TMS wrote:sorry for the prolonged absence bros been posting on another forum. looks like the usual suspects are still hating on the Melo trade. there's a shocker.

Hey man. Hope you are well. Hope you return soon.

SupremeCommander wrote:

TMS wrote:sorry for the prolonged absence bros been posting on another forum. looks like the usual suspects are still hating on the Melo trade. there's a shocker.

understood. it gets tiring talking about the same crap, which has more to do with egos than logic. hope to see you around here more, once people stop trying to think Gallo and Co is a dynasty foundation

you're right, it gets real old... it's funny cuz before i left i got killed for being overly repetitive by a few posters but i still see the same individuals going on & on & on about the same crap over & over... they'd rather complain about losing Timo Chamberlain than they would be happy about getting a player like Carmelo Anthony... even funnier when you read some guys who killed Melo calling him second rate & all this nonsense before & now they completely jumped ship over to the Melo camp after the deal was made so shamelessly & blatantly... & not even a single Man up thread... i'm disappointed to be honest bro. ;)

TMS wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

TMS wrote:sorry for the prolonged absence bros been posting on another forum. looks like the usual suspects are still hating on the Melo trade. there's a shocker.

understood. it gets tiring talking about the same crap, which has more to do with egos than logic. hope to see you around here more, once people stop trying to think Gallo and Co is a dynasty foundation

you're right, it gets real old... it's funny cuz before i left i got killed for being overly repetitive by a few posters but i still see the same individuals going on & on & on about the same crap over & over... they'd rather complain about losing Timo Chamberlain than they would be happy about getting a player like Carmelo Anthony... even funnier when you read some guys who killed Melo calling him second rate & all this nonsense before & now they completely jumped ship over to the Melo camp after the deal was made so shamelessly & blatantly... & not even a single Man up thread... i'm disappointed to be honest bro. ;)

my favorite was GKF saying Melo was half a step better than Zach Randolph. Ha! Everyone was keying into BS numbers to justify why this team should keep key components to a team that couldn't execute--and win. Ridiculous.

no man up threads... so I just bump my satire thread from time to time

Yea, I was out of mourning by the time Anthony and Billups were on the dais in their warmups getting introduced by Guitar Jimmy.

But, whenever I miss the yoots, I just fire up NBA 2K11 and give the Nuggets some burn.

TMS wrote:thank you doc... i'll be around but not gonna be posting as much as before... y'all probably tired of my rantings anyway... except for the bukkake posts, i have a sneaky suspicion that's what this was all about. ;)

speaking of 2K11, i'm 6-0 since the Melo trade & Denver is 2-3... Felton & Wilson are starting for the Nugs doing pretty much what they did for me before the trade, Gallo has become their 6th man & Timo was just sent down to the D Leagues.

btw, Rautins is a beast in the D-Leagues, he's putting up double doubles like there's no tomorrow. lol

I hated the Melo trade and do now.... but I have always liked Melo. I still don't put him in LeBrons league, which has always been my arguement.

Two things about him. One that has pleasantly surprised me, and one that has dissapointed me.

His effort on defense has been very good and he's been hustling and making hardnosed plays. He's getting on my good side because of this. If it weren't for that, he'd already be on my bad side, because of this.

The guy is a 1 on 5 player. He's extremely incredible at it, but that's his game, and it's not enjoyable to watch IMO. He grabs a rebound on defense, takes the ball up the court and goes for a score. Or in one case today, he got a steal, after Memphis got the rebound, and got the ball back all the way to halfcourt, then went one on one from there. Again, he's incredibly good at it, but it's also painful to watch for a basketball enthusiast like me. His game is what his game is though, and you just have to accept that, because it sure isn't changing and he's a Knick.

Im seeing the game opening up a bit and TD for all his warts is doing a good job. No, he is not Rainman or Billups but is effective for his shot.

Last nites big shot was big because Melo got the ball on the wing and nobody doubled him. If so it would have sprung Amare free.

The key is when Miami goes iso at the games end its lebron at the top of the key.

TD gets way too much critique around here but he made the big pass. A simple pass but still it did the job. Get Melo isolated on the wing and do what he does. Game was tied so we were still in good shape.

And Jeffries deflected the opp pass to seal the game.

Small plays but still deserve the prop!

Sure we made mistakes down the stretch but thats why leads are so important on road games. Teams come back at home and the ref's were not helping us.

Last nite was a big big win!

I would really like to have SSOL with a complete roster. Come crunch time you have what it takes to seal the game, but SSOL for part of the game could be cool. Second unit?

See what the future holds.

