Posted by BigSm00th:
I found this article excerpt at RealGM.com:
Rafer Alston's days with the Milwaukee Bucks are numbered, and the third-year point guard knows it.
Dropped from the rotation early in the year and then pushed aside when the Bucks signed Greg Anthony as Sam Cassell's primary backup 10 days ago, Alston almost assuredly will be forced to seek employment elsewhere when his contract expires at the end of this season.
"(This) is a disappointment to me," Alston said Thursday. "I've really enjoyed my time here. I enjoyed the city. I enjoyed the people and the organization. But when it gets to this point, it probably ruins my stay."
For those of you that don't know Rafer Alston, he is the Michael Jordan of the playground/street ball leagues. He plays at Rucker Park in the summer under the street name Skip to My Lou and he is an incredible ballhandler and scorer. And he's from NY. Knicks should give him a shot to make the team in the offseason, especially if Action Jackson is traded to Indy like its been speculated, he would be a nice backup and in a few years, could start.
[Edited by - bigsm00th on 03/16/2002 13:19:06]
Rafer's been a backup for the Bucks for years and he's near 30 i think. Plus, if Rafer isn't ready to be a backup now, he's gonna suck in NYC. Furthermore, Layden offered Rafer 1.3 Million to join the Knicks this season, before he traded for Eisley and Rafer said hells no - he wanted no part of the Knicks.
