mpharris36 wrote:stevieg987 wrote:wasted_101 wrote:Jared Zwerling: Someone I spoke with who works with a #Knicks player said that Lin could've said #Knicks and no other team early on. But he tested market.
WE TOLD HIM TO. WE SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO "BID AGAINST OURSELVES". GO SET YOUR MARKET VALUE. JESUS H. CHRIST. STOP TRYING TO SCAPEGOAT AND BLAME LIN.
We took every measure to fck ourselves. It sounds more and more like the Knicks don't and never really wanted Lin back. And I don't get it.
dude he set his market with the first agreement (3 years 19 million with a 9 million dollar team option).
he then felt the need to accept more...fair enough he has every right to do that, but he then risk the chance of the knicks matching.
he made his bed
Thats pure speculation, you have no idea how it went under the table. It well could have been Rockets tricked Knicks by leaking out the initial verbal agreement, then up the offer by the time Lin signs it --- since it was the only offer on the table, Lin had no choice.
The fact the Knicks offered 1 year qualifying didnt help either.