Thursday October 5 7:47 PM ET Knicks Waive Guard Vernon Maxwell NEW YORK (AP) - Vernon Maxwell, the much-traveled guard obtained by New York in the trade that sent Patrick Ewing to Seattle, was waived Thursday by the Knicks. Maxwell played in 47 games for the SuperSonics last season, averaging 10.9 points. He was involved in the four-team trade that saw the Knicks receive Glen Rice from the Los Angeles Lakers and Luc Longley from the Phoenix Suns while sending Ewing to the Sonics. Among the other major players moving were Horace Grant from Seattle to Los Angeles and Chris Dudley from New York to Phoenix. In 12 seasons, Maxwell has played for San Antonio, Houston, Philadelphia, Orlando, Charlotte, Sacramento and Seattle. ------------------ In order to be a success in life, you need 2 things: 1. Don't tell everything you know.
Thats bad to hear, hope he finds a job. ------------------ "You look a team that's been to the mountaintop like the Houston Rockets, I'm going to put pressure on myself to be the best possible player that I can be. With the pieces they already have in place and myself, we can do some amazing things next season." Maurice Taylor
Good riddance to one of the biggest jacka$$es in the NBA. He wore out his welcome in too many places. I will say he hit the greatest shot I've ever seen live. ------------------
Sonics....no Blazers...?? Kings.....no GS........?? Lakers....no Rider is the incumbent bad boy Clippers..no bad influence on a young team Suns......?? Jazz......no Starks is the incumbent crazy Nugs......?? Mavs......no too many already on the payroll Spurs.....?? Rockets...no TWolves...?? Bucks.....?? Pistons...?? Toronto...probably not Pacers....no bad influence on a young team Hawks.....no Rider memory still too fresh Knicks....no Philly....no Iverson is the incumbent wild child Nets......?? Boston....not a good fit Cavs......?? Hornets...?? Orlando...?? Heat......?? Some of the ?? probably deserve to be changed, I just haven't thought of the reasons why yet. Mango ------------------ Test Your NBA Trade Ideas 1. Put new topics in the proper forum. Things happening in the rest of the NBA 2. Use clear wording for new threads. 3. No duplicate threads 4. Conduct yourself as an adult. The Serious Police are watching. Donate Blood or be assimilated! [This message has been edited by Mango (edited October 06, 2000).]
Can't see Max going anywhere but to a contender, so that leaves Miami as the only real contender with some available minutes in the back court and as they already have Mace he would be a perfect fit. ------------------ Discombobulation Imminent
Wasn't Miami trying to get Starks last season? Does Starks or Max have more game left? Mango ------------------ Test Your NBA Trade Ideas 1. Put new topics in the proper forum. Things happening in the rest of the NBA 2. Use clear wording for new threads. 3. No duplicate threads 4. Conduct yourself as an adult. The Serious Police are watching. Donate Blood or be assimilated!
Yeah, good move by the Knicks, who are stacked at guard.... Houston can play but..... Childs and Ward???? ------------------ There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
At least the Knicks won't have to worry now about Max chucking weights at their star players, like he did to Payton. I could see him latching on with the Twolves or the Hornets. Both are hurting at the SG spot. Nothing else looks like even a potential fit. ------------------
Hell, the Knicks still have 19 players. Sucks to be a rookie on that team!! ------------------ Too often, we lose sight of life's simple pleasures. Remember, when someone annoys you it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and pimp-slap the mother****** upside the head!
Hey, Mad Max still has game! he'll go a rampage and hit a crap load of 3 pointers. Some team will pick him up. I'd like to see him with the Bucks and reunite him with Cassell. Max backing up Ray Allen. That would be a good team! ------------------
Preach it Tinman!! The bucks would be cool. Vernon is still better than 50% of the 2 guards in the league. His D is fabulous. Just to have him on the team to put him in there during the closing 35 seconds is worth $2 mil a year. Remember how he would talk smack to people as they were about to shoot clutch free throws? They would almost always miss. L.A. should sign him. ------------------
L.A. already has their malcontent in Rider. ------------------ In order to be a success in life, you need 2 things: 1. Don't tell everything you know.
DUDE! rider and Vmax are two totally different things. Rider and Dennis rodman are close to each other...whiney, stupid...etc. But Vmax is a real deal maniac. He's crazy. He doesn't practice, he never did, he's got the highest cholesterol level of anyone in the NBA. He drinks. Probably does drugs. He's got a temper, and no work ethic, however he's got so much talent and such a gentically gifted phisyque that he can't help but be better than anyone when he wants to be = when he's pissed off. Remember when he was on the Spurs after Clyde came to the Rockets and he would just school the Glide up and down the court whenever the Rockts came to town? He literally has no control over how good he is, it's all up to his temper. That's beautiful. Rider isn't even close to Vernon's league. I resent the comparison, and I hope you rethink it. ------------------
The difference between Max and Rider: Max has attitude and game. Rider has attitude and has BEEN to a couple of games. ------------------
If Max wasn't so crazy, do you guys think he could be really good? I know he's too old to be that good...but I mean, back in his day, was there untapped talent that could have made him great or almost great? ------------------ Who's ya daddy?
The only thing that stops Rider is Rider. They are very much alike. They are both super talents who only put forth enough effort to get by. Such a waste of talent, both of them. ------------------ In order to be a success in life, you need 2 things: 1. Don't tell everything you know.
www.bringmawellbacktotherockets.com ------------------ I think people are forgetting that we are the rockets... WE DONT REBUILD...WE RELOAD....remember that..
i've started a new campaign... ------------------ I think people are forgetting that we are the rockets... WE DONT REBUILD...WE RELOAD....remember that..
