BREAKING: Report - Knicks Won't Match, Lin to Rockets

god shammgod · Post #901 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:23 pm

no seriously what did jr say now ?

Red Vines · Post #902 » by **Red Vines** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:23 pm

Bucher: really has the sense that Jeremy wanted Houston, didn't have to sign the offer sheet, knew it would be hard on the Knicks

GnarlesOakley · Post #903 » by **GnarlesOakley** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm

KnickGawd28 wrote:You Guys think Lin really wanted to be here though..He never said he wanted to return to NY?

I think Lin wanted to do what's best for Lin, and I don't blame him Stat, Melo, JR, Novak, Kidd, and so on all did what's best for them, why shouldn't Lin do the same?

He was unrecruited, undrafted, he knows he has to take whatever he can get. The Knicks offered him nothing but promises at the time he met for Houston.

Seriously letting Lin walk wouldn't be even close to the dumbest thing this organization has done, but the character assassination is ridiculous.

SonOfMars · Post #904 » by **SonOfMars** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm

Jay10 · Post #905 » by **Jay10** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm

jeremy signed an offer sheet knowing damn well of the poison pill.

Nono · Post #906 » by **Nono** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm

GnarlesOakley wrote:
KnickGawd28 wrote:You Guys think Lin really wanted to be here though..He never said he wanted to return to NY?

I think Lin wanted to do what's best for Lin, and I don't blame him Stat, Melo, JR, Novak, Kidd, and so on all did what's best for them, why shouldn't Lin do the same?

He was unrecruited, undrafted, he knows he has to take whatever he can get. The Knicks offered him nothing but promises at the time he met for Houston.

Seriously letting Lin walk wouldn't be even close to the dumbest thing this organization has done, but the character assassination is ridiculous.

what character assassination

ITALIA17 · Post #907 » by **ITALIA17** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm

Red Vines wrote:Bucher: really has the sense that Jeremy wanted Houston, didn't have to sign the offer sheet, knew it would be hard on the Knicks

Agreeing with what hes saying right now. LIN is the reason this happened. Probably did not want to come back to NY

carayip · Post #908 » by **carayip** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm

Time will tell if this is a (good) bball decision. If Lin's under huge pressure to perform, same goes for the whole Knicks team.

polarbears815 · Post #909 » by **polarbears815** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm

Even if you think Lin is overrated or won't ever live up to his potential, a smart fan would have realized from a basketball perspective, this makes absolutely no sense. The Knicks are letting an asset walk for NOTHING. He would have also bolstered our depth in the backcourt. Not to mention, because of that stretch provision, the financial impact isn't as great as the media is making it out to be. Sure, if that wasn't in place, I could understand the financial reason for letting him go. This is a bad basketball decision any way you look at it.

Not going to jump off a clip like some overreacting in here, but the people in here who want to see Lin go, are also incredibly misinformed.

Post #910 » by **Thugger HBC** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

greenhughes wrote:What is this marketing I'm constantly hearing about. The NBA shares revenue right? So the Knicks will make money off of Lin wherever he goes. No? The whole NBA will make money off of Lin.

I think the small markets get the bigger cut, but to honest the cash cow reference is primarily non basketball related, as long as he is a good player of course, otherwise Yi could be marketed as well.

The only thing the Knicks gains the most profit of basketball related is sales at the Garden.

makeitstop · Post #911 » by **makeitstop** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

Whoa, this thread is breaking new ground, as in 'how low can you go?'

Stay classy, y'all. Resume freaking out. I'm gonna go play a gig and make some money.

god shammgod · Post #912 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

Mac1Money wrote:

i wanted lin but i'm rolling with it.

damedash09 · Post #913 » by **damedash09** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

Red Vines wrote:Bucher: really has the sense that Jeremy wanted Houston, didn't have to sign the offer sheet, knew it would be hard on the Knicks

thats true lin is a greedy and has no loyalty.

H_20 · Post #914 » by **H_20** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

Red Vines wrote:Bucher: really has the sense that Jeremy wanted Houston, didn't have to sign the offer sheet, knew it would be hard on the Knicks

If that's the case then I'm glad the Knicks didn't sign the offer sheet. I want players who want to be in NY.

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #915 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

god shammgod wrote:
Mac1Money wrote:

i wanted lin but i'm rolling with it.

Yup. Knicks fan before everything else.

kNicksGmen · Post #916 » by **kNicksGmen** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

bigfnjoe96 wrote:
kNicksGmen wrote:why couldnt he be traded? even if he stunk he could still be moved. year 3 he would be an expiring contra t at worst which is not hard to move.

Obviously the Knicks didn't feel that way. I feel people on "how could we let him go for nothing" I think the Knicks looked @ the numbers & felt it wasn't worth the risk. I also believe they were salty about the whole restructuring of the contract, which probably didn't help Lin either

i see it as 5 to 10% the first and 90 to 95% the latter. i really don't see it as a basketball or business decision. dolan is simply pissed about the deal changing last minute. that's the only scenario that makes the slightest bit of sense.

Knox · Post #917 » by **Knox** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 pm

Kind of reminds me of when the spurs were unsure about signing Tony Parker or going for the older jason Kidd. Its like dejavu and I think Tim Duncan restructured his contract to help retain parker. I think Amare should step in and do that

SonOfMars · Post #918 » by **SonOfMars** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:26 pm

ibraheim718 · Post #919 » by **ibraheim718** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:26 pm

I still believe Lin has the talent to be a really good player in the NBA before Linsanity and I still feel that way after. He's going to be a really good PG in this league. I could be wrong... but what I saw from a talent standpoint I doubt I am. He'll be in the upper half of the league when it comes to PG's.

The kid's been doubted before... he's being doubted now and he keeps proving people wrong.. I doubt that's going to change. You figure Linsanity would have made it clear to the casual fan.. but obviously it didn't.

GnarlesOakley · Post #920 » by **GnarlesOakley** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:26 pm

Jay10 wrote:jeremy signed an offer sheet knowing damn well of the poison pill.

He signed an offer sheet knowing damn well he'd be making $24 million.