BREAKING: Report - Knicks Won't Match, Lin to Rockets

OrangeandBlue20 · Post #61 » by **OrangeandBlue20** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:20 pm

You know what the worst part about this is?

Dolan doesn't have the guts to explain the team's decision and talk to the media.

ORANGEandBLUE · Post #62 » by **ORANGEandBLUE** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:20 pm

At this point I care more about all of Lin's doubters being proven wrong than I do about this current roster having any success. Guess I'm officially a Lin fanboy.

KnicksFTW · Post #63 » by **KnicksFTW** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:21 pm

Wow...this is upsetting.

Whats done is done. Crying isnt going to get us anywhere.

MKCATL · Post #64 » by **MKCATL** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:21 pm

Melo will pay for this, not saying he's at fault but he will feel the repercusions

omerome · Post #65 » by **omerome** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:21 pm

I can't believe this...

CoolKids · Post #66 » by **CoolKids** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:21 pm

**** man

chatuka · Post #67 » by **chatuka** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:22 pm

sounds like it was personal to Dolan.. i understand to a degree why dolan was angry.

And maybe in his heart, Jeremy didn't want to be Knick afterall. Carmelo that is the cancer chased away Dantoni, and now Jeremy Lin?

Najeem27 · Post #68 » by **Najeem27** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:22 pm

GratefulDead wrote:Well Lin got what he wanted. Excited to see him fail in houston.

He wants to play there. Yao Ming is his mentor.

CoolKids · Post #69 » by **CoolKids** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:22 pm

ORANGEandBLUE wrote:At this point I care more about all of Lin's doubters being proven wrong than I do about this current roster having any success. Guess I'm officially a Lin fanboy.

lmao shocking

moabu08 · Post #70 » by **moabu08** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:22 pm

Beck on ESPN Radio 98.7 right now. Saying the knicks passed up on Lin on because of money. He says the knicks felt he wasnt worth 50 million in 2014-15 including luxury tax payments.

polarbears815 · Post #71 » by **polarbears815** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:22 pm

Howard Beck reporting the decision was financially based. I'm skeptical of that given the information about the stretch provision.

The decision was ultimately financial, not emotional. The contract with Houston includes a third-year balloon payment of $14.9 million, which would have cost the Knicks another $35 million or more in luxury-tax penalties had they matched the deal. The so-called poison pill was designed to dissuade the Knicks.

(Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/sport ... tw-nytimes)

wasted_101 · Post #72 » by **wasted_101** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

melo gets what he really wants. hopefully he can lead this team somewhere

Appleshampoo · Post #73 » by **Appleshampoo** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

Carmelo doesn't own the team. Dolan does.

Sprewell4Three · Post #74 » by **Sprewell4Three** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

MKCATL wrote:Melo will pay for this, not saying he's at fault but he will feel the repercusions

The bullseye is on his fat ass head now. He's supposed to be the face of the franchise yet says some of the dumbest things and then back tracks like a b*tch.

Bran Fast Hands · Post #75 » by **Bran Fast Hands** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

I'm glad this circus is over and we can move on and look forward to the new season. Hopefully lose a bunch of Lin fanboy Knick 'fanboys' as well. Sack up and stop the whinging.

Fury · Post #76 » by **Fury** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

Hahahahahahahahahahaha Knicks worried about money? You couldn't' scrip this pile of nonsense. MONEY? ISIAH **** THMMAD MONEY? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK DOLAN

pLutO oR bUst · Post #77 » by **pLutO oR bUst** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

Best outcome for all involved IMO. Except for NY Knicks fans of course, but who cares about them anyways?

Quick Kick · Post #78 » by **Quick Kick** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

Fat ass Failton as our PG for four years.....JESUS H.

ITGM · Post #79 » by **ITGM** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

NowWHYcee7 · Post #80 » by **NowWHYcee7** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 pm

Good. Now hopefully you pansies will man up.