DJ Augustin to the Knicks?

Hey everyone.

During my usual browsing of the Internet this morning, I stumbled upon a trade rumor on Yahoo Sports that talks about the Bobcats maybe trading PG DJ Augustin to the Knicks due to Larry Brown's discontent with the 6'0 sophomore. You can read the article here.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Charlotte-Bobcats-sending-Augustin-to-New-York-;_ylt=AtvEhdkVRPeEKj6pfSNPpBO8vLYF?urn=nba,208813

I would agree to a trade for the guard depending on who we would have to give up to get him. Augustin is a great shooter who does not need the ball in his hands to score. In his rookie season Augustin averaged 11.8 ppg, shooting 44 percent from 3. The Knicks could always use another three-point shooter in Coach D'Antoni's system. Augustin's numbers did drop this season but my speculation is that it was due to Coach Brown asking Augustin to do things he is not used to doing. Coach Brown has a record of de-moralizing his players and getting rid of them whenever he sees fit. (Remember Trevor Ariza Knicks fans? Wouldn't you like him back on our team now? That trade of Ariza and Penny Hardaway for Steve Francis was the work of Coach Brown.) I think, again, depending on who we have to give up to get him, Augustin could be a nice addition to the club.

Another note

Thinking back, we really got a steal at the trade deadline last season. Think about it, we traded Jerome James, who was the biggest blunder of the Isiah era (Knicks fans, you know that's saying a lot) and Tim Thomas, a player who had little impact on our team last season, and got a guy in Larry Hughes who is making a huge contribution to the ball club this season. I think this was an underrated move by Mr. Walsh in getting a veteran guy (many forget that he played in the finals just 3 seasons ago) who has really helped us stay in the playoff hunt.

That's all for now Knicks fans. If you have any questions or comments email me at nyec2010@yahoo.com.

Talk to you after the game tonight!