GREENBURGH, N.Y. � The New York Knicks have decided not to pursue Allen Iverson.

Team president Donnie Walsh said Friday the team won�t make any additions at this time despite its 2-9 record. He added the decision to pass on the former MVP had nothing to do with Iverson�s ability to play.
�I�ve always admired him,� Walsh said. �I think he�d be a great addition for a team that�s in a different position than we�re in and I hope he gets picked up.�
Iverson was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday and became a free agent Thursday night. Walsh said he didn�t feel Iverson was the right fit at the beginning, but began to think otherwise because it�s �enticing to think that you can get a guy that can score the ball that way.�
But the Knicks remain committed to building with young players such as Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler, and felt a player who shoots as much as Iverson could hinder that.
�We feel like that could hurt our development in the future, so we want to go the way we�re going,� Walsh said. �There will be other things we can do during the year that will be more in line with what our philosophy has been entering into this.