While listening to 1050 ESPN Radio on my way home today, Wally and the Keeg were interviewing Frank Isola, a beat writer who covers the Knicks. When asked who the Knicks will MOST LIKELY have come October, Isola said Antoine Walker in a deal for Kurt Thomas and Shandon Anderson because the Mavs will be looking for toughness and defense and are willing to trade Antoine, and the Knicks are going to try to add a running mate for Marbury and Isiah likes players who grew up in Chicago like he did.

If he likes guys who grew up in Chicago, go after Eddy Curry. If that's the best they can do, I'm not really sure I like it. I'll have to see who else they trade for, who they draft, and who they sign, but I don't like 'Toine as a 2nd option.

"Antoine Walker in a deal for Kurt Thomas and Shandon Anderson "

I think thats a wet dream for us... No offense, I think with an expiring contract like Walker than can do a lot better than anything that returns Shandon Anderson. They already have Tariq Abdul Wahad rotting away on the bench. Howard and Daniels are better.

The more I think about it the more I like it. If the Knicks could convince 'Toine to play downlow he'd be great.

I'm all for it, as long as he aint chuckin up 3s every touch he gets.

Walker plays a little soft and at times and goes into some of the ugliest shooting spells a player can have. The Spells may suggest why Walker has low confidence. And the fans are less forgiving in NY, but if Lenny thinks he has a chance to motivate Mr wiggles, Walker may turn into one of the best trade deals Zeke could make this summer.

whatever IT has to do to get rid of anderson do it. ill take tonie chucking for 1 year than deal with anderson missing lay ups for 3 years. once again IT Just Do it!!

while this doesn't get us a championship, it gets rid of our two longest contracts besides starbury and brings us an expiring one. kurt and shandon have no future on this team but they have 8 years between them on their contracts. In addition it gives us some kind of scoring big man. dallas is desperate for tough players to play alongside all their soft pretty boy jumpshooters. if we do the right thing with toine's expiring contract (meaning not sign him to a longterm contract, but trade his ass for youth, picks or athleticism), this deal would be a step in the right direction. We're not winning it all next year, but this could help us win it all in 3 years.

Kurt, Anderson, FWIll for Toine and Dallas' #1....

man, tough decision. Tough one. I probably would do it in hopes of re-trading Walker plus Deke, etc for a bigger star.

Expiring contracts hurt the Knicks. What about Penny, Stef, Allan, Tim? It just puts them close to the cap, but still tens of millions over it.

The Mavs don't have a number 1 this year, it'd be next year, and no way I'm giving up Frank. Call me crazy but I love what I saw from him this year. I think they do the deal straight up, Kurt and Shandon for Antoine. They get defensive minded players who don't need shots and the Knicks get a big man who can do everything.

Imagine a Knicks lineup of Frank, Stef, Penny, 'Toine, and whoever else, maybe Tim Thomas if you want to go small. That's basically four point guards on the floor, they'd be pretty nice in transition.

I think Walker would re-sign with the Knicks for a smaller contract, so I see no problem in getting him because I don't think he'd leave. Just make sure on half of the possesions he's in the post and not at the 3 point line.

Posted by BigSm00th:

I think Walker would re-sign with the Knicks for a smaller contract

Sorry bigsmooth, but I absolutly don't know why.

Posted by BigSm00th:

Just make sure on half of the possesions he's in the post and not at the 3 point line.

How many coaches have tried that before ? It never worked. For us, as he plays defense as his opponents are infected from ebola, he would be useful only as a trade bait.

Does he bring shotblocking ? Defense ? Low-post offense ?

None of what we need.

Does he bring financial flexibility ?

Of course he does.

So this trade would not be a basketball decision, but a strtegic and financial one, which I'm not against at all.

Forget about Walker.If Isaih can get Jamal Crawford and Eddy Cury, the Knicks will be good to go,now I don't know who we give up in order to get them,but Jamal can help us at the 1 and 2,and Curry at 4 and 5.

Not a big Toine fan ... he's a loser imo. I'd hate to watch Kenyon own him as a Knick (bad enough to watch Kmart dominate KT). But, this is a deal we'd have to do, just to get rid of SA. Can't believe Dallas would do it tho. Seems like KT is rumored to be going to Dallas every month or two. Never pans out. Just don't think they want him.