Jeremy Lin's Contract Saga: Part VII

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #1241 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:22 pm

gavran wrote:
Knickstape1214 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:a lot of you are way over the top with this.

Yeeerp

Glad you changed that ridicolous username.

Lol. Rasho won't be.

Post #1242 » by **K_ick_God** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:22 pm

Knicker23 wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:
That's not even my point. Hopefully Melo lived up to his statement yesterday and is asking/begging Dolan to keep Lin. And that Dolan wants to and will.

Melo can help and probably cause Dolan to match if he wants it badly enough (whatever that is).

My point is a solid prediction: Melo and mostly Melo, with some Felton, will be miserable at MSG. Fans will take it out on them. And maybe JR too. The whole team. People will be deflated after losing Lin and they will be looking for an enemy. I know this with every cell in my body.

The hatred is going to come crashing down around Melo and mostly Melo. Fans were already booing him early last season when they felt he was holding the ball too much. Now with the "ridiculous" comment and the sheer depression of losing such a fun-to-watch story like Lin ...

Melo is going to pay ... and pay big.

Bad prediction. Melo's time here will be a hell of a lot less "miserable" without the drama of Lin around, if you have to look at it that way. The fans won't boo any more than they would if Lin were here if they are losing. You're exaggerating for affect the impact of Lin leaving, while trying to tie it into an inverse relationship with the view of Melo - and it's not there.

Melo will have more "pressure" to lead the team by people who somehow think since James won it's "his time" than bc Lin went to Houston and the Knicks didn't match.

We'll see. If they don't match.

We'll see how the crowd receives Melo and how forgiving they are.

makeitstop · Post #1243 » by **makeitstop** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:22 pm

god shammgod wrote:a lot of you are way over the top with this.

The whole 'franchise is doomed' angle started annoying me yesterday, but now it's swung back to being kind of funny again.

I'm sure it'll go back to being annoying in a couple of hours, though.

adjacent2bench · Post #1244 » by **adjacent2bench** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:22 pm

Anyone with the ESPN APP get scared whenever that ESPN alert comes on? I swear my heart stops everytime I hear it.

ShotgunNitty · Post #1245 » by **ShotgunNitty** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:22 pm

KnicksGod wrote:
ShotgunNitty wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:I'm kind of down the middle right now anyway: The way this was handled, I think it's best for Lin to go. And if they show me that they're dumb enough to let him go while still pretending to be title contenders, then I'll be liberated from the hopes that drive continued fan interest.

I'll just know that they're all getting their comeuppance. But there will be nothing to see here and I'll just be able to walk away knowing that you can't invest in something that has nothing to give back.

Knicks would be proving that they don't have a clue. And Melo will be targeted and end his tenure in miserable fashion, rightly or wrongly.

Raymond Effin Felton. Unbelievable.

You spend a lot of time worrying about Melo....its Lin vs Dolan. Lin signed the offer sheet and now its Dolan chance to match or not. Melo has nothing to do with it

That's not even my point. Hopefully Melo lived up to his statement yesterday and is asking/begging Dolan to keep Lin. And that Dolan wants to and will.

Melo can help and probably cause Dolan to match if he wants it badly enough (whatever that is).

My point is a solid prediction: Melo and mostly Melo, with some Felton, will be miserable at MSG. Fans will take it out on them. And maybe JR too. The whole team. People will be deflated after losing Lin and they will be looking for an enemy. I know this with every cell in my body.

The hatred is going to come crashing down around Melo and mostly Melo. Fans were already booing him early last season when they felt he was holding the ball too much. Now with the "ridiculous" comment and the sheer depression of losing such a fun-to-watch story like Lin ...

Melo is going to pay ... and pay big.

Seem like you looking foward to Knicks players getting boo'ed and you been killing Melo the last couple of days. Melo didn't fly Lin to Houston nor did he change or signed the offer sheet for him. If you looking for people to vent your frustrations on...it should be Lin, and Dolan. No particular order.

Daggy · Post #1246 » by **Daggy** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:23 pm

Knickstape1214 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:a lot of you are way over the top with this.

