Carmelo Era in NY Set to Begin

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• KSupreme Posted: Feb.22 at 11:01 am
  NY is going to to it BIIIIIIIG

• KSupreme Posted: Feb.22 at 11:02 am
  NY is going to do it BIIIIIG*

• IAMORANGE4EVER Posted: Feb.22 at 11:06 am
  HELLO MELO!

• IAMORANGE4EVER Posted: Feb.22 at 11:08 am
  Click my name for “Hello Melo”. rofl

• The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Feb.22 at 11:12 am
  ^^^^ LMAOOOOOOOOO hilarious!!!!

• DRose4MVP Posted: Feb.22 at 11:15 am
  If the Knicks don’t play defense, they have no shot against the Bulls, Magic, Celtics or Heat. Mike D’Antoni has never seen a defensive scheme in his life.

• peter Posted: Feb.22 at 11:15 am
  Finally it’s worth having MSG network

• floe Posted: Feb.22 at 11:18 am
  knicks are 5th seed in the east at best.

• Riggs Posted: Feb.22 at 11:25 am
  People seem to forget that they werent trading the coach also, the knicks arent going to magically get defense with or without carmelo. So id rather them have him anyways.

• Stephon Posted: Feb.22 at 11:31 am
  Cosign @Peter also great acquisition for the Knicks, the playoffs this year is going to be good!

• Riggs Posted: Feb.22 at 11:36 am
  Offtopic but can slam maybe put up a small article on escalade? Deadspin has one but the commentators there are a bunch of jack*sses making jokes about it.

• The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Feb.22 at 11:38 am
  @riggs exactly. Plus when you consider the what they have with the acquisitions- Corey Brewer and Landry Fields are two of the better perimeter defenders in the league. Shelden Williams and Ronny Turiaf both are guys who can hold down the paint and energize a squad on the defensive side of the ball. There is absolutely NO drop off defensively, if anything there could be a fairly substantial improvement in those quarters.

• bas Posted: Feb.22 at 11:39 am
  Whats up with these comments sections filled up with various other user’s information? lol slmost wouldve posted as Joe Shmoe. But anyways New York’s going to be interesting. They got Melo at a good time. Team record since December had been up and down and were only a couple of games ahead of Philly for the 6th spot. Now Chicago should be damn afraid if they continue to hold the 3 seed. This is going to be one interesting damn first round of the East.

• The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Feb.22 at 11:50 am
  definitely RIP Troy Jackson. That man is one of the reasons streetball is in every city around the world today. PERIOD. The tour started before him, but And1 was never really And1 until he came on. That was the heart and soul of And1 streetball. A lot of people try to clown on And1 but they represented NY streetball in a way it had never been before and will never be again, and again the heart and soul of that was Troy Escalade Jackson. RIP and condolences and prayers to the Jackson family. please lets do something nice for them SLAM

• meloman2.0 Posted: Feb.22 at 12:05 pm
  Lets go MELO… been riding since the early days, no turning back now

• Alex Posted: Feb.22 at 12:06 pm
  Agree with The Black Rick Kamla, however, they still need help on the inside. Brewer and Fields may suffice for now, but what they need is a big defensive Center that doesn’t need shots. Someone who’ll make their living on rebounds and being a defensive presence. No questions, Melo makes the knicks better, but if Billups can play the way he’s capable of, that makes the knicks alot better. They’re not elite yet, but they’re returning back to relevance. Brewer and fields better start working on that 3 point shot.

• Overtime Posted: Feb.22 at 12:09 pm
  Question for all…if you put Melo on say the Kings, or the Cavs, how much do they improve?

• Coney Islander Posted: Feb.22 at 12:14 pm
  People are sleeping and Chauncey! If he sticks around for a lil while he can make people like Toney Douglas better as well as run a game. He’s still on of the top floor generals in the game. I’m glad we got the deal done, I’ll miss those guys, Gallo, Ray, Wilson and Big Moz repped the jersey well. Best of luck and much success-unless they’re playing the Knicks! lol

