Another week. Another rumor.

I’m getting e-mail after e-mail containing trade proposals from the fans who are taking whatever information shows up in cyberspace and concocting different ways of getting Zach Randolph on his way. The creativity should be commended, but I wouldn’t invest a lot of time on your preferred trade checker.

This is a process.

Randolph is a gym rat by nature and we’ve heard that he’s working out hard. Maybe it’s better to wait. No matter what he does in th gym, Randolph isn’t going to come in with a new body. The genes are well-rounded, but the perennially productive forward might come in with an open mind.

Let his value go up.

Say he comes into camp ready to run and is given an opportunity to find a niche in the system Mike D’Antoni is preparing to install next month. The numbers might go up from last season. What might Randolph be worth as the league’s trade deadline approaches?

There is no reason to be in a rush.

And the contract doesn’t look so ridiculous in February. Randolph has two years and $33 million left after this season. The problem is, the Knicks aren’t the only team in the league working to get under the cap by the summer of 2010. The solution is, a playoff team looking for scoring help might overlook the issue seeking to win right now. It’s widely known that Randolph is a better player on a winning team.

When you get a minute today, go to the Suns website and check out the interview with Amare Stoudemire, who indirectly takes a shot at D’Antoni.

“I love Terry Porter,” he says in response to a question about the new Phoenix coach. “His method. His way of coaching is going to be great for us. You know, he’s extremely focused on the defensive end, something that we haven’t practiced at all in the previous three years, and now we’re definitely practicing and improving on the defensive end.”

Zing.

That may be true, but it’s a little harsh from a player who’s never had much of a reputation for raising a hand on the defensive end.