Quite honestly I am open to going for it. I think we have the right youth in place for the core{- the bob move for Whiteside which was a killer} we went out and spent a lot of money on Stoudemire and felton----this is go time. We did the last two years of rebuilding. I like the top 6 and I think with a strong tweak we are right in it at the top 4 with the right move 50+ wins and then just get stronger as the guys mature.

I know we have been through this with Lebron, and were disappointed, but I really believe Melo WANTS to be here.

As much as we enhance the bench, we can't beat the Heat, so why not go for Melo?

we need something more dynamic in the backcourt. i like Felton, but if we could compliment him with someone, that would be good.

i understand why people want chris paul, but the price is just too high. i would focus on upgrading SG and maybe try to add Tony Parker or Melo with cap space next summer.

I actually think our bench is totally fine - Toney, AR, Wilson Chandler, Walker, Mozgov. i would add one more shooter (eddie house?) but i think SG is the big hole and potentially center. we could use a backup big man with some experience - kurt thomas would have been nice.

too bad we missed out on raja bell - i hear he went to utah??

kam77 wrote:I believe it prudent to wait until December 15 and evaluate what we have. We may know what Carmelo has chosen to do by then. We may have seen several guys increase in value like Chandler, Randolph... even Curry's value could see a bump. Why make a move now?

i agree completely with this.

(except i do not believe curry will ever see a bump in value... dude is a lost cause and has been since zeke left.)

But the question is can it become a CHAMPIONSHIP team???

The main problem is, Randolph and Gallo could be all stars.. but by the time they hit their prime, Amare will be on the decline. The Amare deal forced us to try and win NOW... Bet on who can step up sooner, Gallo or Randolph.. trade the other for a star so we can take a run at THE CHAMPIONSHIP cuz that is what we want isn't it??

BRIGGS wrote:

Nyballa561 wrote:I really really want to agree with you, BUT I really want to keep the door open for Carmelo

I know we have been through this with Lebron, and were disappointed, but I really believe Melo WANTS to be here.

As much as we enhance the bench, we can't beat the Heat, so why not go for Melo?

Im a patient man. bUt the reality si there haev been teams in the NBA that had Jerry West Wilt C and Oscar O in the same team and they never won crap. I dont know if Carmelo is a fit with what we haev here anyway. You are simply looking at the player and not how it fits. On top of it--FCK wasting another season.

melo is a superstar that can fit in anywhere he wants. if he doesnt sign the extension, then we know his answer and he is worth the wait. however, that doesnt mean we shouldnt be competitive which i think thsi team is. i am curious to see waht the hoopla with ar. he BETTER be impressive or its another case of knick fans overexagerrating like mardy collins, frankie williams, monty williams and the list goes on.

crzymdups wrote:

kam77 wrote:I believe it prudent to wait until December 15 and evaluate what we have. We may know what Carmelo has chosen to do by then. We may have seen several guys increase in value like Chandler, Randolph... even Curry's value could see a bump. Why make a move now?

i agree completely with this.

(except i do not believe curry will ever see a bump in value... dude is a lost cause and has been since zeke left.)

knickstorrents wrote:Agree with Paul >>> Melo. Melo is an absolute black hole on offense. On a good team I think he can be a good 3rd option. The offense completely stops with him, but sometimes you just need that kind of player in certain situations (see Harrington, Nate Robinson, etc).

You can't be serious with comparing Melo to Harrington and Nate.

The offense may completely stop because he's going to put the ball in the hole. "On a good team he can be a third option." Hello, Denver is a good team and he is their clear cut first option.

If you don't like him, that's great. But make better comparisons at least.

TMS wrote:here is the essential difference between Chris Paul & Carmelo Anthony... 1 of them needs the ball in his hands all the time & he likes to launch up shots at will... the other likes the ball in his hands so he can get his teammates involved in the offense... IMO CP3 is the clearcut choice to pair up with Amare, not Melo.

I disagree. When you already have a PG who is very good and has a shot at PERHAPS fighting for an all star spot under D'Antoni, and then you have a glaring need for a go to guy on the wing, you don't try to improve what doesn't need to be improved. You go for that wing player, who can also play a little pick and roll, and doesn't HAVE to be the go to player at every single point, because we have low post scoring AND a PG who can do things with the ball. That makes Melo that much deadlier.

Felton, Melo, AR, Amare and Gallo are sooooooooooooooooooooo much better than a meniscusless CP3 and Amare and just one of Gallo or AR, or neither!