Everyone has an opinion about Peter Vecsey. You either love him or hate him, there is no middle ground.
But Vecsey is on the mark about a few things in today's New York Post. Apparently the Knicks have been inquiring about almost anyone who is 6'10" or taller. The gem in Scott Layden's eye appears to be Raef LaFrents. But as Vecsey puts it, "Layden, meanwhile, insults the Nuggets' intelligence by offering the variety of packages that couldn't get New York a reappearance of [Miami's] Vladimir Stepania."
Vecsey points out that Marcus Camby's trade value is bottomed out at the moment. Allan Houston is BYC and attached to a 6-year, $100 million contract. That means for the Knicks to get better, Latrell Sprewell's name needs to get on the table.
Vecsey points out that while the Knicks are hot for the likes of LaFrentz and Dale Davis, the Knicks should set their sights a bit lower. Lower as in Vin Baker. Or perhaps Karl Malone?
Vecsey states, "The Mailman desperately desires to finish his career (next season figures to be the finale) competing for a championship. From what I'm told, he's pressuring owner Larry Miller to trade him, preferably to a Western Conference club. Sources say the Mavericks and Blazers already have propositioned the Jazz with offers that get more tempting with each evening's adversity."
ESPN's Ric Bucher goes a step further and reports that trade discussions have taken place between Dallas and Utah regarding the Mailman. The reported deal: Juwan Howard and a pair of first round picks for Malone. Utah has declined, supposedly because of a personality conflict between Larry Miller and Mark Cuban. Bucher goes on to say that Cuban has even tried constructing 3-team deals to land Malone. One of those deals would send LaFrentz to the Jazz in place of Howard.
Today, we change the name of RealGM Wiretap to "Ripley's: Believe it or Not."
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Nov 26, 2001 10:59 AM EST
After offering to take over for fired Mike Dunleavy in Portland last season, Clyde Drexler now has his sights set on Bob Whitsitt's general manager job, reports Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. He is currently getting some experience as special assistant to Kiki Vandeweghe in Denver, but his heart's desire seems to be to return to Portland. He blames Whitsitt for the sour turn the team has taken and thinks he will do even more damage with the 5-year extension he was recently rewarded with.
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Nov 21, 2001 11:31 AM EST
Take two steps back, because Walt Williams is on fire.
Heading back to Portland to play his former team the Blazers, the Wizard dished out some Harry Potter-esque tricks, nailing 6 three-pointers, to help the Rockets stun Portland 94-87 Tuesday night.
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Trail Blazers Nov 2001 Archive
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| Nov 19, 2001
Duke junior Mike Dunleavy hasn't seen transfer Dahntay Jones play in a regular-season game yet, but swears he has seen Jones before.
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| Nov 18, 2001
The Portland Trail Blazers opened a 16-point lead midway through the fourth quarter on three straight jump shots by Rasheed Wallace.
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| Nov 17, 2001
SCOUTING REPORT
The Hornets get a taste of their own medicine - after catching their past two opponents on the second night of a back-to-back set, they go for a second straight day themselves.
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| Nov 17, 2001
Theo Ratliff is set to have arthroscopic surgery today on his right hip, a move which will keep him off the court until mid-January.
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| Nov 16, 2001
In some ways, Maurice Cheeks might have been better off if his first job as an NBA head coach were to repair the shattered psyche of some perennially losing franchise.
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| Nov 14, 2001
jeff Van Gundy discovered Howard Eisley last night and just like that, Scott Layden doesn't look so foolish anymore.
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| Nov 14, 2001
Mighty Mouse is Mighty Upset
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| Nov 13, 2001
Damon Stoudamire says his right knee is fine and he's ready to step back into the Trail Blazers' lineup as the starting point guard.
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| Nov 12, 2001
The reputation of Bonzi Wells went up a notch Sunday, from both a playing and a maturity standpoint.
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| Nov 11, 2001
It's a challenge for all coaches, but it's especially a potential problem for a rookie coach trying to establish his authority.
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| Nov 11, 2001
Wrapping up a remarkable week with perhaps their most impressive performance to date because of the circumstances, the Pacers once again seized control in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Portland Trail Blazers 105-96 before a sellout crowd of 18,345 in Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
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| Nov 11, 2001
The best measurement yet of how much Al Harrington and Jonathan Bender have improved came midway through the fourth quarter of the Indiana Pacers' victory over Portland Saturday.
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| Nov 10, 2001
A Trail Blazers team searching for an identity will try to find itself on a five-game trip that begins today against the Indiana Pacers.
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| Nov 10, 2001
See if this sounds familiar: a versatile, athletic team lacking a true center that thinks it has finally found the right lineup combinations to extend its recent tradition as an elite contender.
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| Nov 9, 2001
It might have taken three quarters for the Blazers to figure it out, but finally, they found the mix that could overcome a 14-point first-half deficit, then overwhelm the Clippers at the Rose Garden in a harder-than-it-looked 119-101 victory.
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| Nov 9, 2001
After serving a five-game league suspension involving charges that forced him to register as a sex offender in Oregon, Ruben Patterson made his regular season debut with the Trail Blazers on Thursday night at the Rose Garden.
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| Nov 8, 2001
First, there was the losing streak.
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| Nov 7, 2001
Rasheed Wallace dressed quietly with his back to the handful of reporters gathered near his stall in the Trail Blazers' locker room.
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| Nov 7, 2001
Spurned by teammate Scottie Pippen for his carefree attitude after the team's latest loss, Rasheed Wallace gave Pippen the response he was looking for on Tuesday night.
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| Nov 6, 2001
A pair of perennial playoff teams off to rough starts this season meet when the Portland Trail Blazers play host to the Utah Jazz Tuesday night.
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| Nov 5, 2001
Four games into this supposed season of change, and the Trail Blazers are headed toward the nightmare that was last season.
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| Nov 5, 2001
Maurice Cheeks didn't have to look at a statistics sheet to know why the Trail Blazers lost Sunday night, but one set of numbers jumped off the page.
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| Nov 5, 2001
Antawn Jamison had 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 96-86 on Sunday night.
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| Nov 4, 2001
Forget the Trail Blazers' need for a center.
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| Nov 4, 2001
Steve Kerr, initially disappointed about being traded by the Spurs, has started to warm to the idea of playing for Portland.
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| Nov 4, 2001
The Portland Trail Blazers took his starting job.
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| Nov 3, 2001
Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express-News reports: Derek Anderson says he's moved on.
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| Nov 3, 2001
Spurs scouting report: The 114 points the Spurs allowed to Seattle in Thursday's loss are the most the team has given up — regular season or playoffs — since it beat Vancouver 124-115 on Dec.
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| Nov 3, 2001
A few months ago, Steve Smith was struggling with the rest of the Portland Trail Blazers to salvage a dismal season.
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| Nov 3, 2001
Smith, 32, knows that his championship window is closing and he will not get many more shots at reaching the NBA Finals.
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| Nov 2, 2001
Controversy or luxury?
That is the question facing the Trail Blazers, who once again are faced with the luxury of having a roster full of talent, but the controversy over starting and playing time that goes with it.
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| Nov 1, 2001
It was a memorable night at the Rose Garden on Wednesday as any questions of whether Bonzi Wells has recovered from one of the worst injuries a basketball player can sustain were answered when he recorded a career-high 33 points in the Trail Blazers' 92-87 win over Golden State.
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| Nov 1, 2001
Early in Wednesday night's home opener, Maurice Cheeks could tell the Trail Blazers didn't have their legs.
