Breaking News: Knicks confirmed they are not matching Lin

johnnywishbone · Post #461 » by **johnnywishbone** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:27 am

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.

Berman.

Fact: he said this two days ago.
Fact: Lin aint coming back.

Interpret that however you want.

AllanHoustonFan · Post #462 » by **AllanHoustonFan** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:28 am

papiculo wrote:Why is it 10:30 EST and Knicks fans have no response? Honestly, this is ridiculous.

They don't care about us. They are probably playing craps in the casinos right now. Don't expect an announcement till the last minute.

omerome · Post #463 » by **omerome** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:28 am

It seriously feels like 12/31/1999 right now.

snadler · Post #464 » by **snadler** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:28 am

Seems awful quiet, the more I think about it, the knicks might just not say or do anything, they have alwasy been cowardly so what an easier way to avoid the media blitz and just say nothing

ibraheim718 · Post #465 » by **ibraheim718** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:28 am

papiculo wrote:Why is it 10:30 EST and Knicks fans have no response? Honestly, this is ridiculous.

You're not getting one... A Rockets response will be first.

blumatic · Post #466 » by **blumatic** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:28 am

papiculo wrote:Why is it 10:30 EST and Knicks fans have no response? Honestly, this is ridiculous.

As ridiculous as Rockets delaying their sending the offer sheet. Ridiculous as Lin and agent upping the 3rd year by 6 million dollars

NYKat · Post #467 » by **NYKat** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:28 am

papiculo wrote:
BeagleBoss wrote:No D'Antoni, Fields and Jeffries. Maybe Lin doesn't want to come back? He knew that 3rd year would have been an issue. Just trying to read between the lines here.

Yeah, those three would make anyone want to come back

Fields and Jeffries were his closest boys on the team

BayareaKnicks · Post #468 » by **BayareaKnicks** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:29 am

21shumpst wrote:You have to laugh to keep from crying. A wild pitch. WTF.
I blame my father for being a Knicks, Jets,& Mets fan. Its all his fault that I'm being made to suffer like this.

Same here, I follow the mets, jets, and the knicks. They are all dysfunctional organizations but there is something mean spirited about what the Knicks do - like making the fans wait for now reason.

omerome · Post #469 » by **omerome** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:29 am

NYKat wrote:
papiculo wrote:
BeagleBoss wrote:No D'Antoni, Fields and Jeffries. Maybe Lin doesn't want to come back? He knew that 3rd year would have been an issue. Just trying to read between the lines here.

Yeah, those three would make anyone want to come back

Fields and Jeffries were his closest boys on the team

I wanted to see more ShumpLin.

Post #470 » by **moocow007** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:29 am

god shammgod wrote:
Red Vines wrote:Benjamin Hochman ‏@nuggetsnews
Nuggets signing Anthony Randolph, source told me.. Had to amnesty Birdman.

can't believe anyone is still falling for his supposed "potential"

Birdman's been amnestied?????? :rocking:

Pick him up Grunnie!!!!

BeagleBoss · Post #471 » by **BeagleBoss** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:29 am

papiculo wrote:
BeagleBoss wrote:No D'Antoni, Fields and Jeffries. Maybe Lin doesn't want to come back? He knew that 3rd year would have been an issue. Just trying to read between the lines here.

Yeah, those three would make anyone want to come back

They were Lin's biggest supporters. The locker room right now belongs to Melo. He's the top dog.

ITALIA17 · Post #472 » by **ITALIA17** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

[quote="omerome"
I wanted to see more ShumpLin.

[/quote]

I want to see some Lin Lebow

GnarlesOakley · Post #473 » by **GnarlesOakley** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

papiculo wrote:
god shammgod wrote:
Red Vines wrote:Benjamin Hochman ‏@nuggetsnews
Nuggets signing Anthony Randolph, source told me.. Had to amnesty Birdman.

can't believe anyone is still falling for his supposed "potential"

Both of those moves are stupid.

Anthony Randolph sucks, but so does Birdman nowadays. The former is probably cheaper and not going to jail.

They don't really need either, they already have JaVale McGee as their low b-ball IQ shot blocker.

Stannis · Post #474 » by **Stannis** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

moocow007 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:
Red Vines wrote:Benjamin Hochman ‏@nuggetsnews
Nuggets signing Anthony Randolph, source told me.. Had to amnesty Birdman.

can't believe anyone is still falling for his supposed "potential"

Birdman's been amnestied?????? Pick him up Grunnie!!!!

Yea pick up a dude who watches children porn.

blumatic · Post #475 » by **blumatic** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

How did the Knicks answer Landry Fields offer sheet? Or how do you do it. DO you just let the time expire or do you formally answer?

AllanHoustonFan · Post #476 » by **AllanHoustonFan** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

Al Iannazzone ‏@Al_Iannazzone
The Knicks just confirmed they are not matching Houston's offer sheet to Jeremy Lin.

ITS OVER

johnnywishbone · Post #477 » by **johnnywishbone** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

moocow007 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:
Red Vines wrote:Benjamin Hochman ‏@nuggetsnews
Nuggets signing Anthony Randolph, source told me.. Had to amnesty Birdman.

can't believe anyone is still falling for his supposed "potential"

Birdman's been amnestied?????? Pick him up Grunnie!!!!

Just what we need somebody into child pornography. Kids won't be allowed to the games because it'll violate Birdman's parole.

Christophersp10 · Post #478 » by **Christophersp10** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

BayareaKnicks wrote:
21shumpst wrote:You have to laugh to keep from crying. A wild pitch. WTF.
I blame my father for being a Knicks, Jets,& Mets fan. Its all his fault that I'm being made to suffer like this.

Same here, I follow the mets, jets, and the knicks. They are all dysfunctional organizations but there is something mean spirited about what the Knicks do - like making the fans wait for now reason.

I feel for your guys. thank god my father had the decency to make me a Giants and Yankees fans.

Red Vines · Post #479 » by **Red Vines** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:30 am

AllanHoustonFan wrote:Al Iannazzone ‏@Al_Iannazzone
The Knicks just confirmed they are not matching Houston's offer sheet to Jeremy Lin.

ITS OVER

****.

GetItDone · Post #480 » by **GetItDone** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:31 am

With all this luxury tax stuff it;s going to be interesting with the Yankees with Cano coming up for a contract and then Granderson I think in a year or two from now on. Hal has been public about wanting to avoid such a luxury tax and decreasing payroll.