Knicks-Yanks paralel. Last night we say Georges Sharphuched Yanks not get the job done. A collection of big names is not always the key to winning. It will get you deep in the playoffs.

I doubt Azira has much trading value. I doubt the focus of anyone trading a center who contributes now is going to want a swingman a few years from developing and a draft pick. We thought Frank had all kinds of value and in the end he might not even make the bulls!

We need to grow our own and keep doing it. There will be times when we can make a great pick up, but it must be done to get us over the hump.

Its preseason, and the team is very exciting now, but lets not get carried away. We are not as good as we think, the east is much improved, and Craw reminded us he will have 1-10 nights and not have good selection.

Its not worth an Atlantic division crown to mortgage the future.

And if we learned anything last night, the big names are not alway the path to success. And lack of youth can hurt.

If Azira is a good player, then we pulled a major coo by adding a future asset when we had no 1st round pick. That itself is great, but its for the future, not now.

Yes, yes, yes!

Totally agreed!

This season, I want Isiah to go after a high draft pick via trade(s) and draft an athletic C with great upside. We need home grown talent! No more trades for expensive vets with long contracts who can only go down hill!

I agree that mortgaging the future is bad, just for quick fixes and short term relief.

However, DJSUNYC came up with an interesting idea to trade Ariza for a guylike Dalembert. I would do that in a heartbeat. I'm just not sure if the 76ers would. As a matter of fact, I totally doubt they would.

The point is, if you wanna trade Ariza, give us a young stud big man in return.

yeah, i live around philly and they love dalembert. there is no way they are going to give him up. getting an athletic big is not simple anymore. a lot of bigs that are considered athletic are playing small forward or tweener power forward. garnett changed the game in saying that 7-footers cannot be centers. i still have faith in naz and think he will be servicable like he was in the end of last year. he is our most athletic frontcourt player ( just the 4 or 5. not the 3)and our best shotblocker. we need to be patient and see in a month.

If Ariza continues to impress during the season, I would try and swing TT for a C, but of course, that's easier said than done.