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

ikidunot · Post #801 » by **ikidunot** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:06 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:
ikidunot wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:You tell me how can you prop up a guy or get "all bout it, bout it" for a guy who is responsible SOLEY for his best friend dying because he drove drunk?????????

He wasn't soley responsible. His friend was at fault too.

Who turned the key?????

His friend was drunk too. It could have easily been his friend driving and killing JR. They both were drunk. His friend knew and got in the car with him. When you get in a car with a drunk driver, what do you think is going to happen?? His friend is at fault too.

JR didn't make him get in the car. He knew JR was drunk.

NOOB77 · Post #802 » by **NOOB77** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:06 pm

Alan Hahn ‏@alanhahn
Off the air now. Reports by @HowardBeckNYT and @KBergCBS say #Knicks will not match Lin sheet. Knicks have not given official word.

DE FENSE · Post #803 » by **DE FENSE** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:06 pm

Thugger HBC wrote:If the reports are true, it is totally talent related in proportion to how much that third year will actually cost.

Even Dallas let Steve Nash walk, and after all these years....who has the ring?

I like your perspective.

Still a little shocked, but I'll get over it. Ready to go to war.

Knox · Post #804 » by **Knox** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:06 pm

ShumpShump wrote:
NowWHYcee7 wrote:Losing Lin comparable to 9-11

Dolan death threats

low blow shots at JR for his friend dying

smartest fan-base? I think not.

His friend didn't just die. JR is the reason he died.

Back the F$%# up man some of yall are crossing the line. Compared to 9-11 ..losing Lin is nothing compared to that

Post #805 » by **Deeeez Knicks** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:07 pm

NetsFanCheryl wrote:What some people fail to realize is that we are the NEW YORK Knicks. Not a big market, but probably the biggest.

It will ALWAYS be about dollars and cents. Dolan or not.

There had to be more to it then that. Lin brought in a ton of dough.

If the Knicks wanted to keep Lin and were not prepared for the poison pill after adding a ton of salary that might even be worse. More proof of being incompetent!

In 2015 we will still regret this when Felton is too overweight to play and Kidd and Camby are done.

This franchise is just dumb!!!

Subway Token · Post #806 » by **Subway Token** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:07 pm

juxtaposition wrote:
ikidunot wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:You tell me how can you prop up a guy or get "all bout it, bout it" for a guy who is responsible SOLEY for his best friend dying because he drove drunk?????????

He wasn't soley responsible. His friend was at fault too.

Wait

Wait wait wait wait...

Are you implying that his friend was somehow also to blame for dying?

Absolutely. Would you ever get in the car with a drunk driver? No? Why not?

Right.

cgmw · Post #807 » by **cgmw** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:07 pm

Fat

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kNicksGmen · Post #808 » by **kNicksGmen** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:07 pm

not matching makes zero basketball sense. if dolan is pissed at him match it and have him ride the bench and then trade him when it's allowed. he's still at 5 mil for 2 years. let's say a year and a half from now knicks move stat and lin for a prospect and an expiring and/or picks. there is no reason other than dolan thinking "he'll suck in houston and regret trying to screw me... muahahaha" which like i said, isn't a smart bball decision.

ChartFiction · Post #809 » by **ChartFiction** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:07 pm

MozTheMan wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:You tell me how can you prop up a guy or get "all bout it, bout it" for a guy who is responsible SOLEY for his best friend dying because he drove drunk?????????

him and his friend were drunk and both made a terrible mistake.

JR is a great guy that made a mistake. His loyalty to the Knicks shows whats in his heart

A great guy lmao. Is this real life?

The dude who was throwing up gang signs two years ago? The guy who constantly skipped his Chinese team's practice? What in the world would make you think he's a great guy? lol

Post #810 » by **Thugger HBC** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:07 pm

stevieg987 wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:If the reports are true, it is totally talent related in proportion to how much that third year will actually cost.

Even Dallas let Steve Nash walk, and after all these years....who has the ring?

Cuban acknowledge that was the biggest mistake he ever made. Bad example.

I don't really care what Cuban feels, they have a championship without Steve Nash.

The championship is the only thing I care about, and that's where the point is made.

NowWHYcee7 · Post #811 » by **NowWHYcee7** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:08 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:You tell me how can you prop up a guy or get "all bout it, bout it" for a guy who is responsible SOLEY for his best friend dying because he drove drunk?????????

You act like JR wanted his friend to die. You're a clown bro. I don't give a F about JR's personal life, I know he wants to be a knick and bleeds orange and blue that's good enough for me. Meanwhile your boy lin been putting up a front this whole time....as a matter of fact not really, because ever since his "injury" he's been distant as hell. That's your hero? Really? You should go ahead and commit that.

bigfnjoe96 · Post #812 » by **bigfnjoe96** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Bottomline Lin made a business decision when he signed that restructured contract. The Knicks made a business decision to not match that restructured contract...

Plain & Simple "It's all about Business"

What part of this don't people understand...

CoolKids · Post #813 » by **CoolKids** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Dudes out here catching feels over another man like they're 12 year old girls or something. sad.

DowNY · Post #814 » by **DowNY** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Genocide3883 wrote:Is anything official yet?

If not.

Everybody needs to shut the **** up.

Subway Token · Post #815 » by **Subway Token** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Deeeez Knicks wrote:
NetsFanCheryl wrote:What some people fail to realize is that we are the NEW YORK Knicks. Not a big market, but probably the biggest.

It will ALWAYS be about dollars and cents. Dolan or not.

There had to be more to it then that. Lin brought in a ton of dough.

If the Knicks wanted to keep Lin and were not prepared for the poison pill after adding a ton of salary that might even be worse. More proof of being incompetent!

In 2015 we will still regret this when Felton is too overweight to play and Kidd and Camby are done.

This franchise is just dumb!!!

How much more will you be upset when 2015 woulda rolled around and we'd be giving Lin 15, Chandler 15, Melo 20, Amare 20. Bye Shump, bye Novak, etc etc.

johnnywishbone · Post #816 » by **johnnywishbone** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:09 pm

Given JR's, Melo's and Felton's comments over the past few days I think it's pretty obvious this decision was made a while ago.

They waited until the last day just to put Houston on ice. Which even that doesn't make any sense because what does that accomplish if you are not going to match?

Dolan puts the "I" in idiot.

H_20 · Post #817 » by **H_20** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:09 pm

This has turned into JR Smith is a murderer? WTF is wrong with you guys?

juxtaposition · Post #818 » by **juxtaposition** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:10 pm

NetsFanCheryl wrote:
Absolutely. Would you ever get in the car with a drunk driver? No? Why not?

Right.

But weren't they both drunk? Are you 100% rational when you're wasted?

For the record I'm not hating on JR and I never did even through this mess, but implying that a victim of someone's drunk driving was also partially responsible for his death is like....well no, I actually am not sure how to describe that.

H_20 · Post #819 » by **H_20** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:10 pm

You guys need to go to your local bar and just have some drinks,chill the f*ck out...

Jay10 · Post #820 » by **Jay10** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:10 pm

H_20 wrote:This has turned into JR Smith is a murderer? WTF is wrong with you guys?

it's the tim tebow effect