Flip the script: Knicks up, T-town down

It takes two to tango. The knicks made a trade with Toronto but the argument over the trade is negative only on the knicks end. What about Toronto? You can say Toronto got a first rounder and two second rounders for a guy they were going to amnesty anyway. If that's fair to say then excuse me while I relieve myself on the rest of this blog.

Toronto gave up on a former #1 overall pick after two injury plagued seasons. Its not like the guy was a complete bust. The dude averaged 17pts while being Chris Bosh sidekick his last year in Toronto. He followed that up with 21 and 19 points per game in consecutive years after Bosh went to Miami. Last season he was hurt and ended up averaging 12 points per game in less minutes. How do you just give up on a talent that easy and for nothing? He's making half as much as Amare, who is untradable and a poster child for the amnesty clause. You can still get good value for Bargnani. So argument says Toronto found a sucker in the Knicks by getting a 2016 first rounder that can be switched with Denver due to  a previous trade, and two second round picks. What's the hoopla? They traded a guy they were rumored to amnesty? So they traded him for two horrible contracts just to get one first rounder, who is probably a high  school senior right now or some European kid playing in an under 18 league somewhere. In other words, its a meaningless pick at this point until the day of that draft. The knicks pick will fall somewhere between 21-30. The knicks lucked out picking Shumpert in that range, but Shump tore his acl in his rookie year, and spent half of his second year rehabbing. Lucky us. This years pick was Tim Hardaway Jr and aside from the knicks staff, everyone else call this kid a d-league prospect. So where is the value with that pick? The second rounders? Teams sell them every year. If the knicks want one they could buy one. Also who needs a second round pick when first round talent can go undrafted like CJ Leslie?

Enough with the draft pick talk. Let's talk about the fact that the knicks got rid of two mistake contracts of Steve Novak and Marcus Camby! Novak is  a 3pt specialist that got paid like a everyday rotation/starter in this league. People argue that a similar player to Novak would be Kyle Korver. Korver is more than a 3 pt specialist. Dude has a solid build, is an adequate defender and can put the ball on the floor and shoot on the curl play or off screens. He's also averaged double figures in scoring more than once in his career. Novak can do and has done none of the above! He was exposed by Miami in the playoffs and the rest of the league followed suit and made Novak completely useless in an nba game. Dude has 3 years left in his contract at 4 million per. Toronto has Rudy Gay and another over paid player in Landry Fields ahead of him on the depth chart. Marcus Camby's contract is virtually identical to Novak except he is going to be 41 when his contract is over! Not to mention he can't stay healthy. Explain to me what the hell is Toronto doing up there?

The bright side of this trade is currently shining on the knicks side. Bargnani has already proven he can play winning basketball along side a perennial all star in Chris Bosh. He fits well between Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler in the front court. The knicks finished the season last year playing Carmelo, Shumpert, Tyson, Prigioni, and Felton as the starters. You mean to tell me the knicks didn't get better with a new probable starting line up of Carmelo, Bargnani, Tyson, Felton and Shumpert? Gtfoh! in my James Gandolfini voice (rest in peace Tony).

Fuggetabout it! Knicks kool aid is in the fridge everyone, help your self.