Melo Trade Thread #? - We all know nothing (Upd PG 64 - Deal Happening Tonight/Tomorrow?)

Jalen Bluntson · Post #1981 » by **Jalen Bluntson** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:17 am

I hate this whole Melo the martyr nonsense. He drained this team to the max for Denver just so he could get his max deal. So, not only did he cost us talent and assets, he also wasn't concerned about cap flexibility either. Then his reported mutiny on MDA. Then he gets another max with a NTC and a kicker. As bad as the FO has been, he has not made it easy. He also was going to leave after gutting this team. For nothing. Money brought him back. Not loyalty. Then he has another mutiny. Now he wants his cake again.

I get that the franchise screwed up around him. I have listed the many mistakes. It's true, the team did him worse than he did the team but, he did not make it easy and, it's time to move on. There is ZERO reason for him to be here and, zero reason for fans not to be allowed to anticipate and/or celebrate a new direction. A rebuild around youth and the draft? It hasn't happened in decades. We haven't won in decades either.

In all of these losing years...it's not the players, GMs, coaches fault. It's Dolan. It all coincides with his emergence on the scene and it hasn't ended.

As a fan of the team above the players, I look forward to a new batch of kids. A more modern style of play. A future to root for. We will get none of that with Melo. Time to move on.

Post #1982 » by **Capn'O** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:17 am

SelbyCobra wrote:This thread, mang!

OMG I almost choked on ice cream

Greenie · Post #1983 » by **Greenie** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:17 am

vallen wrote:
Greenie wrote:
vallen wrote:

that wasnt an option. melo agreed to go to brk and have his cash, rather then to go to FA and lose millions. we would have ended up with deron.

That would have been fun...

and proves melo never cared about winning. he held us hostage to get here, knowing we could never rebuild around him. it was about his money, brand, and wifes B-list status.

You're insulting his wife but I need a timeout?

Post #1984 » by **duetta** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:18 am

New thread coming!

Wolfgang630 · Post #1985 » by **Wolfgang630** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:19 am

We made it

Spoiler:

BLACKFEET 2010 · Post #1986 » by **BLACKFEET 2010** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:19 am

Lock up dis ras.

vallen · Post #1987 » by **vallen** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:19 am

Greenie wrote:
vallen wrote:
Greenie wrote:

That would have been fun...

and proves melo never cared about winning. he held us hostage to get here, knowing we could never rebuild around him. it was about his money, brand, and wifes B-list status.

You're insulting his wife but I need a timeout?

actually that was giving her a compliment.

Knicksfan20 · Post #1988 » by **Knicksfan20** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:19 am

Knicksrule2k4 wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:Oh snap my source just told me Melo to the Rockets might happen within the next 16-28 days. Stay tuned.

That's crazy my source said 16-29.. so pretty close

its 1217 am eastern standard time. I was told the same time window. We much have the same source. How long have you known the guy who dresses up as Big Bird for?

Battery · Post #1989 » by **Battery** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:21 am

Handledatruth wrote:
Battery wrote:
god shammgod wrote:
you always entertained me

Thanks, much appreciated. It was always supposed to be about fun since the team was so damn awful that you just had to laugh otherwise we would have all gone insane. (like Marbury eventually did)

I'm assuming you were a part of the "dark side" clan . I can't remember your original poster name. Blueseats sticks out the most for me from back then. Great debates either way.

Yes of course. Let's just say I was the one who started with the nicknames. Blueseats caught on and he came up with some great ones. Then everyone started with the nicknames, had me :rofl2:

bNo had some funny ones too.

3toheadmelo · Post #1990 » by **3toheadmelo** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:21 am

Read on Twitter

nykinoz · Post #1991 » by **nykinoz** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:22 am

I don't want him gone, I want him as our PF

Greenie · Post #1992 » by **Greenie** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:22 am

vallen wrote:
Greenie wrote:
vallen wrote:

and proves melo never cared about winning. he held us hostage to get here, knowing we could never rebuild around him. it was about his money, brand, and wifes B-list status.

