Link'd Up, 11/20/09: No Iverson for Knicks

According to ESPN, the Knicks will pass on pursuing free agent Allen Iverson. When asked why the Knicks chose not to go after the aging superstar, GM Donnie Walsh said: "We feel (it) could hurt our development of the future."

In other words, it could further screw up the team and make LeBron James/Dwyane Wade leery about signing with New York next summer. Understandable, since Walsh has admitted the Knicks are in the early part of a rebuilding process. That said, I'm sure Iverson at MSG would have spiked attendance and renewed interest in a team that hasn't been interesting -- for the right reasons -- in almost 10 years. Guess I'll go back to watching ESPN Classic replays of the 1994 playoffs again.