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The Knicks are making trades the only way they can by taking on salary. New York has just traded for Steve Francis, sending Trevor Ariza and Penny Hardaway to Orlando. The deal gives the Magic salary cap relief with the Knicks taking on another $32 million in salary.
The addition of Francis gives the Knicks a high-octane backcourt, but how will he coexist with Marbury? Both of them are shoot first, pass later guards and neither one puts up much of an effort on the defensive end. The trade is easier to understand if another deal with Marbury leaving New York is in the works. If not, the Knicks have added another player who has had clashes with disciplinarian types and will want the ball at the end of the game. The basketball may be terrible, but it won't be boring at the Garden.
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YES!! Championship here we come!
Watch out Spurs, Mavs, and Pistons, here comes the Knicks!!
Thomas is a GENIUS!
thomas is the best GM ever! i think all the other GMs know that if they need to get rid of salary, they can turn to the knicks.
Is there a plan to what Isiah is doing or is he just randomly shuffling players? I'm just a casual fan but there doesn't seem to be much purpose to his personnel moves.
Joe, you hit it right on the head. There isn't a plan. Just take on huge contracts and hope that throwing a bunch of players together will create a winning team.
If the Knicks had been smart they would have let Hardaway's contract expire, or only trade it for draft picks. Instead they pick up a 29-year old point guard who doesn't want to be a point guard. They need to stop the reckless spending and throw the young guys out there nightly and see what they have. It's going to take a few years, but if they keep trying to rebuild this way they never will.