Knicks to waive Houston

[zmac]

Yeh thats what I thought too.

[air gordon]

dweaver.. what i'm saying is even though houston has done well for the organization.... what has he done lately since signing that fat ass contract?

i'm sure the knicks fans can tell you how vital he was to the team back when he was in his prime, but these past few years he's been a deadweight with a max contract.

[Jackal_]

Man Houston is overpaid

I can respect the fact that he's a top notch guy in the Knicks, but it almost seems like he's getting a big paycheck because he "was" good. Time for him to leave NYC and test out the real world..I don't think he'll get anything close to what he was gettin in NY..might come as a shock to him but something he has to accept. He wont get the big money unless he puts up big numbers.

[Amphatoast]

yeah we love Allan. However that contract is just outrageous. I mean really, the guy is hurt so badly now and is getting almost 20mill a year?? Can they even get 20games out of him these days???
Even if he recovers he will not be the Allan Houston of the 90s we know of that actually could jump and dunk ( he was in a dunk contest)
Houston dunking today is just as likely as Earl Boykins dunking.

[AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy]

dweaver.. what i'm saying is even though houston has done well for the organization.... what has he done lately since signing that fat ass contract?

i'm sure the knicks fans can tell you how vital he was to the team back when he was in his prime, but these past few years he's been a deadweight with a max contract.

When judging people it's best to see the whole picture, past and future... both t epros and the cons, strengths and flwas... This league and its hype machine work solely on the positive/negative bandwagon aspect , being too damn quick to create stars or throw them off their pedestals... I mean, they almost gave TD the reputation of a choker because a few bad games... no one even deigned to remember the 2 Finals MVPs before...

Same thing with Allan... Just plain old sickening...

[Andrew]

na, if it was like that many teams would be releasing players who are overpaid at the moment

Perhaps a couple of other teams will take advantage of the clause and let go of a highly paid player they don't want. I'm not sure they'll get cap relief though, it's mainly to avoid the luxury tax.

Like I said before, as long as he's healthy Houston should be able to find a new home for at least another season or two. For the right price, most teams would be happy to have his offensive firepower coming off the bench.

[COOLmac©]

why the hate on houston...he could be one of the luckiest millionare on the planet. sitting courtside and watching nba games while going to the bank and cashing in 20 mill every year. even latrell can feed off an island with that kind of pay check...so guys who hated houston must be happy for him

[Andrew]

why the hate on houston...he could be one of the luckiest millionare on the planet. sitting courtside and watching nba games while going to the bank and cashing in 20 mill every year.

You answered your own question...

so guys who hated houston must be happy for him

...although that doesn't make a lot of sense.

[zmac]

why the hate on houston...he could be one of the luckiest millionare on the planet. sitting courtside and watching nba games while going to the bank and cashing in 20 mill every year.

You answered your own question...

so guys who hated houston must be happy for him

...although that doesn't make a lot of sense.

Your a funny guy Andrew......funny guy..

[air gordon]

dweaver.. what i'm saying is even though houston has done well for the organization.... what has he done lately since signing that fat ass contract?

i'm sure the knicks fans can tell you how vital he was to the team back when he was in his prime, but these past few years he's been a deadweight with a max contract.

When judging people it's best to see the whole picture, past and future... both t epros and the cons, strengths and flwas... This league and its hype machine work solely on the positive/negative bandwagon aspect , being too damn quick to create stars or throw them off their pedestals... I mean, they almost gave TD the reputation of a choker because a few bad games... no one even deigned to remember the 2 Finals MVPs before...

Same thing with Allan... Just plain old sickening...

lol read amphatoasts reply after mine

[COOLmac©]

why the hate on houston...he could be one of the luckiest millionare on the planet. sitting courtside and watching nba games while going to the bank and cashing in 20 mill every year.

You answered your own question...

so guys who hated houston must be happy for him

...although that doesn't make a lot of sense.

Your a funny guy Andrew......funny guy..

yeah andrew the king of sarcasm....
it was a sarcastic statement vs. a sarcastic statement...
oh not to worry Jae you're the queen

[Fresh8]

it was a sarcastic statement vs. a sarcastic statement...

Is that juxtapositioning?

[Bang]

Sadly, I think Knicks are 3 billion years away from ever having cap space though...

[zhuzhu]

Detroit should sign him and use him as an 8th player. Look what they did to McDyess

yeah~!I think Houston will be another McDyess who left New York last season

[Cu/Clux/Clan]

he's a good 3pt r but he is OLD,man.His 12th season,right?

[j.23]

like larry brown would play houston.. the guy plays no defense at all

[Jowe]

Actually, the Knicks WILL pay his salary and put money on Houston's bank account... it's just that his salary won't count against the team's cap... So Allan will still get his 20M per year, but th eKnicks will be free of 20m salary cap space along with free of paying 20M to the league as luxury taxes...

It will still count towards the teams salary cap. It will just be exempted from the salary tax calculations.

So they'll still be horribly over teh cap but at least dolan won't have to pay 40million dollars due to going over the luxary cap threshold.

[Indy]

Fuck Allan Houston. I'll never forgive him for what he did to us in 99