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

Linguistik · Post #1581 » by **Linguistik** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:21 am

I wonder about those Chinese fans who all of a sudden appeared in the garden when Jeremy Lin was playing well.

Are they real Knicks fans or bandwagoners??

Falstaffxx · Post #1582 » by **Falstaffxx** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:21 am

Fischella wrote:Griffin at the same level that Carmelo or Dirk? are you on drugs?

Griffin isn't even a top5 PF right now.

Love
Nowitzki
Aldridge/Bosh
Bosh/Aldridge
Smith
Griffin
Gasol
Stoudemire/Randolph
Randolph/Stoudemire

I'd take Griffin over most of those, but regardless, I'd flip Carmelo for him without a moment's hesitation.

Pharmcat · Post #1583 » by **Pharmcat** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:21 am

damedash09 wrote:Jonathan Feigen: Quick Lin update from Rockets summer league: NY still has not told Lin of their intentions and likely will not. He can read it in the paper.

yea ny wont really disclose it

they will just let the deadline pass with no match

Post #1584 » by **Thugger HBC** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:22 am

Jstarks3 wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:
Fischella wrote:Nowitzki had a rough season cause he played with Germany in the summer and with the lockout he can't recover well, with a normal offseason he's a top10 guy for sure, even top5, he was the best player in the World a year ago

You know that's false.

sounds right to me actually. first smart thing that dude has said yet.

Dirk has never been the best player in the NBA, definitely top 10, maybe 5, but never the number 1 guy.

GetItDone · Post #1585 » by **GetItDone** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:22 am

LeBron
Dwight
Wade
Durant
Paul
Rose
Kobe
Westbrook
Dirk
Love
Bynum
Nash
Rondo
Parker
Deron

All better than Melo.

Guano · Post #1586 » by **Guano** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:22 am

Has anything officially been said?

Mr_Perfect · Post #1587 » by **Mr_Perfect** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:22 am

James Dolan needs to sell the team and tour with his band. He's not cut out for ownership.

damedash09 · Post #1588 » by **damedash09** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:22 am

lin is a goner folks, lin really pissed dolan off.

Dru · Post #1589 » by **Dru** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:22 am

Its been the whole with this. I think I'm over it.

CK24 · Post #1590 » by **CK24** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:23 am

Falstaffxx wrote:
Fischella wrote:Griffin at the same level that Carmelo or Dirk? are you on drugs?

Griffin isn't even a top5 PF right now.

Love
Nowitzki
Aldridge/Bosh
Bosh/Aldridge
Smith
Griffin
Gasol
Stoudemire/Randolph
Randolph/Stoudemire

I'd take Griffin over most of those, but regardless, I'd flip Carmelo for him without a moment's hesitation.

Griffin will fill seats like Lin. However Melo is a championship caliber player that can carry a team..

No-Man · Post #1591 » by **No-Man** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:23 am

moocow007 wrote:
Fischella wrote:Nowitzki had a rough season cause he played with Germany in the summer and with the lockout he can't recover well, with a normal offseason he's a top10 guy for sure, even top5, he was the best player in the World a year ago

Carmelo had a rough season cause he played: a) with a plethora of injuries, b) played out of position as point forward for all the games up utnil Linsanity. With a normal season and a normal system he would be back to what he used to be as well. Nowitzki is 34 years old. He looked it last season. He even said so (that he felt his age). But regardless, if he was a Knick he'd have been flieted alive because that's how Knick fans like to react...over react.

Bryant is 34 too, and he's still a top3 player in this league, Garnett is way older and he was the best post player of the last PO by a HUGE margin over the 2nd one.

Nowitzki, with a good offseason in tearms of recovery, rest and training is a top10 in this league, for sure.

Red Vines · Post #1592 » by **Red Vines** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:23 am

Dru wrote:
Red Vines wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:You think he's turning down that player option?

I didn't see a player option, where do you see this?

It's been reported. Look for a Felton 4yrs -18mill thread.

No, that was wrong. There may be a 4th year player option but the first 3 were for 10 million.

Felton, who struggled during his one season in Portland and clashed with former coach Nate McMillan, will reportedly receive a 3-year contract worth $10 million.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-o ... ond-felton

SmooveMelo · Post #1593 » by **SmooveMelo** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:23 am

Falstaffxx wrote:
Fischella wrote:Griffin at the same level that Carmelo or Dirk? are you on drugs?

