You have to wonder what Layden and the Knick management are thinking. Perhaps they have decided to give this season to the vastly improved Miami Heat, and look to the free agent class of 2001 for help.
If this is the case, it is a stark and sad departure from the Ewing years. Every year was disappointing, but every year counted.
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A great emptiness naturally accompanies the departure of an icon. I saw it coming when I first heard the rumors, and I feel it now.
I didn't expect this emotion to be dwarfed by fears that the team he left behind has no idea what to do next.