MSG3 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Markji wrote:With old stars going to Miami (Ray Allen) I find it refreshing and encouraging that Kidd signed with us. Kidd is tough and a winner. I think he wants to challenge and beat Miami.

Either that or he went to a mediocre team because he cared more about getting 3 years of guaranteed $ than about winning another ring.

He was getting the same offer from Dallas. And he said one of his reasons for coming here is because he sees NY's roster as giving him a better chance to win.

Tyson Chandler !!

Gymkata wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Markji wrote:With old stars going to Miami (Ray Allen) I find it refreshing and encouraging that Kidd signed with us. Kidd is tough and a winner. I think he wants to challenge and beat Miami.

Either that or he went to a mediocre team because he cared more about getting 3 years of guaranteed $ than about winning another ring.

From his radio interview:

"It was a tough decision,'' Kidd said today. "I looked at their roster and felt I could go quietly and retire. Or I could try to compete and help a team win. So I saw the pieces on the Knicks and felt I could help them out. Dirk totally understood, which helped me make the decision."

Bonn1997 wrote:

Markji wrote:With old stars going to Miami (Ray Allen) I find it refreshing and encouraging that Kidd signed with us. Kidd is tough and a winner. I think he wants to challenge and beat Miami.

Either that or he went to a mediocre team because he cared more about getting 3 years of guaranteed $ than about winning another ring.

Stop pretending to be a Knicks fan please..

Mray20 wrote:Sign and trade Lin bring Felton back, That Houston offer sheet is a bad contract to match

How can anyone say it is a bad contract - it is only a --> 3 <----year contract, unless I heard wrong
(4th year is a team option, so it is only a 4 year deal if we choose it to be)
The numbers are nowhere near as bad as they could be in that 3rd year. If anything, Houston did us a favor.

MaTT4281 wrote:I was pulling for the Felton return. It'll be bittersweet seeing Kidd in a Knicks uniform, but I suppose if I could learn to cheer for Johnny Damon, I might be able to cheer for him too. I do think his value as a team leader/Lin mentor outweighs the value of his on court minutes.

Still another week of unofficial news?

I wasn't thrilled about getting beat a bunch by Kidd back 10 years or so ago, but it wasn't like he denied us a championship - ever. We weren't close to winning from '99/2000 up until now.

Jordan, Olajuwon, and maybe one year each for Miami & Indiana....That is who killed any shop at a title The Knicks had 1n the 1990's.

I like the Kidd signing - and I bet most of the people that say he is too old, in the next post want to sign Camby. Also, I don't care how on top of his game he is - Nash is pretty old as well.

You CAN have a couple of fossils on your team if you have young talent at the crucial spots, and while we don't have any super young talent, our key guys are mostly 5 years from losing a step.

...or maybe I've just drank too much this sunny Saturday afternoon.

VCoug wrote:

loweyecue wrote:I thought about Billy the Kidd, and I think this is good move overall as long as we get Lim back. I am hoping it means Amare spends more time with second unit with Kiddo. That may keep our second unit scoring very efficient, while Melo and Lin can handle the first unit scoring if Woody can teach them to play together.

But if Amare moves to 2nd unit who is our third big in the first unit assuming JR is the 2? We lost Fields and if Melo plays PF who will play SF? BTW -I still think Amare should start but I think him playing majority minutes with Kidd and Novak can be potent.

I've wanted our starting unit to be Lin, Shump, Novak, Melo, and Tyson with Amare and JR coming off the bench for a while now.

....and even if 'melo is GREAT at Power Forward - He isn't one.
Amare needs to start there - I haven't given up on him....yet. He gets until January 1st with a then grace period of 5 games, or until the 15th to show something.

Lin - 'melo - Amare - Chandler - and the 2 guard remains to be figured out at this time.

People saying that Felton has told them he just completed a deal to go back to the Knicks?!?!?!!?1?!?

@allzoner

Just got off the phone with NBA free agent Raymond Felton. He says a deal is about to be completed sending him back to the NY Knicks.

https://twitter.com/allzoner/status/224293440702251009

Mark Haggard ‏@allzoner
Felton also said the Knicks deal with Jeremy Lin is off

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

crzymdups wrote:So it looks like my original thread title may have been correct.

People saying that Felton has told them he just completed a deal to go back to the Knicks?!?!?!!?1?!?

@allzoner

Just got off the phone with NBA free agent Raymond Felton. He says a deal is about to be completed sending him back to the NY Knicks.

https://twitter.com/allzoner/status/224293440702251009

Mark Haggard ‏@allzoner
Felton also said the Knicks deal with Jeremy Lin is off

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Oh God, I hope not.

VCoug wrote:

crzymdups wrote:So it looks like my original thread title may have been correct.

People saying that Felton has told them he just completed a deal to go back to the Knicks?!?!?!!?1?!?

@allzoner

Just got off the phone with NBA free agent Raymond Felton. He says a deal is about to be completed sending him back to the NY Knicks.

https://twitter.com/allzoner/status/224293440702251009

Mark Haggard ‏@allzoner
Felton also said the Knicks deal with Jeremy Lin is off

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Oh God, I hope not.

Must be the vet min? We don't have anything else - or may be the MLE (whatever was left of it)?