• Pve84 Posted: Feb.22 at 12:27 pm
  What Coney Islander said. Does anybody remember Denver’s Defense before Chauncey got there? Not as bad, but comparable to the Knicks. Hopefully Chauncey can change the culture in a D’antoni system. Really sad to see Chandler go, but wouldn’t have been able to give him the money he deserves in the future anyway. Hope he does well in Denver.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 12:28 pm
  @bas – why should Chicago be “damn afraid” of the Knicks if they face them in the playoffs?
  This new Knicks team hasn’t beaten the Bulls, the Knicks team with Felton, Gallo, and Chandler did.
  They no longer have the depth to beat the Bulls 4 out of 7 times.
  Melo and Amare can score all they want, but they can’t play 48 minutes a game over a 7-game series.
  And best believe the Bulls will step up their D in the playoffs.
  The Knicks? Mmm… their defense, or lack thereof, will be similar to their regular season defense thanks to O’Antoni.
  Anyways, even though I’ve always hated the Knicks, and am not too fond of their fans, I am glad that the Knicks have star power again and they should be deadly come 2012.
  Knicks fans are some of the best fans in the world and y’all deserve to have a quality team again.

• Cizzo Posted: Feb.22 at 12:43 pm
  The Knick gave up way too much…. I love Mello but those three player or four players they gave will knock a major dent in the Knicks and make Nuggets good believe it or not?

• riggs Posted: Feb.22 at 12:44 pm
  @Enigmatic: The felton led knicks had defense? because your argument makes it sound like they did.

• riggs Posted: Feb.22 at 12:46 pm
  Knicks are still going after Marc Gasol please dont forget that folks.

• Eboy Posted: Feb.22 at 12:48 pm
  I just don’t see the Knicks beating the Bulls in a seven game series. Or the Magic. Or the Celtics. Or the Heat. Or the Hawks. So basically, they’re still a first round exit team just like they were on Sunday. They will surely be entertaining (D’Antoni teams are) but c’mon, STAT and Melo do nothing more than score and average rebound. And no one expects them or their squad to lock down ANYONE do they? They’re now a possible 48 win team when before the trade, they might have pushed for 42. Good for Knicks fans for having star power again, but this team is not a contender. Nothing will be different next season either. We’ll see how they do in the 2012 offseason to make them elite. That’s as real and as honest as I can be about the move.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 12:50 pm
  @riggs – not seeing how my argument makes it sound that way. I said they had more depth. They’ve never had defense as long as O’Antoni’s been coach.

• benno Posted: Feb.22 at 12:55 pm
  Nuggets will go out in the first round – but it would be good to see Heat vs knicks – melo vs lebron, stoudemire vs bosh and next year cp3 vs dwade.
  But for this year everyone knows that the title is the CELTICS!!!

• The Philosopher Posted: Feb.22 at 1:00 pm
  Walsh may be gone after this move. I heard that he didn’t really want to do this.
  Shout out to Isiah Thomas.

• Overtime Posted: Feb.22 at 1:05 pm
  Merchandise wise? Excellent moving

• MUBWAR Posted: Feb.22 at 1:09 pm
  Melo is not that bad of a defender. Now if they can rid of O’Anthony and hire Jeff Van Gundy, everything will be back in order for New York like they used to be an era ago.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 1:09 pm
  Eboy, by “average rebound” do you mean get a decent amount of boards but nothing impressive?
  Cause I do have to say, Melo is pretty nice on the boards for a 3.
  He’s averaging more rebounds per game than any other SF in the NBA, including LeBron.
  STAT’s never been anything special on the boards though.

• Eboy Posted: Feb.22 at 1:17 pm
  Enig….I meant them together, as a front-court pairing. The one thing no one has mentioned is…..can STAT’s ego take this hit. He is immediately the Knicks second best player. He is no longer “The King of NYC” like he was reveling in. Now he is also not the focal point anymore either. This isn’t a Miami Heat situation where Dwyane was asking for help and didn’t mind sharing the spotlight. Neither one of these players are guys who make an effort to share the ball and try to be willing man on man defenders. I know there’s capability there, but without a great point to distribute (which these two guys will need to take the next step)they will dissapoint. The one thing I like about this trade? Not having to see that jerk-o*f Spike Lee make the “what’s a matter for you” hand signal to Gallinari everytime he makes a three.

• nbk Posted: Feb.22 at 1:17 pm
  Eboy hit the nail on the head, although i would agrue that NY could beat Atlanta in a series, as currently constructed.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 1:21 pm
  @MUBWAR – for the sake of winning games and getting closer to contender status, JVG would be a nice hire.
  But his slow-down, half-court offense on a team with Melo and STAT might not be too popular with the fans.
  Remember how much sh*t he got in Houston for having them play that way?

