BigSm00th
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Him not seeing time is based on the premise that Allan Houston will be healthy. I have huge doubts (reports a few weeks ago said his knee was still extremely painful and when he was on Celebrity Jeopardy a month or so ago he said he still couldn't dunk).
I'm going to guess that Houston will play maybe half the season. I think that's a nice estimation, given his age and how his knee healed last year. If he's healtheir and plays more, maybe Isiah goes out and deals him, but as of now, with the deal the Knicks are doing, let's pretend Houston's out (and that Frank is traded).
PG: Marbury SG: Crawford, Penny SF: TThomas, Anderson
Ariza, from all I saw at the summer league, will be ready ultimately but to expect him to be a regular contributor from the get-go is stupid. That's not happening. With that situation, Anderson and Penny are both playing a lot, which is what I'd like to avoid.
Now, let's imagine Frank is kept (which, according to all reports, will happen), and Houston is hurt. You're looking at:
PG: Marbury, Williams SG: Crawford, Williams SF: TThomas, Penny
Williams can play either guard spot, an ability shared by Crawford and Marbury (and by Dumars and Isiah, which is what I think Isiah's trying to do here, get a few guards who can play either spot). That enables Penny to only play a little more than 20 minutes, and Frank should get at least 20.
"he'll be in the Damp deal or the Toronto deal"
Why would GS want him in the Damp deal? They have Claxton and Fisher both signed to multi-year, multi-million dollar deals. Mullin wanted cap relief and frontcourt players.
What Toronto deal? Carter doesn't want to be traded, he all but said that the other day. If the deal to get Carter is Williams, Sweetney, TThomas, and a first rounder (which would be the least Toronto would want), I don't even want that deal.
My money is on Williams being in a Knicks uniform this year and getting time.
#Knickstaps
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