Post#1415 » by Esq-4 » Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:22 am
I'm just intrigued as everyone else about getting Melo for a basically what we anticipate losing in the offseason....but we CANNOT rely of "Melo wants the be in NYC". I truly believe he means it more than just about anyone else who has ever said it, but bottom line is we have been screwed by this line of thinking in the past. Honestly, the only guy I can think of that acted on it was Amare, and that was partly b/c we were willing to give the max.
Too many variables are out there to not up the ante...at the right time.
At the right time is key. There 2 weeks until the deadline, DEN can wait, not matter how much it aggravates NYK, Melo etc. Do you really think that we will get away with trading less than WC, AR (who has become an after thought), EC (um...does that count?), and perhaps a future pick of our own? No. That is the minimum deal DEN will get from us.
I'm convinced we will give more and Donnie knows it. But you offer it all and DEN will say they want more and you won't be able to blame them b/c they will be getting unequal value anyway. So, at the right time you give either Fields or Gallo...maybe less if we can swing it. And proceed from there.
The list of the number of guys who wanted NY is too long, even if this is a different situation, to sleep easy until Melo is here with and extension.
Not the mention the uncertainty of the CBA.
Is there anything we can do with Walker and TD instead of Fields or Gallo? Either in the deal or for a 1st? I thought that DEN reportedly liked Walker and that Donnie thought he could get a 1st for TD. I'm sure he could since a playoff team could use a scorer/defender off the bench like TD I would think. Too bad I really don't like Harrington b/c that would be a nice cherry on top too.
