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MKCATL wrote:how long before we trade away Felton against his wishes again?
cgmw wrote:Realmatic wrote:YES!!!!! 400+ pages bashing lin, melo, Amar'e, Woodson, Dantoni, Dolan, Isiah, Grunwald, Kidd, Felton, JR Smith, spike lee, chris rock, fred wilpon, charles smith, anthony bonner! etc etc
the life of a kinck fan!
I've been away all weekend, hadn't read any of these 400 pages. Thanks for catching me up!
Realmatic wrote:YES!!!!! 400+ pages bashing lin, melo, Amar'e, Woodson, Dantoni, Dolan, Isiah, Grunwald, Kidd, Felton, JR Smith, spike lee, chris rock, fred wilpon, charles smith, anthony bonner! etc etc
the life of a kinck fan!
cgmw wrote:Realmatic wrote:YES!!!!! 400+ pages bashing lin, melo, Amar'e, Woodson, Dantoni, Dolan, Isiah, Grunwald, Kidd, Felton, JR Smith, spike lee, chris rock, fred wilpon, charles smith, anthony bonner! etc etc
the life of a kinck fan!
I've been away all weekend, hadn't read any of these 400 pages. Thanks for catching me up!
RHODEY wrote:i'll repeat my sentiments again...I don't understand why, after a contract to be matched has been signed between the Rockets and Lin, they can - at the 11th hour, no less - replace that contract with a new one that is more impervious to being matched by the Knicks. Seems underhanded to me on the part of both the Rockets and Lin. Given that Lin is a Harvard graduate, I'm sure that he is smart enough to understand the disloyal, misleading, calculated aspects of his maneuvering in collaboration with the Rockets.
Do we really want to outlay that much money for a player who apparently doesn't want to be a NYK and who apparently behaved deceptively during the negotiations?
In any sport, if I'm a coach, manager or GM, I'd want players who have enthusiasm for playing for the team I coach or manage in some capacity. I also think that Lin has already undermined his camaraderie with his fellow Knicks. The Knicks are now an older team for the most part, but they have players who want to be Knicks.
I see no reason why Lin who agreed to the original Houston offer and was fully aware that it was in the best interest of the Knicks didn't insist on that original offer being honored. He had cash in hand either way. The original offer *for sure* kept him in NY.
For a guy from Harvard did he really think that the new contract that totally hoses the Knicks payroll going forward would somehow be way better than the love and respect he earned in NY? Did he think he wouldn't make up that money in the first few months of a NY contract?
Lin, no matter what the numbers say, was in NO danger of not making huge endorsement money that render the contract numbers quaint.
Pharmcat wrote:at this time
my believe is lin is gone, and lots of negative press will come in the next couple days
I will not believe this has anything to do with luxury tax, this team had months to plan for it and gave out long term deals to kidd camby novak, surely they had to factor in lin's #?
Realmatic wrote:lol @ espns bottomline
the knicks have DECIDED not to match Lins offer sheet
followed by the knicks havent made any DECISION yet
smoovemelo wrote:So guys where is Amare while all this hoopla is happening?
LINIZALLSTAR wrote:
duetta wrote:GetItDone wrote::lol: @ ESPN Bottomline.
"The Knicks have decided not to match Lin's offer sheet from HOU according to Stephen A. Smith. The Knicks have not made any decision yet."
Pretty funny. And these people get paid to write for a living.
Realmatic wrote:lol @ espns bottomline
the knicks have DECIDED not to match Lins offer sheet
followed by the knicks havent made any DECISION yet
Shemy wrote:before we get started Id like to point out that
"Melo has the worst playoff record in NBA history"
RHODEY wrote:i'll repeat my sentiments again...I don't understand why, after a contract to be matched has been signed between the Rockets and Lin, they can - at the 11th hour, no less - replace that contract with a new one that is more impervious to being matched by the Knicks. Seems underhanded to me on the part of both the Rockets and Lin. Given that Lin is a Harvard graduate, I'm sure that he is smart enough to understand the disloyal, misleading, calculated aspects of his maneuvering in collaboration with the Rockets.
Do we really want to outlay that much money for a player who apparently doesn't want to be a NYK and who apparently behaved deceptively during the negotiations?
In any sport, if I'm a coach, manager or GM, I'd want players who have enthusiasm for playing for the team I coach or manage in some capacity. I also think that Lin has already undermined his camaraderie with his fellow Knicks. The Knicks are now an older team for the most part, but they have players who want to be Knicks.
I see no reason why Lin who agreed to the original Houston offer and was fully aware that it was in the best interest of the Knicks didn't insist on that original offer being honored. He had cash in hand either way. The original offer *for sure* kept him in NY.
For a guy from Harvard did he really think that the new contract that totally hoses the Knicks payroll going forward would somehow be way better than the love and respect he earned in NY? Did he think he wouldn't make up that money in the first few months of a NY contract?
Lin, no matter what the numbers say, was in NO danger of not making huge endorsement money that render the contract numbers quaint.
