*Felton traded to the Knicks. Knicks not matching Lin?

[No-Man]

Hou. pulling a NY Jets here, signing him for marketing more then playing ball.

You will be the first one i laught at when lin average 20 and 10

Lets bet, thats not happening.

Well, maybe that happens, but Rockets will be the worst team in the West next year... so who cares?

[DE FENSE]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
Jeremy Lin clock did eventually, officially start tonight after all the, uh, delays. NYK have until 11:59 PM TUES to match on Lin. Or pass

We have PLENTY of time. People Chill Please.

Plenty of time?

What does it matter if the decision has already been made?

Says who? Nothing's official, just hearsay.

[moocow007]

All you guys hating on Felton need to stop. He averaged 17/9 here and was the second best player on that Knicks team - better then Gallo and Chandler.

It's called Mike D'Antoni's offense. Look at his career before and after NY.

He was perfectly fine in Charlotte in a Larry Brown offense, not that great, but good, he played really well there, also played hard on defense, being a great defender.

If he can get in shape, he's just 28, of course he can, he is better for this team than Lin, cause he plays better D, he shoots better, he doesn't hold the ball that much, he can coexist with Melo, he can play with Stoudemire...

Oh come on. It's one thing to like Felton, it's another to start making things up. At no point in Charlotte was Felton ever "...a great defender." He didn't fit Larry Brown's defense-centric half court system and was criticized by Brown for being out of shape. He did much better under D'Antoni because D'Antoni allowed him the freedom to run an open, uptempo offense. Great if D'Antoni was still the head coach but Woodson's system is more Brown than D'Antoni on both ends of the floor.

[aggo]

All you guys hating on Felton need to stop. He averaged 17/9 here and was the second best player on that Knicks team - better then Gallo and Chandler.

Cool. Did he excel afterwards ? Take that great year and expand on it ? What year of his career is he in ? Is he known for always being in great shape and ready to play ?

Felton has been in the dump for 1.5 straight years.

complete dump

[BeagleBoss]

Grunwald should match asap and calm everyone down. Don't wait until Tuesday night please!

[NBA Fan 1234]

I have read on the Houston and GB forum that the rockets will pay 8/8/8 per year for Lin while we have to pay 5/5/15

Is there any truth to this?

thats what i read. unless it was another fake tweet....

It's true. That's part of the gilbert arenas provision.

[ORANGEandBLUE]

All you guys hating on Felton need to stop. He averaged 17/9 here and was the second best player on that Knicks team - better then Gallo and Chandler.

It's called Mike D'Antoni's offense. Look at his career before and after NY.

He consistently averaged 12-14 ppg and 6-7 apg. Felton is not Howard Eisley or Jamison Brewer. He's a solid player and shouldn't get hated on like that. Heck, Lin will likely put up 12-14 and 6-7 type of stats next season.

He was this year.

[Knicks218]

The only way i wont be mad is if we turn the rockets Lin signing into a sign an trade where we get SG Kavin martin or courtney lee or both the more assets the better but we could use martins 3pt shooting at SG.

[DocZaius]

All you guys hating on Felton need to stop. He averaged 17/9 here and was the second best player on that Knicks team - better then Gallo and Chandler.

Cool. Did he excel afterwards ? Take that great year and expand on it ? What year of his career is he in ? Is he known for always being in great shape and ready to play ?

Can't believe people still love Felton, guy was on a sharp downhill skid before he got traded

[DaLeeDa]

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS
Knicks have acquired Raymond Felton and Kurt Thomas from Portland for Jared Jeffries, Kurt Thomas and 2016 2nd-round pick, source confirms.

Oh. Of course.

I really think Grunwald starts off all of his negotiations like, "We'll give you at least one second round pick along with...," or "Is he pushing 40? Yes? Let's make a deal. How about a second round pick, a non-guaranteed contract, and..."

I hate trading away our picks. 2nd round or not they are still assets. I think Isola also tweeted we got 2 euros that they have the rights to. However, the trade is fluid and won't be completed until tomorrow so who knows what the final trade will look like. I hope they don't trade Shump!

[aggo]

The only way i wont be mad is if we turn the rockets Lin signing into a sign an trade where we get SG Kavin martin or courtney lee or both the more assets the better but we could use martins 3pt shooting at SG.

GUYS

WE GOT ANOTHER ONE

BAREN DAVIDS

[drtran117]

The Knicks got Felton for $3 million/year when a lot of Point Guards in free agency are getting paid more than that. What if the Knicks just saw a good opportunity and took advantage of it? I just don't think Lin is gone until I see it actually being reported.

[BeagleBoss]

All you guys hating on Felton need to stop. He averaged 17/9 here and was the second best player on that Knicks team - better then Gallo and Chandler.

Cool. Did he excel afterwards ? Take that great year and expand on it ? What year of his career is he in ? Is he known for always being in great shape and ready to play ?

Felton has been in the dump for 1.5 straight years.

complete dump

Felton had a bad season last year, like a lot of players did. He was good in Denver.

[ZeroStatic2]

Mike Tokito: Really, if deal goes down, it's a Kurt Thomas-for-Jared Jeffries deal for #Blazers -- get a vet C who can mentor Meyers Leonard. now

Frank Isola: I always felt Knicks would match Lin. Of course, Berman of the Post has been reporting it exclusively (bet you won't be seeing that anymore) now

Frank Isola: Look at his this way: Knicks got Lin for nothing and made a lot of money off him. Rockets cut Lin & is now willing to pay Lin $25 million 2 minutes ago

[putiger78]

I amazed at the blinders people have about Felton. Look at his career numbers and hus numbers since he left D'Antoni's system. Felton thrived taking tons of shots and with an extremely high usage rate in a point guard friendly system where he always had the ball in our hands.

He is a really solid backup PG... he is a medicore (at best) startinG PG.

[TheToothFairy]

The only way i wont be mad is if we turn the rockets Lin signing into a sign an trade where we get SG Kavin martin or courtney lee or both the more assets the better but we could use martins 3pt shooting at SG.

Hmmmmmm

[Hemispheres]

Are we going to give up this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f8CXf_E89w[/youtube]

For this?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjMpny3r44[/youtube]

Common sense says we don't. But reports are saying we will. Don't know what to believe at this point.

although i agree with you..this is the most unfair post ever made

I completely forgot about Felton's random unpressured spin moves behind the 3-point arc.

[Clyde_Style]

D'Antoni must be going nuts. Less than a year after he leaves: Kidd, Prigoni, Felton, Lin.

I Can't Stand It I Know You Planned It
But I'm Gonna Set It Straight, This PGgate

Oh My, It's A Mirage
I'm Tellin' Y'all It's a Sabotage

So what do you predict Kosmo? Knicks get Felton AND Lin or just Felton?

[PainKiller]

Felton will look like mike sweetney in a year.

[seren]

I wonder how Kidd feels like now. Instead of teaching Lin a thing or two, he will back up fatton.

Worst case Dolan could if Lin went sour would be to waive him in year two and spread his salary to three seasons.