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

Smokey9782 · Post #241 » by **Smokey9782** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

dainfamusgc wrote:So if we matched and he played like crap. Where is he an asset lol. Dude is an avg player not chris paul sry, u guys are acting like its cp3 we gave away

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Quoting Stephen A. Smith, huh?

Nobody ever even suggested that Lin was comparable to CP3.

StMikes31 · Post #242 » by **StMikes31** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

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

+1000000

Sorry to say but Lin will be starting in the next 3 All-Star games for the West.

MaseInYourFace · Post #243 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

dainfamusgc wrote:So if we matched and he played like crap. Where is he an asset lol. Dude is an avg player not chris paul sry, u guys are acting like its cp3 we gave away

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Shut up hater. Go eat hamburgers with Felton and Jimmy boy in Jimmy's Ivory Tower. Hey it's VIP!! Enjoy the mediocrity!!!

bigfnjoe96 · Post #244 » by **bigfnjoe96** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

ITGM wrote:
Never Wrong wrote:This decision had zero to do about money. This was Isiah and Woodson making a recommendation to Dolan and Dolan taking this recommendation. They never wanted him. TBH, I don't even think they would've matched the first deal.

You are starting to remind me of the lady who was r8ped and cried "N**********er" in the movie Rosewood.

LinterisComing · Post #245 » by **LinterisComing** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

Melo get ready to feel the pain this is gonna be a train wreck.

KNIXFAN_83 · Post #246 » by **KNIXFAN_83** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

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

+1000000

seren · Post #247 » by **seren** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

Smokey9782 wrote:
BBALLER4FR wrote:Looks like with CAA (Melo & Woodson) here we gave up Lin for the hope of CP3

CP3 is a pipe dream.

Not even that. Unless CP3 takes the mini MLE. We can't even do a S&T.

Ginger Bean · Post #248 » by **Ginger Bean** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

I think next year we should trade Shump for Stackhouse.

Synciere · Post #249 » by **Synciere** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:45 pm

Never Wrong wrote:SAS was right all along because his source is Isiah Thomas and it's always been Isiah Thomas.

I don't believe it's Isiah but I do believe SAS when he speaks.

Jay10 · Post #250 » by **Jay10** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

NYK210 wrote:

Nutsacjac · Post #251 » by **Nutsacjac** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

StMikes31 wrote:
Sorry to say but Lin will be starting in the next 3 All-Star games for the West.

He was going to do that whether or not he played well.

SonOfMars · Post #252 » by **SonOfMars** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

StMikes31 wrote:
MSG wrote:
GratefulDead wrote:Well Lin got what he wanted. Excited to see him fail in houston.

+1000000

Sorry to say but Lin will be starting in the next 3 All-Star games for the West.

True, but only because of the asian vote...it wont be earned

moabu08 · Post #253 » by **moabu08** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

StMikes31 wrote:
MSG wrote:
GratefulDead wrote:Well Lin got what he wanted. Excited to see him fail in houston.

+1000000

Sorry to say but Lin will be starting in the next 3 All-Star games for the West.

Agreed. I think Yao would still be an all star right now if they still allowed him to.

BBALLER4FR · Post #254 » by **BBALLER4FR** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

Smokey9782 wrote:
BBALLER4FR wrote:Looks like with CAA (Melo & Woodson) here we gave up Lin for the hope of CP3

CP3 is a pipe dream.

With Lin being shipped and Melo running his mouth about CP3 in a few years you gotta believe these morons are trying to manufacture something. I HATE this organization.

bishnykfan · Post #255 » by **bishnykfan** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

I am one of the few here I guess who doesn't think this is necessarily a bad decision. Lin could make me and the Knicks look bad, but I don't think he was ever going to be an all star under Woodson. We are pretty set at the PG spot.

A lot of people here are overreacting to an extremely small sample size IMO. We will see I guess?

We are a better team now then we were when we walked off the court in Miami last year.

Starksfor3 · Post #256 » by **Starksfor3** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

Can someone call in a bomb threat to the Knick summer league game, get Dolan isolated, throw him in a van and beat the snot out of him for a couple of hours? Much appreciated...

Smokey9782 · Post #257 » by **Smokey9782** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

LinterisComing wrote:Melo get ready to feel the pain this is gonna be a train wreck.

OMG, this dude has no idea what he's in for now..... get ready for the A-Rod treatment, Melo.

Post #258 » by **K_ick_God** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

Gotta believe that Lin did some dirty dealing and if so, shame on him and the Rockets.

You still can't do this however -- if you're Dolan. Just can't do it.

This is like everybody losing. Life does sometimes come to that. It's unfortunate. All parties are probably worse off, except for the Rockets maybe if this doesn't stop them from getting Dwight.

sinjz · Post #259 » by **sinjz** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:46 pm

carayip wrote:Hey, a few years down the road, looking back, maybe this decision is right. Maybe the scouts are right. You never know. Gonna miss Jeremy. But life goes on.

How is it EVER going to be the right move to let an asset go for nothing? If he's good, we win. If he sucks, trade him or waive and stretch his contract. ZERO down side to matching.

murrmaster · Post #260 » by **murrmaster** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:47 pm

KnicksGod wrote:
murrmaster wrote:Serious question. If Dolan really did decide to let Lin go for personal reasons wouldn't it subject him to a derivative suite if MSG stock drops as a result. He would be making a decision as an agent of the corporation against its best interests. Any thoughts?

Yeah a derivative suit is possible at least. Very tough to pull off however. But it's something that is within the scope of reasonable.

As long as its reasonable (and thus wouldn't be thrown out on a motion to dismiss) wouldn't it cost him millions in litigation? Any fan with one share of MSG prior to the announcement want to help out?