HarthorneWingo wrote:MaseInYourFace wrote:Let's not forget most people here thought this was a bad trade initially and wanted more for Melo.
I just wanted him gone. I didn’t care how or for who.
same. bag of basketballs would've sufficed for me
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HarthorneWingo wrote:MaseInYourFace wrote:Let's not forget most people here thought this was a bad trade initially and wanted more for Melo.
I just wanted him gone. I didn’t care how or for who.
br7knicks wrote:HarthorneWingo wrote:MaseInYourFace wrote:Let's not forget most people here thought this was a bad trade initially and wanted more for Melo.
I just wanted him gone. I didn’t care how or for who.
same. bag of basketballs would've sufficed for me
DaGawd wrote:Still no Melo defense crew... maybe times are changing around here....
MaseInYourFace wrote:Kinglee wrote:You’re asking if the Knicks won the Melo trade 20
Games into the season, despite the fact that we are going to the lottery like we’ve been doing and OKC is most likely going to end up in the conference finals? We all know it takes time for teams to gel when they add stars and we all
Know we just loss to the **** Hawks. The replies in here are just like wow
And OKC is losing to teams like Orlando.
Greenie wrote:DaGawd wrote:Still no Melo defense crew... maybe times are changing around here....
This is nothing but a fuqing bait thread.
Are We Ther Yet wrote:Greenie wrote:DaGawd wrote:Still no Melo defense crew... maybe times are changing around here....
This is nothing but a fuqing bait thread.
This is the reality thread. Kanter/Doug much better than Melo in a team setting.
Are We Ther Yet wrote:Greenie wrote:DaGawd wrote:Still no Melo defense crew... maybe times are changing around here....
This is nothing but a fuqing bait thread.
This is the reality thread. Kanter/Doug much better than Melo in a team setting.
Greenie wrote:MaseInYourFace wrote:Kinglee wrote:You’re asking if the Knicks won the Melo trade 20
Games into the season, despite the fact that we are going to the lottery like we’ve been doing and OKC is most likely going to end up in the conference finals? We all know it takes time for teams to gel when they add stars and we all
Know we just loss to the **** Hawks. The replies in here are just like wow
And OKC is losing to teams like Orlando.
And?
Guess the Knicks are perfect too.
Clyde_Style wrote:Short Answer: Yes, by a landslide
Doug could become a very good long-term piece, but Kanter is the key here.
What this franchise has no choice about is as long as they are building around KP they will need a lunch pail monster in the paint. But Kanter is more than a blue collar guy, he's on his way to becoming a legit star in his own right.
For all the fluff said about the way the league plays now, every team has different considerations based on whom they are building around. And the Knicks are building around a player unlike anyone else in the league.
KP requires Kanter to thrive. KP requires a Kanter. Other teams may not require a Kanter, but we do.
It really is that simple. And you really couldn't do any better than Kanter.
So when anyone wants to talk about players who make others around them better, they have to look no further than Kanter.
Kanter is vastly more valuable to the Knicks now than Melo could possibly be so on that point alone the trade is a massive win.
Add in Doug and the pick and it was a home run.
Melo is cooked. We fleeced OKC.
nykballa2k4 wrote:Are We Ther Yet wrote:Greenie wrote:This is nothing but a fuqing bait thread.
This is the reality thread. Kanter/Doug much better than Melo in a team setting.
I really do wonder what would have happened if we traded for Rubio...
Are We Ther Yet wrote:nykballa2k4 wrote:Are We Ther Yet wrote:
This is the reality thread. Kanter/Doug much better than Melo in a team setting.
I really do wonder what would have happened if we traded for Rubio...
He would have passed to Melo and the jab step ISO king would have stopped ball movement and chucked bricks. He's got RFW at the point and PFG on the wing. 9-12. Rubio wouldn't have made a bit of difference. Glad he's gone.
Jimmit79 wrote:Yea RJ played well he was definitely the x factor
Jimmit79 wrote:Yea RJ played well he was definitely the x factor
dakomish23 wrote:Are We Ther Yet wrote:nykballa2k4 wrote:
I really do wonder what would have happened if we traded for Rubio...
He would have passed to Melo and the jab step ISO king would have stopped ball movement and chucked bricks. He's got RFW at the point and PFG on the wing. 9-12. Rubio wouldn't have made a bit of difference. Glad he's gone.
Melo takes 4 iso shots a game for them while taking 5 catch and shoot 3’s for them.
Have you watched the games? How he played here is not what’s happening over there. Even his defense is better, though there was no place to go but up
PG shot 2-17 and Russ shot 9-22 tonight.
Melo? 4-10.
Kurt Rambis wrote:Yes... but i wish we grabbed some picks.
Juco24 wrote:I truly believe there are some here who believe Ron Baker is a better player than Melo. Lol
DrKnick wrote:Kurt Rambis wrote:Yes... but i wish we grabbed some picks.
For Melo? A washed up faux superstar player?