Imo we haven't quite given Sweetney enough time to reach his full potential. I think it's only fair to him and the team to give him atleast to the end of next year. Hell, if we can give Timmy 3/4 of a year to get his act moderately together then we can certainly give a kid that has much more upside (if only because of his age) another year. I obviously like Sweetney and still think that he has the ability to be something great eventhough his girth is certainly undeniable.
Having said all of this I think there's little chance of Isiah trading Sweetney, Ariza, Crawford or Marbury before the end of next season. It just doesn't fall inline with his mode of making the team younger. Very unlikely but I gotta be honest with myself as crazier things have happened. Sweetney, Ariza and Crawford go against the the normal mode of operation for the Knicks organization of the last decade and a half. New York City in general and we NYC sports fans in general are an impatient lot we are. From honking of horns
to running red lights and almost running over pedestrians, to booing and chanting unmercilessly for a coaches head, we want it instantly and we want it now. I'm a fairly recent transplant to NYC and the Knicks so I don't have nearly as much invested. I really didn't become a Knick fan until they brought Isiah onboard. However, if Isiah swings this young man for a pick this off season, especially considering all of the old tired scrubs we have acquired on this team, i'll be jumping ship asap.
