Man why do you say you don't know why Layden doesn't sign him, Everybody and their grandma knows Dolan calls the shots and Layden executes them.

Layden will sign Lampe. They are just waiting on the buyout to go down.

... the blind is leading the blind but I doubt either one would take their stupidity to the level of not bringing Lampe in.

You make a great point, BRIGGS... GS lost Arenas simply because he wasn't a first round pick. He was the first pick in the second round just like Lampe.

[Edited by - Pike on 08/05/2003 14:11:37]

Posted by BRIGGS:

If the Knicks dont set him up with at the MINIMUM a two year contract with a team option for a third, they might as well not waste the money. Look at the market for marginal 7 footers--look at what happened to gil arenas and GS--you can literally fck your franchise for being stupid. He has proved worthy of using the MLE with his play in the sl. he is one of the top 10 rookies so he should be paid. anything lessthan three years is such bad management that it boggles the mind. Vranes--it will take him two years to get on an NBA court--idont give a sht.

Lampe could help out from the start and should garner nice time if we really stink. Signing Lampe is a commitment to the future. If he ends up being a collasal bust---just think we paidmore money to Travis Knight to sit on the bench then we would be paying lampe for 3 years.

Briggs, have you thought maybe that Lampe and his agent don't want more than two years at 1 million per from the KNIcks. The foreign players are well aware that Knicks don't play rookies or develope rookies. What is the incentive for Lampe to sign a big deal with the knicks. The Knicks have been known to rot rookies on the bench and Lampe and his agent know it. If the KNicks give Lampe PT and he does well he would be in line to get Arenas type money quickly. If at worst the Knicks decide to keep him and make him ride the bench he has a quick out and can join another team that will give him PT. I think one thing NYK fans need to think about is the NYK history with rookies, which hasn't been great. Vujanic and his agent know the KNicks all to well. They asked the kNIcks to clear the pg clutter which would allow PT to Vujanic but they didn't do it and Vujanic being wise to the NYK history of rotting rookies wanted no part of it and signed with the european team. Yes the KNicks are at fault here for having such a poor record of rookie development that it sometimes works against the team when it come to signing players. Especially for a foreign player which the knicks have yet to put on their roster for a long period of time. Lampe and his agent know the game all to well and they will do what is best for them. This time there isn't much Layden can do. The ball was and always will be in Lampe court its up to him and his agent as to what they want. Do they want a long term deal with the KNicks or do they want to become free agents ASAP. Knowing the KNicks I would choose the latter.