if this were to happen, the Knicks should probably follow it up by doing that deal for Kenny Thomas, just so they’ve been involved with all the Thomases.

isn’t tyrus a headcase? and i don’t know much about him, but im pretty sure all he can do is jump. i just hate harrington so much (as a player) that there isnt a lot i wouldnt do if it were gonna get rid of him.

he was a go-to guy in the playoff series against boston, and he’s getting better every year. He would immediately be our best defender, and he is capable of moving the ball too (way better than good old AL). Wouldnt be surprising if he led the league in blocks in a year or 2.

Only thing i see wrong with it is if his contract bites into our cap space for 2010, but you would figure that he is a guy that the knicks would want to keep anyway if no one offers him a better deal. Also, if he and hill are on the floor at the same time, hill is going to have to play center (which hopefully he is capable of doing).

If it can be done, donnie should definitely try to tack jeffries onto the deal as well, but god knows if he is a piece the bulls want (or have even heard of)

Assuming Jerome’s contract IS expiring right?

Tyrus Thomas might be very good in the Knicks system. The only thing is…he’s injured with a fractured arm.

Tho…shiiiiit….Getting rid of Al Harrington’s carcass? Who the hell are we kidding, to get Tyrus Thomas out of Al Harrington?

I hope they get this worked out.

provided that the salaries are a wash, i’m down for this. losing al probably makes us worse in the short-term, but tyrus would really thrive in this system.

and i think this makes a lot of sense for the bulls too, so it really could (should?) happen.

he will be restricted free agent and may fit well

also only 23 years old

blogabull commenters don’t sound too happy about the prospect of losing tyrus

http://www.blogabull.com/2009/12/3/1184944/tyrus-to-be-traded

d’antoni would wanna play tyrus at the 5

I would like this move. We know we aren’t going to sign Harrington after the season. What’s the harm in getting Tyrus. Let’s try him out. He’s only 23. If he works out great, we give him the qualifying offer, 6.5M, we probably let D-Lee walk in that case and then we’d still have enough money to make a move for a max contract player. If he doesn’t then we let him walk like we would have with Harrington anyways.

Does he even hit the court anymore? Or is he just a wandering contract?

was a great find. The comments on Thomas seem mixed. Harrington is a black hole, but he is the best go to player outside of Nate that the Knicks have at this moment. I was not a Harrington fan last year, but I am extremely impressed with his aggression to the hole and his ability to open up opportunity to control the end game while being in the penalty. With that said, he does tend to disappear like Gallo late in games and his defense is, well, absent much of the time.

If Donnie does this deal and then stops, it will make no sense. It adds to our salary cap, and it takes away one of the few players we have that can create his own shot in the 4th quarter. Tyrus really has no offensive “skills” to speak of. His whole game is based on his high athleticism, but his skills are wack, and his jump shot is wacker. Also, everyone who has been around him has said he’s a head case (like a more irritating and less funny version of Nate). So this would make our locker room even more dysfunctional.

But… if Donnie does this with more moves in mind, then it’s good. Tyrus is a very tradeable player, and could be packaged with Jeffries or Curry. Also, he makes David Lee expendable, and Lee could be packaged with Jeffries or Curry.

I’m glad about his shot-blocking, but other than that, I really don’t like immature knuckleheads who can’t shoot on my team.

At first I was like, “Tyrus can’t shoot, so he doesn’t fit in this system at all.” But now I realize that he could perfectly fill Shawn Marion’s role from D’Antoni’s system in Phoenix. Marion couldn’t shoot, but he was a lockdown defender, and he offensively murdered people in transition. This could work. Tyrus is still an annoying knucklehead though.

Thomas is seriously underutilized by Vinny Del Negro. In the D’Antoni system his numbers would immediately increase. He likely propels into a double double every night playing at the Knicks pace. If he pans out with D’Antoni the Knicks won’t want to lose him, but at best they will increase his value as a potential trading chip in any sign and trade this Summer.

