The NBA ruled against the Knicks Friday and the club will not receive a $4.5 million disabled player exception for Cuttino Mobley's retirement. It was a blow to Walsh. The NBA ruled Mobley's career-ending injury - hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - occurred before the Nov. 21 trade.
The Knicks medical staff discovered the ailment that past teams had not, but will be penalized nevertheless despite possibly saving Mobley's life.
Walsh coveted the $4.5 disabled player exception because it can be traded for a player or two players totaling $4.5M either before the Feb. 19 trading deadline or this summer. Walsh could have signed a player or players for that amount, but said that wasn't the intention. Walsh won't yet waive Mobley, waiting to see if he can still trade his contract at the deadline since he's in no rush to have an open roster spot. "There's no pressure," Walsh said.
Late-Late Old News
The Mobley (to Knicks) situation was discussed and finalized the week after the trade in so many Knicks and Clippers forums.
There was no-way NBA Stern was going to give the Knicks a disable exception on a player that played in every game this season with the Clippers untill the Knick trade.
Mobley had average over 30 mpg as a Clipper this season plus he had a medical clause in his contract (since the Magic traded him to the Kings) its the same as Eddy Curry contract on "Heart-Condition". After visiting a couple of Clippers Forums in November and reading their veiws on the Knick/Clippers trade it was obvious Donnie Walsh made an "Idiotic" decision right after making a wise decison in the Crawful for Harrington trade.
The conclusion of the Knicks/Clipper trade was worst than two of the Isiah Thomas trades for Tim Thomas and Francis.
Mardy Collins is a 65% better player than Mobley.
Zach Randolph 20-10 stat alone with his attitude is 75% better than Tim Thomas.
Was the Mobley heart-condition a cover-up of Mobley refusing to play for the Joke-Knicks....the Marbury vs Dantoni feud heated-up to the boiling point the night of the Mobley trade....did Mobley best friend Steve Francis hint to him how Knick players get paid all of their contract without playing for the Knicks....did Mobley look at the Knicks franchise the day after the trade as the same old Joke of a Franchise it been in the past 5 years when he picked up the L.A. Times newspaper and seen he was traded to the Knicks whom just traded their top 2 scorers Zach & Crawful....but....the BIG headline in the newspaper the day after the trade was $21M Stephon Marbury refusing to suit up and play for coach Dantoni.
The above was a few things discussed fluently in many Knicks and Clippers Forums when the so-call medical report of heart-condition stop Mobley from playing for the Knicks....the Clippers win/loss record was 2-9 the day of the Mobley trade....Mobley was a Clipper Starter in all 11 games averaging 33 mpg.
If the Knicks/Clipper trade was never done Mobley would still be the Clippers starting SG over rookie Eric Gordon today....that is how the NBA league looks at it....so no medical exception will be given to Walsh for something he already knew in advance before the trade.
The Knicks medical staff discovered the ailment that past teams had not, but will be penalized nevertheless despite possibly saving Mobley's life.
Walsh coveted the $4.5 disabled player exception because it can be traded for a player or two players totaling $4.5M either before the Feb. 19 trading deadline or this summer. Walsh could have signed a player or players for that amount, but said that wasn't the intention. Walsh won't yet waive Mobley, waiting to see if he can still trade his contract at the deadline since he's in no rush to have an open roster spot. "There's no pressure," Walsh said.
Late-Late Old News
The Mobley (to Knicks) situation was discussed and finalized the week after the trade in so many Knicks and Clippers forums.
There was no-way NBA Stern was going to give the Knicks a disable exception on a player that played in every game this season with the Clippers untill the Knick trade.
Mobley had average over 30 mpg as a Clipper this season plus he had a medical clause in his contract (since the Magic traded him to the Kings) its the same as Eddy Curry contract on "Heart-Condition". After visiting a couple of Clippers Forums in November and reading their veiws on the Knick/Clippers trade it was obvious Donnie Walsh made an "Idiotic" decision right after making a wise decison in the Crawful for Harrington trade.
The conclusion of the Knicks/Clipper trade was worst than two of the Isiah Thomas trades for Tim Thomas and Francis.
Mardy Collins is a 65% better player than Mobley.
Zach Randolph 20-10 stat alone with his attitude is 75% better than Tim Thomas.
Was the Mobley heart-condition a cover-up of Mobley refusing to play for the Joke-Knicks....the Marbury vs Dantoni feud heated-up to the boiling point the night of the Mobley trade....did Mobley best friend Steve Francis hint to him how Knick players get paid all of their contract without playing for the Knicks....did Mobley look at the Knicks franchise the day after the trade as the same old Joke of a Franchise it been in the past 5 years when he picked up the L.A. Times newspaper and seen he was traded to the Knicks whom just traded their top 2 scorers Zach & Crawful....but....the BIG headline in the newspaper the day after the trade was $21M Stephon Marbury refusing to suit up and play for coach Dantoni.
The above was a few things discussed fluently in many Knicks and Clippers Forums when the so-call medical report of heart-condition stop Mobley from playing for the Knicks....the Clippers win/loss record was 2-9 the day of the Mobley trade....Mobley was a Clipper Starter in all 11 games averaging 33 mpg.
If the Knicks/Clipper trade was never done Mobley would still be the Clippers starting SG over rookie Eric Gordon today....that is how the NBA league looks at it....so no medical exception will be given to Walsh for something he already knew in advance before the trade.
