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at least this season will be fun to watch.

lee and nate are playing for fat contracts the following season. maybe someone will get traded with curry, who knows.
 
i have a feeling we ship nate with jeffries at deadline and keep curry until 2011 and just have him come off the books....
 
Impossible to trade Lee if we gave him 8 million. We are just going to have to pray Eddy Curry somehow turns into a monster this year.
 
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Originally Posted by airmaxpenny1

Impossible to trade Lee if we gave him 8 million. We are just going to have to pray Eddy Curry somehow turns into a monster this year.
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man, I'll pray to every god there is and ever was for that to happen.
 
[h1]Lee, Krypto-Nate stick with Knicks[/h1]By MARC BERMAN


Credit Donnie Walsh for this one.

The Knicks president got his men -- David Lee and Nate Robinson -- for one-year deals, at fair market value and with his 2010 cap space untouched.

Lee joined Robinson in the fold yesterday by agreeing to a one-year, $7.5 million deal. There is an incentive clause for $500,000 if the Knicks make theplayoffs, which likely is not happening.

Lee will sign the contract today -- three days before the Knicks open training camp and avoiding the ugly specter of a holdout.

On Wednesday, Robinson, their other restricted free agent, also reached a verbal agreement with the Knicks on a one-year deal for more than the $2.9 millionqualifier, believed to be in excess of $4M. Robinson also could sign the contract today.

Both Robinson and Lee will officially end their free-agent status today on day 87.

"We got a deal done," Lee's agent, Mark Bartelstein, told The Post. "It took a long time and we went through a lot of things, but bothsides are comfortable. It was very unique circumstances this year."

Bartelstein praised Walsh for providing Lee drastically more than the $2.6M qualifying offer he could have been forced to take, calling it"unprecedented."

But in reality, Walsh was hardly generous. Bartelstein had sought a six-year deal at $10 million per, but found no takers. Portland feared the Knicks wouldmatch a long-term offer but they would not have.

"You can make the argument they didn't have to do that and you can make the argument he's worth more than that," Bartelstein said."There was never quite like the circumstances he faced as a free agent -- restricted, base-year compensation, playing for a team going under the cap thefollowing year.

"Everything you can possibly imagine was going on at the same time. They did something at the end of day they didn't have to do."

Walsh's reluctance to give Lee a long-term deal calls into question whether the double-double extraordinaire is wanted for the long haul. Lee was secondin the league in double-doubles and averaged 16 points and 11.7 rebounds. But Knicks brass doesn't view him as a star player capable of making plays to wingames in the final minute. Lee will be an unrestricted free agent in 2010 and likely will move on.

"We're just worried about 2009," Bartelstein said.

Lee was quoted on a Web site, saying, "I'm excited to be in New York. That's what I set out to do in the first place."

The Knicks haven't announced the moves but yesterday Robinson confirmed he has a "verbal agreement" with the club.

Robinson claimed the club will be better defensively and playoff bound. That's a stretch since the Knicks didn't make additions to fill theirholes.

"Unfortunately our record the last couple of years didn't speak for anything, but last year was probably the best year we had, being around a groupof guys who collectively love each other as brothers," Robinson said on WFAN of the Knicks' 32-50 season. "The coaching staff was perfect. Theyhelped us a lot."

The Knicks posted their eighth straight losing season of which Robinson and Lee have been part of the last four.

Coach Mike D'Antoni wanted to wave goodbye to Robinson, but no serious interest existed around the league. Their one-year commitment to Robinson wasworth the investment for the freakishly athletic sixth man who averaged 17.2 ppg last season.

"We had a good spirit," Robinson said. "That's what we have now early. Beginning our second year with the same coaching staff and team, Iso feel this could be our year. Hopefully playoffs are in our future this season."

Robinson's flaws are many. He is limited defensively because of his size. His immaturity leads to antagonizing opponents and drawing technicals. Hisarrest last month for driving without a license didn't help his image. And in a game's final possessions, when defenses tighten, he has not beeneffective as a go-to guy.

Robinson disputed the Knicks did not address last season's defensive shortcomings when they allowed a league-high 107.4 ppg.

"[Rookie] Jordan Hill is a great shot-blocker and is going to contest a lot of shots," Robinson said. "A lot guys are working on defense,including myself, picking up at full court. Toney Douglas is a great young rookie and plays both sides of the ball. We want to be a great team that playsdefense team-wise."

Asked why he tweeted during his arrest, Robinson said, "It's in the past."
 
Originally Posted by airmaxpenny1

Impossible to trade Lee if we gave him 8 million. We are just going to have to pray Eddy Curry somehow turns into a monster this year.
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same thing i thought when i heard we gave him 8 milli
 
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From the New York Knicks

The Knicks have announced their preseason schedule, which includes four games at Madison Square Garden and three road games.

The schedule is as follows:

Date; Opponent; Arena; Time

Oct. 4; Nets; Times Union Center, Albany; 2 p.m.

Oct. 9; Celtics; TD Banknorth Garden, Boston; 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 13; 76ers; Madison Square Garden; 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 16; Nets; Madison Square Garden; 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 18; Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv; Madison Square Garden; 1 p.m.

Oct. 20; Celtics; Madison Square Garden; 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 21; Nets; Prudential Center; 7 p.m.

Tickets for the preseason home games at MSG go on sale Thursday, Sept. 3 at 9 a.m. and can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, nyknicks.com, (800) 4NBA-TIX, and Ticketmaster outlets.
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I don't see why we gave Lee 8 million. He had no where else to turn, I am sure we could have signed him to for 5 mill or something. This basically makesCurry impossible to trade. Looks like we are going to have to try trading Jefferies.
 
All right, all right. I'll take him.

Eddy, this is my one and only offer:
- 1 million flat
- General Tso's chicken stipend
- White devil Jew slave to do with what you want sexually
- You never have to touch a basketball again for the rest of your inevitably short life
 
Certainly not. One will be provided. A male one. The kind that can't even grow a beard, and will pick up any kind of towel no matter how soiled with semenwithout telling anyone's wife. A little on the chubby side.
 
Both Robinson and Lee will officially end their free-agent status today on day 87.
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at least we made it happen and we didnt have to overpay/over commit... Donnie takes the W
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This makes us ALOT better this season
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Originally Posted by airmaxpenny1

I don't see why we gave Lee 8 million. He had no where else to turn, I am sure we could have signed him to for 5 mill or something. This basically makes Curry impossible to trade. Looks like we are going to have to try trading Jefferies.
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We have to show our players some respect....
 
im not mad at the signings... i think walsh gave lee that money hoping lee would consider the knicks and sign in 2010...
 
Originally Posted by Woodside718

2k10 gave Gallo a 56 rating out the box lol
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and i agree... much respect for Donnie by giving Nate and Lee nice looking contracts when he could have forced them both to take QOs at this point.

Everyone was #@*@ talking Donnie but at this point he was the one in charge of their destinies and i think he pulled the right move. Basically saying that herespects them and will give them the $ they earned but he was not ready to hit them both up long term for that $ yet.
 
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