ESPN: Knicks close to signing Allan Houston

TDcraz5 · Post #1 » by **TDcraz5** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:53 am

Chris Broussard is reporting this....I couldn't find an article but it's currently scrolling on the bottom of ESPN news.

HarthorneWingo · Post #2 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:55 am

TDcraz5 wrote:Chris Broussard is reporting this....I couldn't find an article but it's currently scrolling on the bottom of ESPN news.

Yo, Spooney Love from Up Above. I loved Spooney.

Re H2O, I hope you're right and that Allan contribute. This will be fun to watch . . . I hope.

TDcraz5 · Post #3 » by **TDcraz5** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:57 am

haha I feel you, do you feel me?

I just heard his contract is worth 1.26 mil

No joke...im hearing all this on ESPN news right now.

baseline_jay · Post #4 » by **baseline_jay** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:58 am

Crawford says, "NO, he shot close to 50% one season. Jumpshooters are not supposed to do that. He must be on the juice, or have good shot selection..."

Hardaway 10 · Post #5 » by **Hardaway 10** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:01 am

He's signed but it's not a guaranteed roster spot. If he can't play, he'll just get kicked upstairs to a front office job.

Red Vines · Post #6 » by **Red Vines** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:04 am

Pure speculation.

HarthorneWingo · Post #7 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:05 am

TDcraz5 wrote:haha I feel you, do you feel me?

I just heard his contract is worth 1.26 mil

No joke...im hearing all this on ESPN news right now.

Spoony Places a Personal Ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6-C90IL1cU

NightbreeD · Post #8 » by **NightbreeD** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:06 am

I'd like to see this happen. He may be up there in age, but let's not count the old guys out yet. Remember when Grant Hill torched us in december, with like 28 points on 13 of 17 shooting under Mike D? :lol:

Even if he's not able to contribute much on the floor, It might also be worth it just to have the guy in the locker room. Instead of having JJ1 wasting a roster spot, I'd love to have Allan back.

eviL · Post #9 » by **eviL** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:08 am

Bring on H20!

TDcraz5 · Post #10 » by **TDcraz5** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:11 am

Spoonies Personal Ad"only hotties need to apply
nust like long walks on the beach
nice in front of the fireplace and sushi
shouldn't steal my stuff
i like my women hairy
must have ti**ies and a badonkadonk butt
MUST HAVE BACK "

........and it's not speculation.....H20 is back!!!...I can see it now, 1st game of the season MSG will jam out to Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle Again" while showing Houston highlights.

blueNorange · Post #11 » by **blueNorange** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:17 am

read to achieve because it's so nice to read .. ohh yeeaahh, eeyyaa babbyyy wooo you're my love

"I don't know the answer to that," Walsh said, when asked whether Houston would definitely play for the Knicks this season. "But as far as putting the ball in the basket, he absolutely can still shoot. He has to be in more intense situations."

Houston is expected to sign a contract paying him the league minimum salary of $1.26 million for a player of 10 or more years experience, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. If he doesn't make the team, he will probably be retained in some front-office capacity.

If he does make the team, Houston, who wore No. 20 throughout his career, will wear No. 14 in honor of his dad Wade, who wore the number as the first African-American player at the University of Louisville.

HarthorneWingo · Post #12 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:19 am

TDcraz5 wrote:Spoonies Personal Ad"only hotties need to apply
nust like long walks on the beach
nice in front of the fireplace and sushi
shouldn't steal my stuff
i like my women hairy
must have ti**ies and a badonkadonk butt
MUST HAVE BACK "

........and it's not speculation.....H20 is back!!!...I can see it now, 1st game of the season MSG will jam out to Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle Again" while showing Houston highlights.

HAHAHA . . . "Must have back." :lol:

TheBluest · Post #13 » by **TheBluest** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:21 am

Knicks pulling out all the feel good stuff this summer. Man they try so hard with some things and don't try hard enough with others. :roll:

I guess you can feel happy for Houston!

BBALLER4FR · Post #14 » by **BBALLER4FR** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:49 am

TheBluest wrote:Knicks pulling out all the feel good stuff this summer. Man they try so hard with some things and don't try hard enough with others.

I guess you can feel happy for Houston!

I kinda like what Donnie is doing. Bring on Pat's son, give H20 another shot. Makes losing Marbury an easy pill to swallow since he's showing loyalty to (former) Knick greats. These are good moves that would counter, what I consider a hasty decision buying out Marbury. But showing love to past Knicks, for me, makes dumping Steph easier since I know Allan played with fire. We need that on a roster riddled with little girls.

TheBluest · Post #15 » by **TheBluest** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:15 am

BBALLER4FR wrote:
TheBluest wrote:Knicks pulling out all the feel good stuff this summer. Man they try so hard with some things and don't try hard enough with others.

I guess you can feel happy for Houston!

I kinda like what Donnie is doing. Bring on Pat's son, give H20 another shot. Makes losing Marbury an easy pill to swallow since he's showing loyalty to (former) Knick greats. These are good moves that would counter, what I consider a hasty decision buying out Marbury. But showing love to past Knicks, for me, makes dumping Steph easier since I know Allan played with fire. We need that on a roster riddled with little girls.

Some of this is kind of hokey. We'll see soon enough how long all the feel good story lines last.

midtown · Post #16 » by **midtown** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:17 am

Everything Isiah did, he did with disrespect to the KNicks history and organization. Walsh is the anti-Isiah.

Love that H20 is trying to come back and that walsh is giving him a shot. D'antoni's system is tailor made for shooters like Allan.

As for marbury, I think its all about how he goes in camp. How the players react to him and how he reacts to everyone. If he is useful and we all know the talent is there , it might be worth keeping him this last year.If not, we ALL know he is a goner

IsiahThomasJr · Post #17 » by **IsiahThomasJr** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:14 am

Championship here we come...

Post #18 » by **mjhp911** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:05 am

He can still shoot. But his knees are shot. He can probably still camp out by the 3 point line and just shoot treys for 20 minutes a game. But I doubt he can beat out the younger guys to make the squad.

EL CABRITO · Post #19 » by **EL CABRITO** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:16 am

H2O was great Knick, awesome shot, classy dude, but they gave him way too much money back then...whoa. He should play for free...100 mill is a lot of money for Allan Houston.

livintoolive · Post #20 » by **livintoolive** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:26 am

EL CABRITO wrote:H2O was great Knick, awesome shot, classy dude, but they gave him way too much money back then...whoa. He should play for free...100 mill is a lot of money for Allan Houston.

If he's signed for the reported amount, he would be playing for the absolute minimum that the players union allows him to play for.