WTF?
Just read on ESPN.com that many GM’s around the league are mad at Isiah Thomas for nixing deals that his assistant, Glen Grunwald, has put together. Why you ask? Because he does not want to part with Crawford or Lee. Now, I love David Lee. What he lacks in talent he makes up for in effort. Crawford, I like right now. He is supremely streaky as we all know. Right now he is on fire, but in a week…? One deal I read was Crawford and Malik Rose and/or Jerome James to the New Jersey Nets for Vince Carter. Hello??? Tell me why not? Call it Crawford and Jerome “I love the mid-level exception” James. You get Carter for 4 more years, which is a lot, but a team option after 2010/11. James has 2 years left, and a player option for the 3rd year. Crawford has a player option in 2009/10, good for that year and the next. Basically it is a nice 2 for 1, and we take on some more contract, but we get a legit player back. Carter is not Air Canada, but he is averaging 21, 5, 4 this year down from the 25, 6, 4, from the previous year. Still if he can give the Knicks an average of 18, 5, 4 for a few years in there, why not take it. He also plays defense which is now a novelty to the Knicks. There is no way we can win with what we have, but take some baby steps, and bring in some big names with game, and the people will be interested. Isiah thinks by trading Lee or Crawford he will be hated? Listen to the crowd, we already hate you.
