Everyone has an opinion about Peter Vecsey. You either love him or hate him, there is no middle ground.

But Vecsey is on the mark about a few things in today's New York Post. Apparently the Knicks have been inquiring about almost anyone who is 6'10" or taller. The gem in Scott Layden's eye appears to be Raef LaFrents. But as Vecsey puts it, "Layden, meanwhile, insults the Nuggets' intelligence by offering the variety of packages that couldn't get New York a reappearance of [Miami's] Vladimir Stepania."

Vecsey points out that Marcus Camby's trade value is bottomed out at the moment. Allan Houston is BYC and attached to a 6-year, $100 million contract. That means for the Knicks to get better, Latrell Sprewell's name needs to get on the table.

Vecsey points out that while the Knicks are hot for the likes of LaFrentz and Dale Davis, the Knicks should set their sights a bit lower. Lower as in Vin Baker. Or perhaps Karl Malone?

Vecsey states, "The Mailman desperately desires to finish his career (next season figures to be the finale) competing for a championship. From what I'm told, he's pressuring owner Larry Miller to trade him, preferably to a Western Conference club. Sources say the Mavericks and Blazers already have propositioned the Jazz with offers that get more tempting with each evening's adversity."

ESPN's Ric Bucher goes a step further and reports that trade discussions have taken place between Dallas and Utah regarding the Mailman. The reported deal: Juwan Howard and a pair of first round picks for Malone. Utah has declined, supposedly because of a personality conflict between Larry Miller and Mark Cuban. Bucher goes on to say that Cuban has even tried constructing 3-team deals to land Malone. One of those deals would send LaFrentz to the Jazz in place of Howard.

Today, we change the name of RealGM Wiretap to "Ripley's: Believe it or Not."