better than ward and wilcox will be better than thomas, and they are both younger and cheaper. LA can let him walk if they want, or they can pay him, for that cheap it doesnt matter if he walks its still na amazing deal considering wilcox and dooling wont play anyawy. if the knicks want davis they give up sprewell, no question about it. if layden manages to get davis without spree or houston or dice then id say hes the exec of the year, hands down.