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08/03/04: New York signed Trevor Ariza to a 2-year, minimum salary contract. The 2nd year is non-guaranteed.

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by Killa4luv:

Yeah Dan would be a great addition to our franchise. I was thinking the same thing.

He really would.

You can't even go by the stats because on Paper the Bucks should have made the playoffs easy. Those guys have played together a while and they simply had good talent 1-12 on that roster. They had injuries but that team still had enough talent to win games.

Especially Dan Gadzuric. There were games where Dan was killing the Knicks and they just too him out of the game.....and it wasn't about foul trouble. They say that he wastes alot of energy and fatigue is an issue but that simply doesn't show on the court from what I've seen.

It's a shame he only averaged 22 minutes last season. With the Knicks he would get 30 mins easy. That would push his production to about 10/10/2....maybe more.

Yeah Iwonder if they want anything from us for him. Or will they let him go? They may want a pf and we are chock full of those.

Posted by nyk4ever:


Posted by EnySpree:

It's a shame he only averaged 22 minutes last season. With the Knicks he would get 30 mins easy. That would push his production to about 10/10/2....maybe more.

Thats my problem with Gadzuric, he was only played 22 minutes this year for a sorry Milwaukee team that was really thin on the front line. I'm not big on him, he's nearly 28 years old, its not like he's 22 or 24 and still growing as a player, he's basically in his prime right now. He hasn't shown me that he would be able to post double-digit points and rebounds if he was given a solid role. I'd give him a portion of the exception but where would he play in the Knicks rotation, especially with whomever Zeke drafts, it's going to be tough to find minutes to begin with.

Posted by gunsnewing:

Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by nyk4ever:


Posted by EnySpree:

It's a shame he only averaged 22 minutes last season. With the Knicks he would get 30 mins easy. That would push his production to about 10/10/2....maybe more.

Thats my problem with Gadzuric, he was only played 22 minutes this year for a sorry Milwaukee team that was really thin on the front line. I'm not big on him, he's nearly 28 years old, its not like he's 22 or 24 and still growing as a player, he's basically in his prime right now. He hasn't shown me that he would be able to post double-digit points and rebounds if he was given a solid role. I'd give him a portion of the exception but where would he play in the Knicks rotation, especially with whomever Zeke drafts, it's going to be tough to find minutes to begin with.

You have made a good point. Very good point.

Yeah I remember arguing with someone here about who was better Steven Hunter or Gadz. I wanted Hunter because I felt he had more upside and was younger but for some reason this person warmed me up to Gadz. I wouldnt have a problem signing him but only if we miss out on Kwame and Hunter.

Gadz was a guy I would pick up in my fantasy league during his good stretches but for whatever reason he kept coming down to earth. I think with guys like that you can't expect them to be effective for more than 20mins a game. Hunter is still a questionmark because he never got the chance to start. He could come to the Knicks and become a 30min 12, 9 & 2blks Center or he could be like Gadz effective for only 20mins. But he is younger. We already know what we're getting out of Gadz. But I will say this. Many centers do take into their late 20s to develop into a 30min double-double type center.

I think with taft or even Sweetney if he can come into camp in better shape and score in the post would be a decent frontcourt tandem with Kwame, Hunter or Gadz.

The Center I want most besides Kwame and Hunter is Tyson Chandler but he may be harder to get and more expensive since he was a #2 overall pick.

Posted by TMS:

don't get me wrong...i'm not saying Gads is some genius when it comes to basketball instincts...i just think he functions better w/in a team concept than Hunter does...just my personal opinion...i don't see anything special about Hunter to tell you the truth...it's easy to look good when you're playing alongside Amare, Nash, Marion, Q. Rich & JJ...alot different than playing alongside Michael Redd & a bunch of scrub role players, don't you think?