All Hype
This trade will not reap benefits. Rashard Lewis IS getting older, and although this IS his first real lost time since his rookie season, this is his 9th year, 8th full season. That's a lot of time spent in the NBA, and I fear this is another Tim Thomas (7th year), Antonio McDyess (9th year), Latrell Spreewell (7th year), Steve Francis (7th Year), Anfernee Hardaway (11th Year) type hype that will not reap benefits. (names we lost to those signings, Trevor Ariza, Marcus Camby, Nene Hilario) Signing Crawford and Q Rich was great, young, still hungry, still got skills to acquire. There is a reason these teams want to LOSE baggage. So they can become BETTER teams. The Sonics have had 3 winning seasons in his 9 year tenure, assuming this season is not a winning season, none of which have they been considered serious contenders, except when Brent Barry was lighting it up from beyond the arc. And if the Knicks pick up Rashard Lewis, he will not be the savior the same way none of those guys were the savior. He'll just be one more bag on the Knicks baggage claim that keeps spinning around and around and no one will ever pick that bag up unless we pay them. That is assuming we take him on the condition that we give him a contract. Which I'm sure IT would chuck at him. BOOOOOO I don't wanna watch Frye and Nate blossom somewhere else. If we're gonna do that lets send Lee packing for Desmond Mason. And then see if Tree Williams wants to come out of retirement. Who's with me?