So you still haven't seen the whole angle.
Fist Marion has one year left and less pay than Stephon. They could easily try to trade him in the middle of the season, or just not resign him. Yes they would lose a 6 pick, but is not the end of the world.
The could package Marion and Curry or Jeffries.
To a team that wants Marion, and they would unload another bad contract.
They could just as easily package #6 with a contract to dump salary.
Combing Marion and Curry as a salary dump would mean you have to find a team with like $35 million in expirings to send back to you. Package #6 and Curry, you might just have something.
Any way you slice it -- and you've tried everything now -- giving away #6 for the right to pay an aging player big money doesn't fit their stated plan.
I think the Knicks would be dumb to pass up on Marion.
Heat fans underrate the guy, but many teams will love to have him.
I wouldn't go after that deal.
Marion's a terrific player, nobody is saying otherwise.
The point, again, is that giving away #6 for the right to pay him big money does not fit the Knicks stated plan for 2010.
That's not a diss on Marion, so please stop presenting it as such. OK?