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 1:25 pm
  Co-sign Eboy.
  Part of the reason STAT went to NY was so he could be the undisputed MAN of a team.
  Not no more!

• bakers'-dozen Posted: Feb.22 at 1:28 pm
  Celtics, Heat, Magic, Bulls…NYK are paying a lot of $$$ for two players who won’t get them in the top 4. Maybe in a few yeras they’ll be better, but this doesn’t do much for them except sell seats.

• MikeC. Posted: Feb.22 at 1:30 pm
  I don’t think the Knicks will set the world on fire this year. They still need a big who can stay out of the way on O. Too bad Kendrick Perkins doesn’t grow on trees. They need depth, which is going to be tough to come by with few or no draft picks. The most important thing to get done would be a 2 or 3 yr extension for Walsh so he can finish putting things together.

• Eboy Posted: Feb.22 at 1:35 pm
  I do like Billups with the two of them although he’s not a great distributor. He will knock down clutch shots (something a few other contenders can use) and not make mistakes with the ball. However….his D has suffered due to age and not having the backup of Tayshaun, Sheed and Big Ben protecting his a*s. I guess it just comes down to Chauncey not being elite and they need an elite PG to be a gangsta squad.

• MikeC. Posted: Feb.22 at 1:35 pm
  I just wish Cuban hadn’t effed up and given so much money to Brendan Haywood. He’s exactly what the Knicks need at the 5. Big, solid help and man defender and doesn’t demand the ball. He’d probably end up fighting Balkman and ripping out some locks.

• robb Posted: Feb.22 at 2:00 pm
  Billups is a great acquisition as well and still can make things happen but they better start playing some defense because no matter how good a scorer Melo is, you can’t just go and try to outscore your opponents and as long as Mr. Pringles man is on charge the Knicks won’t be a serious contender.

• Diesel Posted: Feb.22 at 2:24 pm
  Knicks got slightly better with this trade. They’re still not threatening the top 4 teams in the east. That being said, everyone’s failed to mention that the Knicks actually don’t have the money to give CP3 or Deron a max contract in 2 years. Those guys would have to take pay cuts. And with the new CBA, that chance of a third superstar coming could be gone all together. There is a very real chance the Knicks could be stuck with similar versions of this team for a while, considering they have no cap space for the next 2 years and no draft picks for the next 4 years.

• Jose Posted: Feb.22 at 2:30 pm
  Defense Wins Championships. . .not saying they ont go deep into the playoff eventually but i mean, Defense. . .wins. . .championships

• Max Posted: Feb.22 at 2:52 pm
  NO MORE RUMORS!!!

• showtime Posted: Feb.22 at 2:59 pm
  ^ Cosign diesel plus if old isiah comes back # epic fail

• Trout Posted: Feb.22 at 3:06 pm
  This is bad news for Chauncey he wanted to hang em up in Denver not sure if he is gonna be productive in this system but who knows it could work out for him.

• Kap Posted: Feb.22 at 3:31 pm
  Where does the notion that Carmelo can’t rebound or defend come from? He’s not Bruce Bowen but he’s ok on defense and is a great rebounder for a perimeter player.

• nbk Posted: Feb.22 at 3:38 pm
  he’s a good rebounder, Amar’e is horrible, cancels out. And he is a bad defender, he just has never had to guard anyone. He has always had an Aaron Afflalo type next to him to take on the premiere players.

• Kap Posted: Feb.22 at 3:47 pm
  Honestly, defense is all about effort and lateral movement along with team concepts. If motivated enough, I don’t think Carmelo will have any trouble defending. I saw several games over the years where he did a decent job on LBJ and also Kobe. I’m also glad Melo didn’t get stuck with Brook Lopez who is avg 5 rebs again and is probaly the worst defensive big in the NBA even worse than Amare.

• Shem Posted: Feb.22 at 3:52 pm
  Billups
  Fields
  Melo
  STAT
  Turiaf Thats who they ll be starting right?

• The Philosopher Posted: Feb.22 at 3:56 pm
  @Kap:
  One of the reasons that Anthony is not considered a great defender is because, he will not chase.
  As in, if his guy is going through screens, Anthony won’t chase his man. He’ll look for a switch nearly every time.

• M Cho Posted: Feb.22 at 4:09 pm
  New York gave up too many players to get a guy who said he wanted to sign with them and them only. The only real winners in this trade are the basketball fans who won’t have to hear news about the Melo trade 24 hours a day now.

