Honestly, it might actually make sense for everyone involved. The contracts last about the same length of time (Michael Redd technically could opt one year earlier than Randolph, but that ain't happening). Redd is the rare player whose contract is actually worse than Randolph's (more expensive, slightly).
I've written before about Redd's shortcomings. He's a bad passer, bad defender, and only has one real aspect to his game - he's a deadly shooter, especially from the perimeter. His pump fakes at the three point line annoy me, in that they mess up the timing on the offensive rebounds (note that Milwaukee, despite having the tallest lineup in the league, can't rebound very well).
But he fills the Knicks' biggest need right now. A SF who can hit a perimeter shoot, especially if he's open. He's a specialist in that field. And that would allow the Knicks to go inside-out for once.
Secondly, getting rid of Randolph would solve the spacing issues that the Curry-Randolph tandem are creating. They don't work well together, and it's because (Cosellout has documented their shortcomings better than I have) they can't figure out where to be on the court so that the defense can't crash down upon them, especially with the lack of outside shooting on the Knicks.
So the Knicks will go back to what worked for them last year, namely having Curry be the inside force, but with the addition of a deadly shooter. Hey, it worked for Orlando. No one really anticipated Rashard Lewis' presence having that much of an impact, right?
The Bucks, like the Knicks, are a team that, in my opinion, has been horribly underperforming the last couple of year's. Aside from having the tallest lineup in the league (Yi Jianlian is a 7' SF; Bogut and Villanueva are both average heights for their position, and Redd and Williams are slightly above average), the talent is there. But something has been messing them up for a couple of seasons now. I honestly suspected it was Redd, and the focus of the offense being on him.
The Bucks can trade Redd, and re-focus their offense. More pick and rolls with the deadly combo of Mo Williams and Bogut, only they can also run that play with Randolph and Williams (Randolph would be deadly in a pick and roll team... his only job would be to shoot the ball, or kick out... no thinking, no moves).
It would make me happy if this trade happened, and worked out for everyone. Like the author of the Dime post, I too am a Randolph fan. He works hard, and it sucks that his presence might have messed up the Knicks this season (to be determined); he's not Steve Francis, a poisonous player on the bench. He's a solid team guy, who hustles after rebounds and works on defense, even if he's not very good.Redd would probably make Knicks owner James Dolan very happy. He's a sharp-shooting perimeter SG/SF, with strong Christian beliefs. Don't be too surprised if he doesn't end up with a 6 year, $100 million extension.
Jokes aside, no harm in the Knicks rolling the dice. Redd might have more trade value than Randolph (especially in a year or two), and he might be a better fit for the team right now than Randolph. Let's see if anything comes of this...
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The original name of this post was going to be "Saint For Sinner".
Anyway, it's just a note from www.passiveaggressivenotes.com. I liked it, and this post was lacking a visual element, so I threw it up there to fill in space.
I was hoping it was a story from your workplace. Stealing some Starbuck's Frappucino bars at my work gets a guy a lot of street cred.
I feel like the Knicks are alot of the same problems as the Bulls, where in they are deeper then most think, and don't really have established roles. Redd seems to be more of a #2 on a good team, but the trade could go a long since it looks like the whole Z-bo EC thing really isn't working out that great.
The more I think about it, the more this trade makes structural sense for both teams provided that they each add a couple of players. The Knicks throw in a 2 guard like and take one of the Bucks forwards off their hands for structural reasons. Giving up Jamal and taking Bobby Simmons big contract back just might do the trick.
If the Knicks get Bobby Simmons along with Q-Rich and Eddy Curry they'll have like most of the best recruits from DePaul in the early 2000's....is Mark Aguirre still on the Knicks bench to make this happen? Now all they need to do is get Stephen Hunter and find out where Paul McPherson and Ronnie Fields are hiding at. Who said Isiah didn't have the back of Chicagoland players?
I'm stuck on the note from Ashley, please explain