Two recent events could mean the Knicks are a bit closer to resigning David Lee. According to Yahoo, the Pistons have signed both Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. Meanwhile ESPN reports that the Clippers have traded Zach Randolph to Memphis for Quentin Richardson. Both Detroit and Memphis were potential buyers for David Lee, with both [...]
With free agency commencing, the Knicks will have to make a major decision regarding their two restricted free agents, David Lee and Nate Robinson. New York has 8 players on their roster that could play the PF or C position: Curry, Milicic, Hill, Wilcox, Hunter, Sene, Gallinari, Jeffries, and Harrington. So on one hand the [...]
Only one player in Knick history has averaged at least 33 minutes a game at the age of 21: Wilson Chandler. Albeit Chandler’s franchise record was more a result of necessity than talent. D’Antoni gave the youngster plenty of court time because of a scarcity of shooting guards/small forwards. Once the team traded Jamal Crawford, [...]
Kobe Bryant is the next Jordan. Dwight Howard is the next Alonzo Mourning. Mardy Collins is the next Jason Kidd. Comparing two players allow us to communicate lots of information with a few words. If someone says that LeBron James is like Oscar Robertson, you would imagine LeBron being strong, versatile, agile, great, etc. Or [...]
In the 2009 draft, it seemed as if the stars would align for New York. Rubio was passed over for the first 4 picks, and it seemed he might drop to the Knicks. But Minnesota snapped him up with the 5th pick. At that point it appeared that the Timberwolves would be done with taking [...]
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Interesting stuff from Chris Broussard on ESPN.com: Millsap, Lee and the Thunder When free agency began on Wednesday, many around the league expected Oklahoma City, which has roughly $14 million in cap space, to be one of the big spenders. But all has been quiet around the Thunder. There's been speculation that they're waiting until July 7 or
ESPN: Turkoglu reneges wit Blazers, will sign with Toronto instead. Weird.
I think Rubio plays two years in Spain (if Minnesota doesn't trade his rights before then), then he tells the T'Wolves "trade me now or I'm sitting out a year and going back in the draft". I still think there's a good chance he ends up in NY.
As far as Minni's perspective on Rubio, take Manu (probably the best guard to come from pro ball in Europe). He was drafted in 99 and didn't play until 02/03. In retrospect, with the 5th or 6th pick in that draft would you have taken Manu and waited 3 years or Bender/Wally S (the guys
Z-Man, re: Zach Yeah, wasn't trying to disagree with you. He COULD be valuable if he was in a good situation AND he changed his game. That's a lot to ask, though. I don't think you can blame everything on his situations when he hasn't made the most of them. For every guy like Lamar Odom who
So ive been looking into Morris Almond and I found something on RealGM with alot of info on him. Check it out.... http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=922018
"I haven’t been following the Rubio saga lately, but Minni’s in a tough spot, he could still be moved in the next couple of years but they’re probably best off waiting him out." I don't agree; Rubio will never, ever play for the T-Wolves. Why not make a deal and get a good player that