Knicks Trade Crawford and Randolph; Media has Orgasm
NBA November 22nd. 2008, 10:00am
If we are to believe Stephen A. Smith, THEN THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS DONNIE WALSH EXECUTING THE DEAL to send Jamal Crawford to Golden State for Al Harrington, and Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins to the Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley IS AN OUTSTANDING DEAL. IT TRULY IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NBA.
In Stephen’s mind, it’s just a formality that LeBron James and “one of his friends” will sign with the Knicks in the offseason. That friend may very well be Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade or Amare Stoudemire, per A. Smith. “New York is going to be off the charts in a couple years, I’m here to tell you,” sayeth Steve.
In case you haven’t seen or heard the detailas, every Knick acquisition is a free agent at the end of the season, but Harrington has an option to stay and loves him some Donnie Walsh, so early signs point to a return. The deals free up $27.5 million in 2010, giving the Knicks some “flexibility” come summer.
Here’s what two mainstream outlets had to say about the deal:
Yahoo! Sports
CBS Sportsline
That’s quality, original thought right there people.
18 Responses to “Knicks Trade Crawford and Randolph; Media has Orgasm”
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November 22nd, 2008 at 10:08 am
Nice move, Randolph played hard just enough to have some trade value.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 am
I’m just waiting for the LeBron James “New York State of Mind” articles.
I don’t know about you, but I actually liked the NBA more without having New York greatness shoved down our throats. I didn’t miss the years that New York was good. Of course, I don’t like thug basketball and 62-59 final scores either. I don’t care what anyone says, leagues can survive without rigging it so that the good teams are in the East Coast markets. I’m sure ESPN will say it’s “bad for basketball,” which of course means they will only make 100 million dollars instead of 110 million dollars. Boo fricking hoo.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:24 am
Yea, I think it’s all overblown, but what else should we expect from the mainstream knee-jerk panel of America, otherwise known as the national media. On the other side, I do think it’s good for the sport when the Celtics come out of nowhere and add two stars eventually leading to a championship. Good for the sport? Yes. Necessary for survival? Not really.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
Maybe in MLS, not the “big three.”
What frustrates me is that the other teams, like in baseball, bitch about the “uneven playing field” and that the Yankees and Mets and Red Sox buy up all the good players. And then five minutes after they say it, they trade their franchise player to those same teams for three marginal prospects.
Now the NBA is (maybe) doing the same thing. New York can’t get LeBron James if the rest of the league doesn’t let them by giving them the vehicle to dump all their cap money. Just because the Knicks want to get rid of their mistakes, it doesn’t mean that they have to help them do it.
And then those same teams that make these stupid trades will bitch when LeBron or one of the other guys is in New York next year. But who cares? A rising tide lifts all boats, right? They’ll all make more money, so it’s good for them.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
Jalen Rose already said on ESPN last night that he has sources that have told him that Lebron and Chris Bosh will definitely be in New York in 2010.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
71 nationally-televised Lakers games is bad enough. Now we’re going to have 71 Knicks/Lakers doubleheaders on TNT and ESPN. I wonder who’s going to be playing on Christmas Day next year. That’s enough to make me not watch anymore. But hey, it’s “good for basketball.” All the mouth-breather “casual fans” who ruin the sport for the hardcore fans will come back in droves, so they don’t need people like me anymore anyway. Fricking TV.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
There is next to no chance of Bosh leaving Toronto. He’s not a glory whore like some of the players in the league. Toronto can pay him more than anyone else and the guy is the face of basketball in Canada once Nash retires. I love how people keep thinking Toronto is some kind of small market team.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
Jalen is vastly underrated as a media person. Enjoy listening to and watching him.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 am
I know I don’t completely understand New York since I haven’t lived on the East Coast for over 10 years, but what frustrates me is that the New York market had a marquee player and a NBA Finals team for a few years this decade. And all the media would do is bitch because it was the wrong New York team. I know they have another state in their name and they’re not the “headline” team, but come on. I know that Spike Lee and Woody Allen don’t want to cross the river, and that the Nets aren’t minutes from Madison Avenue, but stop bitching.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am
That’s 11 too few if you ask me! Kobe and LeBron should have their own channel.
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:00 am
Kobe’s channel > Lebron’s channel
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if they existed
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:18 am
This makes me embarrassed to be a Knicks fan. I don’t think automatically that LeBron or anyone else for that matter will sign with the Knicks just because it’s NY. This isn’t the 50’s, other cities have the global media attached to the teams. LeBron is already a world-known figure, is him going to NY going to make him even more well known? That being said, if they sign Bosh and LeBron, I will be the first in line to buy season tickets…although I couldn’t afford them, but the effort is there.
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:33 am
Jay..I understand your NY hatred and want to give you a slight waaa…but here is the thing with LeBron, and the Cleveland fans will give me the he wants to win argument and I don’t doubt that…but Nike is going to give him FUCK YOU money to go to NY or LA…the Knicks Max Contract is cute and all..Cleveland can give him more…But LeBron wants to be more than a famous basketball player…he wants to be a worldwide celebrity…that is what Nike and NY offers him. We will see in two years if that happens…His choice is to be Tim Duncan, a rich man and champion in a small place content with being a famous Basketball player or being MJ, Ali, A-Rod, Beckham…so you can blindly blame the media or NY for this but LeBron set this up for himself if he wants it…it is not NY greed..It is LeBron greed and you can’t fault any team, especially the mess at the Garden for opening up their arms and pocketbook for the best player on the planet not named Chris Paul
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
I agree with that. LeBron found out that he wasn’t “famous enough” at the Olympics. Kobe was the worldwide star even though SI said it was Lebron’s team. I think that pushed LeGlobal away from even considering Cleveland in 2010…
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Roman, I know it sounds like I hate New York, but I don’t. I just hate the attitude that “LeBron belongs there,” or that “It will be better for the league if he’s New York.” So what if it’s true? There’s more to sports than profit margin and marketing. I think I’ve told you before that I like the Giants, since they have 3 big-time Louisiana products (Manning, Jacobs, and Webster). If anything, I hate the television people who make this happen more than the market that is the prime beneficiary.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Jay…I understand…but for the owners and players it is all about profit margin, marketing and earnings..I guess it is unfortunate but it is the way of the world
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Great deal for the Warriors… got rid of dead weight Harrington (hey cry baby, stop shooting 25% from the floor and maybe you’ll play more!) and got a quality scorer.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Jay,
The NBA has you locked in. They’re not going after diehard fan. They’re attracting to attract the casual fan. If Lebron goes to NY, I’ll admit I’ll watch a few Knicks games per year. Just business.