*Felton traded to the Knicks. Knicks not matching Lin?

[LJ4pointplay]

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo
Source says Knicks not matching is part of larger strategy. Blocks Rockets from acquiring Dwight. Apparently Orlando's next is Dwight for Amare

Get the f**k out of here. We all saw how the c*ckblocking moved worked out for Toronto. 100% speculation. No matter what the Knicks should take the full 3 days to decide whether to match or not.

Oh my wow my bad. Its fake I posted that immediately after and like 4 times since. I guess I learned my lesson, damn.

[jstudabaka]

Honestly, I enjoyed Linsanity and everything... but I would love it if Morey got stock holding the bag on this That'll teach teams to screw with us.

[MaseInYourFace]

Maybe Knicks have something else up sleeve, cuz with Felton and Lin our depth looks too stacked. You can only play with one b'ball...

[NBA Fan 1234]

So what are we giving to Portland for Felton? Gadzuric's our only expiring asset, and Portland doesn't even need him considering how far under the salary cap they are anyways.

Gad is non-guaranteed. They waive him and owe him nothing. Blazers would be doing Fatty a favor.

[god shammgod]

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo
Source says Knicks not matching is part of larger strategy. Blocks Rockets from acquiring Dwight. Apparently Orlando's next is Dwight for Amare

Get the f**k out of here. We all saw how the c*ckblocking moved worked out for Toronto. 100% speculation. No matter what the Knicks should take the full 3 days to decide whether to match or not.

that was fake

[No-Man]

I find it hard to believe that Fetlon wasn't given some kind of assurance that Lin is leaving. Why would Felton take a pay-cut to be a backup?

Nah, no way we're keeping Lin if we get Ray, it's not just the money, Felton would sign 3m$ for a year, cause he think, he could play well and then get more money next summer.

Also Prigioni need time.

[ClayDavis]

Marc stein with a fantastic update lol

[Besart19]

I think we should match Lin even if we S&T for Felton. Let them battle it out. If Lin struggles, you can still trade him.

Agree...

[NBA Fan 1234]

Forget lin...felton is better, cheaper and plays defense

[Bill Bradley]

I don't want Felton either way, if we match Lin or not. I can't think of any scenario where trading for Felton would be a good move.

[andrenym00]

Marc stein with a fantastic update lol

Maybe he fell asleep?

[Jay10]

Coming back to reality -- Felton offsets the loss of Fields.

Lin not impacted.

but where does Pablo fit in?

Lin(pg)
Felton (sg)

Prigioni (pg)
Kidd (sg)

or

Lin (pg)
Kidd (sg)

Prigioni (pg)
Felton (sg)

Maybe woodson liked the idea of having 2 units

[Stannis]

Maybe Knicks have something else up sleeve, cuz with Felton and Lin our depth looks too stacked. You can only play with one b'ball...

Lin & Kidd will play home games, Felton and the Argentina guy will play away games.

[Knicks80_20]

Tommy Beer: Could NY keep 3 PG's on the roster until Shumpert comes back, then deal one PG away? Might that be the plan? now

David Mayo: Lin isn't about what he can do on the court. He had 10 good games. He's about the payoff he gives off the court. He's an ATM. 2 minutes ago

10 good games? smh. Lin put up 15/7 after Linsanity and now he's worthless on the court while Fatty Felton's the second coming?

[StyLeD]

Forget lin...felton is better, cheaper and plays defense

Dam revisionist history at its finest! You must be outta your mind if you think Fattie Felton is better than Lin!

[god shammgod]

Marc stein with a fantastic update lol

yep

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine

This league

[ORANGEandBLUE]

cant believe what im reading... u guys are so disrespectful. disgusting..

this is 30 pages felton bash.. i dont get whats wrong with you? Lin has proven nothing than a hot streak.


get my boy ray felton herre... ASAP! U cant teach heart and u cant teach true loyality.. he wants to be a knick. and i want players, that want to be here over any other golddiggin rat

You know who wanted to be a Knick more than anybody else? Marbury.

[putiger78]

Remember that we have only one true SG on the roster (Smith) now with Fields gone... we don't even have a scrub backup SG right now. Smith has always been a 6th man. We don't even have a backup SF other than a guy who has spent a number of years in Europe.

At first glance, Felton means Lin isn't being match. On second thought, if you really break it down, there really isn't a good shooting guard out there in our price range. So instead of signing a scrub, you sign another quality point and go spend a lot of time in two point guard lineups. Plenty of minutes for JR backing up the 2 and the 3 (or starting at the 2 and backing up the 3). Also, Melo is going to play a lot of 4 and you are going to play a lot of smaller lineups anyway.

When you really think about it, getting Felton even with the plan to match Lin makes some sense given the weak SG market. Our second "SG" would be a rotation of our 3 point guards.

[Sprewell4Three]

Lin put us in a tough position. He deserves most of the freaking blame. Wasn't he and his agent disappointed that the 4th year was a team option?

[Red Vines]

Jamie O'Grady ‏@LoHudKnicks
Prigioni's US agent, George Bass, told NY Post that his client had accepted the Knicks offer. It has NOT been officially announced.

Maybe we don't finalize the Prigioni deal, get Felton instead.