BREAKING: Report - Knicks Won't Match, Lin to Rockets

Bill Bradley · Post #341 » by **Bill Bradley** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

stevieg987 wrote:
Never Wrong wrote:SAS was right all along because his source is Isiah Thomas and it's always been Isiah Thomas.

Nah he's CAA's mouthpiece. They have a mutual exclusivity deal with ESPN, too. A quid pro quo. SAS does their "bidding" on the network.

Lin spurned CAA's advances, who are the agency of choice at MSG (Dolan has a contract with them, too--for concerts, etc at the Garden), and he's paying for it. Lin tried to be his own man, not one of Dolan's shills, and, as we know, the boss don't like that. Combine that with the "double-back" to Morey for a bigger deal, and it was too much to overcome.

Also our FO clearly doesn't buy Linsanity; that certainly didn't help at all. On a subconscious level it was completely personal, on a conscious level it was a basketball decision, from a PR standpoint it was "about the money" (which clearly was never ever an obstacle EVER for the Knicks, and we had a ton of ways around the tax hit).

This is really the final truth on the Lin situation. Well said.

Starksfor3 · Post #342 » by **Starksfor3** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

On a positive note...the lady Asian reporter is gone.

F N 11 · Post #343 » by **F N 11** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

Lmao if News come out that knicks match i will be on the floor. that would be getting right back at Houston.

ibraheim718 · Post #344 » by **ibraheim718** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

biggyfuzz wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:8per for 3 years is a great deal for Houston.

If it was 8per then knicks would of resigned him... It's 5,5 and 15

Then I would have said it was a great deal for NY but did I?

sinjz · Post #345 » by **sinjz** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

Smokey9782 wrote:
BBALLER4FR wrote:Looks like with CAA (Melo & Woodson) here we gave up Lin for the hope of CP3

CP3 is a pipe dream.

Why do dumb asses keep bringing up CP3? Somebody tell me how not matching helps bring CP3 here!!! Anybody, give me an actual workable scenario, where not matching somehow leads to CP3 coming to the Knicks.

MSG · Post #346 » by **MSG** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

We got him for nothing,we lost him for nothing.

Red Vines · Post #347 » by **Red Vines** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

JayKnicKz11 wrote:Honestly, I like Lin. BUT HE IS GOING TO GET EATEN ALIVE in the WEST.

It's going to be tough since right now Houston has a really young team, he'll be the main target for opposing defenses.

Post #348 » by **Deeeez Knicks** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:57 pm

**** THIS ORGANIZATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**** DOLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

biggyfuzz · Post #349 » by **biggyfuzz** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:57 pm

People in here are ridiculous... Not true fans of the Knicks

Post #350 » by **moocow007** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:57 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:
moocow007 wrote:Anyone else want out...please do quickly...instead of cluttering this board with "were doomed" threads, I'm sure the Rockets board will appreciate more "hooray" threads. Please, for all the "I'm done" guys...get done...get out.

Now that's not fair... let them voice their opinion man.. come on. you can choose to laugh about it or ignore it.

Hey you don't have to mod this ****.

I can't stand people who say something with some certainty and then don't back it up.

darthkiller · Post #351 » by **darthkiller** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:57 pm

this team isnt getting through the heat with or without LIn. but with Lin you at least have a 10% chance of him going superman putting up 30PER like he did during linsanity and put you over the hump, with fatty and mrdwi , there is no hope

ibraheim718 · Post #352 » by **ibraheim718** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:57 pm

Knicker23 wrote:
moocow007 wrote:Anyone else want out...please do quickly...instead of cluttering this board with "were doomed" threads, I'm sure the Rockets board will appreciate more "hooray" threads. Please, for all the "I'm done" guys...get done...get out.

By doing this they're just going to stay in spite... Stop adding fuel to the fire.

tjumper78 · Post #353 » by **tjumper78** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

my goodness.
even JR is re-tweeting bspn's updates.
lol

RutgersBJJ · Post #354 » by **RutgersBJJ** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MzXzV9v5gE[/youtube]

here's some music for the Lin fans to listen to while you clutch your Linsanity t-shirt and cry a river of tears.

Wahhh, Wahh, cry more. This team is a 50 win team, we have 3 PGs much better than the PGs we had on last year's roster. We have the best center rotation in the league. We have the 3rd best SF in the league who is the 2nd best scorer in the league, a 8+ year all-star power forward, the reigning DPOY of the year, a potential all-nba first team defensive player coming back in January, and you guys are whining about a guy who would see at most 15 mpg here.

NYK210 · Post #355 » by **NYK210** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

Dolans face

Fury · Post #356 » by **Fury** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

moocow007 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
moocow007 wrote:Anyone else want out...please do quickly...instead of cluttering this board with "were doomed" threads, I'm sure the Rockets board will appreciate more "hooray" threads. Please, for all the "I'm done" guys...get done...get out.

Now that's not fair... let them voice their opinion man.. come on. you can choose to laugh about it or ignore it.

Hey you don't have to mod this ****.

I can't stand people who say something with some certainty and then don't back it up.

I got 7 hours then I'm bouncing.

Other than BATs i guess.

MaseInYourFace · Post #357 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

Bran Fast Hands wrote:I think I will. Don't act like annoying trolling bitch.

Truth hurts. The knicks are a joke. I've been a fan for over 20 years. But this org is a joke.

stevieg987 · Post #358 » by **stevieg987** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

Starksfor3 wrote:
StMikes31 wrote:I know you guys are freaking and I would be too. But this is the BEST move right now for the team to be successfull right away.

Melo needs to create on his own, he is a superstar. Felton and Kidd help him. Lin would compliment him less+crazy contract, and I aint surprised.

You guys will be 4-6 seed next year so don't be freaking out.

Might as well not be in the playoffs. I don't want mediocrity.

At first I was like we're the most expensive treadmill team of all time, then I remembered the Nets offseason, but then I thought well they do have Brook and Brooks, who, if they pan out, could make them a contender, and then I think well what do we have, and I see the face of Raymond Felton.

Jay10 · Post #359 » by **Jay10** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

ian o'connor is sounding salty on espnnewyork right now. :lol:

ibraheim718 · Post #360 » by **ibraheim718** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm

moocow007 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
moocow007 wrote:Anyone else want out...please do quickly...instead of cluttering this board with "were doomed" threads, I'm sure the Rockets board will appreciate more "hooray" threads. Please, for all the "I'm done" guys...get done...get out.

Now that's not fair... let them voice their opinion man.. come on. you can choose to laugh about it or ignore it.

Hey you don't have to mod this ****.

I can't stand people who say something with some certainty and then don't back it up.

Sure.. but when people get emotional they say things they don't mean.