isiah is trying to rebuild different from convention. instead of clearing cap space to sign big time free agents (accumulating lottery picks on the way), he is keeping the payroll structure the same in the hopes that expiring contracts can help acquire these players. a lot of the knicks payroll are fluff contracts like tim, penny, houston, mo taylor that will be used to acquire players in sign and trades. he also isnt ignoring young talent. he`s kept sweetney around, drafted ariza, acquired crawford (whos only 24), and has 4 1st round picks in the next two years. if you ignore the payroll and concentrate on the talent level, you`ll see that the team is on the right track...
ps i pray to the basketball gods that all the BS i just spewed is true)