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ORANGEandBLUE wrote:Red Vines wrote:Rod Boone @rodboone
Melo said he hasn't spoken with anyone in the #Knicks organization to see what's going to happen with Lin.
If this is true it reflects poorly on Melo.
The dude is practicing for the **** Olympics and spending time with his buddies, why the **** does that reflect poorly on him. He's enjoying a once in a lifetime experience.
DaLeeDa wrote:Question: If the Knicks sign Lin. How hard is it to trade him with a poison pill 3rd year? Will other teams have to fork out 14.9 million for the 3rd year like we will or can they average out the remaining years like Houston could?
Da_Mane_Man wrote:Michael_Scott wrote:i posted this in another thread and I'm curious how you guys feel about this.
I hate to say things like this, but ever since the middle of this past season this has been glaringly obvious to me: If Lin was black rather than Asian, SAS would LOVE him. Would absolutely LOVE him. It's not a question in my mind. If there was a young black PG who averaged 18 and 8 in 25 games as a starter, SAS would absolutely be drooling. But he is Asian, so SAS considers him a marginal player.
i agree.
DocZaius wrote:DaLeeDa wrote:Question: If the Knicks sign Lin. How hard is it to trade him with a poison pill 3rd year? Will other teams have to fork out 14.9 million for the 3rd year like we will or can they average out the remaining years like Houston could?
he's still incredibly tradable
Alan Hahn (via twitter/sulia)
My personal opinion is you just don't let a young, immensely popular player like this just walk without any compensation. This kid just fell out of the sky, a gift from the basketball gods. If you match, he can't be traded until Dec. 15. Can't deal him to Houston until next summer. But these will be a market for him regardless. Just my opinion, but letting him walk for nothing is hard for me to understand.
KnicksGod wrote:god shammgod wrote:this is misplaced anger. if they don't match lin it has nothing to do with melo. stop it.
No, it doesn't have anything to do with Melo if we let Lin go.
But it still shows stupidity on Melo's part, and it indicates possible selfishness > Doesn't think we need Lin that badly, doesn't consider himself overpaid but thinks Lin earning $5M less for one season is ridiculous.
It's a bad sign. I almost feel like even if Lin comes back, Melo thinks of himself as way better than he really is and that's ... scary. C'mon you know what I'm talking about. I feel like we found out something today we didn't know before -- Melo thinks he's closer to a LeBron-level player than he really is.
AmazingJason wrote:greenhughes wrote:ORANGEandBLUE wrote:If this is true it reflects poorly on Melo.
How?
Melo should be doing everything in his power to bring him back...
crazybranman360 wrote:Fusionx50 wrote:crazybranman360 wrote:Do people relize that Felton is a much better fit with our team than Lin? You can argue all you want that Lin is the "more talented" player but, Felton fits our team WAY better.
And Lin very unproven
I don't see how Felton is a better fit. He played well the 1st time he was here with Amare but this is Melo's team now. I don't see him playing as well this 2nd time around especially without D'Antoni
He plays defense, runs pick and rolls with Amare, and most importantly is wired as a distributer
Da_Mane_Man wrote:Michael_Scott wrote:i posted this in another thread and I'm curious how you guys feel about this.
I hate to say things like this, but ever since the middle of this past season this has been glaringly obvious to me: If Lin was black rather than Asian, SAS would LOVE him. Would absolutely LOVE him. It's not a question in my mind. If there was a young black PG who averaged 18 and 8 in 25 games as a starter, SAS would absolutely be drooling. But he is Asian, so SAS considers him a marginal player.
i agree.
Da_Mane_Man wrote:Michael_Scott wrote:i posted this in another thread and I'm curious how you guys feel about this.
I hate to say things like this, but ever since the middle of this past season this has been glaringly obvious to me: If Lin was black rather than Asian, SAS would LOVE him. Would absolutely LOVE him. It's not a question in my mind. If there was a young black PG who averaged 18 and 8 in 25 games as a starter, SAS would absolutely be drooling. But he is Asian, so SAS considers him a marginal player.
i agree.
spre8well wrote:KnicksGod wrote:god shammgod wrote:this is misplaced anger. if they don't match lin it has nothing to do with melo. stop it.
No, it doesn't have anything to do with Melo if we let Lin go.
But it still shows stupidity on Melo's part, and it indicates possible selfishness > Doesn't think we need Lin that badly, doesn't consider himself overpaid but thinks Lin earning $5M less for one season is ridiculous.
It's a bad sign. I almost feel like even if Lin comes back, Melo thinks of himself as way better than he really is and that's ... scary. C'mon you know what I'm talking about. I feel like we found out something today we didn't know before -- Melo thinks he's closer to a LeBron-level player than he really is.
Just found out today... really... so people do believe when Melo said he had nothing to do with D'Antoni's firing? lol, don't be delusional. It's obvious Melo's butthurt over Lin's popularity in NY. Pretty sad really, I'll probably follow Linsanity to Houston if the kid is traded; will be back rooting for the Knicks when two faced Melo is off this team.
greenhughes wrote:AmazingJason wrote:
Melo should be doing everything in his power to bring him back...
What?
Lin fanboys kill me.
Melo ain't thinkin' bout Lin, just like Lin ain't thinkin' bout Melo.......
spre8well wrote:KnicksGod wrote:god shammgod wrote:this is misplaced anger. if they don't match lin it has nothing to do with melo. stop it.
No, it doesn't have anything to do with Melo if we let Lin go.
But it still shows stupidity on Melo's part, and it indicates possible selfishness > Doesn't think we need Lin that badly, doesn't consider himself overpaid but thinks Lin earning $5M less for one season is ridiculous.
It's a bad sign. I almost feel like even if Lin comes back, Melo thinks of himself as way better than he really is and that's ... scary. C'mon you know what I'm talking about. I feel like we found out something today we didn't know before -- Melo thinks he's closer to a LeBron-level player than he really is.
Just found out today... really... so people do believe when Melo said he had nothing to do with D'Antoni's firing? lol, don't be delusional. It's obvious Melo's butthurt over Lin's popularity in NY. Pretty sad really, I'll probably follow Linsanity to Houston if the kid is traded; will be back rooting for the Knicks when two faced Melo is off this team.
NewJerzeyKnick wrote:shouldn't we be able to dump stat over the next 3 years? Joe Johnson just got dumped with 4 **** years left
then we wouldn't be over the cap even with Lin and dolan wouldn't have to pay the luxury tax, right?
CoolKids wrote:Da_Mane_Man wrote:Michael_Scott wrote:i posted this in another thread and I'm curious how you guys feel about this.
I hate to say things like this, but ever since the middle of this past season this has been glaringly obvious to me: If Lin was black rather than Asian, SAS would LOVE him. Would absolutely LOVE him. It's not a question in my mind. If there was a young black PG who averaged 18 and 8 in 25 games as a starter, SAS would absolutely be drooling. But he is Asian, so SAS considers him a marginal player.
i agree.
you mean darren collison?
AmazingJason wrote:This is a DARK, DARK day for the Knicks franchise. We may still be a good team, but this crushes our championship hopes...and it crushes the hope of the fans. We will be cursed. This team cannot be looked at the same...there will always be a negative energy with this team and its fanbase, especially when Lin fulfills his potential in HOU.
