Posted by gunsnewing:

the Mike Lupica article pretty much summed up how i've been feeling lately. 3 amazing players were out there in Shaq, kobe and Tracy and the knicks who play in "the world's famous arena" can't get any of the world'd greatest players thanks to the mess Layden put them in Thanks to Houston, Penny and Shandon

Lupica said it was many people doing many wrong things, and layden mostly doing the wrong things.

You guys sound all hungover after the false buzz. Chill out dudes, you don't hear a peep from most teams!

Posted by Nalod:

I is the premier outsider shooter in the NBA. He need not add rebounds to his "honey Do's". Shooters should shoot and be in position to shoot.

Spree was a slasher and a better rebounder. I think your missing him

Alan is 6'6 and very strong. He was never much of a guy to penetrate. I dont want my franchise max contract player to be just a jump shooter.

I cannot believe you are actually defending him and saying he does not need to add rebounds!! Are you kidding me? If you are ok with having him as just a jump shooter then more power to you. I want him to at least try and rebound which he never does. I dont miss Spree, I miss the fact that our franchise max-contract player is a 1-dimensional whimp who refuses to do anything else to help the team.

knee surgeries have been known to fix more things that cause more problems. If the percentage of them hurting more than helping was higher no sane person in world would allow a doctor to perform knee surgery. In fact, no sane Doctor in the world would perform knee surgery so please dont tell me knee surgeries hurt more often than they help.

Guns: Every single bad contract on the Knicks is some how related to Layden. What a bastard. I wonder if he will be a GM in the NBA again.

[Edited by - Silverfuel on 07/15/2004 23:23:15]

Based on what I know about this procedure, this type of surgery is successful in promoting cartillage growth--- however, the new cartillage isn't really quite the same as the pre-existing tissue-- ie it's not as resilient.

Other players have had somewhat similar surgery (Kerry Kittles, Penny Hardaway)... and while rehab has been long, they've managed to return, albeit not quite the same as before.
Both of those guys were younger when they had the surgery, so it's a little different.

Houston is no spring chicken and perhaps he would have been better offer playing with the old pain.

Can the Knicks collect insurance on him if he's forced to retire?