Thursday, September 29, 2005
Other GMs
We are left with a situation where we have to rely on other GMs to save us from our own. Apparantly the Bulls said no to trading Eddy Curry for Sweetney and Tim Thomas. Thank god.
I am no fan of Tim Thomas, but in the peverse world of the NBA CBA, he has real value. His overpriced contract expires at the end of the season. Some would think that this means he is fodder for a team looking for cap room next year, so he should be traded. That's wrong. The Knicks ought to let his contract come off their cap instead of taking on (yet another) big contract as a part of swapping Thomas for young talent/draft picks. We are a team looking for cap room and need to do this.
But we won't. We'll trade Thomas for someone with 3-4 years of a too rich contract along with either a mid-level pick or someone with marginal upside. Do you see how that repeats a cycle?
I would not have traded Sweetney straight up for Curry (see below). The thought that we'd offer Sweetney and Tim Thomas shows how warped the current management really is. Again, while I hate the Bulls, I have to thank them for saving us from ourselves.
I am no fan of Tim Thomas, but in the peverse world of the NBA CBA, he has real value. His overpriced contract expires at the end of the season. Some would think that this means he is fodder for a team looking for cap room next year, so he should be traded. That's wrong. The Knicks ought to let his contract come off their cap instead of taking on (yet another) big contract as a part of swapping Thomas for young talent/draft picks. We are a team looking for cap room and need to do this.
But we won't. We'll trade Thomas for someone with 3-4 years of a too rich contract along with either a mid-level pick or someone with marginal upside. Do you see how that repeats a cycle?
I would not have traded Sweetney straight up for Curry (see below). The thought that we'd offer Sweetney and Tim Thomas shows how warped the current management really is. Again, while I hate the Bulls, I have to thank them for saving us from ourselves.
