Melo #14- Can Melo Come Out and Play?

kyrv · Post #1661 » by **kyrv** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:27 pm

cubanKnick wrote:
Magilla_Gorilla wrote:
cubanKnick wrote:
Really? Ask these same Bulls fans that were around in the late 90s and yeah I guess making the finals twice means nothing during that time.....nice try though

You're right - coming in second means nothing (even less so when you're barely .500 in a strike season). As I said, the Knicks haven't been truly relevant since the 70's.

Do you even know what relevant means? Because you're statement makes no sense when using that word....oh and the Pistons have been awesome how JSmooth and Jennings workig out for ya

Speaking of not making sense, what does 'you are statement' mean?

Disagree on the Pistons. They suck.

NecessaryEvil · Post #1662 » by **NecessaryEvil** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:27 pm

kyrv wrote:
If he goes back, it's for the money.

Genius Phil isn't off to a very good start by the way. That coaching search was laughable.

I heard they may run the triangle. Philtertainment is comin'.

He brought in a young basketball mind he could groom. I'd prefer Derek personally.

I think he's off to a fairly decent start. Can't do a whole lot with a bunch of bad contracts and no assets.

Chicago Brawls · Post #1663 » by **Chicago Brawls** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:27 pm

This is the time where I really wish there was a Melo Decision type program scheduled on ESPN.

A moment of silence for all the F5 keys that will perish in these troubled times.

genbar · Post #1664 » by **genbar** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:28 pm

pb-ceo wrote:
kyrv wrote:
dingdeng wrote:Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 47s
Around Carmelo Anthony, there's a belief that he plans to take the weekend in Los Angeles to make a decision on his free agency choice.

Thanks - for those saying why in LA, I heard he actually lives in LA, which came as a surprise, I thought he lived in mecca.

bicoastal- place in NY place in LA. not a bad lifestyle.

Sure, but you need a home in the middle.

boozapalooza · Post #1665 » by **boozapalooza** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:28 pm

Furthermore we shouldn't buy into any of the crap ESPN reports. Think back to 2010, when they said we had preliminary agreements with Lebron and Bosh. Those guys are all over the place. Stick to KC and local guys, Woj isnt bad either. We're in a good spot if what Melo has said in the past about winning is how he really feels.

nyk4life12 · Post #1666 » by **nyk4life12** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:28 pm

blumeany wrote:Re: NY being 'confident'. Uh, if they were confident they wouldn't be FLYING ACROSS THE FRIGGIN' COUNTRY to try and get him to re-sign! If they were so confident, they'd sit in NY and wait for him to come back.

the knicks are in vegas for summer league. geographically it just makes sense to go there.

Post #1667 » by **Payt10** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:28 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/484780330692259840[/tweet]

Nail in the coffin?

IndianPlaya17 · Post #1668 » by **IndianPlaya17** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:28 pm

Do it on the Bulls!

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/484780330692259840[/tweet]

the ultimates · Post #1669 » by **the ultimates** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:28 pm

Well you know what that means Kobe can't workout for Melo.

Chitownbulls · Post #1670 » by **Chitownbulls** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:30 pm

Melo probably wanted Kobe to go through a workout for him lol

Cowbulls · Post #1671 » by **Cowbulls** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:30 pm

I feel like when Melo interviews with Phil it will be a lot like Mr. Cheezle's talks. There will be tea and he will talk about how refreshing it is to walk barefoot through a grass field.

LordBaldric · Post #1672 » by **LordBaldric** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:31 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if Melo demanded that the Bulls execute a sign & trade with the Knicks that strip mined the team of assets so he could get the maximum possible salary. That's what he did to the Knicks in the Denver trade, even though the Knicks had Max cap space to offer him. He'd be leaving way more on the table this time around if he didn't get a sign & trade.

There's a precedent here that Melo is a money grubbing d-bag.

Post #1673 » by **nykgeneralmanager** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:31 pm

blumeany wrote:Re: NY being 'confident'. Uh, if they were confident they wouldn't be FLYING ACROSS THE FRIGGIN' COUNTRY to try and get him to re-sign! If they were so confident, they'd sit in NY and wait for him to come back.

Phil Jackson lives in LA, and the Knicks were always set to meet with him after he met with every other team. So no, the Knicks are not "FLYING ACROSS THE FRIGGIN' COUNTRY". This was probably the plan from the get go, we just didn't know about it because nobody cared to find out when he was "meeting with the Knicks" because he had done so a few times already.

Chitownbulls · Post #1674 » by **Chitownbulls** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:32 pm

nyk4life12 wrote:
blumeany wrote:Re: NY being 'confident'. Uh, if they were confident they wouldn't be FLYING ACROSS THE FRIGGIN' COUNTRY to try and get him to re-sign! If they were so confident, they'd sit in NY and wait for him to come back.

the knicks are in vegas for summer league. geographically it just makes sense to go there.

Phil don't care about summer league

Post #1675 » by **Payt10** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:32 pm

Time to go all in for Kevin Love, I think this one is ova. If he's trying to recruit Gasol to the Knicks, he's not leaving NY.

WinCity · Post #1676 » by **WinCity** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:32 pm

Payt10 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/484780330692259840[/tweet]

Nail in the coffin?

If he is trying to bring Gasol to NY yeah, its over. That team aint winning squat but thats a sign he really wants to be there.

kyrv · Post #1677 » by **kyrv** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:32 pm

NecessaryEvil wrote:
kyrv wrote:
If he goes back, it's for the money.

Genius Phil isn't off to a very good start by the way. That coaching search was laughable.

I heard they may run the triangle. Philtertainment is comin'.

He brought in a young basketball mind he could groom. I'd prefer Derek personally.

I think he's off to a fairly decent start. Can't do a whole lot with a bunch of bad contracts and no assets.

He couldn't land his first choice and paid his second choice what he refused to pay the first.

If you prefer Fisher, you are saying Phil had the wrong first choice. Not a good start.

HeavyC · Post #1678 » by **HeavyC** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:33 pm

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the Knicks going out to LA. Isn't it pretty cut and dry from their standpoint? "Hi Carmelo, here's the 5 year maximum offer". Why does that require flying across the country? I'd think a 10 minute conference call would just about do it. And then of course, since this is only about the money, Carmelo would accept it and this would all be over.

That doesn't seem to be the case. They are still trying to sell him on signing for less money or some kind of rebuilding plan. I do not believe this is as cut and dry as some of the reporters are leading everyone to believe.

Edit - Didn't realize Phil is in LA already, so that negates some of this. However, I still don't understand why they haven't just put the max offer on the table and ended this all.

blumeany · Post #1679 » by **blumeany** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:33 pm

nyk4life12 wrote:
blumeany wrote:Re: NY being 'confident'. Uh, if they were confident they wouldn't be FLYING ACROSS THE FRIGGIN' COUNTRY to try and get him to re-sign! If they were so confident, they'd sit in NY and wait for him to come back.

the knicks are in vegas for summer league. geographically it just makes sense to go there.

Summer League is still over a week away. And I don't think it's absolutely necessary for the FO to be out there for that. So, yeah.

blumeany · Post #1680 » by **blumeany** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 7:34 pm

IndianPlaya17 wrote:Do it on the Bulls!

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/484780330692259840[/tweet]

My thoughts exactly. It's very doable and they'd have a much better team with Rose, Noah, and Thibs.