NJ is going to be hesitant to make any deals w/their division rivals, especially the NY Knicks...i don't see it happening.

Crawford has star potential and is young, while Kittles is older but you know you're getting a solid player. I'd still like to get Crawford in here, but I'd welcome Kittles is something can't be done. I just don't see NJ going for any deal we can offer. I think that Nazr would fit well with them, but we can't really afford to give up our size for Kittles.

I think if we want a player like Kittles we potentially have one in the making- Ariza.

It seems that he is going to make the team- he just needs to develop a outside J.

And Kittles is past his prime- please no more past their prime players!

crawfords value is at PG not SG, he is undersized for SG. Many people are getting caught up with the "names of people" rather than the needs we need.

How many times last year did a absolute nobody go for a double double in pts and rebounds against us last year? How many times did some big body go straight up and dunk it on us? How many times did some big body with no skill wutsovever back down and did a baby hook or turn around and dunk it on us? How many players(big bodyes) do we have that can go straight up and dunk? Our best one is nazr, and hes a backup center at most.

Come on guys, dont go for the hype on players and their names but rather identify our needs. We are a 100mill + payroll already. We better show great improvement this year and everyear after to make it worth it for dolan to pay his extra luxuray tax. Our needs is a big man. I still would like to add a big body like dampier and another shot blocker. Like Keon Clark. We dont need any help in scoring. Jamal just doesnt make much sense, not at 10mill a year. I dont know if houston will be back but I will give some minutes to develop ariza at the 2 if needed, where he wont be greatly undersized. And what about penny and frank williams and marbary back court? It would be nice to get a replacement for houston but its not our priority. Remeber that blazer team....
Sabonis, Rasheed, pippen, bonzi, stoudamire, steve smith, scrempth, dale davis....

Posted by BRIGGS:

doesnt kittles makes sense for us? we have all these big name players we want to go after--wouldnt kittles fill the bill as a guy who can start 2 if needed or play 6th man--can also move over to three and bring the ball up court--has length athletiscm a nice jumpshot+ an ending contract? if things go sour for us-hes almost a lock type player who can bring us bak a number 1 pick at the TD.

NJ has no PF NONE. why dont we give them a package of othella a re-signed demarr and deke for kittles and NJs number 2 pick in 2005

I am sure that NJ would love to take Deke and his 5 mil salary after deciding last year to buy him out and pay almost all of his slaray.