Im sure the "Sauces" are for dipping and most of them perhaps like some of the dips who contribute here are influenced by media we digest and imply self importance to that feed to coming up with their own conclusions.
If the "Sources" were reliable and can quantify them as being knowledgable then it could something to chew on. We all read and have "Information". Melo asks "whats it like to play for Thibs" and we conclude he's gone.
Basically we have two outcomes, so picking one is not going to be hard. Melo stays or he leaves. There are maybe 3 teams he can really go to and Chicago might be the the cleanest one of the bunch. If we can have a psychoDot like Playa2 deluding to all kinds of insider information then attention grabbing RGM whores who claim "Sources" to gain self imposed credential can spew all kinds of stuff. More power to them if they actually have such knowledge.
If Melo does leave then he did a hell of a job with the media keeping it all under the media frenzy! Same for Lebron if he departs Miami.
You did ask for "Thoughts".
1. If he leaves and knicks receive NO compensation then my thoughts are its a freaking disaster. His clearest path is to a team with having that team enact a trade for the obvious reasons: go to a team that gets depleted of talent is something he already did. This is a mess. My thoughts are Phil does not walk into such a stink unless he is already totally cool with it. Bye Melo, hello Lebron? Love? Tank for 2015 pick? If Im wrong, and I often am, then phil came here for a money/ego grab?
2. Its a miserable situation and its easy to say "MElO IS GONE". If he really wants a championship does he want it as part of an ensemble or as the man? Does a trio of Rose, Noah and Melo add up on the court? Pair with Nash, Kobe, a rookie (of substance)and a discounted Pau? Luol Deng loom out there for about 15mil. In both Cases Melo pairs with a legit "star" but whom has missed the better part of 2 seasons with serious injuries. Odds are both come back strong to former levels? Melo want to live in Houston?
3. Without Phil and no clear plan (demonstrated to fans) it would be obvious the knicks would be rudderless. Since we are rarely looking into the least transparent organization maybe in sports, we really have no idea what our plans are. Even with phil. But since Dolan got him I'd have to think there is/was more to things than we are let to know. When Phil and Melo have sit downs? Was Melo asked: "If we sign phil Jax here is the plan.............You good with that?. I can't imagine Melo was not in the loop for a while. That they only had a sit down in the locker room after he came on board does not seem logical to me.
4. I don't think Phil comes in to not make a legit contender run. This might not happen right away and we get worse. We only owe our 2016 pick out so we good after that.
These are my thoughts. I just don't know what will happen. Logic dictates a certain sequence but thats rarely reliable. When Stephan A. Starts screaming it from the rooftops we'll know it soon enough!
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