C'mon, Hardcore. Have a little faith... they might be able to pull out a win against LA. They did beat SAC and division leading Boston. What's really sad is that we are the only team in 11 tries to lose to Orlando.

No matter how bad it gets over here throughout the rest of the season, remember... it could always be worse. Orlando is so rediculously bad...

i dont think they will even need to be at .500 to make the playoffs. the 7th spot in the east will be at 500 probobly.

Use that last comment for the knicks turn-around and then (as Verizon say's) I CAN HEAR YOU.

ive thought about it. i kind of figured an 85% mcdyess would be able to put up 15 points and 8 rebounds in 30 minutes[which i think would be his maximum output]. the problem is thomas who is also playing PF is averaging 12 points[45%] 12 rebounds 2 blocks and would be shooting 50% if it werent for the first two games.

there is a bit of a conundrum here. my guess is that mcdyess takes harrington's or spoons minutes as a back up for awile and they go from there. if there are people who think he is going 40 minutes next week you are crazy --he hasnt played big minutes his entire career--let alone after 3 major surgeries.


my guess is that he plays 20 or so minutes for awhile--meaning well into the season and perhaps just rising a bit after some bonafides are seen over time. i dont see mcdyess ever playing much more than 30 minutes again.

another problem is this---i would have to imagine that the knicks want to cut payroll--they do have upwards of 27mm and possibly harrington to charlotte?????- 15 % pay raises accross the board sans lampe mcdyess 13.5
thomas 5
ward 6.5
doleac 1.6
vranes 350,00


they are going to have to make some decisions with several guys

no matter what happens with mcdyess he is not going to be paid more than 5-6mm at a maximum thomas may think he might be able to get more and it is possible with the way he is playing a team like denver may be willing to pay him 3 years 20mm OR may be able to pay him a high 1 year deal for like 8mm

there is a bottom line with the knicks

some of these guys are going to have to go
ward is 1 and my guess is either mcdyess ot thomas is gone if doleac prices himself out of the knicks market i would also say bye-bye vranes is a goner imho. i think at best 1-2 of these guys stay with milos and a pick coming in. that is why i would do the crawford + robinson for harrington ward and a pick. we have milos coming over, crawford is 6-6 and only 23 and if we need a young sf talent like a first round pick--we can probably acquire rodney white for 1mm bucks.

again im not a guy who likes trading 1st round picks and i would almost NEVER trade any pick that is not restricted --see detroit last year for a good example- but in this case i think the talent coming back is young enough and talented enough to warrant it--the question is what does the dude what to be paid. i dont think he has earned more than a 3 year 15mm or so$ someone will give him that but that is also a pressing issue. we need to sign him to an extension if we trade for him. if you add milos and crawford, i think the pg position and the back up 2 is set for awhile.

Posted by playa2:

Use that last comment for the knicks turn-around and then (as Verizon say's) I CAN HEAR YOU.

I will apply that comment to the Knicks when we:

A) Start winning more games than we lose

B) Correct some of the problems regarding the roster NOW

C) See what McDyess bring to the table when he returns

D) See how the coaching situation develops

Can you hear me now? GOOD.

Yo Briggs, good post.

Being that Chicago would also like to trade Jalen Rose, would you consider trading for him? If so, who would you wanna part with to make the deal?

i like jamal crawford a lot. he's proven to me that he is a big time player with with a confident attitude. the knicks havent had a pg in 15+ years and if there is an opportunity to get a 6-5 23 YO athletic one--i do it. if i have to take on eddie robinson, i do it because he fills a need of a back up to van horn. yeah he's paid well but half his contract is done.

if we bring in jamal this year and milos next year--i think it is a big time upgrade.

i think putting jamal crawford at PG this year takes a load of kvh and houston because you have a guy who can really score penetrate and pass well= he can rebound the ball to/

what will it cost us? i think right now is as cheap as its going to get and its a good time to get him. im willing to go ward harrington and a restricted #1 to 14 for crawford and robinson

i still say to bad we didnt take james lang as a project instead of vranes