Sounds like Avs fans are ecstatic to get rid of former SCSU Husky Tyler Arnason. The Comments on this subject are comical and worth the read

(Lee in a still from his short lived MSG show, “Non-Stars On Non-Stars”) The past several days of musical chairs in the NBA left some observers to conclude David Lee would have no choice but to return to the Knicks, with few, if any suitors having the requisite cap space to recruit the former Gator.

Stephon Marbury says that collecting roughly $18 million from the New York Knicks for not playing for the team in the 2008-09 season “mentally damaged” him. You cannot make this stuff up; just insert your own punchline–and I’ll even give you a head start by quoting a statement Marbury made four years ago: “I’m telling you what it is: I know I’m the best point guard in the NBA. I don’t need anybody else to tell me that.” Are we supposed to believe that Marbury was not “mentally damaged” when he made that statement?<br /><br />The best thing that New York Coach Mike D’Antoni did last year–and the thing that I said for years that the Knicks should do–was banish Marbury, even with the Knicks getting nothing in return; this was the ultimate example of “addition by subtraction.” The funny thing is that even though the Marbury-less Knicks won nine more games than they did in their scandal-scuttled 2008 season, their 32 victories fell one short of the team’s win total in 2006-07–and the reason for that, as I <a href=”http://probasketballnews.com/story/?storyid=309″>explained near the end of the 2009 season</a>, is that D’Antoni juiced up New York’s offense but he did nothing to improve the team’s leaky defense

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have met with Jason Kidd on the first day of NBA free agency. <p><a href=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/cFg_EluWMG7XC-V5NOEubMJOgkU/0/da”><img src=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/cFg_EluWMG7XC-V5NOEubMJOgkU/0/di” border=”0″ ismap=”true”></img></a><br/> <a href=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/cFg_EluWMG7XC-V5NOEubMJOgkU/1/da”><img src=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/cFg_EluWMG7XC-V5NOEubMJOgkU/1/di” border=”0″ ismap=”true”></img></a></p><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_nba/~4/VZx7QLuonfA” height=”1″ width=”1″/>

<div class=”photo-tpl photo-tpl-right_portrait”> <a href=”/photos/if-kidd-stays-in-dallas-nash-goes”><img alt=”If Jason Kidd resigns with the Dallas Mavericks it could result in Steve Nash having shot his last jumper as a Phoenix Sun.” class=”ap_photo” src=”http://cdn0.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/53621/60427_suns_kings_basketball.jpg” /></a> <div class=”photo-meta”> <p class=”by clearfix”> <span><a href=”/photos/if-kidd-stays-in-dallas-nash-goes”>More photos &raquo;</a></span> by Thearon Henderson - AP </p> <p class=”cap”> If Jason Kidd resigns with the Dallas Mavericks it could result in Steve Nash having shot his last jumper as a Phoenix Sun. </p> </div> <p class=”more-link”><a href=”/photos/if-kidd-stays-in-dallas-nash-goes”>Browse more photos &raquo;</a></p> </div> <p>The reports out of New York (via <a href=”http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-spknix0312940755jul02,0,2245580.story” target=”_blank”>Newsday</a>) are that <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21554/Jason_Kidd” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Jason Kidd</a> is close to a decision that would keep him in Dallas for three more years (and $24m).

At 6-foot-7, Brian Boyle is one of the most imposing players on the ice, and the 24-year-old forward said he intends to get even more physical in 2009-10. …

by Kevin SchultzFiled under: Rangers, NHL Free AgencyAh yes, another July 1 passes and the Rangers make another splash in the free agent market. This year they signed the oft-injured and cranky Marian Gaborik to a five-year deal worth $37.5 million, and tough guy Donald Brashear for two years and $2.8 million.

<p><i>Sorry, I couldn’t decide on a which title I liked better so I used both…</i></p> <h4>Link o’2am driving too fast in multiple lanes gets you pulled over and your blood drawn</h4> <p><a href=”http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2009/07/02/20090702taurasi0703.html”>Phoenix Mercury’s Taurasi gets DUI citation</a></p> <p>Is this the event that finally vaults Diana into the pantheon on great Arizona sports figures: Charles Barkley, <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21518/Jason_Richardson” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Jason Richardson</a>, Cliff Robinson, et al?<br /></p> <h4>Suns (not much to see here…move along)<br /></h4> <ul> <li><a href=”http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/nash-remains-confident-of-contract-settlement/article1204958/”>Nash remains confident of contract settlement - The Globe and Mail</a><br /><i>NBA superstar <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21914/Steve_Nash” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Steve Nash</a> remains confident that he will sign a contract extension with the <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/PHO” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Phoenix Suns</a> this summer.

(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com) <p/>Looking to address the Charlotte Bobcats' need for a backup power forward, general manager Rod Higgins has contacted agents for Antonio McDyess and Brandon Bass.</p><p/>McDyess, who played for the Detroit Pistons, and Bass, a Dallas Maverick, are both unrestricted free agents.

Marian Gaborik, the Rangers’ big free-agent score, brings speed, scoring expertise and a bag of questions about his durability.