anyone think TT is going to play harder and better during his contract year. I hope so that way his value will increase at the deadline.

**CROSSES FINGERS

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 05/11/2005 10:23:46]

I know there are going to be people and even Isiah who might consider resigning him. I hope not...

Just let him and Penny expire. Get some more flexibility, and just add the 2 roster spots for more youngin' draft picks. If he has a career year, WE KNOW he's just pulling an Erick Dampier.

TT had the worst year of his career in 2004-05. It will be hard for him to be any worse. He actually picked it up towards the end of the season too. There is no reason to believe he wont be better/play harder than last year.

The question is, how good will he be? Will he drive into the lane all the time, get rebounds and play decent defense or will he just be a nonchalant offensive player. Either way, his trade value is going to be go up.

this is why I pray for Warrick. the most glaring whole on the roster is SF. Center can be addressed with Z, Andersen or Hunter.

Posted by Silverfuel:

TT had the worst year of his career in 2004-05. It will be hard for him to be any worse. He actually picked it up towards the end of the season too. There is no reason to believe he wont be better/play harder than last year.

The question is, how good will he be? Will he drive into the lane all the time, get rebounds and play decent defense or will he just be a nonchalant offensive player. Either way, his trade value is going to be go up.

his career averages are nothing to write home about either way...i hope he's traded or his contract is allowed to expire...DO NOT extend this guy, i don't care if he has a 18/4 type season next year...a career of underachievement should not be washed away w/1 good season in a contract year.

Posted by Silverfuel:

TT had the worst year of his career in 2004-05. It will be hard for him to be any worse. He actually picked it up towards the end of the season too. There is no reason to believe he wont be better/play harder than last year.

The question is, how good will he be? Will he drive into the lane all the time, get rebounds and play decent defense or will he just be a nonchalant offensive player. Either way, his trade value is going to be go up.

Guys 3 people in his family died this year, he played well in the 2nd half, that is not something to take lightly.

If he plays well next year, we will have to determine whether he is playing well because he is over the turmoil or because its a contract year. Either way I agree he should go, lets hope he plays well and gets us a good player and/or picks in return. There are a few teams out there that need a 3rd scorer to put them over the hump. Houston comes to mind and TT can play the 3, but JVG may not want him because defensively he leaves much to be desired. Maybe playing on a team with a legit chance, he;ll play better, he could certainly help them if he did.

Posted by crzymdups:

this is why I pray for Warrick. the most glaring whole on the roster is SF. Center can be addressed with Z, Andersen or Hunter.

No thanks. A 4 playing in a 3 body. No thanks to Z, a big no thanks to Andersen or Hunter. I rather draft Taft over Warrick, I would use the 30th pick on Hodges if Houston ain't ever coming back and in that case, cut Houston to clear up space. Personally I would like Isiah to secure another pick and try to obtain Petro and Taft and Hodges on draft night which would mean giving up on Sweetney and KT. Hodges might be available in round 2 but I think he is going to perform really well at private workouts.

the thing that is very interesting is that kvh and tim thomas are exact opposites in terms of when they show up. Tim thomas can have pretty good fourth quarters and second halfs, while as a rule KVH usually plays worse or chokes. That's what made me hope that TT could be kept last year during our playoff run, that he tended to showup during the final minutes. But in terms of the season and taking a larger view of things, it seems like KVH overall still puts up better numbers regardless. But look at what he turned into, rotting on the mavericks' bench before getting an injury and ending his season. Not something to be desired other way. I look at it this way: we basically traded an aging star for the best we could get for him, and no matter who we stuck with, we would still be stuck with one of them. Take your pick... undersized, out of position spree whining and bitching all the time, kvh choking in crucial moments and getting injured, or TT, who does not need an explanation.
I hope TT has a 20 ppg season next year so we can get something out of us feeding him ariza's minutes.

MaRbUrYiSaKnIcK

Dude, no offense because I was you once, but you're spending too much time on video-games. I had that sickness too... playing 82 game seasons as the Knicks, killing the league and winning MVPs..drafting rookies who become All-NBA.. then i'm thinking.. how many hours did i devote to this nonsense?

As for Tim Thomas, I want to let his contract expire. Same with Penny. Unless we get a draft pick back with a young player and another ending contract, i'd just sit still.

Maybe we can geta high potential guy or top draft pick like Darko? Change for the sake of change may not be the panacea.