My Bulls just don’t know what to do with Thomas. They would be stupid to trade Thomas and James for Harrington, but it would not surprise me if they do it. The Bulls “top men” have always liked Harrington. They had talks to acquire him when he was Hawk and a Pacer.

I haven’t really seen Thomas play but from reading descriptions it sounds like he may be more of a Camby type (moreso than Jordan Hill)… He’s a couple of inches shorter than Camby, but apparently he has a good wingspan, so he might work at the 5 better than Lee. I kind of like the idea of clearing out Harrington because it gets Gallo more into the mix. Sounds like there is some frustration with his attitude – but it seems a low risk maneuver because they were probably not going to keep Harrington anyway, and they can always renounce Thomas as well.

For the Bulls, I can see it from their perspective – Harrington might help them more this year than Thomas will.

don’t make me smack somebody.

the only thing I would push for though….is to exclude James and include Henrich in exchange for a re-gift of Duhon. Yes I know he has 3 yr deal for 9 mil but only 3 of that would count against us in 2010, we’ll still be tops in the buyers market PLUS we’d be more competitive.

As for the Bulls, if they have Rose running loose on the floor shouldn’t Heinrich be up for grabs?
And if they really wanna shed contracts then Heiny has more dollars and yrs on his than James. PLUS aren’t we still a lil’ shaky at point???

Getting Thomas and losing Harrington would open up shots for Gallinari.
Thomas is still coming into his own, but yeah, he is amazingly athletic and hasn’t really gotten a consistent shot yet. But he started top break out in the playoffs last year and he might be ready. He doesn’t command nearly as many touches as Harrington and he helps our interior defense. We would get another big guy to help David Lee and huis mismatches at C. Thomas isn’t a legit center, but between the both of them, it would help us more than Harrington does now. We have enough firepower to replace Harrington’s scoring. I think a fresh start for Thomas might be great for him. He DOES have an attitude, but its more from Skiles killing him when he was coach.

I like this because we gain defense and a guy who can really run on transition for a guy who eats too many shots and just doesn’t fit for a team looking to develop younger players.

I don’t even really care about the extra details or added players,it’d be nice but Al for Tyrus works for me

For all we know, this rumor may have been floated so the GM’s could check out the reaction on the blogs…

So let’s remember that Harrington is pretty good at driving to the basket, he’s a good teammate with a good attitude, and he can and will launch 3’s, which, if he’s hitting them that day, he can help you win a game.

tell me why all across this board we are saying. YES.. get rid of our go to clutch performer who chucks up too many shots a game for thomas, the young prospect who plays better d than anyone of our f’s.

but you go to the bulls blog and everyone is saying. YES, get thomas out of here, that guy lost his job BEFORE he was injured, by a rookie.. he has no shot, he sucks and is taking up roster space.

whats a knicks fan supposed to do?? — it could be a lose lose situation..and i think that is why walsh hasnt pulled the trigger yet.. if we could include another contract player(though chicago is trying to keep cap space) it woulud then become a lworst case scenario lose/lose situation with at least us gaining some cap room for 2010. ? maybe shyt iono.. any news is good news when it comes to trade and ny knicks right now lmao

When your best help defender of the past 5 years is named Jared Jeffries, you pull the trigger on this trade.

D’Antoni would still start Lee at center and TT might put a little more defense and shit on the front line. If you’re the Knicks and want to trade why not just do it now? I would take a chicago bulls t-shirt and gift card at build a bear workshop for al harrington.

with a team that dumped Eddy Curry on the Knicks for two first round draft picks (that became LaMarcus Aldridge and Joakim Noah…think about that for a second), and got some expiring deals in the Jamal Crawford sign-and-trade. Bulls have fleeced the Knicks enough already.

plus Tyrus Thomas sucks. Al Harrington isn’t much better, but Thomas is a minimal upgrade at best. everyone says “he’s 23!” who gives a shit? Darko is 24. that doesn’t mean he’s worth anything.