but now we’re negotiating with a team with no equal assets, run by our GM’s mentor, in the city that benefited from the “frozen lotto card” in the 1983 draft.

Forgive me if I’m not excited.

Who does NY have that we’d be interested in? I have no problem with Ricky playing another year in Europe. Think of it as a chance for Kahn to make an impression on him and his family: do some trades, select the right coach, get some film down of a system that might be very Ricky friendly, and give Kahn some time to line up some endorsement opportunities so that Ricky understands he doesn’t have to be in the Big Apple to make money, etc. etc. I personally don’t hold it against Ricky that he’s weighing his options. Ultimately I think he just wants to play in the NBA, and if the situation here starts looking a lot more positive like an OKC or a Portland (couple years from now), then my guess is that Rubio will have no issues coming over here. And neither will his family.

Always assuming that they can just wrinkle their nose and everything that they want will happen.

They have a story on draft busts and the very first entry is as follows:

Frederic Weiss – No. 15, Knicks, 1999
Did the Knicks not watch the Olympics? After being memorably jumped over by Team USA’s Vince Carter in the 2000 Sydney games, Weiss goes on to be selected 15th by the Knicks in 1999. He fares no better in the NBA and quickly disappears from the league.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/galleries/nbas_biggest_draft_busts/nbas_biggest_draft_busts.html#ixzz0JZ3w7DEN&D

Did they not watch the Olympics that were played the year after they drafted Weiss? What were they thinking in 1999 when they drafted a guy that would go on to suck in an Olympics the next year?

In addition to Curry what would you guys want from the Warriors for Rubio? Would Curry, Belinelli and Speedy Claxton’s expiring contract that’s covered by insurance in exchange for Rubio and Cardinal be enough?

Well I’ll be dipped. Last time I was there, there were a lot of houses that had working heat. Heck, a house with an attached garage and you almost never get out in the cold, except when walking in from parking at the MOA. Give me a break.

Hasn’t been very cool the past couple of days, either. . .

Update: Knicks to call about Rubio
Earlier we got wind that Ricky Rubio (perhaps annoyed to have landed in Minny) might stick around in Europe for another year, or, according to his dad, up to three.

Are the Knicks coming to the rescue?

According to our source with ESPN radio in NYC, Donnie Walsh said at the Knicks presser this afternoon that he is calling David Kahn — the T’Wolves’ GM — about Rubio. There are a lot of reasons to believe a deal with the Knicks could happen, according to our source.

Will update as we learn more.

I don’t like it. I’d actually prefer to see if this crazy two PG combo would work rather than take whatever crap the Knicks send our way.

“He is not being traded”

You roll over once, you’ll roll over forever.

Ask Memphis post Gasol.

OK, where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire. But this Ricky Rubio thing is more of a smolder. And on Friday Donnie Walsh blew on the embers to keep them glowing a little, though his rare transparency was curious.

On the day the Knicks introduced first round picks Jordan Hill and Toney Douglas to the media at the MSG Training Center, Walsh acknowledged that he planned to call his former protege, Timberwolves president David Kahn, to check in on the situation involving his decision to select two point guards — Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn — with back-to-back picks at No. 5 and 6.

"I haven’t spoken to Minnesota, I will," Walsh said. "I don’t know what’s going on there. He took a lot of point guards so I want to ask him, ‘Why did you do that?’ In a way that kind of helped us because that left us with two players that were, in our mind, really good players. I just want to find out."

Walsh said Rubio was “very high” on the Knicks draft board but when asked if he would have selected the Spanish guard if he were there at No. 8, Walsh replied, "We would have considered a lot of people at eight, but tht would have meant that the guy that we got would have been gone."

Multiple sources have said that Rubio was not as highly-regarded by the Knicks as Stephen Curry and Tyreke Evans and perhaps not as much as Hill, whom some Knick scouts touted as the second-best player in the draft. But if there is a chance Rubio — whose father told a Spanish media outlet that his son will most likely remain in Spain for two years (until his current contract with DKV Joventut expires) — could be acquired for a relatively cheap cost, it’s worth a look.

But before we explore the options, you should know that Kahn was on with Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio this morning and vehemently denied any intentions to trade Rubio. Kahn said he was quite aware that Rubio might decide not to report and that’s why he took Flynn with the very next pick. The T-Wolves can play Flynn now and take their time dealing with the Rubio situation.

Rubio we’re told was desperately hopeful he would somehow wind up with the Knicks and, apparently, is still holding out hope. It is pretty clear that he would immediately report if the Knicks acquired his rights.

But, though Walsh says he will check it out, it is still very unlikely to happen.

I don’t like the sound of this kid Rubio hes the same age as me but come on? Come play in Minnesota make your millions then retire. Why would he not wanna play here I don’t get it its an awesome state