(posted on another board as well)

If Isiah decided to throw it all away (with regards to young players and picks) in a chance to win the title, and Philadelphia sees the writing on the wall and decides to trade Iverson and start over, this deal works for both teams:
Knicks trade: Penny Haradawy, Shandon Anderson, Dikembe Mutumbo, Othella Harrington, Cezary Trybanski, Mike Sweetney, Frank Williams, and future draft picks.
Sixers trade: Allen Iverson, Eric Snow, Greg Buckner, Aaron McKie, and Kenny Thomas.

Initially it looks insanely lopsided, and it is -- kind of. Philadelphia gets future draft picks, Sweetney, and Williams to add to Sam Dalembert and Kyle Korver. In addition, they'll have a lottery pick this year and definitely next year with that bunch. Here is the big part: they've traded every one of their bad contracts in exchance for equally bad but shorter contracts or expiring contracts. Philadelphia would have almost nobody on their payroll after the 05-06 season except for Sweetney, Williams, Dalembert, and their two lottery picks, giving them the ability to sign a big name free agent to go along with the youth movement. As seen with this year, expiring contracts or short contracts have tremendous value on the trade markte.

The Knicks, on the flipside, essentially throw everything away for a chance to win it. I highly doubt they get Rasheed this offseason, so I'd say their lineup looks something like this (before the MLE or 2nd rounders)
PG: Marbury, Snow, Norris
SG: Iverson, Aaron McKie
SF: Houston, Tim Thomas (6th man), Greg Buckner
PF: Kurt Thomas, Kenny Thomas
C: Nazr Mohammed, Vin Baker

Is that team good enough to win the Finals? Possibly. They certainly have enough fire power to get out of the East, and a deep enough frontline to at least try and defend whoever comes out of the West.

BTW, if Rasheed was still an FA when that happened I bet he'd sign, giving them a fantasy starting 5 of Marbury, Iverson, Houston, Wallace, and Mohammed with a bench that goes 12 deep.

Chances of happening: 1 in a million.

Just thought I'd throw it out there for discussion.

that line up is worse then the one we have. Houston at SF with a PG that needs to have the ball at all times and Iverson that needs 35 touches a game. I dont see the point.

Exactly...to add another if.. if by some bizarr chance that did happen...isiah would have to make up his mind on either iverson or marbury...id preferably take marbury.
Houston needs to stay at shooting guard! I dont knowif he could handle sf