Comments on: Treading Water

By: john

john — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:08:17 +0000

Nate really learned how to keep his mouth shut after the brawl? That was very clear with his trash talking the referee at the end of the Bobcats game. I say get rid of this guy.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:06:39 +0000

Sonics get: Nate Robinson, Kelvin Cato, Bulls 1st Round Pick, Knicks 2nd Round Pick*

Knicks get: Nick Collison, Sonics 1st Round Pick, Sonics 2nd Round Pick*

Actually the salaries don’t match up. Collison signed an extension before the season, making him a base year compensation player, meaning that for any trade his salary is equal to 50% of his salary next year. I’m not gonna bother looking it up because I’m sure it’s at least 3 million higher than the 1.x million nate makes.

As far as ray allen for Q and Rose… I’m not sure why I’m wasting my breath on such a ridiculous proposal, but I can’t help myself. I don’t think the Sonics would take Rose and Q if the Knicks were giving them away, not at their current salaries. Both of them make like $7 million of I’m not mistaken. Rose shouldn’t be playing more than 15mpg – does that make him a $7 million player? Q has no trade value until he can play for quite a while without sitting. He has no medical insurance on his contract becaues the insrance company looked at his back and decided he was likely to have chronic back problems. He has only played over 65 games once in the last 4 seasons. He’s already missed, what, like 12 games this year? He’s definitely not on pace to break the trend.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:36:54 +0000

damn, bryan colangelo?s the man once again. Anyone else read ?7 seconds or less??

I didn’t find out about it until just recently! I really want to read it.

By: Hudson River

Hudson River — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:23:48 +0000

Speaking of young guys with tons of upside(sarcastic), the Knicks are rumored to buy-out Steve Francis’ deal. The Sixers want to do the same thing with Chris Webber, so why don’t we trade for him. His deal is one year shorter, and as long as he never gets playing time this is a deal that would greatly benefit the Knicks.

By: Dan Panorama

Dan Panorama — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:39:15 +0000

damn, bryan colangelo’s the man once again. Anyone else read “7 seconds or less?”

By: cool hand

cool hand — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:08:37 +0000

Bargnani also has another weapon that Nowitzki doesn’t, and never has, had. That is a legit low post threat playing alongside him. CB4 is a beast, and one on one in the post he’s close to impossible to stop. Teams started to double once he got the ball, but he’s so fast that did not always work. Now they leave earlier, sluffing down before the pass, which leaves guys like TJ Ford, Mo Pete, and especially Bargnani tons of room to operate.

By: KnickerBlogger

KnickerBlogger — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:15:35 +0000

I don?t know about Mardy Collins. Isn?t he supposed to be a point guard? In 96 minutes he?s managed all of one assist.

You have to remember that a good chunk of Collins’ minutes is coming in as a defensive sub. Hard to make an assist when the other team has the ball, and you’re coming out after a change of possession.

By: Dan Panorama

Dan Panorama — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:40:29 +0000

Toronto worries me more than any other team in the division right now. No one is talking about it, but the no. 1 pick (the quietest number 1 ever it feels like) Bargnani is starting to play really well with extended minutes and has a ton of upside. Guy could be a legitimate Nowitzki – a seven footer with an unstoppable three pointer and the ceiling seems pretty high in general for him. As it is, he’s already playing like a solid sixth man or even starter.

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:57:28 +0000

Toronto is good if they all stay healthy, Bosh and Ford are both impossible to guard and the rest of their team is coming together well. the Knicks will really have to pick it up to stay with them, I think.

By: cool hand

cool hand — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:24:10 +0000

I have a hard time believing the Sonics would be interested in dealing Ray for Malik and Richardson. The Sonics, like the most teams, could be looking for some “younger” talent, but I do not think that the 32 year old Rose qualifies, especially on a team stacked at pf and center like Seattle. Like Hudson River said above, if it were available it would already have been done.
I still think the Knicks should let the group they have now try to put something together, which should not be too difficult in the disgraceful Atlantic Divison. Let’s see what this group can do, and maybe make some moves in the offseason if they cannot put a legit postseason run together.