How did I come to this conclusion is by subtracting the final score between the two teams last night. In fact, we are currently in the 8th spot, and most of all, it has been almost 8 years since the Knicks had a winning season. Almost 8 years since Kurt Thomas has been in N.Y, and on the 8th year we will be liberated from him. The 9th pick last season has yet to pan out, but with the 8th pick of this draft, Isiah who wore #11 during his playing days will pick or trade the pick to either move up or add some more picks who will march us all the way to the NBA finals during his 3rd year with THIS FRANCHISE.


YES, 8 IS OUR LUCKY NUMBER

#7 Lamar Odoms is destined to be a Knick. He is from N.Y., if paired with Marburry, as athletic as this cat is, we could cause a lot of problems in the league. Trade Penny and either Kurt or Sweetney to LA for Odoms and change his number from jersey #7 to 8 and we will be the best team in the East....if we can't get Odoms

No to Wally
No to Dampier
No to Stoudamire
Yes to Illguskas
Yes to Swift


Summer plans


The challenge of retooling the Knicks begins today for Isiah Thomas. The following is a list of players Thomas may pursue in the offseason:


Lamar Odom

He's having trouble co-existing with Kobe Bryant, which for obvious reasons makes Odom available. If the Knicks are serious about playing a quicker style and spreading the floor with shooters, Odom would be a great addition. He can play power forward, run the offense and create mismatches. Odom had shoulder surgery two days ago but should be ready for camp.

Wally Szczerbiak

A talented small forward who would like nothing more than to return home. He's also a favorite of his Long Island neighbor, Jim Dolan. Knicks tried last summer to trade Kurt Thomas for Szczerbiak.

Al Harrington

A favorite of Isiah Thomas, who coached him in Indiana. Harrington could give the Knicks a low-post presence. Hawks GM Billy Knight already burned Thomas by trading Rasheed Wallace to Detroit and Antoine Walker in successive years. Maybe that's what Thomas, Knight and Frank Murphy, Thomas' right hand man, were all laughing about in the tunnel late Sunday as Atlanta was humiliating the Knicks.

Erick Dampier

The Knicks have been trying to acquire the veteran center for three years and with Dallas always re-tooling its roster Dampier could be available again. Two other trade possibilities are the Blazers' Zach Randolph and the Clippers' Elton Brand.

Ray Allen

The best free agent on the market but the chances of the Knicks getting involved are slim because Seattle would have to do a sign-and-trade and the Knicks don't have enough pieces to land someone as gifted as Allen. The same can also be said of another free agent shooting guard, Michael Redd.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

The Cavs' free agent center will attract plenty of interest around the league as will Washington's Kwame Brown. Again, however, what do the Knicks have other than Kurt Thomas, to give anyone?

Stromile Swift

The athletic free agent forward is on the Nets' radar screen and exactly the type of player Isiah Thomas covets.

Damon Stoudamire

If the Knicks don't draft a point guard, Stoudamire would interest Thomas, who originally drafted him in Toronto.



[Edited by - diderotn on 04/21/2005 07:29:05]