There are many things that we don't know. If we like basketball the movement will have to focus on the NBA's all things.The real head scratcher here is the offer the Houston Rockets made to New York Knick guard Jeremy Lin. Yes, the same Jeremy Lin that was cut by the Houston Rockets at the beginning of last season only to catch on with the Knicks as their 12th man. Lin had a great run before he injured his knee late in the year. He was great for basketball and united a Knick fan base that needed something to stand up and cheer about. Lin needed a lot of luck and a great basketball market to succeed. Not only did Lin get both, he won the lottery in the process. He had stretches of brilliance but ended up being reduces to a feel good footnote in a very short New York Knick playoff run. Can somebody please tell me how Lin received an offer of 3 years and 25 million for what essentially was 25 starts last year? I’m no math major but Mr. Lin turned that short stint in to a$1,000,000 a start salary. Don’t even get me started on the “poison pill” 15 million dollar payout he will receive in the final year of the new contract.
So that we will know more about the NBA basketball. Because we love the sport, us to pay more attention to their favorite team.Whether it is striking out on gag induced picks in the NBA draft or signing marginally talented free agents to inflated contracts, the New York Knicks are notorious for having atrocious offseasons. This offseason I actually like the moves they have made. Picking up raging alcoholic PG Jason Kidd and the human Gumby Marcus Camby were both underrated signings. Sure Kidd and Camby are 78 years old, but they both bring a seasoned veterans approach and quality depth to a Knicks team that has a solid core of Carmelo Anthony,Amare Stoudamire, and Defensive Player of the Year Tyson Chandler. Combine that with the great sign and trade for PG Raymond Felton and you have what looks to be a solid offseason for the New York Knicks.
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