I think he has no confidence whatsoever in Isiah. If thats the way we want our Knicks run then everyone should be fired

Posted by NewYorkSoul:

No, I agree with djsunyc.... the only way we can stop being the laughing stock of the league is to pull ourselves out of this salary cap quagmire and start with a clean slate... of course, this won't be until Crawford gets traded or his contract runs out in 2010

exactly and don't forget Houston

Posted by NewYorkSoul:

No, I agree with djsunyc.... the only way we can stop being the laughing stock of the league is to pull ourselves out of this salary cap quagmire and start with a clean slate... of course, this won't be until Crawford gets traded or his contract runs out in 2010

yes, i want to build a team of < $6 mil contracts and < 25 year old players. let these overpriced dogs expire. you have to ask yourself, do you believe in isiah's drafting ability? i do. i think that's his best trait. so look at it this way:

3 picks this summer - gives us ariza, sweets, 3 picks all < 25 and making < $3 mil

let tim and penny expire (saving a net of $60 mil)

2 picks next summer - gives us ariza, sweets?, 3 2005 picks, 2 2006 picks - that's 6-7 players under <25/26 and < $3 mil

let mo, jyd expire.

in the interim - you can trade kurt for either a player that expires in 06 or another draft pick. we can also go after a <25 year old big man via the MLE like hunter or gadz.

so, if the target year was the year after h20's expire - we're looking at least 9 players, all under 26 on their rookie deals.

you want to trade tim or penny for zach/boozer/ray, then we give up ZERO picks, and we keep ACCUMULATING picks and build our pipeline that way while marbury and zach can sell tickets.

OR no deals past 06/07.

when we are TRULY ready to be that finals team, marbury should be 31/32 or maybe not even on this team anymore.

this is my ideal plan and i think it's the best way for us to get out of this mess. it gets expedited based on the talent we draft but you see where i'm going. we'll have a TON of manageable contracts and can easily move players around to get good fits for our team. you want to appease the masses, then TELL them we're rebuilding. bring in a coach that will TEACH like hubie. if you're up front with ny fans, then you get a pass. the garden will still sell tickets, even a team at or slightly below .500.

the only way we can stop being the laughing stock of the league is to pull ourselves out of this salary cap quagmire and start with a clean slate... of course, this won't be until Crawford gets traded or his contract runs out in 2010

In 2 years Crawfords contract will be seen as an excellent if not bargain of a deal.

Posted by Stevo718:

the only way we can stop being the laughing stock of the league is to pull ourselves out of this salary cap quagmire and start with a clean slate... of course, this won't be until Crawford gets traded or his contract runs out in 2010

In 2 years Crawfords contract will be seen as an excellent if not bargain of a deal.

I agree. Crawford was a good move and a good signing, hes gonna be a special player.

Posted by djsunyc:

very simple isiah...DO NOTHING.

use your 3 draft picks, and draft the BPA. that's your skill.

after that...DO NOTHING.

i would be 100% satisfied if that's all he does this summer.

good post. Our draft picks are our only assets this offseason.

Allow me to add to this:

Buyout Penny. Even if it doesnt really save us anything. We need the roster spot.
Retire Houston
Dump Bruno and Jackson

Split the MLE on
Ariza 4 years $19mm
Butler 3 years $3mm
Charlie Bell 3 years $4.5mm. This give you a cheap experiences backup PG who can score and is defensive minded. Think a bigger Darryl Armstrong at 26 years old.

draft 2-3 best players available

roster:
Marbury, Bell
Crawford, Ariza
TT, JYD
Mo T, Sweetney, Rose
KT, Butler
with 2-3 picks... I would like Blatche and Petro as we can afford to wait on guys (one or two will need to sit on IR anyway)

To me this is a realistic start to getting some sanity into how this roster is build

I agree with the premise here. We need to start adding flexible assets to our roster and slowly let the the less flexbile ones go. If we can build our roster with solid young players and reasonably priced players, we'll be in a better position when the chance comes along to acquire a top level guy.