jagu

Amare better be happy with the nice chunk of change he is getting because the currently built NY Knicks are still a pathetic excuse for an NBA team. Raymond Felton to Amare , lets just say that won't be a famous call...

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Reality Check: At worst it's a higher lottery pick along with many other picks this year. At best it's a 7-8 seed and a first round ousting by a far superior high seed team.

cly2tw

You really hate Amare for getting Suns into the WCFs this past season. Had he played like he did the first half of the season when recovering from the eye surjery, you might have not hated him as much, right?

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#1. "Trade Marion!"
#2. "Less is more!" Nash needs to play more off-ball like Stockton.
#3. Amare will be as good as Karl Malone, barring further severe injuries!

ad #2: .. Gentry felt Nash's teammates were watching him too much and the offense had become stagnant.... "We felt like we were wearing Steve down," Gentry said. "He had the ball all the time, and he was making all the plays. .... One of the things we looked at was having more ball movement and more people movement but making sure he still had the ball at the end of the shot clock and still making plays . . . when he's fresh."

Yuma

What's wrong with what he said? The currently configured Knicks team is not very good. I am also not sure how Felton, who is more of a Barbosa finisher than a Steve Nash disher, is going to run the pick and roll with Amar'e. I have a lot of questions about the Knicks, even if they get Carmello Anthony next season. Just have to wait and see what D'Antoni is planning.

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Who makes the playoffs first? Suns or Cards?

Folster

The Knicks are putting together a nice team imo.

Felton
Azuibuke
Galinari, Chandler
Randolph,
Stoudemire, Turiaf

With a little more depth they could make the playoffs. I sure wish the Suns could have pulled off the same deal for Stoudemire that the Knicks pulled off for Lee.

az jam

And the Suns will have Nash to Warrick!!! Wow !!!

Divide Et Impera

Whoa. What a nice turnaround for NYK. We shall see how it all comes together, but it looks like Nelly-ball right now. They should be a fun team to watch and they'll rack some wins up in the regular season, but that's certainly not a team built for a ring....

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Ouchie-Z-Clown

i wonder how much amare is going to like playing center again? and having to face dwight howard more than twice a year.

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AzStevenCal

You guys are probably right about the retooled Knicks but I'd swap rosters with New York in a heartbeat, especially if it included an owner swap. They'll win 43 games and contend for a playoff spot and we'll win 35 games and finish next to last in our conference.

Steve

Divide Et Impera

And we own our own lottery pick. I'll take that over another mediocre also-ran roster....

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tobiazz

He'll enjoy playing C against Howard more than playing PF against the Lakers, I bet.

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AzStevenCal

Oh yeah??? Well, wake me when Sarver trades Richardson and tosses in a couple of 1st round picks to sweeten the deal. And while that's very unlikely, if someone had told me the particulars of the Thomas to Seattle deal I would have wagered my house against that one also.

I'm not in love with the Knicks roster but it's going to be a lot easier for them to turn it into something of value than what we're looking at. We have a weak starting lineup and an even weaker owner. Our best asset is an injury plagued 60 year old point guard who didn't play defense when he was in his prime.

Steve

devilalum

No way the Suns slip that much. As long as there are no major injuries the Suns will finish at least above .500. It is possible the Suns will win about 48 games and miss the playoffs.

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AzStevenCal

41 wins is .500 ball. That's sounds about right if we avoid a significant injury. I think our odds of avoiding a serious injury are 3 to 1 against us. I'll be shocked if both Lopez and Nash play a complete (or near complete) season for us.

Steve

Divide Et Impera

That's a different reality than what we are confronted with at this moment. If that happens, I will be livid as well....

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GYDevil

Wow, your hate for Sarver really has clouded your judgement. That Knick team is nowhere near as good as the Suns. They will fight for a playoff spot in the east only because the last 7-12 teams are all equally bad. Toronto didn't make it last year with a much better roster.