another Lin thread filled with no useful information #6

[K_ick_God]

I think Reina is right and Berger is wrong -- you can trade Lin too. If you can trade Melo, you can trade Lin. Teams will be itching for his rights and one year of Lin. If not, you go to Chandler, and then the smaller assets that you can find homes for one by one.

I'm telling everybody who will listen that Lin is legit. He will not disappoint. Think of how maturely this guy plays ... at 23. And the things he has to work on -- his jumper, changing pace as Kidd said -- easiest things to improve on.

The problem I'm seeing is that what motivation will teams have to take on more salary when they can just leave us in lux tax hell and make extra money for free that way.

Just comes down to $1M per team though. And if they all freeze you out so that you get the tax money, that's collusive and wouldn't be legal.

So on the idea that SOMEONE will take these guys -- and you can't all collude to not take these guys -- you can get teams to bite.

Or is the luxury tax more like $80M? I haven't seen a real read on that.

Dolan has written these big checks before. I doubt he's losing money.

[ORANGEandBLUE]

I'm already enjoying watching Tyson and Melo struggle on Team USA. Rooting against this team will be a piece of cake.

[Smokey9782]

If we just got Raymond Fatton and if Lin gets match by the knicks...Wouldn't Houston be screwed in regards to their PG situation?

Yes, very much so.

[NBA Fan 1234]

If we just got Raymond Fatton and if Lin gets match by the knicks...Wouldn't Houston be screwed in regards to their PG situation?

yes, very much

Aaron Brooks just signed with Kings

no one left

TONEYYYYYY

I'm already enjoying watching Tyson and Melo struggle on Team USA. Rooting against this team will be a piece of cake.

Wow

[ptsuperfly]

It does feel like Dolan is sitting at home and loving his power.

He's starting his bender... how much Johhny Walker and cocaine and how many hookers he does tonight will obviously affect his sobriety level tomorrow - which I think will be the key component in whether you guys match or not.

Will Dolan be conscious enough to do the deal?

We had this problem in Denver with Pat Bowlen.

[putiger78]

I'm already enjoying watching Tyson and Melo struggle on Team USA. Rooting against this team will be a piece of cake.

Gimme a break

[juxtaposition]

[Grinditout]

If we just got Raymond Fatton and if Lin gets match by the knicks...Wouldn't Houston be screwed in regards to their PG situation?

yes, very much

Aaron Brooks just signed with Kings

no one left

Even more reason to match the offer and screw Houston over.

[adrenaLINe]

people have to talk about their loss, their anger, and make up excuses...

[popeye7318]

there will be some major chemistry issues if they do resign lin.

wow, this situation is all effed up.

[knickabocker88]

Let be ask you CBA heads a question

What if we traded Lin in December of Year 3 of his Contract

Would the Knicks still have to pay 14.8 Million X 2.5 of the Lux Tax or just a pro rated amount?

[SmooveMelo]

I'm already enjoying watching Tyson and Melo struggle on Team USA. Rooting against this team will be a piece of cake.

Smh

[Drun53]

A good read on why Lin is a much better fit for this team than Felton.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... s-lin-sane

[SelbyCobra]

Let be ask you CBA heads a question

What if we traded Lin in December of Year 3 of his Contract

Would the Knicks still have to pay 14.8 Million X 2.5 of the Lux Tax or just a pro rated amount?

I believe it goes by the END of the year payroll, so it wouldn't even be prorated - it just wouldn't exist.

[kingOfqueens]

Christopher Reina: The worst case scenario in matching Jeremy Lin is he becomes a 26-year-old $14.8M expiring contract in need of a scenery change in 14-15. about 5 minutes ago

Knicks have to trade that to someone under the cap to not get back equal trade. Whoever helps Knicks out like that is basically going to have to pay Lin that money and forfeit the luxury tax money that Knicks would be paying. It's not that easy of a deal. That's a lot of money.

definitely is do able tho. If joe johnsons contract is tradeable at this point in his career then we should be able to find a taker for a lin before his prime. Hard to imagine he won't put up at least average point guard numbers.
Unless he pulls a landry fields and severely regresses he'll hold his value. I doubt he'll regress since landrys game was dependant on other setting him up and a specific structured offense. Lin has shown he can create his own shot, create for others and has pretty good defense despite.

[NBA Fan 1234]

Anyone else want to create a "to slap" list? Not punch, slap -- left with less dignity.

[Sprewell4Three]

Chris Mannix is on 1050 and he, like many of us, think this is all about Dolan getting his feelings hurt.

They'll reconsider their stand & do what's right which is bring Lin back. They have to be aware how much of a public relations hit it would be if Lin goes to Houston & becomes an all-star level pg...

[K_ick_God]

Hopefully Woodson will stomp out issues but I do feel like he is aligned with JR.

Who cares about JR. He'll probably continue to suck and be off this team in a few months.

[ptsuperfly]

I'm already enjoying watching Tyson and Melo struggle on Team USA. Rooting against this team will be a piece of cake.

Gonna go watch this... later guys.

Why hating on team USA? These are our boys.

[KnicksChamps]

My dad just came home & told me he heard on the radio that the knicks submitted a complaint to the league office saying that a player cannot sign two offer sheets at once, and this radio station claims that he signed the Rockets' first sheet secretly & then went and signed the larger one once it was presented to him.

I trust my dad's word & I believe him when he says he heard it but this is probably false and the station just wants more hits. It's really nothing but I decided I'd say it on here since there hasn't been anything mentioned ANYWHERE about it (to my knowledge).

But imagine if that was true, man.