datruth said:
if we sign ray allen or sign and trade, the Q rich deal is not piontless cuz we could trade tim thomas and crawford and play ray allen at 2 and Q at the 3...Q is a capable to play multiple postions cuz of his body and quickness
The only way we could get Ray is in a sign and trade, and there is no one Seatle would want from NY. The only cookie that I can see us dangling in front of Seatle, and could aslo be a salary match, is Marbury... I doubt Seatle wants Steph... He couldn't run their offence. II also understand that he only wants to play for a handful of teams, NY not being one of them. Also, why would you want Q as a 3? He is 6' 5" and doens't play that good of D. He is better off at the 2, his game is a 2. I've said it in my posts before and I will say it again. Call Detroit and see if they would talk to NY about a deal for Prince. He is 6"9', has long arms and plays very good D, also Detroit is in the market for some offense so there could be some interest in Crawford. He is young, can hit the 3, especially when he is on his game, and could be that weapon off the bench for them. Prince would be a great fit for NY! Plays D, not a selfish player and drives. Not the best outside shooter, but with Q and Steph on the team, we don't need him trying to drain 20 ft shots. Also, Detroit could afford to loose him since they are stacked deep with defensive players that could step in and take his place. What they don't have is an offensive threat, and Crawford could be just that.
I also am reserving my judgment on Isiah until I see some more of his off season moves. I am not down on the Q trade, in the same sense, I am not thrilled about it either. This trade has time before it is considered bad or good. Depending on the other moves Isiah makes. If we go from a forward heavy team to a guard heavy team, then he has done nothing to improve the Knicks and just went latteral.