Posted by lovespree:
I agree that it would be utterly ridiculous to pay Osterteg that type of money. I don't think the Knicks will do it - at least I hope they won't. VGundy has been quoted recently as saying that the Knicks will not go out and acquire a center just becuase of their size if they don't have any talent. It wouldn't help the situation. It doesn't matter how big you are if you can't defend, grab a rebound or score - none of which Osterteg do well then what good are you. We'd be paying over 6 million dollars to a guy just because he's tall! That makes no sense. The Knicks need to stick with Felton. Even with Felton's limited moves, he is a 100% better then Osterteg.
Though we obviously could use size, i'm not too unhappy with what we have now. As long as Camby is healthy, he is capable of playing 35-40 minutes a game. In other words we only need someone to fill in at center for about 8-13 minutes per game. Thomas or Harrington or Spencer are very capable of doing that. Though Spencer is the only 7-footer of the bunch, Thomas is still probably our best post defender and Harrington's defense and post game are steadily improving as well. Weatherspoon is the only question mark and if he doesn't come around by december, he could be traded for a larger big man. For the time being, Thomas, Harrington, and Spencer will do just fine backing Camby up.