still, my preference is to keep wilson. he is a stud.

King1 wrote:I just think Wilson trade value is a all time high and we can get something for him that could really help this team. If not you choice will be pay Wilson in 2011 or try to go for a max player.

king 1 the kid is 22! trade value---he's developing into an all star. He's a guy who hits the mid range and can also get to the basket with his strength and finish. I think LA was shocked at just how good WC was last night. he abused them. We ran out of gas because they have to many good players with to much size. Duhon absolutely killed us--please lets do something give Douglas a chance over Hughes at the least--I know Duhon understands the offense and is a pure 1 and Douglas is not but why not give him a chance like they did with Hill---he shooting 35% killing us. It took perfect play just to stay even. He's a huge thorn to the Knicks right now. try to get better from within first.

misterearl wrote:say what?

Barely 22 years old and driving the ball inside against the world champion Lakers with graceful ball handling, creative instincts and superb finishing ability?

are you kidding me?

Trade The Mayor and you regret his All Star status for years to come

You gotta get off that regretting bull****...the Knicks have to assemble a team not hold on to players because they don't want them to become an all-star somewhere else...

I'm with King....it doesn't have to be a center cuz D'antoni is not gonna tolerate a defensive center if they can't move the ball, pass and shoot. Camby and Noah come to mind...Camby is actually a fits the free agent/vet mold King talked about. Camby also knows what it means to play in NYC/MSG.

BTW, Lebron is a natural small fwd...are the Knicks looking to play Lebron at shooting guard? point guard? if the Knicks slide Lee back to power fwd and sign say camby...Gallo is the starting 3....only 2 positions left...I don't like Lebron at the Guard position.

I don't think he needs to be used to get a center, because I think that Hill is the center of the future for this team.

Hill is going to be an effective center in this league. He looked good guarding Gasol, and with his outside shooting ability, he will cause headaches for slower centers who are afraid to stray too far from the paint to guard someone. He also seems to be a ball hawk in terms of rebounding.

He still has to add some muscle, but it is obvious to me that his frame can hold another 10-15 (20?) pounds with little negative effects. With the added muscle and the increase in explosiveness, Hill will be an excellent center IMO.

Except for his rebounding, Lee is almost playing like a SF these days, and is becoming a scoring machine with his midrange J, but he is a liability down low, and causes us to have to play the zone D which killed us yesterday. I want to keep Lee with the Knicks, but there has to be a way to cover up for our weakness in the paint, which he is partly responsible for.

Certainly, proposing various and random trade scenarios is an entertaining way to pass the time but for the life of me I don't understand the eagerness to rid the Knicks of one of its most valuable assets. Wilson Chandler is still learning the NBA game and growing right before our disbelievin eyes. Any concern over his consistency is only a precursor to his becoming an all star. With an average of 15 and 7, despite his sluggish start, the next incremental step puts The Mayor on the doorstep of a very respectable 19 and 8.

Walsh has been patient for a reason. His strategy is to HOLD his best assets unless a deal comes along to blow him away. He keeps the core yoots - Lee, Gallo and Chandler, no matter how many rumors are being tossed in the mill on a given day.

The recipe, without much needless tinkering or too many chefs, looks something like this

Lead guard to be named later
The Mayor
Lee
Gallo
Hill

Landry
Bender
Jeffries

add one well-paid free agent and stir briskly, bring to a boil