Clyde on Melo: "Will he ask out?"

[ReturnofMVP3]

There aren't very many trade options honestly, the Knicks get burned with no rerun in most deals. The few teams he might want to go to won't have the logical pieces to send to make the trade lucrative (i.e miami fans thinking we can get him for Mario, Deng, and Mcrobers which 2/3 are expiring). The NTC and the trade kicker both make it much more difficult.

But, why trade Melo. He is a superstar in the league, he can't really just stop playing since he is on a contract with millions on the line, and you have him for 4 more years.. Who cares if he is unhappy with the current state of the team, he should have thought about that before he signed.

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i guess they talked

[Tennyten]

I'm sure Melo wasn't happy. His future is now. You know, he’s not getting younger. This is going to be a pivotal season for him to see really how he fits into the Knick plans and how this is going to go from here. Will he ask out, you know what I mean, if he sees that this is not happening? Because right now the Knicks, [it's] going to be tough to make the playoffs. They are a few years away and Melo knows that his days are numbered, so stay tuned.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/62787/clyde-on-carmelo-will-he-ask-out

Didn't click on the link but this is pure stupidity. Everyone hates leagues where only a handful of teams are competitive but yet people encourage talk like this. What's the real message behind this? Join a super team. Before Boston changed things the league having one maybe two stars per team is when it was at it's best. Lebron knowing he couldn't take on Boston by himself forced him to Miami. If the playing field was a little more equal I doubt he would have ever left Cleveland.

Secondly, people talk about how bad the Knicks are but yet they want the best player on the team to go to another team.

[GYK]

Better than the shock shlock churned out by the usual suspects. I enjoyed it.

Not sure what you're saying

That it wasn't the type of click bait pieces that the typical writers covering the Knicks and NBA put out. I didn't think what I said was all that cryptic.

shock, I don't see how you used it.
yea it was better than most articles. for the most part posting and toasting is better site.

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i guess they talked

Nah probably just bumped into each other at the water fountain

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i guess they talked

You could substitute Melo with Salman Rushdie and never miss a beat.

[offense]

I get the feeling melo doesn't care at this point about a ring. He seems to just truly enjoy ny and is fine with that.

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i guess they talked

Nope they didn't talk at all, he didn't even welcome Afflalo what a jerk !

[kingquan316]

We were his number 1 choice that he wanted a trade to back in 2011, even when the Knicks were hardly a contender at that time. He even turned down a chance to go to other contenders when he was a free agent in 2014, and could have signed a short term contract (ala Lebron) with any of them and signed for big money in 2016. Yet, he doesn't do that and stayed with the Knicks.

Anyone ever just thought that Melo might just be happy being a Knick regardless if they contend or not???

I have a feeling that he is happy living in New York, making millions of dollars, with his beautiful wife and child. He can always ring chase when he is over 35, I've seen it with Malone, Payton, Barkley, etc.

[denterprise]

We were his number 1 choice that he wanted a trade to back in 2011, even when the Knicks were hardly a contender at that time. He even turned down a chance to go to other contenders when he was a free agent in 2014, and could have signed a short term contract (ala Lebron) with any of them and signed for big money in 2016. Yet, he doesn't do that and stayed with the Knicks.

Anyone ever just thought that Melo might just be happy being a Knick regardless if they contend or not???

I have a feeling that he is happy living in New York, making millions of dollars, with his beautiful wife and child. He can always ring chase when he is over 35, I've seen it with Malone, Payton, Barkley, etc.

I agree with everything you stated, except I think he does care about contending. He knew how bad the team was before he resigned and knew it was going to take more than a season or two to be a contender. To stop the media speculation, he should take a page out of Kobe's book and come out and say he likes the direction of the team and they have a nice mix of youth and vets. If Kobe believes that about his team in the Western conference, there is no reason to believe our team is not as good or better.

[kingquan316]

We were his number 1 choice that he wanted a trade to back in 2011, even when the Knicks were hardly a contender at that time. He even turned down a chance to go to other contenders when he was a free agent in 2014, and could have signed a short term contract (ala Lebron) with any of them and signed for big money in 2016. Yet, he doesn't do that and stayed with the Knicks.

Anyone ever just thought that Melo might just be happy being a Knick regardless if they contend or not???

I have a feeling that he is happy living in New York, making millions of dollars, with his beautiful wife and child. He can always ring chase when he is over 35, I've seen it with Malone, Payton, Barkley, etc.

I agree with everything you stated, except I think he does care about contending. He knew how bad the team was before he resigned and knew it was going to take more than a season or two to be a contender. To stop the media speculation, he should take a page out of Kobe's book and come out and say he likes the direction of the team and they have a nice mix of youth and vets. If Kobe believes that about his team in the Western conference, there is no reason to believe our team is not as good or better.

Melo can say all that, and the NY media will still say he wants out. It doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is if Melo wants out of NY, and I don't think he does. Not at this moment. It would take a lot for him to want to leave being a Knick imo. I don't understand why it's such a crazy idea for a superstar like him wanting to just be a Knick. I do agree that being able to win a title is important to him, but I think him being a Knick is important to him as well. I think that he wants to be able to do both, so he wants to trust Phil and buy in this plan for the long run.

