KnicksGod wrote:All kidding aside, yeah there are some really bad signs that we can't totally ignore. But I think Jeff has it in him to figure this out.
But if this does not work out after 40, 50 games, the time will come this season (not the offseason) to trade Melo. At this point, can anyone say Melo would continue to enjoy another losing season and stick with the plan? He's already not quite with the plan to begin with.
Melo didn't force a trade to the Knicks to win. He did it to live in New York City during his career. That's his # 1 priority so I am still resigned to him not waiving his NTC. If winning were Melo's priority he would not have (a) forced himself to be traded to a gutted team or (b) re-signed here.
It does not matter if the Knicks were able to offer him way more than the Bulls. All Melo had to do was consent to a sign & trade that satisfied his needs. It was not sign Melo or lose everything. We had options. Nobody can tell me otherwise unless they want to argue Denver could get assets for Melo, but somehow we couldn't.
Anyway, even Melo knows he can't carry any team he is traded to and he is too vain to take a backseat to anyone except maybe Lebron who is the only player I can see Melo falling into line for. Therefore, the risk to Melo of accepting a trade is pretty high because he could be exposed even more than he would be by staying here. Here he has a losing legacy. Going somewhere else would cement that because it'd be his third team without any major post-season success. He's really not that good a player and I don't think he has the courage to prove he is # 15 elsewhere so he'll stay put.
Melo already got what he wanted. He will gladly deal with losing for three years and cash those checks. Winning a ring is not his priority and it never was.
The only team I can see Melo going to is Cleveland for a two year stint because then he can't take any blame and may win something for a change. I don't see him going anywhere else at this point.
