^ This. Remember what the Knicks were before Amar'e came here? It was a gamble to get things started. This is after that debacle with Zeke. How soon people forget
I have to check this out. He came from a rough beginning.
This. If his intent all along is to be a Knick, why say this before the season starts and make it a season long distraction? By him saying he's going to opt out, everyone is going to question him after every good and bad stretch. He brought the questioning on himself. Did he not pay attention when Lebron pulled this? My suspicion is that he isn't THAT dumb, my thought is that he is putting pressure on management to get a plan together now to put a team around him that will win. My read on it is that by him doing this now, he doesn't totally believe in this squad as presently constituted. Why say this after a training camp and some practices? That means he took a look at the team and was like idk. Yeah, he gets more money by opting out, but I don't believe that is the sole reason for saying this.
Melo will be Melo and will be given a max contract no matter where he goes and regardless of team record. He's a max player period.
why Melo gotta say this NOW. smh. now fans and the media gonna ride this thing out til the end of the year.
i mean, i wanna look at it like its a good way to put the pressure on the team to do work this year, but damn just play ball and worry about that shh next summer.
). That talk needs to stop.
You do realize his wife is doing movies now....in LA. Just a thought....1. Amare will always get an unlimited pass from me. I do think he needs to retire, but i dont blame him for wanting to try to prove a point. Very humble dude. Gained so much respect for him off the court last couple of years.
2. Melo wont leave NY (as long as he's with LaLa). That talk needs to stop.
why Melo gotta say this NOW. smh. now fans and the media gonna ride this thing out til the end of the year.
i mean, i wanna look at it like its a good way to put the pressure on the team to do work this year, but damn just play ball and worry about that shh next summer.
knicks go on a slump they gon say, "Melo's leaving, where is he gonna go?"
knicks on a streak, "Knicks playing good, but will he get tempted by the offers this summer?"
lose lose situation for us.
^ This. Remember what the Knicks were before Amar'e came here? It was a gamble to get things started. This is after that debacle with Zeke. How soon people forget
, yes he did do the Knicks a favor by signing. @8PM at MSG
is correct, this team would not look like this presently if Amar'e wasn't here. It basically was a domino effect that landed Melo.
Also, players saying they want to retire as a _____________ is just athlete and contract speak. How many times have we heard that across sports and the player either gets traded or signs elsewhere, so that statement is just noise for the time being.
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I have to check this out. He came from a rough beginning.
This. If his intent all along is to be a Knick, why say this before the season starts and make it a season long distraction? By him saying he's going to opt out, everyone is going to question him after every good and bad stretch. He brought the questioning on himself. Did he not pay attention when Lebron pulled this? My suspicion is that he isn't THAT dumb, my thought is that he is putting pressure on management to get a plan together now to put a team around him that will win. My read on it is that by him doing this now, he doesn't totally believe in this squad as presently constituted. Why say this after a training camp and some practices? That means he took a look at the team and was like idk. Yeah, he gets more money by opting out, but I don't believe that is the sole reason for saying this.
Melo will be Melo and will be given a max contract no matter where he goes and regardless of team record. He's a max player period.
He could have avoided that scenario altogether by making his decision closer to that time. Hell, he could have saved it until after the season was over. There's no mystery there. That's what's funny about Lebron, Dwight Howard, and Melo. They could have all avoided the circus, but they chose not to. Notice what happened with Lebron and Dwight, right? It wouldn't surprise me if Melo bounces man. It's a leverage tactic that they use to get a better supporting cast. Clearly it doesn't work.
If you are alluding to Lebron, that was NEVER going to happen. Make no mistake about that. You disagree with what I said, no problem. The Knicks were radioactive fam. You think any notable free agents wanted to come here after that sexual harassment suit that cost the Garden $11 mil? That wasn't a good look. Look how Zeke and Marbury were showing out that whole time that mess was going on. Donnie Walsh was the saving grace that cleaned up that mess. He cleared that cap space to overpay someone because the image of the Knicks was in shambles. Nobody was going to come to the Knicks with no solid supporting cast and limited pockets to sign max players, so yeah Amar'e signing gave some legitimacy to the Knicks, like it or not. At the time you had to look at who was the next one after Lebron, and Amar'e was it. They overpaid him too. Any fool saw that was a bad contract for the Knicks, but they were so desperate to be relevant again, they were willing to risk it. Who pays that amount of money for damaged goods? No team was in $20 mil of that offer he got from the Knicks, he was a fool NOT to take it.We have no idea what our team would look like today if we didnt offer Amare $100 million. I respectfully disagree with your statement, Amare didnt do us a favor by taking a huge paycheck from us. Who know what other "star" player or players we may have signed to gain momentum in changing this franchise. $100 million is a lot of bread and can lure some big fish.^ This. Remember what the Knicks were before Amar'e came here? It was a gamble to get things started. This is after that debacle with Zeke. How soon people forget. He knew the team still needed to be built to compete, so he took the first step that no star player wanted to take for the Knicks. He gets tons of credit for that. It's not his fault management threw $100 mil his way, who wouldn't take it, but with him I sensed it was more than that. So to respond to your comment @MrDozo
, yes he did do the Knicks a favor by signing. @8PM at MSG
is correct, this team would not look like this presently if Amar'e wasn't here. It basically was a domino effect that landed Melo.
Also, players saying they want to retire as a _____________ is just athlete and contract speak. How many times have we heard that across sports and the player either gets traded or signs elsewhere, so that statement is just noise for the time being.
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I have to check this out. He came from a rough beginning.
This. If his intent all along is to be a Knick, why say this before the season starts and make it a season long distraction? By him saying he's going to opt out, everyone is going to question him after every good and bad stretch. He brought the questioning on himself. Did he not pay attention when Lebron pulled this? My suspicion is that he isn't THAT dumb, my thought is that he is putting pressure on management to get a plan together now to put a team around him that will win. My read on it is that by him doing this now, he doesn't totally believe in this squad as presently constituted. Why say this after a training camp and some practices? That means he took a look at the team and was like idk. Yeah, he gets more money by opting out, but I don't believe that is the sole reason for saying this.
Melo will be Melo and will be given a max contract no matter where he goes and regardless of team record. He's a max player period.
Dont get me wrong, Im glad he did sign with us. I wonder how many other teams were ready to offer Amare that kind of $ given his health history.
i know, and Sept. was only a few weeks ago.
smart thing to say within a month or two leading up to the season? i dont think so.
BUT, i see what you saying, i guess.
Kobe says, "ouch" LOL
If you are alluding to Lebron, that was NEVER going to happen. Make no mistake about that. You disagree with what I said, no problem. The Knicks were radioactive fam. You think any notable free agents wanted to come here after that sexual harassment suit that cost the Garden $11 mil? That wasn't a good look. Look how Zeke and Marbury were showing out that whole time that mess was going on. Donnie Walsh was the saving grace that cleaned up that mess. He cleared that cap space to overpay someone because the image of the Knicks was in shambles. Nobody was going to come to the Knicks with no solid supporting cast and limited pockets to sign max players, so yeah Amar'e signing gave some legitimacy to the Knicks, like it or not. At the time you had to look at who was the next one after Lebron, and Amar'e was it. They overpaid him too. Any fool saw that was a bad contract for the Knicks, but they were so desperate to be relevant again, they were willing to risk it. Who pays that amount of money for damaged goods? No team was in $20 mil of that offer he got from the Knicks, he was a fool NOT to take it.
That KG and PP pic is wild disrespectful
