From ESPN Insider:

Layden won't bail out the Knicks

"How bad are things in New York? Daddy Big Bucks has decided not to bail Jeff Van Gundy and company out of the royal mess they seem to be in.

Faced with the prospect of center Marcus Camby being out a long, long time, Knicks president Scott Layden has decided against bringing in a free-agent center such as Olden Polynice.

According to the New York Times, Camby may not return before December. "I'll have to get my conditioning up first and when my foot feels a little better, I'm going to just ease my way back into it," Camby told the Times. "I'm not going to do like I did last time. This time when I come back I'm going to definitely be more cautious so there won't be any reoccurrence."

That comment drew some raised eyebrows from his teammates. "I think mentally he has to get to the point where he's comfortable with taking some bumps and bruises," Allan Houston said.

"You can't really question him because you don't really know how a person's feeling," said Latrell Sprewell, who has been begging Layden for another big man. "But I understand why some people say it, looking at his history."

Nevertheless, Layden told Polynice's agent, Dwight Manley, that the team would stick with Felton Spencer until Camby returned. According to the New York Post, Cablevision CEO James Dolan may be pinching pennies -- something almost unheard of in New York."

Wow...what's going on! We can't play without a center untill December!!

Maybe, just maybe, we have been offered a BIG trade come december 15th. That would be the upside of all of this. Reality is though our management/ownership isn't all that good. I would love a trade with the Blazers though if it could mean getting Wells and Randolph.

Yeah I know....when big trades are supposed to go down they always do! Remember the Big trade after the Ewing Trade! and The Big trade after the 2000 Draft! and the Big Trade after we got eisley and anderson! Yup they never happened but that's all you guys talked about

Why would Portland do that deal?

Posted by MCfan23:

Why would Portland do that deal?

I say gut the roster. It's trash, ever since Ewing left (he was trash too) - and Houston sucks (no heart) and Spree, I don't know about this guy anymore. He can't will us to victory...

Only deal with Portland I'd want is Zach Randolph and Bonzi Wells for any one they want from us besides Camby. Take your pick, fill the trade with what you want as long as it isn't long term and you've got yourself a deal.