SupremeCommander wrote:

TMS wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

TMS wrote:sorry for the prolonged absence bros been posting on another forum. looks like the usual suspects are still hating on the Melo trade. there's a shocker.

understood. it gets tiring talking about the same crap, which has more to do with egos than logic. hope to see you around here more, once people stop trying to think Gallo and Co is a dynasty foundation

you're right, it gets real old... it's funny cuz before i left i got killed for being overly repetitive by a few posters but i still see the same individuals going on & on & on about the same crap over & over... they'd rather complain about losing Timo Chamberlain than they would be happy about getting a player like Carmelo Anthony... even funnier when you read some guys who killed Melo calling him second rate & all this nonsense before & now they completely jumped ship over to the Melo camp after the deal was made so shamelessly & blatantly... & not even a single Man up thread... i'm disappointed to be honest bro. ;)

my favorite was GKF saying Melo was half a step better than Zach Randolph. Ha! Everyone was keying into BS numbers to justify why this team should keep key components to a team that couldn't execute--and win. Ridiculous.

no man up threads... so I just bump my satire thread from time to time

I'm glad I'm your favorite.

I like how people here go out of their way to try and prove someone else wrong. Then they expect others to come out and announce it like it really matters. What is it with all this machismo here? "OH YOU BETTER MAN THE F UP BRO YOU'RE WRONG!!!". Who cares? I'm not Charles Barkley or some random outsider spectator and neither is anyone else who chooses to have separate opinion from you. Unfortunately anyone who does have a separate opinion is deemed unworthy by you. I'm a fan who roots for the team. I don't need to see failure so I can be happy. If the team wins it's all good. People like TMS who complain about people celebrating wins as "shameless" is what makes this forum unbearable at times. It's this lame you vs. me attitude when we're all fans of the same team. This whole "oh I'll show you!" crap that has been going for a long time here. Someone always trying to one-up someone else. It's annoying. You try and have a debate and then it turns into sections of the forum split into two and acting like little kids over it. We are fans of the same team. At last I know I am. This stuff - this "my opinion is better than yours" garbage - needs to end.

I'm not afraid to admit I'm wrong. I've done it numerous times. Usually when I am wrong I'm even ecstatic about it because it means the team/player is doing well. I do not need to make "man up" threads about it. What's the point of this? Are we still in middle school? I'll usually bring it up in a thread somewhere myself and say I'm wrong and if someone later questions me again I'll say it again. I don't need to make an announcement like my opinion matters that much. I also don't need to make an announcement so a few people on a message board can get their rocks off. When I'm wrong, I am wrong. Right now? I am not wrong. I'll be wrong when this team advances in the playoffs this year, next year, whatever year and Carmelo Anthony is leading the way with his defense. That is when I'll be wrong. And maybe you can blame D'Antoni for the defensive performance. But as of right now I do not think I am wrong about the importance of defense, which is my main argument of the trade.

For the record, I never said Carmelo was a half-step up from Zach. I said he was a full step up. Maybe he's even better than that. The only reason he isn't is because his defense is still lackluster at best and awful at worst. The trade did nothing to address major weaknesses in size and defense. Guys like Lebron and Wade have been on 1st team All-Defense teams. Carmelo hasn't. He's been an amazing scorer thus far...but little else. The assists he's gotten recently are good. Hopefully he can be a consistent playmaker and get others involved. That will start making up for his poor defense. I disliked the trade because of the amount we gave up, not the players we gave up. I've sat here and discussed this trade so many times that I am sick of it. I moved on and I'm supporting the team. I am a fan of the Knicks, not a fan of Gallinari, Mozgov or anyone else. I support this team through thick and thin. Sorry I don't have hidden agendas like others here.

CrushAlot wrote:I am glad you are back and glad you are back in the workforce. I think your perspective adds a lot to the forum. I also love the grown folks tune thread.

thanks Crush... it's good to be working again... i give u props for holding your own on this forum against those who are close minded against alternative opinions... even though we don't always agree i think you always present sound arguments & back it up with sound reasoning.

Instead of seeing a big block of text and automatically thinking I am insulting someone, maybe you should re-read it and understand it because it is clear that you did not judging by the response. The response you gave is something I am talking about on this forum. I am not taking anything personal. I'm not angry when I post. I just post. I don't take anything seriously here. I'm not the one that left the forum because someone made fun of "starphuck". I am talking in general terms about the attitude of this forum, me included. It needs to change and stop being so childish. If you personally feel insulted by my post then ignore it. But to not read it and comment it and insult me doesn't do anything. I didn't write that post so you could insult me, critique me or anything else. I wrote it to get a message across.