Zach Randolph To Memphis?: Donnie Walsh, What Are You Waiting For?

If what I am reading is true, the Knicks have received an incredible blessing. A team is willing to take Zach Randolph away from the Knicks and give us some players that can contribute. It is only a matter of Donnie Walsh accepting the offer the Grizzlies have made him.

I say that you do it right now before they change their minds. First off, the Knicks can not have a front court with Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph. With the two of them on the court, there is no way either of them will get the amount of touches they want. More importantly, they don't play any defense.

That is huge, especially when playing man-to-man. Secondly, Randolph's contract runs until the 2010-2011 season. That is after the fantasy draft of a free agent market, where the Knicks will be looking to bring LeBron James to the Garden.

This will also give the Knicks some players who can contribute off the bench. Milicic has been a bust and there is no doubting that. However, Milicic can be a decent role player for the Knicks as a backup center. I don't see a place for him at the power forward position when Chandler and David Lee are taking up those two roster spots.

Jaric doesn't have any basketball talent that the Knicks can use. However, his hot wife (Adriana Lima) can help to bring more fans to the game and give the people watching the game on TV something beautiful to look at. Because this season, the Knicks won't be pretty.

Most importantly, their contracts will expire before the 2010 free agent market opens. Their contracts will also give the Knicks 17 players on their roster. They will need to cut two of them, and I can't see anybody more deserving that Stephon Marbury. That cancer needs to be removed from the team. He's the second player I don't care about.

Though that makes the Knicks less talented overall, it improves the cohesion of the pieces. The Knicks would both improve and become closer to reaching their goal of being under the cap for 2010.

So, in light of all of that: Donnie Walsh, accept the deal.