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joec32033
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2/27/2007  10:16 AM
As per the Daily News, via RealGM wiretap:

Francis: No Plans To Quit
27th February, 2007 - 5:25 am
New York Daily News -
Steve Francis says he is not thinking about an early retirement, but the injured Knicks guard can't say when he will play again.

Francis is out indefinitely due to chronic soreness in his right knee. Coincidentally, Francis has not played since Thursday's trading deadline. The Knicks were hoping to move Francis, and at one point there were conversations about trading him to Miami in a deal that would have included James Posey's expiring contract.

When asked last night if he believes the troublesome knee could force him to retire, Francis said: "No. That's the last thing."

A buyout seems more likely.http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/44908/20070227/_francis_no_plans_to_quit/

I wonder what that deal would have looked like.
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2/27/2007  11:17 AM
i don't believe there was any realistic chance to unload his contract for Posey's expiring w/o giving up D Lee or Frye in the process.
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2/27/2007  11:43 AM
why not? Miami could actually use Francis espcially now
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2/27/2007  12:20 PM
There's pretty much no way that would've worked unless it was Francis for Posey and Walker.
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2/27/2007  12:21 PM
That would have been really nice.
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2/27/2007  12:21 PM
or Jason Williams I guess.
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2/27/2007  12:23 PM
no one's gonna take francis off our hands now. it was hard before since he appeared to have declined from his orlando days, but now he has chronic knee pains to boot? the only way the knicks get rid of francis is now is through buyout or retirement.
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2/27/2007  1:21 PM
Posted by nyk4ever:

That would have been really nice.

Francis for Posey & Walker? no thanks man... Walker's got 4 more years left on his contract after this season.
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2/27/2007  1:30 PM
Posted by TMS:
Posted by nyk4ever:

That would have been really nice.

Francis for Posey & Walker? no thanks man... Walker's got 4 more years left on his contract after this season.

It never said anything about Walker. It only mentioned Posey. The deal probably would have been Posey/JWill for Francis.
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2/27/2007  2:03 PM
my bad... i thought u were replying to VDesai's post
There's pretty much no way that would've worked unless it was Francis for Posey and Walker.

unless we were taking Walker's contract back, i don't see why MIA would do the straight up deal for Posey either... & you know Isiah wouldn't trade D Lee or Channing just to unload a contract, because he didn't do it at the trade deadline.

[Edited by - TMS on 02-27-2007 2:05 PM]
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2/27/2007  2:04 PM
Posted by TMS:

my bad... i thought u were replying to VDesai's post
There's pretty much no way that would've worked unless it was Francis for Posey and Walker.

No worries.
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