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...injured Ewing demanding a massive contract extension at the end of this coming season surely forced the Knicks' hand. New York nearly traded him to Seattle in a different deal earlier in the summer, one that would have brought Olympian Vin Baker to the Garden along with Rice...
...fourth team involved in that deal withdrew, and the trade died. The Sonics continued to go after Ewing, but it became clear that all New York would be able to squeeze out of the deal was Rice, a perimeter player on the downside of his career. The Knicks held out for a frontcourt player, someone who could begin to fill the void at center...
...what do they do? They trade their best rebounder, Ewing, for yet another shooter. Granted, Rice is a three-time All-Star who has shot over 40% from beyond the arc for his career...
...team already loaded with perimeter players, including Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell, his addition seems strange, at best. "Just Add Rice" may be a successful recipe for Harvard University Dining Services on alternate days, but it does nothing for these Knicks...
...during the press conference in which the Knicks' brass introduced Glen Rice to the media, General Manager Scott Layden opened his press conference with a shocking -and unsolicited--comment. He said that no further moves were on the table, and that the Knick team as presently constituted is the team "we're taking to training camp...