The Houston Rockets and the Miami Heat have an interest in Anderson if he becomes a free agent, but Isiah Thomas is waiting for someone to make a solid trade offer. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/08/sports/basketball/08knicks.html?oref=login Anderson Is Fitting In, for Now By HOWARD BECK Published: October 8, 2004 CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 7 - The letters across Shandon Anderson's chest still spell Knicks, in the familiar blend of orange and blue. If there is a scarlet letter "P" somewhere on the jersey, he is hiding it well. For a designated pariah, Anderson seems quite at ease. "For the most part, everything has been normal," Anderson, a veteran swingman, said Thursday at the College of Charleston, where the Knicks are holding training camp. "There's been nothing out of the ordinary." Only a week ago, Isiah Thomas, the Knicks' president of operations, was ready to ban Anderson from camp. The two butted heads last season, and Thomas was incensed when Anderson failed to show for a postseason conversation. Thomas admitted he had tried to trade Anderson and would continue to do so. But three days into camp, Anderson is not only present, but humming through twice-daily practices. "He's being himself," forward Tim Thomas said. "He's going out, he's playing hard, practicing hard each and every day. And that's all you can ask from him. Despite the circumstances, he's not dogging it. So that's a good thing. We're supportive of him." The Knicks are unwilling to waive Anderson and swallow the $24 million he is due over the next three years. Isiah Thomas said a buyout, presumably for an amount less than that, was not an option. The Houston Rockets and the Miami Heat have an interest in Anderson if he becomes a free agent, but Isiah Thomas is waiting for someone to make a solid trade offer. Asked whether any team is willing to make a trade, Thomas paused, then grinned. "If I was to answer that question honestly," he said, "I would have to lie to you." So Anderson remains with the Knicks for now, and his status as a pariah seems to be fading. Thomas credited him with acting professionally and indicated that Anderson could potentially remain with the team all season. "If he conforms to the Knick ways and he acts accordingly, yeah," Thomas said. "Thus far, he's conformed. Everything's O.K. if you do what we're asking you to do. But when you try to do things the way you want to do them, there are issues with that." Anderson said he was confident that Coach Lenny Wilkens would give him a fair shot and that, if he is with the Knicks when they open the season on Nov. 3, he would be in the rotation. But then, he is not assuming much. "Let's not look that far ahead," Anderson said, chuckling. "A lot can happen." REBOUNDS It appears Allan Houston will not play in any of the Knicks' eight preseason games, but Isiah Thomas believes he will be ready by opening night and will still be capable of scoring 20-plus points a game. "Does he have to for us to win?'' Thomas said. "No. The days where Allan Houston had to play 50 minutes and score 40 points to be close in a game, that's not how it is anymore." ...The Knicks made official the appointment of John Starks as an adviser in alumni relations and fan development.
If you are counting your age by the number how trees by the river, and then suddenly one day some one chops down the trees, how old are you? HOW old are you? All good questions.
I'm not a so-called "Boki supporter", but are the Rox going to give him a shot or not? There has been reports saying that he will get a good look this year. But seems to me that, if they are truely interested in Anderson, they are not confident in giving Boki any time or chance to stay with this team in the future.
QUOTE]If a tree falls in a forrest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?[/QUOTE] If a tree falls in a forest and hits a mime (anderson) and nobody hears it.... DOES ANYONE CARE?????
Oh God. An NBA guard who can't dribble or shoot and is probably the most overrated defender in the entire league. Why wouldn't the Rockets be interested? He's a New York Knick, isn't he?
I hope he doesn't come back. He wasn't useful for us then and he isn't going to be any good now either.
Isiah Berra tells it like it is. BTW, this is my favorite Yogi-ism, even though it was actually uttered by Casey Stengel, "All right, everybody line up alphabetically according to your height."
When you consider Sura's injury, there's no reason not to want Shandon for the veteran's minimum (which is all we can afford). He'd just do what A.Griffin was supposed to do before getting hurt.
Why would we repeat the same mistake over? If we got Shandon for the vet minimum, I would be ok with it... The guy always looked scared, but he was durable, athletic, could run all day long , and sometimes score.... He never -ever fit in or contributed... he just had that deer in the headlights look all the time............... Hell no
I don't believe the Rockets are interested in him. I doubt the Heat are either. It just sounds believable because he's worked with the Van Gundy's. To me, that whole article sounded like it was nothing but an attempt to raise Shandon's trade value.
Seriously WHO ON THIS TEAM WOULD YOU TRADE FOR SHANDERSON??? To put in in perspective beyond Me-Bury who on the knicks would you trade for PERIOD?? Rocke tRiver
