Dampier average 2 blocks a game. He more of a intimidator because he can change the game. its more than the numbers. McDyess is already a hustler coupple that with a shot blocker you have a REAL frontcourt.

I'm in the 'addition by subtraction' camp....I like the idea of dumping Ward and Knight, period. I'd rather have a glut at the 4 than the 1....I'm not in LOVE with Fortson, but we're not any worse off with Him and Mills than we are with Ward & Travis.

I also think it would set up another trade, so this would be a 'Phase one'...Maybe Charlotte or Seattle will be next to deal...Or sign-trade w/Clips? Dunno...but we certainly don't get weaker...And it doesn't HURT our chances to land a center, it just gives us more valuable bargaining chips...

Insider on Fortson

So much for a no-brainer deal. Just days after the Warriors offered the Knicks a sweetheart deal of Danny Fortson and Chris Mills for Charlie Ward and Travis Knight, it appears that Knicks GM Scott Layden won't pull the trigger, a league source told Insider Thursday night. The Warriors, who are desperately trying to find some chemistry and some cap room, were willing to basically give Fortson, the fourth-leading rebounder in the NBA last season, away for nothing. The Knicks, however, are hoping to use Ward in a package deal that addresses a need ? either point guard or center. Fortson, an undersized power forward, would create a bit of a logjam with Antonio McDyess, Kurt Thomas, Clarence Weatherspoon and Othella Harrington on the roster. The Knicks' surprising decision to pass on the Warriors' offer leaves Golden State in a bit of a lurch. Fortson now knows he's trade bait and he isn't happy. "I already have enough baggage on me. I don't need another suitcase in my belongings," he told the San Francisco Chronicle. Fortson is vowing not to relinquish his starting position to Antawn Jamison without a fight.