• Karley Posted: Feb.22 at 4:10 pm
  New Big 3 in the NBA..
  Chauncy, Amar’e and Melo!!

• O Posted: Feb.22 at 4:11 pm
  @Riggs, I’ve heard the Marc Gasol chase rumor before, BUT that was Donnie Walsh’s plan. If he leaves or gets let go, and Isiah comes back into the fold – which is more likely than Walsh staying – then you can forget Marc and bank on Isiah giving up Fields, Turiaf and Williams for Ron Artest. There goes the rest of the budget!

• Allenp Posted: Feb.22 at 4:18 pm
  Isiah’s idiocy is a tad overrated.
  And it’s not like Donnie Walsh did a great job in Indiana, is it?

• nbk Posted: Feb.22 at 4:19 pm
  Melo was going to sign his extension with whatever team he was on in June. That’s what was gonna happen, 30-40 million roughly will be cut from what he could make after the presumed details of the new CBA are agreed to, half or more then half of what he could have been making. He wasn’t going to sign in NY, but he also wasn’t going to be happy in Denver. And the Knicks were right to give up all the stuff they did, even if it wasn’t part of Walsh’s “plan” simply because a player of Melo’s talent level and ability comes around once every 20 years, the last guy NYK had like this (other then Amar’e ofcourse) was Patrick Ewing, and its been 27 years since they drafted him..

• The Philosopher Posted: Feb.22 at 4:22 pm
  I love Isiah.
  One of the more shrewd guys in NBA History.
  Many a player owe Isiah some of their paychecks.
  Master negotiator.
  Master politician.
  Master charmer.

• O Posted: Feb.22 at 4:25 pm
  @Allenp: Under Isiah, MSG looked like an entire season of Oz. Women were walking around the Garden with phone books taped around their a$$e$. If HBO made his tenure as Knicks President into a mini-series it would be called… (Fill In The Blank)

• O Posted: Feb.22 at 4:31 pm
  Isiah was basically Warden Martin Querns while Marbury was running around like Adebisi.

• riggs Posted: Feb.22 at 5:30 pm
  @Enigmatic: what depth? they got rid of their starting 4 people and are still left with the same bench that they had before, D’antoni is going to play the same minutes and the same rotation before.

• LexaB Posted: Feb.22 at 5:34 pm
  Let’s try and see the big picture there. Melo and friends’ trade won’t turn Knicks into contenders, they still can’t beat Cs, Heat, Bulls or Magic come playoffs time. Still that D thing. D’Antoni, for the most part. But Melo changes so much more in the long run. A star of the game every night in the Garden. A true one, not Amare. That alone (a few more wins would help, too) could bring another star in 2012. Think CP3. Think D12. In The Decision’s area, the one that’s been going on for a while now and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon, players go from one jersey to another with ease, tryin’ to form dream squads so they can contend, win rings and cash the extra ad-bucks (see soccer. In Europe.) Let’s not pretend otherwise, our glory old days where most stars played their entire career for the same franchise are over, what we see these days is what’s gonna happen on a regular basis

• LexaB Posted: Feb.22 at 5:43 pm
  for a long long time. The new CBA could be bad for the players but they will keep on movin’ from one team to another. So those two possible Knick and future Knick (Melo + CP3 or D12) could be the thing that will attract star players to NY for the next dont-know-how-long years, being NY and all. Melo can be the start of Knicks back to relevancy like it should be. Garden. Playoff basketball. Those words match.

• LexaB Posted: Feb.22 at 5:45 pm
  Sorry for the two-part message

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 5:47 pm
  Fair enough, Riggs.

• BETCATS Posted: Feb.22 at 5:54 pm
  Meh at this trade. NY lost a lot of role players and wont be doing much until they fill the voids this offseason. If they invest in good role players instead of saving it all for Derron or Chris they can actually have a solid squad. And Amare went to New York because of the market, not to be the #1 option. Lebron or Wade couldve very well been joining him when he signed and he knew that.

• Allenp Posted: Feb.22 at 6:19 pm
  Really Melo wanted to have his cake and eat it to.
  He wanted the extra security of a longer deal, and the flexibility and current salary cap that would have been his for signing a shorter deal.
  People got mad at LeBron, but Melo was the one who played this one a little selfish.
  New York should have just told him to hold and wait, and theyw ould get him after the season and still have a freaking team to put around him. But, they knew he would have been pissed about missing out on all that money, and they caved.

