Even if we got rid of Eisley, Spoon and Anderson's contracts we would still be over the cap. Some imply these bench guys are killing the cap.

Player signed years salary misc FA
Michael Doleac ........ 8/7/02 2 $3 million '04
Kurt Thomas ........... 8/1/00 3 $13 million '04
Slavko Vranes ......... 7/23/03 1 minimum '04
Charlie Ward .......... 1/21/99 6 $28 million '04
Othella Harrington .... 1/21/99 7 $17,325,000 '05
Antonio McDyess ....... 1/22/99 6 $67.5 million '05
Dikembe Mutombo ....... 10/9/03 2 $8.5 million '05
Keith Van Horn ........ 7/28/97,8/1/99 3+6 $9,161,000+$73 mill p-opt '05
Maciej Lampe .......... 8/13/03 3 $2.88 million '06
Clarence Weatherspoon . 7/20/01 5 $27,228,000 '06
Frank Williams ........ 7/8/02 4 $4,409,422 rc t-opt '06
Shandon Anderson ...... 8/10/01 6 $42 million '07
Howard Eisley ......... 8/16/00 7 $41 million t-opt '07
Allan Houston ......... 7/23/01 6 $100,406,250 '07
Mike Sweetney ......... 7/7/03 4 $8,633,596 rc t-opt '07

You raise a good point, Playa.

I've got to admit I've been too lazy to understand the details of the Knicks cap situation. I've been assuming there's no way they get under the cap w/o moving Houston or until his contract expires. That seems to be accurate (if not technically, in practice).

So, no building through free agency (except mid-level exceptions) in the foreseeable future, unless, as someone suggested in another thread, they expose Houston int he expansion draft and he's picked up.

It'll be interesting to see if they do that. I like Houston and don't know if they'd get a player as good in free agency, but think it would be the right move. However expensive Houston seems now, imagine him a few years older still pulling down this kind of $.

If they really want to build for a reasonable shot at a championship, letting Houston go, really sucking for one season and getting a high lottery pick and having big $ to spend on FA would seem the way to go.

But that's a lot to sacrifice.

I think Dice is done after this year.

Posted by Vmart:

They are kiling the cap in the sense that thier production doesn't equal their paycheck. You could have a better bench with more athleticism at a less price.

I just wanted to expose that "MYTH" that those role guys are killing our SALARY CAP . So many were under that assumption because of the point you made about production being equal with their pay check. BUT IN ALL REALITY EVERYBODY CAN'T HANDLING PLAYING IN NEWYORK CITY FOR WHATEVER REASON.

True that, Vmart...

and NYK seems to be becoming the team where half-azz players can come and get PAID (Especially if they have some kind of Utah connection). Whether they are journeymen, soft, hurt or old, we'll take them and pay them like they are gonna make the All-Star team for the next seven years...

Scott LayDown is such an ASS.