Bastards! I didn't want to start a new thread on this but you guy ignored my post in the zach nyk4ever thread.....

Here is what I posted there:

I was gonna post something on the New Philly gm and how he wants a power fwd. If they had a real scoring power fwd like Zach Randolph....detroit would have really been sweating in these playoffs.

Thing about this is philly doesn't have any bad contracts. Their largest contracts are miller and frenchy. Their cap situation is beautifl otherwise......but their rumors are surrounding Josh Smith and Elton Brand. Why should either team allow their players to go to philly for nothing?

Now Zach is free and he is an automatic double double.....a real scoring option to pair with iggy. Would they do a trade? They would have to eat some of his contract....I'm not sure if they are under or will be under this offseason.

What yall think of this?

(Fyi we talked about zach to clevland already....evils brilliant idea)

They don't have anyone we need and please don't say Dalembert, he thinks he is a scorer for some reason and was complaining about touches on offense???? Besides Dalembert there is no other person on their team we need.

Posted by mikesknicks:

They don't have anyone we need and please don't say Dalembert, he thinks he is a scorer for some reason and was complaining about touches on offense???? Besides Dalembert there is no other person on their team we need.

Its not about that right now.....Knicks already have a starting power fwd in David lee. They just need to give away Zach. Now Philly does have willie green and that power fwd from seattle that I can't think of his freakin name.....those two contracts aren't enough but if Philly is under the cap, would they eat some of his contract to make the deal work?

Just a thought......could a team like denver get involved to make the contracts work especially with JR Smith involved?

uh, why would philly do that if they could sign elton brand and shawn marion outright this summer?

Posted by jazz74:

uh, why would philly do that if they could sign elton brand and shawn marion outright this summer?

Its an option. Clipps might not let Elton go, and Marion might just stay in miami.....josh smith is probably staying in atl.....Zach Randolph is the next best thing for them. 20/10 added to a team already in the playoffs should make them better, right?

Louis Williams and Reggie Evans would be something to consider.

Posted by K22:

I'm all for bringing in Lou Williams. Not so sure about Reggie Reacharound though.

Nate is better than Louis Williams.....

Reggie Evans is a good defender and a good body to have on the bench behind David Lee and whoever the Knicks wind up having at center.

Its a shame the Knicks have to trade both their post scoring options but wth? Curry is a pansy and Zach just doesn't seem to be a guy you restart a franchise with.

After saying that, Zack and Eddy can add to a team already set. They could be a missing piece.

Clevland needs some more scoring and rebounding but they have Big Z inside. Zack & Big z just seems like a problem for them even with Lebron there.

That's why Zach to Philly and Curry to toronto make so much sense to me. Zach can line up with dalembert and blend in nicely. Andre Miller is a steady point guard that has a style that works well with a guy like Zach. With Toronto, Bosh plays like a small fwd. Lost of driving and face ups. Curry is a low blocks kinda guy. They won't bump heads. Bosh doesn't need touches inside the way Zach needs it. All the rest of the players are spread out at all times anyway.

Knicks just make out like bandits picking up quality while still unloading to rebuild.

I see no reason why Philly would want any part of Zach Randolph. They have a nice young team that came together this season. They have cap space. They can do better - or just wait for a better alternative - there's no hurry for them right now.

With Zach, once you get past his box scores, you realize he really is a very bad player. It's a team game and Zach is one of the worst in the league when it comes to team chemistry.

Portland realized it. The Knicks, regardless of the fans who like Zach, realized it pretty early in the season. We weren't very good to begin with, maybe if we returned the same team and were healthy we would have won 35-38 games and gone to the playoffs, but then here came Zach and made us even worse....Marbury/Isiah fiasco not with standing.

Posted by K22:

I'm all for bringing in Lou Williams. Not so sure about Reggie Reacharound though.

Good pick up, Lou.