[Shams] Melo is officially a Hall of Famer

Post #1 » by **GONYK** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 4:35 pm

MrDollarBills · Post #2 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 4:41 pm

1st ballot!!!!!

Well deserved. Give this man all the flowers, he was the most dominant NCAA player I've ever seen, the greatest Olympian in Men's hoops and was an all time scorer in the NBA.

What a resume.

sol537 · Post #3 » by **sol537** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 4:44 pm

Deserved.

Reign23 · Post #4 » by **Reign23** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 4:49 pm

yes sir! my favorite knick and basketball player ever. i hope we retire his jersey.

Post #5 » by **Capn'O** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 4:54 pm

Nice! Congrats Melo! Among your many accomplishments, I will always appreciate that you brought the NCAA title to Syracuse.

Post #6 » by **DOT** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 4:58 pm

Objectively correct decision.

NYKinMIA · Post #7 » by **NYKinMIA** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 4:59 pm

wait what?!

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Post #8 » by **mpharris36** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:09 pm

Congrats Melo!

3toheadmelo · Post #9 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:12 pm

Thanks guys!

3toheadmelo · Post #10 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:22 pm

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Post #11 » by **GONYK** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:27 pm

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ctorres · Post #12 » by **ctorres** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:36 pm

Reign23 wrote:yes sir! my favorite knick and basketball player ever. i hope we retire his jersey.

Others won't agree with me and it's ok, but I think we should retire Melo's jersey and ALSO Allan Houston and Bernard King's jerseys

JBreezeNY · Post #13 » by **JBreezeNY** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:42 pm

One of my favorites, salute to the king.

G_K_F · Post #14 » by **G_K_F** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:44 pm

ctorres wrote:
Reign23 wrote:yes sir! my favorite knick and basketball player ever. i hope we retire his jersey.

Others won't agree with me and it's ok, but I think we should retire Melo's jersey and ALSO Allan Houston and Bernard King's jerseys

A Jersey retirement should be reserved for the ones that made an indelible impact on the franchise.

There was some flair there but we should reserve the jersey retirement for all time greats that wore the jersey and made a playoff impact. Otherwise we might as well retire Julius Randle too.

Post #15 » by **Capn'O** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:51 pm

GONYK wrote:

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Putting Embiid shade in Melo's thread :nonono:

Spoiler:

Post #16 » by **GONYK** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:55 pm

Capn'O wrote:
GONYK wrote:

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Putting Embiid shade in Melo's thread

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

FrozenEnvelope · Post #17 » by **FrozenEnvelope** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 6:04 pm

Happy for him!

ctorres · Post #18 » by **ctorres** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 6:26 pm

G_K_F wrote:
ctorres wrote:
Reign23 wrote:yes sir! my favorite knick and basketball player ever. i hope we retire his jersey.

Others won't agree with me and it's ok, but I think we should retire Melo's jersey and ALSO Allan Houston and Bernard King's jerseys

A Jersey retirement should be reserved for the ones that made an indelible impact on the franchise.

There was some flair there but we should reserve the jersey retirement for all time greats that wore the jersey and made a playoff impact. Otherwise we might as well retire Julius Randle too.

Houston advanced past the 1st round of the playoffs as many as 4 years, including an ECF and Finals appearance. While it was done so with Ewing, Houston was the best shooting guard on the team, and I think his numbers and performance have held up.

Randle had only two playoff appearances with the Knicks and he performed poorly on both occasions

Houston averaged 19 ppg on 45/43/88 shooting splits in 60 playoff games. Extremely underrated IMO and honestly, he was largely responsible for extending Ewing's legacy.

I know Sprewell was the fan favorite and he was looked at more favorably than Houston, but Houston was performing at a high level for 2 seasons before Sprewell had arrived

Post #19 » by **j4remi** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 6:30 pm

If he wasn't first ballot, I woulda been mad.

Stannis · Post #20 » by **Stannis** » Wed Apr 2, 2025 6:40 pm

G_K_F wrote: Otherwise we might as well retire Julius Randle too.

I wouldn't go that far. But it does set a precedent. If Knicks retire Melo's jersey, they probably have to retire King's as well. Then you have to consider Allan Houston.

Never watched King live, but the numbers for his 83/84 PO look amazing, and I'm sure had something to do with taking a prime Celtics team to a 7 game series. I can't say Melo ever performed liked that in the PO for the NYK.