You're insulting his wife but I need a timeout?

actually that was giving her a compliment.

Calling someone B-List is an insult.

Post #1993 » by **dakomish23** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:22 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
moocow007 wrote:
Battery wrote:

Bernard King>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Melo

And yet Bernard King won crap as well. And for the same reason. He had mostly crap around him and simply was not good enough by himself to take a bunch of crap and win anything.

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Bernard carried us on his shoulders to game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics with Bird, McHale and Parish. Melo never even sniffed that as a Knick. Please. I watched a lot of Bernard King. Melo can't hold his jock strap and I don't care what Melo's numbers are. He never had, nor will have, Bernard King's heart.

King played for the Knicks from 82-83 to 86-87. 5 seasons.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kingbe01.html

Bernard King did NOT play in the ECF in a Knicks uniform. King didn't ever play in a conference finals period.

1983 - 2nd round Knicks lost 4-0
http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1983.html

1984 - 2nd round Knicks lost 4-3
http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1984.html

1985 - Knicks didn't make the playoffs
http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1985.html

1986 - Knicks didn't make the playoffs
http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1986.html

1987 - Knicks didn't make the playoffs
http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1987.html

Only other years he made the playoffs were in 78-79 (NJN, 1st round loss), 87-88 (WSB, 1st round loss) & 92-93 (NJN, 1st round loss).

So Melo had more playoff appearances as a Knick and got as far.

Sniff sniff

Da_Mane_Man · Post #1994 » by **Da_Mane_Man** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:22 am

blueNorange wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:melo was unappreciated throughout his time here

you all deserve mediocrity

no he was heavily appreciated here, he was viewed as the savior. in fact the fans should've been on his case long ago when he got rid of d'antoni and lin in a sequence of 5 months, but they didn't because the fans loved melo. i loved melo, i'm banned from the general forum because i called out tsherkin on his bias bashing of melo. when trade was announced the knicks made amazing video packages hyping him.

so don't for one second make up a bs claim that the knicks didn't respect melo his entire team here because we did, we embraced him. the past few seasons however fans have been souring on him because they've had enough with the "excuses" and the fingers pointed elsewhere.

that and also his decline played a part, so the fans expressed their opinion on a diminishing player that still views himself as bigger than the team.

YOU deserved this mediocrity from the melo era, because turns out he's not batman or robin ... dude is straight up alfred.

at Alfred

I can't remember, weren't you pissed that we gave up so much for him? I was definitely at least torn about it, but we hadn't had a "superstar" for so long at that point that it was easy to buy in.

3toheadmelo · Post #1995 » by **3toheadmelo** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:23 am

now this is comedy

vallen · Post #1996 » by **vallen** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:23 am

Greenie wrote:
vallen wrote:
Greenie wrote:
You're insulting his wife but I need a timeout?

actually that was giving her a compliment.

Calling someone B-List is an insult.

not when they are actually D-List

Post #1997 » by **duetta** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:23 am

We certainly were terrible without him. Unfortunately, we weren't too good with anyone...

Knicksrule2k4 · Post #1998 » by **Knicksrule2k4** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:23 am

Knicksfan20 wrote:
Knicksrule2k4 wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:Oh snap my source just told me Melo to the Rockets might happen within the next 16-28 days. Stay tuned.

That's crazy my source said 16-29.. so pretty close

its 1217 am eastern standard time. I was told the same time window. We much have the same source. How long have you known the guy who dresses up as Big Bird for?

About 7 years lol

Wolfgang630 · Post #1999 » by **Wolfgang630** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:23 am

3toheadmelo wrote:

Read on Twitter

He can thank Phil for that.

Greenie · Post #2000 » by **Greenie** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:24 am

3toheadmelo wrote:

Read on Twitter

Never adjusted his game though. :lol:

I'm going to go make some tea and try to at least rest.