• MikeC. Posted: Feb.22 at 6:24 pm
  Now it’s time to wait on buyout veterans D, E and F. Whoever they may be. Buyout veterans A, B and C will be signing with the Celtics, Heat and Spurs. The Knicks are likely the next-most desirable destination based on playoff upside, market and availability of minutes. Players who sign with NY will actually get a chance to play solid minutes and not watch the team win from the bench.

• MikeC. Posted: Feb.22 at 6:25 pm
  @Allenp – of course he wanted to have his cake and eat it too. Who would have a cake and not want to eat it? That’s just silly.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 6:30 pm
  I like to eat my cake but not have it, personally.

• LakeShow Posted: Feb.22 at 6:38 pm
  I like to eat my cake but save a portion for later when it would give me value nutrionally.

• MikeC. Posted: Feb.22 at 7:00 pm
  I didn’t take into consideration the possibility that a person could have a cake and not like that particular kind of cake. Then they’d have a cake and not want to eat it. So many cake-eating scenarios. I’m going to the store to get some cake.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 7:04 pm
  Cookie Dough Delirium ice cream cake from Coldstone FTW!

• LakeShow Posted: Feb.22 at 7:12 pm
  ^^ take your Cake and eat it to Batter!

• JTaylor21 Posted: Feb.22 at 8:06 pm
  Y’all a bunch of caking a** dudes!

• monkeyball Posted: Feb.22 at 8:10 pm
  @Allenp: A LITTLE selfish?

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Feb.22 at 8:29 pm
  @Allenp: A LITTLE cake?

• Allenp Posted: Feb.22 at 8:34 pm
  If you eat your cake you don’t have it anymore. You can’t it the cake and still have it. Thought that cliche was obvious.

• The Seed Posted: Feb.22 at 9:04 pm
  Knicks did the right thing. Really people acting like bobcat Felton, Gallo and Wilson were so good. The Knicks were only 2 games over.500. People don’t realize in this trade the Knicks got a good defensive player in Corey Brewer and got to keep Fields. The knicks new lineup with Billups, Fields, Brewer and Amare would kill the lineup of Felton, Wilson, Gallo and Amare. I like the trade and Knicks will win some games and if the face against Magic, Heat or Bulls they have a chance to win. Knicks beat Bulls with a worst starting lineup and Lebron plays afraid against Melo for some reason. Knicks are a better team now and anybody that thinks they gave up good young talent did not really watch the games. Melo is a superstar the rest are not. BOOK IT!!!

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 9:22 pm
  I went to the grocery store today. Picked up the paper discussing this Melo business. Walking past the fruit aisle I realized…I have spent more time focusing on All Star weekend than I have with my fellow NAMBLA members smh.

• The Ambassador Posted: Feb.22 at 9:29 pm
  Man where is the sense of loyalty these days!!! Billups said over and over again that he wanted to stay in Dever and idk about this but probably wanted to retire there too and what did the Dever origanization do, they traded him away!!! I think that the Knicks gave to much for Melo!!! Felton, Galllo,and Chandler werent that bad and all of them stepped up in big games!!! At least the Knicks didnt give up Laundry Fields or else I would have gone crazy!!!

• Roy Posted: Feb.22 at 9:51 pm
  At least all the drama is over with…..

• JTaylor21 Posted: Feb.22 at 9:55 pm
  Enigmatic, what the hell is a NAMBLA and there are grocery stores in Alaska? Also I’ve been wanting to ask you this question for a long time; can you see Russia from your house?

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 9:57 pm
  JTaylor21: Google it bro. I coulda sworn you told me you were a member.

• JTaylor21 Posted: Feb.22 at 10:01 pm
  “LeBron plays afraid against Melo”, damn he must have been scared sh*tless when he dropped 43/13/15/2/4 on his head. Bron might as well retire now that Melo is in the EC.

• the Dude Posted: Feb.22 at 11:33 pm
  Billups will determine if this team is relevant.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.22 at 11:51 pm
  Wow, JTaylor, you know that’s not me at 9:22 and 9:57 right?
  And that first question about Alaska is incredibly stupid.
  And the second one, no. But Sarah Palin never said that. Tina Fey did.
  What Palin said is that Russia is viewable from Alaska.
  Which is true. We have islands that are only 30 miles away from Russia.

