i dont know if anybody else saw this article...but do you think we'd have a shot at getting harrington in a sign and trade if we ship jalens expiring contract off in the summer? and also without giving up too many of our young guys.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/story/388583p-329717c.html


Short ride
for Rose?





Jalen Rose's run as the Knicks' point-forward may last only until the end of the season.
Isiah Thomas acquired Rose, who is expected to be in the starting lineup today, and his soon-to-be expiring contract with the idea of trading him this summer, according to people close to the Knicks' president. Thomas has been pursuing Atlanta's Al Harrington for two years and now believes he has enough pieces to make a deal for Harrington, who will be a free agent in the summer.

By acquiring Rose and a first-round pick from Toronto for Antonio Davis, Thomas now has two first-round picks in June. He could conceivably trade both with either Rose's or Maurice Taylor's expiring contract to land a front-line player.

Although the Knicks don't appear to have the assets to acquire Kevin Garnett, Thomas may be able to convince Atlanta to agree to a sign-and-trade for Harrington. Harrington could play small forward, which would give the Knicks a young starting front line of Harrington, Channing Frye and Eddy Curry.

"In this business no one evaluates you on what you might do tomorrow, only on what you did yesterday," said one rival GM. "Rose isn't going to get the Knicks in the playoffs. But he could get them another player."

In the short term, the deal doesn't look good for Thomas. Rose's presence will mean less playing time for some of the team's younger players, most notably Nate Robinson and David Lee. And by factoring in the luxury tax, Rose's contract will cost the Knicks $34 million next season. Thomas is trying to trade Penny Hardaway's expiring contract before the Feb. 23 trading deadline. Larry Brown wants a shot-blocker, and Hardaway could be traded to Portland for Theo Ratliff.


Frank Isola

No Ratliff please!!! Frye and Butler had, what, 9 blocks combined in the last game? We don't need a hobbled center. What, are we giving up on Curry now? You better trade Curry for an elite player if you plan on taking his minutes away.

I am also very much against Theo Ratliff. He's old old old and signed for $34 million over three years. no thanks.

I'm sick of this idea that if a guy can supposedly play defense he is all of a sudden better than another player.

Currys defense at times has been terrible. At times he has been great.

Theo ratliff used to be a good shot blocker. He is not the same player. Ratliff never was a good rebounder.

At any rate getting theo ratliff can help this team now but if anyone thinks that the guy should get minutes over curry because he used to be a good shot blocker needs to follow the pga tour and get off the pistons nutsac.

Rose is a keeper. I told all you guys that for years now. Now the Knicks are set in the backcourt especially when Marbs is back. Jalen can run the team and score......with him and Marbs back there the team will always be a threat. The game will always be under control.
How exciting is this?

The idea of getting Patterson and Theo is a good idea......I like the idea of having Ratliff backing up Curry. I also like the idea of getting Patterson. Why? Because it keeps retards like Jerome James and Ariza off the floor. Yes......Patterson and Theo are back ups.....neither should be starting regardless of how good a defender anyone things they are.


The KMart Rumor too? How stacked would the team be if they can keep Fryem and Lee and get K-Mart? Relaod with guys that could play anywhere in the league. The only thing that needs to happen is for guys to gel....

if this all happens before the trading deadline?




Kiss the Rings bitch!!!!



[Edited by - enyspree on 02-05-2006 4:38 PM]

Depends on whether there is another trade. I want to see addition by subtraction. Ship out the players that don't fit here and just get more draft picks.

Marv - I'm getting less and less convinced of that used car salesman Kevin McHale

"I keep telling y'all, man, this team doesn't have the chemistry," Kevin Garnett told Steve Aschburner of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. "It doesn't have the camaraderie, nor the identity. We're still soul-searching for ourselves. We have a brand-new team. However you want to put it, this is a brand-new, squeaky-clean new team."

get me Al Harrington... i've been calling for the Knicks to trade for him for the past 3 years... i know some on this board have referred to him as a "retread", but he's torched the Knicks every time we've played the Hawks this year... i don't care how much of a retread this guy is, he can play, & we need a player like that on this team.