well, thats supposed to be the idea. a trade should be fair and help both teams. Yeah I think TT would help solidify their team and FW is better and younger than Ollie. We get help immediately to putting a sixth man in place, getting a shot blocking C who should be able to score with marbury and a vet PG that will give a quality 8-10 minutes--but the prize and the reason I do it is because I believe Josh Smith is going to be a superstar and in this league you need superstars and TT is not one. It may take 2-3 years for him to fully develop, but there is no reason why he can garner a 15 minute back up 3 role right away. There is also no reason why the Knicks would take a step back, especially since we still have the full MLE KT and all of our expiring contracts to improve the team. But getting to the end is a process-were not going to the finals any time soon we are far far away unless soemthing strange happened--i look at a three year timeframe which is about right as long as we increase talent over the next two years and get the talent to play hard together. we need athletes to compete in the east the way things are going. Its all in what you see and believe--if you dont see a young player play or a college player play you cant invision how that player would be a benefit to your club. I see this kid as the next dominique who needs 2 years to develop and that not even counting the value of wagner as a sixth man type. I think its potentially a very good trade both ways

and its atleast credible compared to something like houston[who knows if he even will play again and the guy is going to be 34] for T mac?

your trade is a good trade for both sides, briggs. i'm 100% with you on this, as this one is doable, unlike all the kobe-tmac-brand crap that have NO chance to happen. (unless kobe brakes his knee, tmac his back and brand fallls in depression)

most trades offers on this board are lopsided in our favor. waiting for the superstar ? no way, superstar won't come for cheap unless you draft them and get them while their value is low. Dajuan has no future on the cav, they'd better right now and unlike nalod, i do think that playoff experience right from the start is exactly wat lebron needs.

Posted by diderotn:

All we have right now is a great PG.

which is, at least, one thing more than what we had last year.

you have to overpay to get what you need. You don't care about how the trade will help them, but how it'd help us. Dajuan off the bench would be a pretty nice step in the good direction, a pick could allow us to get a center. We'd still have our expiring contracts to facilitate a trade.

Want superstars, grow your own.

Trade for picks and use superior evalutation to uncover a mike redd and others in lower picks. NY has got to learn and apprciate young players and support teams to build it right.

We love our home grown players. Jeter, Namath, Reed, Clyde, Bradley, Strawberry, LT, Starks, Mason, Bernie, Posada, Seaver, Ewing, Damaggio, Mantle, ETc etc.

Free agent love is not the same as growing your own. Or bringing in guys whom come as nothing and watch them emerge is also special. They are ours, part of the family, they become the favorites sons of NYC and if taken to glory is a great thing. A Starphuched group of mercenaries can come an perhaps win, but its a shallow victory.

The 1994 had many home grown players, and Mess added the final touch. Starphuching did them no good. THe 4 islander cups in the early 1980's was great. That team grew for 3-4 years getting closer and closer, gaining experience and then bonded to form on of the last great dynasties. The Yankees are getting too Starphuched these days for their own good.

THe lake show is a little different. They got 3 rings and Malone is the real difference, Payton is just nice. But its a core team of Fischer-Kobe-Shaq that is STILL together.

Be nice when we can be critical about HOW we win our rings.