ARES, if you saw Arenas last year... you wouldn't even recognize him from his college days... totally different game, totally different body... talk about a guy who has emerged.

Tinsley ain't nothing special... overrated and not going to live up to all his inital hype.

Tinsley will go this year they gotta let bender go, harrington may be on the way out, THey really should let Ron mercer walk, i know they trying to get rid of croshere.

Posted by ARES:

Tinsley will go this year they gotta let bender go, harrington may be on the way out, THey really should let Ron mercer walk, i know they trying to get rid of croshere.

Everyone wants Harrington and no one wants Croshere. I doubt they let Harrington go... Walsh didn't get stupid over night.

pat riley should look to deal Eddie Jones to the nets, eddie is the type of guy the nets need, and they don't need eddie. i don't know it mutumbo is a free agent after this season if he is i do it to get under eddie's contract.

Eddie Jones on the Nets is a real good idea.. they need a more dependable shooter than Kittles.... and EJ would get a ton of open looks on the Nets.

Talk about Howard, Orlando is looking decent for the upcoming season. Add Howard, Gooden, T-MAC and a healthy Grant Hill (Calvin Hill says Grant will return this season)and Orlando is back in the playoffs and maybe a second round contender.

Howard is a good player who does not relinguish his game regardless of what team he is playing for. The key to Howard is consistency in scoring and rebounding he provides to any team, game in and game out that is often overlooked because of the sizeable salary he commands.

Picking up a healthy Howard at bloomingdale basement price is not a bad pickup for Orlando......where does that leave Reignman ?

If thats the case, why not SPREWELL for MUTOMBO ?? Center issues solved, contracts are the same lengeth !!!

Hardcore I disagree. Last yr NY was a team that ran and put up a lot of three's and actually led the league in that category. With a Mutumbo you wouldn't have seen opposing teams "CONSTANTLY" coming up our gut and giving us facials with out a hard foul. That's what we had with Ewing, altered shots and rejections. On offense he wouldn't have to be a 20 pt scorer night in and night out, but he could start our break(CHANEY'S PLAN)+ he could keep teams honest with his patened hook shot and off rebs. By having a Mutumbo guys wouldn't be timid to get up into opposing players knowing they could eventually funnel them to Deke. I'm not saying Deke hasn't slowed down a bit , but so has spree. I would make that trade in a heart beat. Starting 5 F.Williams A. Houston S.Anderson KT, DEKE, Sweetney, Eisley, Spoon , Nesby,OFF BENCH.

[Edited by - playa2 on 07/16/2003 07:22:30]

i agree with hardcoreknicksfan.


can mutombo play an entire game???? let alone an entire season.


i got a question for you playa. name someone on the team who is faster than sprewell?

Posted by HARDCOREKNICKSFAN:

Okay, playa, I see your logic, but wouldn't you rather have someone a little younger and more durable? Also, If we were one piece from a championship team I might consider Mutumbo a little more seriously. We are still trying to get our foot in the door of the postseason again- Mutumbo would be another quick fix that we don't need.

We gotta think long term.

One problem Hardcore, our policy hasn't changed with Layden so I'm not thinking like i am the gm, I'm speaking for the agenda our management has and that is to make the playoffs. Keeping sprewell benefits who the knicks? How? TOO SMALL TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE FRONT COURT AND THAT IS WHERE OUR MAIN WEAKNESS IS. We already thought long term , that's why we picked up F. Williams Lampe and Sweetney, to eventually move out bad wheels Ward, KT and mewell.

[Edited by - playa2 on 07/16/2003 07:31:35]

[Edited by - playa2 on 07/16/2003 07:33:12]