In fairness to Isiah, nothing that occurred before the draft suggested that Ariza would be available at this time. The Orlando Magic indicated that they intended to keep him, and given the fact that NY traded him and Larry bashed him, it would seem unlikely that he would want to come back to NY. Although it now looks like he would like to return, Isiah could not have known that. Moreover, I think Balkman can become a better player than Ariza. He already has a more advance understanding of where to be on the court and has a better handle and passing ability. The things he lacks are the same things Ariza lacks, i.e. a jump shot and go to moves.

i have a feeling Balkman's going to be a better player than Ariza for this team... this is pretty irrelevant... missing out on Trevor Ariza isn't going to make me lose any sleep either way... i'm more upset they let Jackie B go for nothing to be honest, & would rather they re-sign Qyntel Woods than bring Ariza back w/our current roster.

[Edited by - TMS on 07-20-2006 09:49 AM]

The Trevor Ariza expriment is over and done with. He's not good enough all-around to start and he's not going to be signed to be stuck at the end of the bench. No thanks Trevor.

how can I forget Ariza is destined to become the next Shawn Marion! jeeez

Posted by Solace:

Posted by gunsnewing:

how can I forget Ariza is destined to become the next Shawn Marion! jeeez

Much better shot than Balkman has of becoming the next Sprewell.

Solace, since we have our own versions of Jason Kidd, Shaq and Duncan (Marbury, Curry and Frye) then Balkman doesn't even need to be Sprewell. He's better off being as good as Bernard King.