*Felton traded to the Knicks. Knicks not matching Lin?

NYK210 · Post #1821 » by **NYK210** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:47 am

So felton is getting 3yr 10mil or 4yr 18mil??

Knicks80_20 · Post #1822 » by **Knicks80_20** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:47 am

CoolKids wrote:I want to match Lin but I dont think the difference between Lin and Felton is as large as this board thinks.

Because in your eyes Lin's a poor-court-vision-chucker with motivational/attitude issues who also happens to be the fattest guard in the league?

langal · Post #1823 » by **langal** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:48 am

Lakers' "win now" = Steve Nash
Knicks "win now" = Raymond Felton

Way to go...

ibraheim718 · Post #1824 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:48 am

[GR] wrote:He averaged 11 and 6 last year, and it was a horrible year for him.

Look at the W/L column... forget the stats.

Jose7 · Post #1825 » by **Jose7** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:48 am

signing felton is a HUGE plus for not having to rush back Shumpert in any capacity..

We are not going to let Lin go.

barborous · Post #1826 » by **barborous** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:48 am

Knicks80_20 wrote:
CoolKids wrote:I want to match Lin but I dont think the difference between Lin and Felton is as large as this board thinks.

Because in your eyes Lin's a poor-court-vision-chucker with motivational/attitude issues who also happens to be the fattest guard in the league?

maybe i'm just sleep-deprived, but the bold on that last part made my night.

QueenzAllDay · Post #1827 » by **QueenzAllDay** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:48 am

Felton wants to be here... so lets go to war Raymond....

No35 · Post #1828 » by **No35** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:48 am

NYK210 wrote:So felton is getting 3yr 10mil or 4yr 18mil??

If that 18 mil is true, Grunwald's head should roll.

No-Man · Post #1829 » by **No-Man** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

CoolKids wrote:I want to match Lin but I dont think the difference between Lin and Felton is as large as this board thinks.

Off course not, mark my words, Felton in good shape next year, is going to have a better season than Lin, cause Felton is the better player out of this, the proven player, the winner.

CoolKids · Post #1830 » by **CoolKids** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

DocZaius wrote:
CoolKids wrote:I want to match Lin but I dont think the difference between Lin and Felton is as large as this board thinks.

Did you even watch Linsanity at it's peak??

No I must have missed that

NYK210 · Post #1831 » by **NYK210** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

If we dont match cause Woodson is not a fan of Lin I want this clowns head on a plate

NYKat · Post #1832 » by **NYKat** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
NYKat wrote:
DocZaius wrote:
Felton as a starting PG severely downgrades our chances of winning

How? Felton put up better numbers than Lin when he was in NY

Your BS one liners never contain anything tangible, if you make a statement back it up with facts

Because Lin has the chance to be much better than Felton. With Felton you get what you get... the upside is ZERO... and to be a serious contender we need UPSIDE.

Potential is not part of the equation, we are in win now mode.

He said felton downgrades our chances at winning which is not possible if he played better than Lin in NY.

AmazingJason · Post #1833 » by **AmazingJason** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

We already have Lin, who has tremendous upside and is a better player than Felton. We already have him and can continue to BUILD our team with him. Why bring in a new PG to run the team? Don't you guys think it's kind of a huge risk to have Felton run the team after the past two years he's put up and having had a very average career? I thought we were trying to contend...

Knicks80_20 · Post #1834 » by **Knicks80_20** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

[GR] wrote:
Knicks80_20 wrote:
He hasn't put 13/5 up in two years. When a player as young as Felton with obvious motivational issues starts declining, he usually just continues to decline.

He averaged 11 and 6 last year, and it was a horrible year for him.

He put up exactly 11/6 two years ago too in Denver...
This isn't just a one-season thing.

Jose7 · Post #1835 » by **Jose7** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

QueenzAllDay wrote:Felton wants to be here... so lets go to war Raymond....

exactly..

yet someone references nash who clearly did not want to come to NY..

and Lin himself signed that contract with Houston but raymond felton is the one getting killed.

knick fans I swear. :lol:

guardplay320 · Post #1836 » by **guardplay320** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:49 am

DocZaius wrote:Losing Lin is a big F U to the fans

And there is the bottom line. NY fans finally had something they could root for. We know the odds of us winning a title were slim the next few years anyway with the Heat having their ridiculous team. At least with Lin, we had MSG rocking again like the 90's. We had a guy we could really back. It's great having the fossils of Camby and crazy eyes backk, but let's face it, Carmelo isn't a guy you could relate to and just go nuts for. Neither is Amare. Chandler is much closer, but Mr. Excitiment he is not. Lin gave us something special, something Raymond Felton could never do, pulling at the New York on his jersey or not. The Knicks, if they do not match Lin, would be ripping that away from us. Sure, we'd still have a good team, but it wouldn't be the Lin led team that made us rock like it was 1999 again.

Fury · Post #1837 » by **Fury** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:50 am

CoolKids wrote:
DocZaius wrote:
CoolKids wrote:I want to match Lin but I dont think the difference between Lin and Felton is as large as this board thinks.

Did you even watch Linsanity at it's peak??

No I must have missed that

You obviously did

bfpri · Post #1838 » by **bfpri** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:50 am

So we just gave up a mediocre PG for an even worse one? Real. Only the Knicks.

stevieg987 · Post #1839 » by **stevieg987** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:50 am

mhi wrote:Even the mighty Lakers who just signed a ridiculous TV deal are trying to shed salary for the new CBA.

If Lin isn't matched, its gonna be because of the finances nothing else.

Not to spite fans, not because NYK doesn't wanna win, not because the other guys are jealus, not because of the way he acts, etc...

Its gonna be because of the money.

You don't see the Lakers trying to shed Kobe, though. Because he makes money for the franchise. Same goes for Lin.

The stupidity is throwing money at the Novak's and Felton's of the league. Those are the salary killers--like the Blakes, and McRobert's of the world.

DaLeeDa · Post #1840 » by **DaLeeDa** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:50 am

If they Lin and Felton are both out there at the same time get ready for turnover festival New York Style!