TommyTBolt wrote:tbytc wrote:TommyTBolt wrote:
I agree if Lin wanted to be in NY he wouldn't have signed the "poison pill". There is a difference between getting good offers your company / team can compete with and expecting them to match or at least get close to the offer its completely different to bring them something you know they can't match, in that case you made a choice to chase the money and it's not your previous team / companies fault you left.
At that time, Harden wasn't there when they pursue Lin, and there wasn't other star players who would take the ball away from him comparing there were Melo, Jr in New York.
So basically Rocket offer lin more money and better chance to prove himselfs, and it is very stupid to turn down that offer.
1) As another poster pointed out Knicks gave him FAR more endorsement possibilities and even if he was relegated to the bench because of poor coaching or lack of experience for the vet min he would still have made up a significant chunk of the money. Money difference is only in guaranteed dollars and maybe a little more overall depending on his "star power" on future performance but its hardly a blowout.
2) Knicks and Houston weren't the only teams in the league, he could have signed a more respectable offer from a different team and given the Knicks a realistic chance to match. If he signs for 4 years for 24 million dollars with Orlando or someone (anyone, doesnt matter the team, just the dollars and the contract structure) the Knicks would have at least had to think about it and make a decision based on if they thought he fit the team or if they could win with them, versus having literally no chance but to let him walk unless they wanted to play salary cap Russian roulette.
People keep repeating this, but it is plain wrong. I know some NY media reported it, but it's not what happened.
It went something like this:
- - The Knicks had "Early Bird" and "Bird" rights for Lin, meaning that they could have re-signed him without being restricted by the salary cap.
- - Instead of offering him anything, the Knicks encouraged him to test the open market, but Grunwald said they would match any offer no matter what.
- - Houston was rebuilding and desperately needed a PG. It was reported they offered him $28.8 million over four years, with the fourth year a team option at $9.3 million. Lin was still waiting for further offers to come in.
- - Knicks publicy said they would match Houston's offer and make Lin the starting PG for the coming season.
- - In response, Morey changed the offer to the "poison pill" contract.
- - Lin had no other offers and signed the only contract available, still thinking the Knicks would match.
- - Suddenly Dolan changed his mind and it was reported that he even felt betrayed by Lin.
So in summary the Knicks FO handled the whole Lin situation like idiots.
First, they should have used their "Early Bird" rights if they wanted to keep him.
Second, if you choose not to use those rights don't publicly announce that you will match an offer that isn't finalized yet. If they would have kept their mouths shut Houston wouldn't have changed their initial offer.
Third, don't act like a baby when Lin signs the only offer on the table.
Lin didn't go back and forth between Houston and the Knicks to negotiate the best deal with the maximum amount of money. The initial deal was changed only because the Knicks said they would match it anyway.I don't get why people blame Lin. Lin should be the one to feel betrayed by the Knicks. He did nothing wrong. Blame it on the Knicks' FO and Dolan. People that say Lin could have refused Houston's offer if he wanted to stay on the Knicks are delirious. Guess what would have happened if he hadn't. The Knicks would have low-balled him!
They would have offered him the minimum and Lin would have had to sign if he wanted to stay in the NBA. He did the only reasonable thing. He signed the only offer he had, and thought the Knicks would match and he would stay on the Knicks. He had no reason to expect that the Knicks wouldn't match. He fully expected them to, because they stressed they would match anything. Especially considering that Dolan was never afraid of going over the salary cap.
To make matter worse lots of Houston fans also turned on Lin and blame him for being overpaid. It was Morey's choice to offer him that contract. He refused to offer the guaranteed forth year that Dragic wanted and offered the "poison pill" contract to Lin instead.
Is he overpaid for what he does for Houston? Probably. But he would also probably be better if the Rockets used his strengths and used pick and roll plays.
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