http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/sports/basketball/anthony-says-he-is-likely-to-sit-out-rest-of-season.html?ref=sports

gunsnewing wrote:Only Melo could get away with such a thing because he has bulletproof legacy and is a digital athlete

It will be some time before Anthony's "legacy" has become finalized and etched in stone,and, at this point in his NY career, he has done nothing that even hints at his being a transformative figure in Knicks' history.

knicks1248 wrote:

Moonangie wrote:Joy oh joy! The draft can't come soon enough.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/sports/basketball/anthony-says-he-is-likely-to-sit-out-rest-of-season.html?ref=sports

Especially since our pick is going to be a 5 yr project, and won't have any impact until melo's contract expires,

Maybe so, in which case we can look to trade Melo for 2016 and later picks and/or players who can contribute in the right time frame.

For me, I'd rather start a fresh young team and build for the future than try to win it within the time frame of Melo's deal. But that's because I am not a huge Melo fan.

But the talent at the top of this draft class looks like they will contribute WAY earlier than 5 years from now.

fishmike wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

Moonangie wrote:Joy oh joy! The draft can't come soon enough.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/sports/basketball/anthony-says-he-is-likely-to-sit-out-rest-of-season.html?ref=sports

Especially since our pick is going to be a 5 yr project, and won't have any impact until melo's contract expires,

Only 5? At least you think there will be an impact. Got that going for us

Good point lol

It did not take 5yrs for David Lee to make an impact. Either the player has it or not

WaltLongmire wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Only knicks fans and media can blast a player for both not sitting out AND for sitting out. Brilliant- I'm sure every player in the league would love to play for such wonderful people!

To understand WHY a choice is made you have to look at who benefits and who is hurt from said choice. When you know the consequences it is not too difficult to make judgments on the choice.

How will you feel if for some reason Anthony is not fully ready for the beginning of next season? Will having a Knick starting in an All-Star game mean anything to you as a fan if that player was to further injure his leg and affect the next season?

As a Pacer fan are you happy that your star player was injured in an off-season All-Star type situation and missed most of your season?

Just wondering.

The recovery is 2 months, it's not an issue

smackeddog wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Only knicks fans and media can blast a player for both not sitting out AND for sitting out. Brilliant- I'm sure every player in the league would love to play for such wonderful people!

To understand WHY a choice is made you have to look at who benefits and who is hurt from said choice. When you know the consequences it is not too difficult to make judgments on the choice.

How will you feel if for some reason Anthony is not fully ready for the beginning of next season? Will having a Knick starting in an All-Star game mean anything to you as a fan if that player was to further injure his leg and affect the next season?

As a Pacer fan are you happy that your star player was injured in an off-season All-Star type situation and missed most of your season?

Just wondering.

The recovery is 2 months, it's not an issue

Could be 1 month for all I know... but then none of use know what will happen down the line.

Others might bring up some specific examples, but I'm not sure the doctors used by the Knicks are the most accurate in their predictions related to recovery time.

Almost everything done so far relating to this injury has been timed around this All-Star game, and nothing to do with the on court welfare of the team this year and in the future.

Knixkik wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Only knicks fans and media can blast a player for both not sitting out AND for sitting out. Brilliant- I'm sure every player in the league would love to play for such wonderful people!

To understand WHY a choice is made you have to look at who benefits and who is hurt from said choice. When you know the consequences it is not too difficult to make judgments on the choice.

How will you feel if for some reason Anthony is not fully ready for the beginning of next season? Will having a Knick starting in an All-Star game mean anything to you as a fan if that player was to further injure his leg and affect the next season?

As a Pacer fan are you happy that your star player was injured in an off-season All-Star type situation and missed most of your season?

Just wondering.

The recovery is 2 months, it's not an issue

Perhaps you should put in words like projected or anticipated before the word recovery.

Could be 1 month for all I know... but then none of use know what will happen down the line.

Others might bring up some specific examples, but I'm not sure the doctors used by the Knicks are the most accurate in their predictions related to recovery time.

Almost everything done so far relating to this injury has been timed around this All-Star game, and nothing to do with the on court welfare of the team this year and in the future.

Basing it around the all-star game in a sense is for the future welfare of the team. Need Melo involved in this type of stuff. It's a stars league, we need representation and the fact that we have it should be seen as a positive. He started the season, played as much as he could to see if it was worth trying to turn it around this season, and now it's apparent its not. I don't see anything wrong with it.

Saying it doesnt mean anything... Im not looking to take digs at people, but if youve been lucky enough to play in a game like this at ANY level then you know it means something.