Yeeerp

Just want to say the Mods are doing a good job striking a nice balance between really pointless repetitive threads and keeping a healthy discussion going in various threads regarding Lin that have some substance.

It's a difficult job but well done!

Fury · Post #1247 » by **Fury** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:24 pm

Listen to SAS and tell me he makes you like this team.

ag3 · Post #1248 » by **ag3** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:24 pm

NYchris wrote:at what time exactly do we have to match?

11:59 and 59 seconds.

KnicksChamps · Post #1249 » by **KnicksChamps** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:24 pm

Fury wrote:Listen to SAS and tell me he makes you like this team.

I refuse to listen to that (Please Use More Appropriate Word).

Jay10 · Post #1250 » by **Jay10** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:24 pm

i listen to SAS for the laughs

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #1251 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:24 pm

Daggy wrote:
Knickstape1214 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:a lot of you are way over the top with this.

Yeeerp

Just want to say the Mods are doing a good job striking a nice balance between really pointless repetitive threads and keeping a healthy discussion going in various threads regarding Lin that have some substance.

It's a difficult job but well done!

E-high five/pound! Thanks lol.

Bill Bradley · Post #1252 » by **Bill Bradley** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:25 pm

don't panac wrote:
21shumpst wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:Can anyone fathom how depressing it will be to watch Melo, JR and Felton chuck away as Amar'e declines?

That would be one of the most uninspiring teams to watch.

Can't do it.

But... But... We'll have awesome geriatric depth. The Mobb 40+'s will inspire me as well as all the AARP Knick fans all over the world.

In a related news, MSG network just announced that the new MSG INTRO song for the upcoming season will be Springsteen's "GLORY DAYS"

LOL!

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #1253 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:25 pm

I'll be excited about this season with, or without, Lin. Doesn't change the fact it's a stupid decision not to match. I can't believe this decision, for some of you, is THE threshold between a sad, decrepit, hopeless team and an exciting, contending, hope-filled team. I can't take you all seriously and will instead continue to laugh and entertain myself reading your melodramatic crap.

cgmw · Post #1254 » by **cgmw** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:25 pm

god shammgod wrote:a lot of you are way over the top with this.

KnicksGod providing pages and pages of sig fodder. A year from now we'll be like 'remember when KG flipped his sh*t?'

Daaaarryyl · Post #1255 » by **Daaaarryyl** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:26 pm

Jay10 wrote:
JohnStarksTheDunk wrote:
Red Vines wrote:You can't really put a price tag on the Knicks winning a championship, if you're all in, you're all in. Have to go for it.

+1

When you're trying to contend, letting a useful player leave for nothing is idiotic.

what did the knicks give up to get him?

That's not a good enough excuse to let him go tho LOL. I guess Jose Bautista and RA Dickey should be dealt for anything since the Blue Jays and Mets got lucky and didn't give up anything for them too..

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #1256 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:27 pm

Just want to say, KG, I'm gonna miss your posts if you leave. I've always liked you as a poster. Would be a shame to lose you, and the other regular.

Fury · Post #1257 » by **Fury** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:27 pm

Does SAS let other people talk? This guy wins arguments by taking up all the time

gavran · Post #1258 » by **gavran** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:27 pm

Knickstape1214 wrote:
Lol. Rasho won't be.

**** him.

Jay10 · Post #1259 » by **Jay10** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:28 pm

Fury wrote:Does SAS let other people talk? This guy wins arguments by taking up all the time

yelling gets the job done.

Post #1260 » by **K_ick_God** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:29 pm

cgmw wrote:
god shammgod wrote:a lot of you are way over the top with this.

KnicksGod providing pages and pages of sig fodder. A year from now we'll be like 'remember when KG flipped his sh*t?'

lol

No I'm pretty calm today though. I just mean every word of it earnestly. It's not over the top is it?

Trading Lin for Felton is like throwing in the towel. I'm not sure what can be overstated about a team throwing in the towel AND turning a good part of their club over to the likes of JR Smith.

Remember when JR was celebrating and the ball went the other way for an easy score (against Miami)? That encapsulates the kind of team we'll be.