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

AmazingJason · Post #961 » by **AmazingJason** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:33 pm

bigfnjoe96 wrote:
duetta wrote:Problem is, anyone who is either a friend of the I-hole (Isiah) or the D-hole (Dolan) is automatically suspect in business - and that who we have in charge of this team, I-hole flunkies.

I wouldn't doubt this either duetta, but what can we do. Not much until D-Hole sells MSG to someone who understands how to run a team

When will Isiah ever just go away? It just sickens me to my stomach...

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #962 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:33 pm

Thugger HBC wrote:
KnicksFTW wrote:You guys are going crazy hahaha.

You guys are on NBA TEAMs board.

#KnicksNationAllDay

Enjoy Hou Lin.

If Felton plays close to the level where he did previously in NY, then we got ourselves a squad boys!

All Felton has to do for me is come to camp in shape, and get the numbers we expected pretty much from Lin..

14-16 ppg 7 assists.

I don't question his heart at all, just basically do his job.

On good percentages, run the offense, and keep the turnovers down.

kNicksGmen · Post #963 » by **kNicksGmen** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:33 pm

KnickGawd28 wrote:See this why i was saying the Knicks as a whole felt portrayed ..something happened ..maybe Lin was talking to Yao & wanted Houston...

so if they feel betrayed we're gonna let him go to houston like he wants? how does that make any sense? if knicks are mad at lin, match his deal... then trade him to toronto or something. no reason to just let him walk. it doesn't make basketball or business sense. if the knicks keep lin the guard depth is great. if not all it takes is one injury to felton and we got that euro and kidd as the only pgs...

lin must be matched... then we can figure out what to do with him later.

ORANGEandBLUE · Post #964 » by **ORANGEandBLUE** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:34 pm

greenhughes wrote:It's no even the money at this point it's the structure of it.
8-8-8 for the rockets
5-5-15 for the Knicks

If Jeremy wanted to be a Knick why would he sign that structured kind off deal? Lin didn't want to be here. He wants his own team and he wanted out of New York. His agent knew the Knicks cap and tax situation, had a deal the Knicks said they would match and turned around and made the Knicks think twice by changing the payments up. It is what it is. Lin did not want to be here. I can't wait for us to play the rockets (Lin won't play though he'll be injured with his punk a**).

LOL... ok so we'll win the award for 'team with the players that want to be there the most.' Meanwhile the rest of the NBA is competing for the Larry O'Brien trophy.

Post #965 » by **Thugger HBC** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:34 pm

greenhughes wrote:It's no even the money at this point it's the structure of it.
8-8-8 for the rockets
5-5-15 for the Knicks

If Jeremy wanted to be a Knick why would he sign that structured kind off deal? Lin didn't want to be here. He wants his own team and he wanted out of New York. His agent knew the Knicks cap and tax situation, had a deal the Knicks said they would match and turned around and made the Knicks think twice by changing the payments up. It is what it is. Lin did not want to be here. I can't wait for us to play the rockets (Lin won't play though he'll be injured with his punk a**).

I really don't blame Lin at all, but i do want to hear what an actual team official has to say about why they aren't matching.

H_20 · Post #966 » by **H_20** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:34 pm

ITALIA17 wrote:Off subject. Am I the only one who thinks the KARS for kids thing is hilarious. " Hey lets do it all for the kids, but at the same time, lets spell CARS wrong and make them think thats how you spell it "

Today was the first time i heard that commercial in over a decade. I didn't know they still played it. :lol:

Stannis · Post #967 » by **Stannis** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:34 pm

greenhughes wrote:It's no even the money at this point it's the structure of it.
8-8-8 for the rockets
5-5-15 for the Knicks

If Jeremy wanted to be a Knick why would he sign that structured kind off deal? Lin didn't want to be here. He wants his own team and he wanted out of New York. His agent knew the Knicks cap and tax situation, had a deal the Knicks said they would match and turned around and made the Knicks think twice by changing the payments up. It is what it is. Lin did not want to be here. I can't wait for us to play the rockets (Lin won't play though he'll be injured with his punk a**).

Well I am sure that you know with the CBA rules, Lin could not sign a 8-8-8 deal with the Knicks.

That team option deal that was first reported was a fake offer in my opinion. Too good to be true. Lin was not falling for the team option like Felton did.

NYK210 · Post #968 » by **NYK210** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:34 pm

greenhughes wrote:It's no even the money at this point it's the structure of it.
8-8-8 for the rockets
5-5-15 for the Knicks

If Jeremy wanted to be a Knick why would he sign that structured kind off deal? Lin didn't want to be here. He wants his own team and he wanted out of New York. His agent knew the Knicks cap and tax situation, had a deal the Knicks said they would match and turned around and made the Knicks think twice by changing the payments up. It is what it is. Lin did not want to be here. I can't wait for us to play the rockets (Lin won't play though he'll be injured with his punk a**).

how can the contract be setup like that?