Griffin isn't even a top5 PF right now.

Love
Nowitzki
Aldridge/Bosh
Bosh/Aldridge
Smith
Griffin
Gasol
Stoudemire/Randolph
Randolph/Stoudemire

I'd take Griffin over most of those, but regardless, I'd flip Carmelo for him without a moment's hesitation.

kNicksGmen · Post #1594 » by **kNicksGmen** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:23 am

johnnywishbone wrote:
kNicksGmen wrote:
johnnywishbone wrote:If I ran the team the roster would look a lot different. But I'm not mad at what we got.

Please God let Felton show up in shape, Amar'e healthy and remind Melo from time to time that basketball is a team sport.

u need to watch more games. melo stay passing and his teammates let him down time after time. i can't blame dude for wanting to shoot it himself even when doubled. lots of times during games when the scrubs are bricking i yell at the tv "just let melo shoot every time" because honestly melo shooting a contested jumper has a better percentage of going in than most of the scrubs taking a wide open set shot.

When you're taking over 30 shots a game that's way too much. I think in the last playoff game he had 31 shot attempts and one assist.

That's nuts. And you don't have to listen to me, Tyson Chandler bitched about it right after the game.

not sure what game you're referring to... if it's any of the playoff games, he was literally our only player out there and it was obvious to anyone watching. i remember him setting bibby up countless times.

but melo would average at least 5 or 6 assists if his teammates could make a wide open shot.

also those shot attempt stats are swayed because lots of times melo will miss at the rim and go back up with it once or twice and it counts as 3 shot attempts. pads the rebounding stats but makes it look like he took more shots than he really did in regards to possessions.

GetItDone · Post #1595 » by **GetItDone** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:24 am

damedash09 wrote:Jonathan Feigen: Quick Lin update from Rockets summer league: NY still has not told Lin of their intentions and likely will not. He can read it in the paper.

This should tell it all.

Dolan feels betrayed.

Lin is officially a goner.

rleandry112 · Post #1596 » by **rleandry112** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:24 am

GetItDone wrote:LeBron
Dwight
Wade
Durant
Paul
Rose
Kobe
Westbrook
Dirk
Love
Bynum
Nash
Rondo
Parker
Deron

All better than Melo.

The list of players better than lin is quite a bit longer.

damedash09 · Post #1597 » by **damedash09** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:24 am

Falstaffxx wrote:
Fischella wrote:Griffin at the same level that Carmelo or Dirk? are you on drugs?

Griffin isn't even a top5 PF right now.

Love
Nowitzki
Aldridge/Bosh
Bosh/Aldridge
Smith
Griffin
Gasol
Stoudemire/Randolph
Randolph/Stoudemire

I'd take Griffin over most of those, but regardless, I'd flip Carmelo for him without a moment's hesitation.

what melo>>>>>>griffin

stevieg987 · Post #1598 » by **stevieg987** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:24 am

Players better than Melo (in no particular order):

LBJ
KD
Kobe
D12
Rondo
Rose
Dirk
Westbrook
Lin
DWill
CP3
Love
Gasol
STAT (if healthy)
Cousins

ibraheim718 · Post #1599 » by **ibraheim718** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:24 am

Red Vines wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:You think he's turning down that player option?

I didn't see a player option, where do you see this?

Felton signed a guaranteed three-year deal with a fourth-year player option that could make the contract worth about $18 million overall.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketbal ... -1.3841893

unabashedFan · Post #1600 » by **unabashedFan** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:24 am

johnnywishbone wrote:Here is how it went because you seem to be confused.

1. Houston makes offer to Lin.
2. Lin presents offer to NY.
3. Our front office being the keystone cops that they are told Lin that they will match. Instead of saying nothing until they got an official offer.
4. Lin goes back to Houston and says they are going to match - do you want to up the offer?
5. Houston ups offer.
6. Dolan says FU you sneaky chinaman GTFO.

I'm pissed at what happened at steps, 3, 4, 5 and 6. But don't leave Lin out of the equation. He pulled a fast one.

This is all unsubstantiated hearsay and rumors from an unreliable source - Marc Berman, who makes up stories for the tabloid New York Post.

I suppose Lin was briefed as well that Raymond Felton was invited to Dolan's bbq party just because he was a nice guy? This was before Lin even got any offer sheet.

Don't believe everything you read.