Knicks Trade Deadline Deals (Cont.)....
This paragraph from Chris Mannix' "Inside the NBA" column for sportsillustrated.com best sums up my thoughts on the two deals that the Knicks made last week:
"So the Knicks moved their only legitimate post presence (at least defensively) in Mohammed and got back two power forwards (bringing their grand total on their active roster to five) with two of the worst contracts in the NBA today. Taylor is due $18 million over the next two seasons while Rose is being paid $27.3 million over the next four years. Both contracts were viewed as albatrosses around the necks of their respective teams; however, those huge deals now look meager in comparison to the millions the Knicks are handing out."
Even after having a few days to mull over the trades, I still feel that the Knicks did nothing to help the club. Some folks say that they picked up 2 first round draft picks, but those draft picks are from the Spurs and the Suns and will definitely be in the last 5 spots of the round.
There was definitely no up side to either of the deals, so why did Isiah do it?
posted by Matt Dabney @ 2/28/2005 09:43:00 AM
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I think partly he did it just to say he's trying to improve the team, partly because Mohamed hasn't been playing well, but mainly to get the draft picks and hope to draft a Tony Parker or another Trevor Ariza.
When rebuilding a team, it #1 most important factor are the draft choices you make. Obviously, by acquiring two more draft picks in this upcoming draft, Isiah has helped out in that respect. But if he is to get lucky and one of those draft picks turns out to be of Tony Parker's caliber, then the trades were worth it. But that won't be realized for another 2 or 3 years.
Or maybe he's planning on packacing those picks in some kind of trade this summer.
If Isiah came out and said: "Look. I've got a 5 year plan here. We (the Knicks) are not going to be a playoff caliber team the next year or two. But know that in 2 or 3 years, the core group of young talent that we have acquired (Starbury, Sweetney, Crawford) in addition to the draft picks will be the makings of a playoff team and championship contender. I want the NYC media and fans to have some patience while we rebuild."
But I haven't heard/read anything from him about his long term plans. He hasn't defending his decisions to make those trades.
Maybe then we'll all have a better idea about where the Knicks are headed....
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