Depression of a Knicks Fan, Vol. 2

Alright, everyone relax. We all knew Isiah Thomas couldn't keep making great deals and actually building a decent team. We all knew sooner or later he'd trade for that one player that will screw up everything that was originally pieced together, and will eventually, destroy the team. According to numerous sites and newspapers, the Knicks are seriously interested in acquiring Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings. Who are the Knicks centering the deal around? David Lee. I knew it weas going to be impossible for me to stay happy. Even though this deal hasn't happened, the rumors have thrown me into a state of depression. Thanks, Isiah.

at least the fans would be able to establish a close, personal relationship with artest

I don't even want to try and comprehend why the thought of this trade has crossed Isiah's mind. Maybe he's always had a secret desire to be a jail warden because he is turning the Knicks locker room into Cell Block D. Zach Randolph and Ron Artest in the same locker room is like putting Gary Busey and Robert Downey Jr. on the same movie set, at least 25-30 people around them are going to die or get seriously injured. I would put money it. It would be part 2 of Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson playing together in a Pacers uniform, but instead of fighting the fans in Detroit, they're gonna be fighting fans in New York. None of us want to see Spike Lee get punched in the face.

Aside from the terrible chemistry Artest would bring to the team, we would be getting rid of our 6th man who is above and beyond the best option we had off the bench in 06-07, and is also the teams best rebounder. God help us all if we're relying on Eddy Curry to grab 10 off the boards a game. Do Artest's scoring and rebound statistics look good? Yes. Is he a great defensive player? Absolutely. But why would the Knicks want to risk the head ache from someone who considers himself a rapper playing basketball while having to depart with an up and coming big man in David Lee? Artest has already maxed out on potential, you know what you're getting with him. With Lee, possibilities are endless. This isn't to say he is going to be a superstar, but the Knicks need players off the bench. As was shown in the Playoffs with Pheonix, if you dont have depth, it's gonna be hard to get far.

...is he serious?

So maybe Isiah got lucky with the Randolph trade, maybe grabbing Demetris Nichols with an '08 #2 pick was lucky also. That's fine with me, I pray to god he continues to eat Lucky Charms for breakfast every morning. But the chances of him getting lucky with a deal for Artest are slim, very slim. You can't rely on Artest to behave in his hometown of New York, that's like asking Snoop Dogg to not smoke weed when he travels to Amsterdam. Imagine the entourage Artest would have around him? Why not just keep the model citizen and terrific option off the bench with David Lee, and tell Sacramento to keep a bottle of Tylenol handy, and deal with Artest themselves. Knicks fans will all be bald from ripping their own hair out if this deal goes through. I can see it now, the next fan handout at MSG is going to be 2 Advil capsules for the first 2,500 fans.

Classic Isiah.