http://www.nba.com/games/20040130/MINLAL/recap.html

his play of late has been amazing

He's back to form

and for all the KVH haters,spree would not have reagained it at MSG.

spree was done as a NYK player

Well, I have to agree. I think he's benefited from this change of scenery-- I'm actually surprised at his return to form at age 33. IMHO, he's more deserving than Kobe for the starting spot, but I digress. I wonder if they'd be willing to have 3 Wolves on the team--- Cassell definitely HAS TO MAKE IT.

I don't know how well a lot of these Knick moves would have worked out had we not made the KVH/Sprewell trade. Would we have gone for Marbury? Would Sprewell simply have shined with Houston's injury and McDyess's return?

plus it's nice playing next to a superstar and an all-star point guard. Being in the playoff hunt doesn't hurt.

I think a lot of us could be putting up Spree-like number next to KG and Sam.

Posted by technomaster:

Well, I have to agree. I think he's benefited from this change of scenery-- I'm actually surprised at his return to form at age 33. IMHO, he's more deserving than Kobe for the starting spot, but I digress. I wonder if they'd be willing to have 3 Wolves on the team--- Cassell definitely HAS TO MAKE IT.

I don't know how well a lot of these Knick moves would have worked out had we not made the KVH/Sprewell trade. Would we have gone for Marbury? Would Sprewell simply have shined with Houston's injury and McDyess's return?

Right! Spreewell didn't play as hard as or as passionately as he had played in the past and now for the Wolves, with us last year. I wanted the trade to happen for that reason but definatly not for Van Horn. Whether he played that way because of his beef with the management or his time in New York had just worn out, i don't know.

Yea, Cassell should make it for sure, he has been one of my favorite players for a long time as for Spree, I think he'll make it because of the lack greart guards in the west.
Oh wait. What about Steve Finnley or Jason Richardson or even Shawn Marion? Oh well.
I don't know where we would have been at this point in the season had we had Spree. With the east being the way it is, I can't let go of the fact that we could have been leading our division instead of the Nets right now.

Posted by gunsnewing:

i can't believe Francis is starting in the West. He's having a terrible year.

popularity votes. plus stephs' in the east now.

Spree is just simply trying now. He wasn't trying last year for the Knicks cos they were a joke.

Spreewell didn't play as hard as or as passionately as he had played in the past

I feel thats bull. Spree played hard as hell last season which was the reason we had a 500. record when he came back from injury. He had an undersized below average frontcourt, and average PGs. Everything he did he had to work twice as hard to get as he does in Minn. With Cassell & Garnett opening him up he can now hit more high % shots & sneak in for more rebs with Garnett drawing doubles & take more risk on D cuz he has great help D in Garnett. If we would have just improved the frontcourt and PG group Spree would be doing the same thing for us as he is doing for Minn. But instead we made him the scapegoat of last seasons mess. And completely blocked out that KT-Harrington was the frontcourt & Eisley-Ward were the PGs.

KVH has been playing well for us. And since Thomas is here instead of Layden & Marbury here I feel more comfortable with the trade. But I don't agree at all that Spree didn't play hard for us last yr.

I'd rather have Sprewell than Houston.

Do you think stern and fellow owners would allow spree to participate in a all-star game when he publicly verbally abused a fellow owner(DOLAN) ? Nawwww NOT THE NBA.