'The problem' to New York?

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

While the Knicks appear to be moving toward signing Allen Iverson for the remainder of the season, Donnie Walsh said the team remains undecided for now.

"I’m still not decided and I don’t think we are decided," Walsh said.

No agreement is expected on Thursday.

Mike D'Antoni said that some "conversations" would need to take place before any deal is done.

"Usually before you do something, you have personal contact with a player and make sure everyone is on board and excited and ready to go," D’Antoni said.

D'Antoni said that the opportunity to bring Iverson on board should be judged differently than the situation presented by Stephon Marbury last season.

"We were doing a two-year program last year," D'Antoni said. "Now we’re at a point where we need a influx of something else."


http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/62882/20091119/knicks_close_in_on_iverson_but_deal_not_expected_t hursday/
:lmao

I hope it happens in the next week. Then i can see Ty Lawesome vs 'The problem' :hat

[rayray2k8]

AI just told them that he's joining the knicks.

[AussieFanKurt]

And he thinks he'll get a starting role there?
I guess Knicks will do anything to win at least 10 games on the season

[djohn2oo8]

lol, AI goes to NY and does just enough to screw up that top pick for Utah

[JamStone]

Say this happens...

None of the big name free agents go to the Knicks next summer, so instead they go after older, less valued former stars with $8-10 million a year contracts and are still able to afford to keep David Lee.

What about this:

Iverson / minimum contract guy
T-Mac / Toney Douglas
Wilson Chandler / Danilo Gallinari
David Lee / Jordan Hill / Jared Jeffries
Jermaine O'Neal / Eddy Curry

Would probably still be a shit-mess of a team, but would be some interesting talent to put together.

[HarlemHeat37]

That isn't going to happen..

It isn't just hype here in regards to 2010..it's talked about almost every day, everybody is extremely hyped about it..there's going to be A LOT of scrutiny here if the Knicks don't get some kind of a big-name on the team..

Iverson is here to sell tickets and bring some buzz..he still has fans here..

[jacobdrj]

Say this happens...

None of the big name free agents go to the Knicks next summer, so instead they go after older, less valued former stars with $8-10 million a year contracts and are still able to afford to keep David Lee.

What about this:

Iverson / minimum contract guy
T-Mac / Toney Douglas
Wilson Chandler / Danilo Gallinari
David Lee / Jordan Hill / Jared Jeffries
Jermaine O'Neal / Eddy Curry

Would probably still be a shit-mess of a team, but would be some interesting talent to put together.


It sounds like a shitty version of the jailblazers' team of the early 2000's...

[Indazone]

The Knicks absolutely suck! Iverson would be nothing but an improvement for them.

[Darrin]

Say this happens...

None of the big name free agents go to the Knicks next summer, so instead they go after older, less valued former stars with $8-10 million a year contracts and are still able to afford to keep David Lee.

What about this:

Iverson / minimum contract guy
T-Mac / Toney Douglas
Wilson Chandler / Danilo Gallinari
David Lee / Jordan Hill / Jared Jeffries
Jermaine O'Neal / Eddy Curry

Would probably still be a shit-mess of a team, but would be some interesting talent to put together.

12 strangers move into one house...This is:

The Real World: New York.

[ginobili's bald spot]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4674184 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4674184)


:lol No one wants this bitch.


NEW YORK -- Allen Iverson will not be the answer for the New York Knicks, a team official said Friday.


After two days of debating the pros and cons of adding the four-time NBA scoring champion, the Knicks decided late Thursday night not to offer the newly unrestricted free agent a one-year contract.

"We are definitely not pursuing him anymore," the Knicks source said.

Knicks president Donnie Walsh was expected to speak to the media at the team's facility Friday at noon ET.

Iverson cleared waivers Thursday night and is free to sign with any NBA team.

The former MVP was waived Tuesday after playing only three games with the Memphis Grizzlies and no team claimed him in the following 48 hours, making him a free agent.

Iverson was unhappy coming off the bench last season in Detroit and this season with the Grizzlies, so there wasn't expected to be much interest in him.

[jazzypimp]

i hope the knicks keep sucking. I want the jazz to get a top 2 pick

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

i hope the knicks keep sucking. I want the jazz to get a top 2 pick

Don't worry Jazzy, Antoni teams never improve as the season goes along. Their win % after the AS break is always worse than prior to the AS break.

[Spursfan092120]

Walsh explains Knicks' pass on Iverson


By Chris Sheridan
ESPN.com
Archive (http://search.espn.go.com/chris-sheridan/)
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Allen Iverson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=366) will not be the answer for the New York Knicks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=nyk), who decided bringing the four-time NBA scoring champion aboard would be at odds with the franchise's long-term rebuilding plans.



The decision was reached late Thursday night after discussions between team president Donnie Walsh, coach Mike D'Antoni and owner James Dolan.
"It did get interesting for a while because Allen's a great player and has always been a great player," Walsh said Friday. "You're 1-9 and you're thinking, 'We've got to get some help in here.' But when we rethought it and I talked to Mike and he talked to me, we feel that could hurt our development of the future, and so we want to go the way we're going.
"There will be other things we can do during the year that will be more in line with what our philosophy has been entering into this. And I want to really make it clear that this has nothing to do with Iverson. He's a great player, I've always admired him. I think he'd be a great addition for a team that is in a different position than we're in, and I hope he gets picked up."
It was unclear what the next move would be for Iverson, who was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=mem) on Tuesday and became an unrestricted free agent at 6 p.m. ET Thursday.
Charlotte Bobcats (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=cha) coach Larry Brown has been calling NBA teams, including the Knicks, to lobby on Iverson's behalf.
Iverson has made it clear, though, that he sees himself as an NBA starter and would only be comfortable in a situation in which he would at least have an opportunity to compete for a starting position.
The Knicks easily could have plugged Iverson into their backcourt in place of struggling Chris Duhon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2377), who also is not part of their long-term plans.
"In the beginning I didn't think it fit," Walsh said. "Then I started thinking about it, and it's enticing to think that you can get a guy that can score the ball that way. But as I went on, I started to think that he's going to take time from some of the players that we want to develop, he's probably not going to be there when the team is at its full strength down the road, and so we're better off sticking with what we've got.
"And trying to add to that, if we do, it'll be with people we think we can go forward with. Our goal this year was to develop the young players and to see which of the young veterans we have fit in to what we want to do in the future."
The Knicks never met with Iverson, instead conducting their discussions with his agent, Leon Rose.
Walsh said he would have scheduled a face-to-face meeting if the Knicks were leaning toward signing Iverson, but the situation never progressed to that point.
Walsh also realized that some Knicks fans might be disappointed by the decision to pass on Iverson, but he again reiterated that the franchise's long-term future is more important than the type of short-term fix a player of Iverson's caliber would provide.
"Yeah, I'm always concerned about that, but I don't think you can build a basketball team based on polls," Walsh said. "I hope we do the right thing, I hope the fans eventually see why we did what we did. There's always a second stage to this, and I hope it's favorable to us. In other words, 'Well, they were smart not to do that then, because now this guy's good.' So we'll see. But I did my best in trying to analyze this."
Walsh also tried to squelch speculation that the team's ownership dictated this decision.
"I think there's an idea that Mr. Dolan is calling me up and telling me what to do, and that hasn't been my experience here. I do talk to him, just like I did with my owners in Indiana, I tell him what I think we should do. There are times he plays devil's advocate, which I appreciate, to be honest with you, because sometimes you don't think things out as well as you think you do. And it usually comes down to that type of repartee. But other than that he's been very supportive 99 percent of the time."


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