ORANGEandBLUE wrote:papiculo wrote:Alan Hahn
Also in NBA Free Agency
And now for the big story of the day: Jeremy Lin. The Knicks will announce a decision this evening regarding the decision on the offer sheet Lin signed with the Rockets. Though reports have indicated the team will pass, internally there has been no final decision made. There are too many factors outside of basketball that come into play in regards to Lin and all of these need to be considered.
Sounds to me like in terms of basketball, they don't want him back; like if they do bring him back it's because of his fan appeal.
Looking back at it all:
1) It seemed as if Lin wasn't that much of a priority. We looked into every other option other than Lin, but they didn't work out...and we always had the backup of matching the original, reported deal from Houston.
2) Morey outsmarted us again. He molested us in the T-Mac trade, he molested us in the Camby trade, and he may potentially molest us with Lin. We based all of our moves and decision-making on the terms of the original deal, and then he changes it to the poison-pill contact. Morey wants Lin. He's not an idiot; he knows Lin's not only good, but his ethnicity is a cash cow (like Yao).
3) The other wrench in the situation was the ability to get Felton. Let's face it, Felton is much more of a Woodson PG than Lin is, and management may believe Felton is a better fit for this squad. Felton was told they weren't pursuing Lin anymore - verbally confirmed by Felton himself - and was likely promised the starting job.
