2010: Who’s on first?
August 20, 2008 – 10:58 pmAll right, they might not be saying the right things off the court, but TEAM USA is kicking ass this Olympics, and it is nice to see the U.S. back at the top of the rankings where they belong.
Obviously Donnie Walsh is pulling some punches this offseason, not giving up Zbo in any type of fire sale, and not trading or buying out Stephon Marbury having already secured Chris Duhon for point guard duties. I think the Knicks actions this offseason (or lack thereof depending on your point of view) are consistent with what Walsh has been saying all along: he’s going to wait it out and get under the cap.
So who on the redeem team are you feeling? Besides the TEAM USA 2010 free agents, there are other big-time players also on the market that year. Who would be the best for the New York Knicks?
Anyone who still claims “thou shalt not covet another team’s players” at this point still doesn’t realize the Knicks are under new management and are eventually going in another direction. After all, we’ve been going in the same general direction for too long now.
5 Responses to “2010: Who’s on first?”
Here is a story from the NYT one of the few papers with no interest for or against the current Knick Regime with regards to the hiring of the new director of pro scouting John Gabriel.
Here is the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/sports/basketball/21knicks.html?_r=1&ref=basketball&oref=slogin
By Orange and Blue on Aug 21, 2008 at 10:46 am
I want LeBron, Bosh, Durant, Butler, Parker, in that order. The others will be too old or would not help the team.
By Harris on Aug 21, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Was that our old friend Tom with the sole vote for Paul Pierce.
Don’t get me wrong I respect the dude’s game but the way he has treated the Knicks with disrespect I just find it hard to cheer for him.
By Orange and Blue on Aug 21, 2008 at 12:35 pm
O&B
could have been, but there are probably knick fans out there that think pierce would be nice in ny.
check it out, more blips on the knicks radar in terms of front office hirings.
Knicks hire John Gabriel.
For those that think I’m giving Donnie a free pass on all of his decisions thus far, I am not a fan of John Gabriel for his resume with the Magic. Before returning to NYC I lived down in Orlando long enough to know that Otis Smith has done a superior job and the Gabriel move does not thrill me in the slightest.
By knicksdefense on Aug 21, 2008 at 3:38 pm
From Wikipedia:
“In 2005, Gabriel, who is allergic to bee stings, suffered a near death experience after being stung by a swarm of bees outside his Orlando, Florida home. Gabriel, though, eventually fully recovered.”
Watch out for that yellow jacket on the knicks. You know who I’m talking about. He played for Georgia Tech.
By knicksdefense on Aug 21, 2008 at 3:43 pm