[Sherdognba]

We were his number 1 choice that he wanted a trade to back in 2011, even when the Knicks were hardly a contender at that time. He even turned down a chance to go to other contenders when he was a free agent in 2014, and could have signed a short term contract (ala Lebron) with any of them and signed for big money in 2016. Yet, he doesn't do that and stayed with the Knicks.

Anyone ever just thought that Melo might just be happy being a Knick regardless if they contend or not???

I have a feeling that he is happy living in New York, making millions of dollars, with his beautiful wife and child. He can always ring chase when he is over 35, I've seen it with Malone, Payton, Barkley, etc.

I agree with everything you stated, except I think he does care about contending. He knew how bad the team was before he resigned and knew it was going to take more than a season or two to be a contender. To stop the media speculation, he should take a page out of Kobe's book and come out and say he likes the direction of the team and they have a nice mix of youth and vets. If Kobe believes that about his team in the Western conference, there is no reason to believe our team is not as good or better.

Melo can say all that, and the NY media will still say he wants out. It doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is if Melo wants out of NY, and I don't think he does. Not at this moment. It would take a lot for him to want to leave being a Knick imo. I don't understand why it's such a crazy idea for a superstar like him wanting to just be a Knick. I do agree that being able to win a title is important to him, but I think him being a Knick is important to him as well. I think that he wants to be able to do both, so he wants to trust Phil and buy in this plan for the long run.

So basically, your saying Melo doesn't care about winning. And it was 100% money/business decision to stay in NY.

Let's face it, Knicks will probably be bottom feeders this upcoming season

[BKlutch]

I agree with everything you stated, except I think he does care about contending. He knew how bad the team was before he resigned and knew it was going to take more than a season or two to be a contender. To stop the media speculation, he should take a page out of Kobe's book and come out and say he likes the direction of the team and they have a nice mix of youth and vets. If Kobe believes that about his team in the Western conference, there is no reason to believe our team is not as good or better.

Melo can say all that, and the NY media will still say he wants out. It doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is if Melo wants out of NY, and I don't think he does. Not at this moment. It would take a lot for him to want to leave being a Knick imo. I don't understand why it's such a crazy idea for a superstar like him wanting to just be a Knick. I do agree that being able to win a title is important to him, but I think him being a Knick is important to him as well. I think that he wants to be able to do both, so he wants to trust Phil and buy in this plan for the long run.

So basically, your saying Melo doesn't care about winning. And it was 100% money/business decision to stay in NY.

Let's face it, Knicks will probably be bottom feeders this upcoming season

How the hell do you get what you wrote from what was written above? Do you live under a bridge and work as a TROLL?

[stuporman]

I agree with everything you stated, except I think he does care about contending. He knew how bad the team was before he resigned and knew it was going to take more than a season or two to be a contender. To stop the media speculation, he should take a page out of Kobe's book and come out and say he likes the direction of the team and they have a nice mix of youth and vets. If Kobe believes that about his team in the Western conference, there is no reason to believe our team is not as good or better.

Melo can say all that, and the NY media will still say he wants out. It doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is if Melo wants out of NY, and I don't think he does. Not at this moment. It would take a lot for him to want to leave being a Knick imo. I don't understand why it's such a crazy idea for a superstar like him wanting to just be a Knick. I do agree that being able to win a title is important to him, but I think him being a Knick is important to him as well. I think that he wants to be able to do both, so he wants to trust Phil and buy in this plan for the long run.

So basically, your saying Melo doesn't care about winning. And it was 100% money/business decision to stay in NY.

Let's face it, Knicks will probably be bottom feeders this upcoming season

Sounds like bitter feelings from a fan who realizes he's rooting for a treadmill team that the franchise hasn't even been out of the first round of the playoffs more than once in it's whole existence. Besides, Melo the player has had more success in his career than your franchise has at all.

[kingquan316]

I agree with everything you stated, except I think he does care about contending. He knew how bad the team was before he resigned and knew it was going to take more than a season or two to be a contender. To stop the media speculation, he should take a page out of Kobe's book and come out and say he likes the direction of the team and they have a nice mix of youth and vets. If Kobe believes that about his team in the Western conference, there is no reason to believe our team is not as good or better.

Melo can say all that, and the NY media will still say he wants out. It doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is if Melo wants out of NY, and I don't think he does. Not at this moment. It would take a lot for him to want to leave being a Knick imo. I don't understand why it's such a crazy idea for a superstar like him wanting to just be a Knick. I do agree that being able to win a title is important to him, but I think him being a Knick is important to him as well. I think that he wants to be able to do both, so he wants to trust Phil and buy in this plan for the long run.

So basically, your saying Melo doesn't care about winning. And it was 100% money/business decision to stay in NY.

Let's face it, Knicks will probably be bottom feeders this upcoming season

U fail at reading comprehension.

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