• JTaylor21 Posted: Feb.23 at 12:11 am
  Enigmatic, just clowning. Let me ask you this, did you expect the bulls to be this good this quickly and what are you thoughts on Thibs so far?

• Mike Posted: Feb.23 at 12:15 am
  Anybody know where i can cop the fitted melo is wearing at the airport?

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.23 at 12:20 am
  JTaylor: Definitely not. I never dreamed our lil SG masquerading as a PG would will us into 3rd in the East, but then again I never expected I’d turn out to be a black redneck. Thank God for Sarah Palin and the rest of the nutcase Tea Partiers!

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.23 at 12:23 am
  Hooorah! Semper Fi! Down with all Arabs and Persians. Basically all Muslims, as they are a threat to U.S. freedom. The nerve of them keepin all that oil from us!

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.23 at 12:25 am
  I’m black???? Sh*t, that’s news to me.
  JT, I expected the Bulls to be 4th or 5th in the East. So this is pretty dope.
  And Thibs is my pick for COY.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.23 at 12:30 am
  Oh yea, I forgot I’m a wannabe who occaisionally makes fun of black peolpe. 5’3″, hung like a flea. Peace

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.23 at 12:41 am
  You’re soft as hell is what you are.
  No balls, Fake Enigmatic.

• Jukai Posted: Feb.23 at 12:42 am
  Alright, I’m messaging Ryne to do something about the above poster.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.23 at 12:52 am
  Jukai, I thought about doing the same but don’t have Ryne’s contact info.
  I can look past all the wack “I’m gay” posts, but insulting me for being in the military?
  I honestly hope that imposter isn’t American or doesn’t live in the US.

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Feb.23 at 2:45 am
  O, with the Oz reference. Good taste in TV, my man. I just re-watched some of Season 1–maybe the best season of television ever. Seriously. And it paved the way for all the real shows on cable/HBO too, first of its kind.

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Feb.23 at 2:48 am
  Why would anyone want to diss Enigmatic like that? That’s pretty… enigmatic. *Badum chhhhhhh*! But seriously, stop it.

• el_larsen Posted: Feb.23 at 6:46 am
  oz rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  melo is overrated.i mean billups,nene,jr smith,al,lawson…and he couldn’ t even go the wcf?like lebron in fact(jamison,mo ,shaq,varejao,)!
  I mean wade won with the heat by himself(and the refs),and yes, the ambassador ,there ‘s no sense of loyalty anymore in this league.

• el_larsen Posted: Feb.23 at 6:56 am
  i ve read a good article about the trade that sums up my opinion.it s says this:
  “Carmelo Anthony wanted to be on the Knicks. Not the Nuggets, not the Nets, and not anyone else. Rather than capitalize on that leverage, the Knicks capitulated. To Denver’s stubborn demands, to Carmelo’s impatience, and to pressure from their fans. Rather than act like the team that Carmelo Anthony that desperately wanted to join, they acted like the team that desperately wanted Carmelo Anthony.(…)
  People call this a bold move, but look at the bigger picture. The bold move would have been calling everyone else’s bluff.”
  from sb nation

• Clydesays Posted: Feb.23 at 7:14 am
  NY had to do that deal. All Stars who can drop 40 pts without breaking a sweat are hard to come by. How far was the team going to get with Felton/Gallo? Walsh didn’t have much leverage since Melo public stated he would ONLY sign an extension w/ NY and Dolan wanted the deal done. Knicks might not become a post season threat until they upgrade at center, but they’ll probably win more games this season and get a decent seed in the playoffs. Isn’t that better than what they had before?

• el_larsen Posted: Feb.23 at 7:24 am
  i really think they could paid less.
  or even paid nothing at the end of the season.they act a bit desperate;like if they were the nuggets

• riggs Posted: Feb.23 at 8:34 am
  @El_Larsen: youre comparing wade getting to the finals when the east was garbage to melo not making the WCF in a tough western conference. wtf.

• K.a. Posted: Feb.23 at 10:01 am
  Knicks-esque? Knicks cant be knicks-esque. somebody else get to be knicks-esque. Quintessential knicks would have been more appropriate, just turrible double m

• AZHOOD Posted: Feb.23 at 10:20 am
  D’anphony and his schemes have no defense included so they will never make it out of the east. They can score, but so did the suns and they still didn’t make it far.

• el_larsen Posted: Feb.23 at 5:55 pm
  @riggs
  well the heat went to the finals and …beat the mavs!!!and his was due to their superstar.wade.