Felton traded to Knicks; Not matching Lin? (part 2)

Brownsville's Finest · Post #21 » by **Brownsville's Finest** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:09 pm

knickfan212 wrote:
Marc Berman
One of things you learn in covering #Knicks is you don't cross owner James Dolan. He is a very loyal guy but when disloyalty is shown, you are done with him. That may very well be case here with Jeremy Lin. It wasn't just the money, which was obscene in third year. As we have reported last couple of days, the renegotiation of an offer sheet that was agreed upon and leaked to press - after Woodson publicly said they'd match and he'd be starter - was a kick in gut to organization.

this along with the poison pill, him being unproven, opting not to give it a try in the playoffs. prolly equals deal breaker

Bill Bradley · Post #22 » by **Bill Bradley** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:10 pm

Smoke24 wrote:
sippystraw wrote:I think Dolan is just throwing a tantrum. He'll come to his senses before the 72 hours runs out.

No he won't. He hasn't came to his senses since he became the face of the franchise...

A large drop in MSG stock might help.

Jay10 · Post #23 » by **Jay10** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:10 pm

Knicks: we'll match any offer
- jeremy or his agent then goes to the rockets' summer league game yesterday or the day before and asks for a higher offer sheet

no one sees anything wrong with this? The first offer sheet never made it to the grunwald's desk. :lol:

BeagleBoss · Post #24 » by **BeagleBoss** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:13 pm

akapeter wrote:Lin is not worth 30 Million.

Considering how much money Lin made and will make the Knicks, yes he is.

CoolKids · Post #25 » by **CoolKids** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:13 pm

Jay10 wrote:Knicks: we'll match any offer
- jeremy or his agent then goes to the rockets' summer league game yesterday or the day before and asks for a higher offer sheet

no one sees anything wrong with this? The first offer sheet never made it to the grunwald's desk.

If this is true thats pretty damn scummy.

spaceballer · Post #26 » by **spaceballer** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:13 pm

Jay10 wrote:Jeremy got 2 offer sheets from the rockets and only presented one to the knicks.

No, he didn't. There's only 1 offer sheet. There was an earlier verbal agreement, and then there was a single offer sheet that the Rockets presented him, where they increased the terms. Where are you getting this "two offer sheets" stuff from? Unless you're making it up out of thin air?

Smoke24 · Post #27 » by **Smoke24** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:14 pm

Bill Bradley wrote:
Smoke24 wrote:
sippystraw wrote:I think Dolan is just throwing a tantrum. He'll come to his senses before the 72 hours runs out.

No he won't. He hasn't came to his senses since he became the face of the franchise...

A large drop in MSG stock might help.

Here's hoping he realizes that.

Red Vines · Post #28 » by **Red Vines** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:14 pm

BeagleBoss wrote:
akapeter wrote:Lin is not worth 30 Million.

Considering how much money Lin made and will make the Knicks, yes he is.

It's 25 million anyway.

Post #29 » by **duetta** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:14 pm

MaseInYourFace wrote:If our owner is truly that easily butthurt then we are never gonna win sh**.

Why do you think Camby was traded? On Dolan's orders.

Jay10 · Post #30 » by **Jay10** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:14 pm

at least the rockets are guaranteed to get a national televised game when they play the knicks.

Dave_Dinero_NYK · Post #31 » by **Dave_Dinero_NYK** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:15 pm

I Like Lin....but thank God all this drama will be over, enjoy houston jeremy! Felton averaged 17pts and 9assist over a longer period of time with a worse Knicks team...Lin can't even play with a 3 time olympian / one of the best scorers in the NBA (CARMELO!)

Drun53 · Post #32 » by **Drun53** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

duetta wrote:
MaseInYourFace wrote:If our owner is truly that easily butthurt then we are never gonna win sh**.

Why do you think Camby was traded? On Dolan's orders.

Same with Sprewell, right?

That sounds exactly like Dolan. I think Lin is gone.

Smoke24 · Post #33 » by **Smoke24** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

In the game of Business that we all play, I still would have asked for more money if given the opportunity to. I, However, wouldn't have expected it to actually happen...

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #34 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

Dave_Dinero_NYK wrote:I Like Lin....but thank God all this drama will be over, enjoy houston jeremy! Felton averaged 17pts and 9assist over a longer period of time with a worse Knicks team...Lin can't even play with a 3 time olympian / one of the best scorers in the NBA (CARMELO!)

Wtf is it with this ****? You're in denial if you believe any of that.

swb · Post #35 » by **swb** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

The knicks better match Lin's offer sheet. That's all I'm saying.

god shammgod · Post #36 » by **god shammgod** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

not matching would be stupid. but let's be honest, dolan is right to be annoyed that he tried to squeeze more money out of him.

VirginiaKnickFan · Post #37 » by **VirginiaKnickFan** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

MaseInYourFace wrote:If our owner is truly that easily butthurt then we are never gonna win sh**.

I've never held out much hope of us ever be a consistent NBA threat historically like the Lakers, as long as Dolan is the owner. This move would only reinforce it.

MaseInYourFace · Post #38 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

duetta wrote:
MaseInYourFace wrote:If our owner is truly that easily butthurt then we are never gonna win sh**.

Why do you think Camby was traded? On Dolan's orders.

He just brought Camby back...

Jay10 · Post #39 » by **Jay10** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:17 pm

swb wrote:The knicks better match Lin's offer sheet. That's all I'm saying.

Plan on going postal?

Red Vines · Post #40 » by **Red Vines** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:17 pm

Berman on ESPN radio now.