NBA turns down Knicks
By MARC BERMAN

INDIANAPOLIS - Knicks president Donnie Walsh said at the morning shootaround here that the Knicks got denied yesterday for the $4.5 million disabled exception for Cuttino Mobley. That's a big blow, as Walsh could have used a slice of it in a trade now or this summer. Walsh said he was not going to sign a player with it this season, but they could have broken it up and signed two this summer. Or signed one and traded the portion that was left. There was a lot of flexibility.

Walsh won't waive Mobley yet. He'll see if Mobley's contract can be included in a trade by the Feb. 19th deadline. Again, Walsh is in no rush to sign a player or open up a roster spot, which is bad news for Stephon Marbury. So no Patrick Ewing Jr. just yet.

The league ruled Mobley's injury occurred before the trade - his hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ailment. Perhaps, but the Knicks get penalized for diagnosing the career-ending ailment and potentially saving Mobley's life. Bad call by the NBA. The Knicks should have gotten the exception on the spirit of the rule.

Phuk ew NBA!

Posted by cooch2584:

Like it has been stated before, the NBA likes to make things as difficult as possible for the Knicks.Just look at the past history!!

I agree

This is total nonsense...I seriously think they have something against NY....watch the next time something like this happens and they give the disabled exemption right away.

"I hate you ebony and ivory mother****ers!!!! I tell you!!!!" - Gerry Bednob from Zack and Miri make a porno....kinda fits my anger right now

this is ridiculous. the knicks basically saved mobley's life and they get penalized for it.

i agree with berman, which doesn't happen often.

This is pretty amazing. Crzydups you said it best: "the knicks basically saved mobley's life and they get penalized for it".

This is like following the law to a "T" but first cutting out your heart to make it that way.

Hopefully we can still trade his contract as Walsh is looking into.

This is just hard to believe. His condition got worse and he needed further tests so Walsh went through with the trade. There should be some severance to the basketball team, not just the $$ saved to the corporation (insurance will pick it up).

On a positive note we got rid of Zach's salary, but now this is hurting us. We are trying to make the playoffs and could use the extra body.

technically, they are right to rule the way they did.

But what if we turned back Mobely to the clips, found a substitute.

He would still be playing for the paper clips, and would very much be at risk for death.

they should have made some kind of exemption.

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by earthmansurfer:

This is pretty amazing. Crzydups you said it best: "the knicks basically saved mobley's life and they get penalized for it".

to be fair, i was paraphrasing berman. i don't know if that will ever happen again.

I think I'm going to be sick...

Well, sometimes Berman does get things right I guess.

Posted by GallOfFame:

I wonder what Isles and Blue think about this decision?

In what regard?

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by GallOfFame:

I wonder what Isles and Blue think about this decision?

In what regard?

Wasn't there a discussion on whether his medical situation was known beforehand and that there could have been a motive to do the trade to get relief from the league. Or if there was negligence on our side?

I'm just asking because I recall you had a lengthy discussion on what our GM could have been thinking before the trade was made and after.


Excuse me it was you and Oohah. I see the thread was bumped below this one but I think Isles had some input on it too.

[Edited by - GallOfFame on 01-31-2009 4:13 PM]

Posted by GallOfFame:


Excuse me it was you and Oohah. I see the thread was bumped below this one but I think Isles had some input on it too.

Ah, the old "they're doing Cat dirty" debate. I miss oohah, he's fun.