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This isn't a bad option for the simple fact that he is a young player and expiring contract so we can gauge if he is the right backup PG for this team long term. He is definitely capable of running a team effectively for short periods of time, and if he is content playing 12-15 mins a night then he may be good to resign for a few million per year. I wouldn't be surprised if we draft a PG as well, and see if they develop into a strong backup PG. There aren't a lot of great PGs in the draft, but plenty of solid ones.

crzymdups wrote:Telfair and Ridnour play for the same team. Seems like they might be asking about both.

I think the Knicks are wiling to make the team better--but they have give no indication that they are willing to take on salary. So if we ended up with a Telfair and say a Carl Landry--its a reasonable medium.

That would be my only reservation about the kid.

No, there was never an indication that the Knicks were interested in Ridnour from the team. That was simply a list of players eligible to being traded. In short, a writer trying to turn almost nothing into something approaching news.

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toodarkmark wrote:Just a thought. Rafer Alston and Jamaal Tinsley are both free agents and could be gotten for the minimum. Both native NYers and both might have something left.

I would definitely look at Tinsley if he is in shape. The dude is only like 30-31 and was a solid point guard in his prime that just ran into a bad situation. Rafer Alston is another guy to consider. Who we really should look for is Brevin Knight. Dude is an excellent floor general. We just need someone that can keep this machine humming for 10 minutes a night, so we can get Felton's minutes down into the 33-35 range.

People don't 'run into bad situations'. He ran into a situation that exposed him for the sloppy fella he always was. Unfit to run this ELITE KNICKS TEAM!

Andrew wrote:I wouldn't mind Telfair. He'd run the offense better than TD. Keep TD as a backup 1 and backup 2.

If Telfair doesn't work out, no big deal. What are we giving up? Bill Walker?

I think it'd have to be Azubuike - T'Wolves would save money on his deal if it were covered by insurance.

Azubuike is $3.3M and Telfair is $2.7M. Both are expiring contracts.

It'd basically be an admission they don't think Azubuike can play this year.

Bippity10 wrote:I'm not a Telfair fan(in our current situation) but we could do worse. Personally I want a savvy vet but would be okay with this

same. telflair played his best ball in new york, he was clutch for his high school. for those who saw the telfair documentary you will see the family takes basketball seriously. and telflair is very coach friendly, so mda would love that too.

if anything it might lead to a bigger contract next year.