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Grinditout wrote:It's kind of sad that a 35 year old Martin immediately becomes our best shotblocker(with Camby out) but I'll take it.

Immediately?

HawthorneWingo wrote:

Grinditout wrote:It's kind of sad that a 35 year old Martin immediately becomes our best shotblocker(with Camby out) but I'll take it.

Immediately?

I'd say so, more than Amare or Chandler.

Grinditout wrote:

HawthorneWingo wrote:

Grinditout wrote:It's kind of sad that a 35 year old Martin immediately becomes our best shotblocker(with Camby out) but I'll take it.

Immediately?

I'd say so, more than Amare or Chandler.

First of all, I doubt you'll see very much of Martin on the court during these 10 days. Second, Amare is a pretty good weak side shot blocker as he's been showing in even limited minutes since he's come back. Third, look at their stats. They're about the same. Amare's is 1.4/game career; Martin 1.2/game.

Signature NYK wrote:Any word on what number he will wear?

Too bad he can't wear Tim Thomas's number 2 or 5

GONYK wrote:He's never been signed after not playing for half a season

Didn't he just do that last season?

..so we cut Brewer for this washed up clown

Johnny Hoops wrote:Current skid aside.....

If this were last July and somebody told all of us.....come late February Knicks will......

- be 1st in the Atlantic
- 2nd in the East
- have the entire core healthy --- including Shump back on the floor
- and at the deadline basically add KMART, Camby & Sheed

I think 99% of us would have been thrilled --- the other 1% being the ongoing Lin whiners

Ignoring all the specifics of each bullet point does make them sound good. High five.

Hell, why be upset? We just scored a 35-year-old forward who has played 42 games in 2 years. It's a time for celebration.

This move could move Knicks from pretenders to contenders no doubt IMHO.

pennyspree wrote:Finally. Would have liked to have traded cope instead but yeah, needed another big. If we keep amare as 6th man, i like k-mart to start at the 4(once in shape).

how dare grunwald keep the guy who can make an open 10 ft jump shot over brewer!?!

SKSK wrote:..so we cut Brewer for this washed up clown

Only in the Knicks fanbase could you find people fickle enough to dislike trading the team's 13th man for a guy that is credited as being the catalyst for a playoff series win just a year ago and a second round pick. I swear some people need to whine and cry in order to be happy. That's just about the only excuse I can come up with for you and people like you, like this Falstaff dude.

pennyspree wrote:Finally. Would have liked to have traded cope instead but yeah, needed another big. If we keep amare as 6th man, i like k-mart to start at the 4(once in shape).

Apparently Brewer and his agent asked Grunwald if he could look to trade him. So basically Grunwald did them a favor. This is the 2nd year in a row that Brewer has started out solid and then quickly petered out and ended up glued to the bench (same thing happened last season in Chicago under Thibodeau).

Falstaffxx wrote:Hell, why be upset? We just scored a 35-year-old forward who has played 42 games in 2 years. It's a time for celebration.

He did average 2 blocks in the first round and 1.7 blocks over the course of the playoffs last year...which is impressive because he played 17 mpg. So you know Ignoring all the specifics of your points, it does sound underwhelming.

j4remi wrote:

Falstaffxx wrote:Hell, why be upset? We just scored a 35-year-old forward who has played 42 games in 2 years. It's a time for celebration.

He did average 2 blocks in the first round and 1.7 blocks over the course of the playoffs last year...which is impressive because he played 17 mpg. So you know Ignoring all the specifics of your points, it does sound underwhelming.

Stop it with those stupid facts of yours!

j4remi wrote:

Falstaffxx wrote:Hell, why be upset? We just scored a 35-year-old forward who has played 42 games in 2 years. It's a time for celebration.

He did average 2 blocks in the first round and 1.7 blocks over the course of the playoffs last year...which is impressive because he played 17 mpg. So you know Ignoring all the specifics of your points, it does sound underwhelming.

Ha.

i'm hoping he's in playing shape

SKSK wrote:..so we cut Brewer for this washed up clown

No, Actually we traded Brewer for Kmart and a 2nd rd pick

I think he changes the team like Sheed changes the team--guys will play with more toughness and energy. He's one of those people who's play is contagious, just hope he has stayed ready.

SKSK wrote:..so we cut Brewer for this washed up clown

I know right. Brew was straight cash from inwards of 28 feet and he was locking down everyone in his path. Cant believe we traded a future All Star for a bum lke Martin.

Wow can't believe people don't like this move... Problem is it needed to be done a month ago when sheed/camby first went down.