Reality is fans want it more than teams. The junkie like obsession restarted like the morning after "the decision". Cp3 is baiting it and Carmello for the next big hookup. Cp3 agent works for lebrons marketing company. That is very wrong and full of conflict.

New yorkers feel like the biggest and brightest should be here.

Sangfroid wrote:I am cautiously optimistic about the direction that the new talent is taking us. A lot of height, solid players. So far, not a lot of dollars expended to bring us to this point. Gotta love the idea of being in a position to sign a max player in 2011 AND 2012! This is unheard of in recent times! Admit it, DW is handling his business.

I totally agree. The Godfather has gone through his plan with precision. Down to the alternate plan when the queen decided to be in wade county. Donnie has collected some exciting talent and still has us prime for another FA run in the next 2 summers.

Nalod wrote:T, good point. Basically your calling for an end to "starphuching!"

Reality is fans want it more than teams. The junkie like obsession restarted like the morning after "the decision". Cp3 is baiting it and Carmello for the next big hookup. Cp3 agent works for lebrons marketing company. That is very wrong and full of conflict.

New yorkers feel like the biggest and brightest should be here.

i've been calling for an end to starphuching since the Marbury trade blew up in our faces... that didn't stop this franchise from seeking savior after savior, from Zach Randolph to Jalen Rose to Stevie Franchise... move after move trying to milk 40 win seasons out of this flawed roster just so we could make the playoffs, but with no hope whatsoever of winning a title... i'm sick of going that route & have been for years... i've wanted this franchise to build up with youth & amass young assets for a long time.

so far i feel like Donnie's moves have mostly been in our best interests with the 1 exception of that failed T-Mac trade & the signings of useless bench players like Roberson & Bender... clearing Zach & Jamal's contracts off the books without having to give away any assets were 2 brilliant moves, as was getting some useful assets out of trading Nate Robinson & David Lee... i railed against his choice not to trade those guys last year & he's proven me wrong... good for him... i'm glad to say he's done a good job from that standpoint... since his plan failed to land Lebron i no longer want to see this franchise sacrificing entire seasons & giving away draft picks to clear cap space just so we can have a glimmer of a chance to sign these guys like Melo & CP3 who are already trying to hype up their own brands at our expense... no more being held hostage by a single player, i'm done with it... focus on building up what we do have & go from there... you can't go wrong by going that route.

TheGame wrote:I think Walsh should just sit tight for the next few months and give this team until December to see what it can do. We now have a defensive center in Turiaf, a guy that commands a double-team, and a point guard that can hit a shot and is not afraid to drive to the basket. If Gallo has stepped up his game, this team really has a chance to make the playoffs this year. I would sit tight and wait at this point. No need to make any other moves.

if the right player becomes available like a Tony Parker or Darren Collison, i don't have a problem with making a move to trade for him, but i don't wanna see any more assets be thrown away on a prayer to clear cap space so we can hopefully sign bigname stars 1 or 2 years from now, & i don't wanna see us going after guys with big contracts that aren't the types of guys you should build a franchise around like Arenas, Gerald Wallace, etc... for his part Donnie's said he won't be going that route... hopefully he sticks to it & doesn't let the pressure from the fans & from Dolan from deterring him from that plan... & hopefully he'll keep making moves to make this roster better from within by focusing on developing the young guys he's amassed & stop bringing in veteran players who have no future here that will stunt their maturation & growth... keep the temptation away from MDA & give him no choice but to play the young guys... let Gallo & Wilson become featured players this season playing off Amare & see how much better they become... give AR a chance to grow even through his struggles learning a new system & DO NOT allow MDA to sit him for long stretches of the season if he grows disenchanted w/his play... hold the head coach accountable for getting some tangible results out of the roster you just spent 2 & a half years putting together... the time for excuses is over for both these guys.

Donnie also intended to structure contracts for future flexibility just in case we NEED to make a change due to a player not working or because a stud like Melo comes available. This is our team! No need to worry. But down the line things could change and DW has set us up to be ready for whatever.

MS wrote:I don't know about the value of the TMAC trade. Don Nelson is the guy we should be thanking. He time and time again proves he is clueless with talent evaluation. He did it with CWebb and I think has done it with AR. I think the stars aligned just right for us not to lose Lee and have a great package we shouldn't have gotten. Sometimes it works that way, I'm glad we finaly got a little luck. Like Johnson getting overpaid. The Knicks were going full force on that one. Again sometimes it comes down to luck.

you don't have one without the other. Nobody taking on Jefferies at this time of year. TMac allowed us to be in position for Don Nelson maneuver.

a team like the Nets just signed outlaw to 7 million Farmer to 4 million the bucks gave gooden 7 million, raptors gave amir money? It's more than possible that multiple trades could have been made.

Donnie gets a b+ for the offseason but i think there was more value out there to be had than he got from the rockets deal