arkrud wrote:We are so fast we need something slow... Do we?

purple012870 wrote:Didn't tear his achilles?

Yes he did. Suffered the injury back in April and had surgery to repair it soon after. Now he's recovering. No idea how that's going...So there's that along with a hefty price tag (something like $9M and change this year, over $10M next year). There's no way we take on that kind of money -- it would officially eliminate us from next year's free agency where with a little cap maneuvering, we might be able to add a max player. I don't think we can jeopordize that for Mehmet Okur. I tell ya what though, adding a player with his skills makes you think a little -- Okur outside, Amar'e inside flanked by do-it-all Anthony Randolph along with the rest of the team (Felton, Gallo, etc.)..Makes some sense on paper in terms of fit when you think about it. Too bad he's coming off injury and the contract isn't favorable. It's not even the injury so much -- he'll be back doing what he does.. It's that contract. If he was on the final year of his deal maybe he would've been worth rolling the dice on..

Aside from that, I think the Knicks future is more important than waiting and hoping another teams all star to jump ship. Especially players that would shake up the team as much as these names would.