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #969 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:35 pm

NYK210 wrote:
greenhughes wrote:It's no even the money at this point it's the structure of it.
8-8-8 for the rockets
5-5-15 for the Knicks

If Jeremy wanted to be a Knick why would he sign that structured kind off deal? Lin didn't want to be here. He wants his own team and he wanted out of New York. His agent knew the Knicks cap and tax situation, had a deal the Knicks said they would match and turned around and made the Knicks think twice by changing the payments up. It is what it is. Lin did not want to be here. I can't wait for us to play the rockets (Lin won't play though he'll be injured with his punk a**).

how can the contract be setup like that?

Gilbert Arenas provision.

daba · Post #970 » by **daba** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:35 pm

I wanted to keep him because he makes us better and we wouldn't have made the playoffs without him last year.

With that said I know players come and go. The one thing I can't understand is how we got nothing at all for him? How do we let him go for absolutely nothing. At the very least we should've signed him and traded him.

PornDoc · Post #971 » by **PornDoc** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:35 pm

It's just really deflating. I spend so much time, money and energy in supporting this franchise. And to be manipulated and disrespected and let down by a front office full of bird brained chumps...just sucks.

kNicksGmen · Post #972 » by **kNicksGmen** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:36 pm

SmooveMelo wrote:Been busy the whole day. Can someone update me? Lin to Rockets final?

still nothing final until knicks officially announce it. there have been a couple more "sources" that say knicks won't match... but like i said all along, i think the knicks are just trolling houston... or at least i hope. :-?

makeitstop · Post #973 » by **makeitstop** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:36 pm

H_20 wrote:
ITALIA17 wrote:Off subject. Am I the only one who thinks the KARS for kids thing is hilarious. " Hey lets do it all for the kids, but at the same time, lets spell CARS wrong and make them think thats how you spell it "

Today was the first time i heard that commercial in over a decade. I didn't know they still played it.

They were running a metal version of that commercial for a while that was so bad I nearly drove off the road the first time I heard it.

They've since stopped using it and went back to the corny one again.

Red Vines · Post #974 » by **Red Vines** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:36 pm

badonkadonkdonk · Post #975 » by **badonkadonkdonk** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:36 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07So_lJQyqw[/youtube]

Greenie · Post #976 » by **Greenie** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:37 pm

BLACKFEET 2010 wrote:May not be the appropriate time to say it but am I the only one that was bothered by how Calderon torched him that Toronto game?
I mean, if it weren't for Shump locking in we would have lost. The last shot (by Jeremy) is all we remember it seems of that game but the fact that a middling pg like Calderon lit him up how he did always had me thinking. But yeah, I'm still upset we let Houston fleece us for an asset. Oh well, Knicks all day anyway. Either roll with us or get rolled on.

NO, LIN WAS THE ONLY REASON WE WON GAMES....WHAT IS A SHUMP?

ORANGEandBLUE · Post #977 » by **ORANGEandBLUE** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:37 pm

Shpati21 wrote:
greenhughes wrote:It's no even the money at this point it's the structure of it.
8-8-8 for the rockets
5-5-15 for the Knicks

If Jeremy wanted to be a Knick why would he sign that structured kind off deal? Lin didn't want to be here. He wants his own team and he wanted out of New York. His agent knew the Knicks cap and tax situation, had a deal the Knicks said they would match and turned around and made the Knicks think twice by changing the payments up. It is what it is. Lin did not want to be here. I can't wait for us to play the rockets (Lin won't play though he'll be injured with his punk a**).

Well I am sure that you know with the CBA rules, Lin could not sign a 8-8-8 deal with the Knicks.

That team option deal that was first reported was a fake offer in my opinion. Too good to be true. Lin was not falling for the team option like Felton did.

He was supposed to take less money. We've been discussing FA's all offseason, and this is the first time I'm hearing people say that they only want guys who are willing to take less to play here. Don't recall anybody saying it was a good thing we didn't get Nash cause he wasn't gonna take the mle.

CoolKids · Post #978 » by **CoolKids** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:38 pm

ORANGEandBLUE wrote:
greenhughes wrote:It's no even the money at this point it's the structure of it.
8-8-8 for the rockets
5-5-15 for the Knicks

If Jeremy wanted to be a Knick why would he sign that structured kind off deal? Lin didn't want to be here. He wants his own team and he wanted out of New York. His agent knew the Knicks cap and tax situation, had a deal the Knicks said they would match and turned around and made the Knicks think twice by changing the payments up. It is what it is. Lin did not want to be here. I can't wait for us to play the rockets (Lin won't play though he'll be injured with his punk a**).

LOL... ok so we'll win the award for 'team with the players that want to be there the most.' Meanwhile the rest of the NBA is competing for the Larry O'Brien trophy.

Yup heat and thunder had lots of guys who didnt want to be there

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #979 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:38 pm

daba wrote:I wanted to keep him because he makes us better and we wouldn't have made the playoffs without him last year.

With that said I know players come and go. The one thing I can't understand is how we got nothing at all for him? How do we let him go for absolutely nothing. At the very least we should've signed him and traded him.

Can't sign and trade him to Houston for one year -- can't sign and trade to another team without his permission for 3 months.

Red Vines · Post #980 » by **Red Vines** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:38 pm

Greg Anthony ‏@GregAnthony50
Hate to see @JLin7 not be a @nyknicks but it's the right move for ALL parties! A bit of a PR hit but NYK will survive. Good Luck in Houston