Jalen to Knicks

[keRplunK]

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Ray Allen likes Toronto.

You can have him when he's 36.

[goh]

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Good.
I wasn't pleased at first when I saw the pick went with him then I realized it probably wouldn't happen without the pick.

[NYJets]

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Good deal for the Raptors, cleared a lot of cap space.

Ok deal for the Knicks. Taking on the contract isn't an issue, but I don't think Rose has a history of working well with Brown. Nice to get a first round pick though.

[Havok410]

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The 1st round pick is Denver's pick so that makes this thread pretty even. Raps will clear cap room while the Knicks take on alot of money but get a middle of the road draft pick.

[Vince]

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Wow...Knicks got a good deal.

LMAO

16 million 2 years...

Bigeastbumrush, where I you! I told you bro. Isiah is too stupid not to trade for him.

[Vince]

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The Raptors remind me of the Bulls a few years back..

They got all that cap space to make a run at T-Mac, Duncan, Hill, etc. and failed to land any of them.

Wow, horrible comparison. We are tryign to get a young core first then go after big names...

[ehh]

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The Knicks now have how many rebounders? Zero?

[Court_vision]

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The most interesting thing about this trade IMO is that Jalen Rose is 100% NOT what you'd call a "Larry Brown type player".

Yet he IS 100% an IT guy / very close to IT.

There's already talk LB has lost the dressing room...moving in one an IT guy seems strange timing.

[SonicMage]

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The Knicks now have how many rebounders? Zero?

Eddy Curry, Channing Frye, David Lee, Malik Rose, all have decent rebounding numbers.

[Vince]

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Eddy Curry, Channing Frye, David Lee, Malik Rose, all have decent rebounding numbers.

The words Eddy Curry, decent and Rebounding should never be said together... Never.

[Crucial Mike]

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Like the Raptors need cap room...they ain't signing no one.

They don't have the typical free agent mindset....

First and foremost, secure Bosh. All star for years to come and getting better every game.

Bring back Mike James if realistic..a hard nosed player who can shoot the lights out and play some pretty good d.

Go after free agents like Nene and Peja. Nene has a former connection with Toronto (translator I think), while Peja would feel welcomed by the huge Serbian community here. Foreign players like these are far more likely to enjoy Toronto than most American born players...

Great deal for the Raps....and as for the Knicks, it gives hope to all armchair GM's who say "I could do a better job than him!"...When it comes to Isiah, it's most likely true.

[SPTO]

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The most interesting thing about this trade IMO is that Jalen Rose is 100% NOT what you'd call a "Larry Brown type player".

Yet he IS 100% an IT guy / very close to IT.

There's already talk LB has lost the dressing room...moving in one an IT guy seems strange timing.

I've heard that Brown may be regretting the decision to go to NYK in the first place. Sure the money is fine and all but he just can't relate to the young guys.

I wonder if Brown will be pushed out of NY and Thomas takes over as coach?

[djcnyc1]

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GREAT!! As a Knicks fan, let me just say that on behalf of all Knicks fans everywhere, whoop-da-freckin-do! Let's see, we traded Antonio Davis to the Raptors (he's be in TOR for a week, then he will pull a Alonzo Mourning, get a contract buyout, and return to his former team, the Chicago Bulls) and in return, we get the one person WORSE than Marbury in the "play the right way so that I don't get a heart attack" motto. Also, we pick up ANOTHER BIG CONTRACT, and these monstrous contracts have been one of the main reasons why the Knicks will be perpetual losers for a few more years (To give you an example of these types of actions in the last five years, what other franchise in sports would pick up a 3-year, $27 million contract for TRAVIS KNIGHT). We also get essentially DEN's first round pick, and the odds are we won't draft well, although this year's draft seems to be an incredible exception to the scouting team that has wasted picks on the likes of Frank Williams, Frank Weiss, and my personal favorite, Eric Chenowith (oh, it hurts).

Apparently Isaiah Thomas has taken up the President's approach to the Knicks financial situation. However, he hasn't figured out that deficit spending in the NBA doesn't lead to any good.

ISAIAH, PLEASE RESIGN.

[As for Toronto, the new GM is not afraid of pulling off trades. He wants to free as much cap room as possible, so expect MoPete to be out and even Bosh (which would make no sense...but seeing it as they really want Stojakovich to draw in the large Serbian-Canadian population, perhaps ...)]

[SPTO]

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[As for Toronto, the new GM is not afraid of pulling off trades. He wants to free as much cap room as possible, so expect MoPete to be out and even Bosh (which would make no sense...but seeing it as they really want Stojakovich to draw in the large Serbian-Canadian population, perhaps ...)]

You must be smoking some good weed bro. Wayne Embry would get his butt killed through the media and fans if he traded Bosh. MoPete is also a fan favourite and he's played ok this season. You can't just trade everyone away like that.

The rumour tho is that Mike James could be available for the right price. Again tho as I have said earlier, i'm pretty sure James will be in a Raptors Uniform next year.

[DueceDiggla]

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Check out this article by the NY Daily News a few days ago.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/387722p-329005c.html

Isiah Thomas is running this organization into the ground. Yes, he has acquired a ton of talent, but you can say the same thing for each and every player in a Knicks uniform.

Not a good defender

Does not have the intangibles to be a leader

Has never played on a winning team


So what does Isiah do? He goes out and gets someone that fits that exact mold. He got a draft pick which is ok since he had already given up theirs to Chicago, but this move isn't really a good thing. If anything, it helps out Isiah the most because it will sway some of the media attention away from his off the court legal troubles for the time being.