Melo and Chandler for Howard. NOW!
Melo is not a fit in NY period. I love how Chandler is playing but we need to sweeten the deal and paying a guy 54 Mill to come off the bench would be stupid. Trading the ball hog for Howard gives us the best center in the league, a man that can score twenty a night without demanding the ball, and dominates on the defensive end. Amare will be able to return to his game because even though Howard is a force inside he's willing to clear out for amare and then ballhawk the offensive board for put backs.
You know he'll sign in NY because he's dying for the big stage and there are none bigger than the Mecca of basketball; even Jordan thought so. Why would he choose a Laker team with an aging star and a traffic jam of 7 footers. Plus! Getting rid of Melo and Chandler's bulky contracts would clear room to pick up both Wilson Chandler and JR Smith - at least for the remainder of the season! Imagine a starting five of Dwight Howard, Amar'e Stoudamire, Wilson Chandler, JR Smith, and Jeremy Lin! Davis, Douglas, fields, Shumpert, etc. all available off the bench.
And the final reason to get Howard for mister offensive black hole is because if Lin ends up being a flash in the pan there's always Deron Williams available at the end of the year. Another player seeking the NY stage, and a team rocking Howard and Amar'e would be difficult to pass up.
Bottom line Melo needs to go! His inflated ego forced the Knicks to trade away everything they were missing this season. A starting point guard that was a maestro at directing d'antoni's offense, a solid scorer that could play the two or three, an Italian sharp shooter, and a back up center with huge potential. He forced the Knicks to trade away the core of the team when he KNEW he'd be a Knick anyway at the end of the year. He could've joined a team that had all the parts in place, but instead he demanded the limelight - fed off the drama of the trade - and forced the Knick's hand. Why would you cripple the team you want to play for?? Can anyone fathom that?
Melo destroyed the Knicks long before stepping on the hardwood floor at the Garden. We should've seen his inability to be a team player when he dismantled the Knicks single handedly. He's a one man show. Just ask Denver! The only reason Orlando will take him is because they'd be getting two all stars under long term deals to put people in the seats.
Do the deal!!!