Bonn1997 wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:I think they are wasting too much time trying tho figure pout which third team to use and they risk losimg interest from those teams. Denver, Portland etc are in the mix

That's an interesting pure guess entirely out of thin air.

I think it's reasonable to say that the longer you wait, the more the chance of a deal falling apart.

Nah, total generalization.

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Knickoftime wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:I think they are wasting too much time trying tho figure pout which third team to use and they risk losimg interest from those teams. Denver, Portland etc are in the mix

That's an interesting pure guess entirely out of thin air.

Correct - its based on how deals between corporations are negotiated and how they generally fall apart if allowed to fester.

This is utter BS, coming from someone who negotiated the sale of a company over months.

That said, a three-team trade and how complicated that is has no relevant analogy in the corporate world.

The NBA summer trade market is not the same as selling a company. Teams have new options and offers every minute. Specially the ones being asked to take salary dumps. I am afraid that other GM's are waiting for Knicks to have another lapse in judgment, highly probable, and give in to to accepting a terrible deal. Hope I am wrong. But Knicks history is not very reassuring.

Knickoftime wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:I think they are wasting too much time trying tho figure pout which third team to use and they risk losimg interest from those teams. Denver, Portland etc are in the mix

That's an interesting pure guess entirely out of thin air.

I think it's reasonable to say that the longer you wait, the more the chance of a deal falling apart.

Nah, total generalization.

Bonn1997 wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:I think they are wasting too much time trying tho figure pout which third team to use and they risk losimg interest from those teams. Denver, Portland etc are in the mix

That's an interesting pure guess entirely out of thin air.

I think it's reasonable to say that the longer you wait, the more the chance of a deal falling apart.

Nah, total generalization.

It's just a matter of logic. If a deal is finalized at noon, it is done. If it's 12:01 and the deal isn't finalized, another minute for the deal to fall apart has happened. That's not to say the Knicks shouldn't hold out for the best offer but each moment they wait *is* a gamble.

No it isn't. You're referring to a deal largely agreed upon in principle. We don't know if that applies to this "deal." The time may be required to find the principle of any deal.

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CrushAlot wrote:

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PLEASE GOD LET THIS BE OVER TONIGHT!!!

I don't care how long this trade takes to get done. I want the best deal possible. If that takes a few weeks more then I am all for it.

I'd be cool hanging on til February. I get that this would be a much cleaner break in the summer, but Phil's firing gave us an out. The guy who publicly wanted Melo gone is gone. Give some generic BS comment on how Melo is committed to the team/city and we're thankful to have him; dilute some of the frenzy. Melo hasn't been talking and stirring the drama, we can survive a few more months.

I think he'd bring more value closer to the deadline.

Knickoftime wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:I think they are wasting too much time trying tho figure pout which third team to use and they risk losimg interest from those teams. Denver, Portland etc are in the mix

That's an interesting pure guess entirely out of thin air.

I think it's reasonable to say that the longer you wait, the more the chance of a deal falling apart.

Nah, total generalization.

It's just a matter of logic. If a deal is finalized at noon, it is done. If it's 12:01 and the deal isn't finalized, another minute for the deal to fall apart has happened. That's not to say the Knicks shouldn't hold out for the best offer but each moment they wait *is* a gamble.

No it isn't. You're referring to a deal largely agreed upon in principle. We don't know if that applies to this "deal." The time may be required to find the principle of any deal.