A few of y'all might diss me for that but, I honestly feel that in order to put NY back in the conversation as one of the best teams in the LEAGUE, We could let go of the dudes I just mentioned, and here are my reasons why:
Jamal Crawford:
He is a good offensive player and great when he's "in the zone", BUT his defensive skill are horrible, bad at best, being that you can find holes in his style of defense. He gained 20 lbs. during the off-season but he doesn't bother to use that weight/muscle to his advantage. Seems afraid to drive to the rack for hard fouls and has a VERY QUESTIONABLE shot selction.
Eddy Curry:
The Knicks so-called "Best Player" is Horrible on Defense. He can't Rebound, and when he plays against other top ranked Centers in the league, he gets
Dominated (i.e. - Dwight Howard, Shaq) He is a good offensive player ONLY when he get some alleys thrown his way and they set up a play for him to get the ball in a certain spot. I think this is unexceptable for a player like him who has been in the league for 6 yrs already.
What the Knicks gain by trading for Kobe:
A) A Guard that can "Score at will".
B) A Guard who plays some off the best defense in a league that has large amounts of players who rarely play any (i.e. - LeBron, Melo, The Entire Phoenix Suns team, etc, etc)
C) A Divine chance to reign on top of East and possibly win a Championship--Something that would make Isiah Thomas look very very good in the eyes of the Media.
Tell me what u guys think. Thanks
