knicks1248 wrote:I don't think LBJ is looking to sign no 6 year deal else he would have sign his intial deal for that amount of time, in todays NBA everyone know there's a 3 to 4 year window, this guy is going to make 30 mil in petty endorsments alone, not to mention the investment oppertunities he will have playing in NY.

Wade & Bron with no dominate big man, yeah you will win a ton of regular season games, but it will be a different story come playoffs..will become the high scoring team that only plays Zone defense

bottom line... once you have Wade/James in place you can use Eddy's expiring deal to take on a bad long term contract. OK4 jumps out. What if Brand gets healthy and looks good? Kaman? Biedrins? Someone is always looking to dump.

BRIGGS wrote:This wont apply so much to LBJ[although I would not take less] but I don't see any athlete turning down and extra year and 32mm $

Go ask Scottie Pippen Kenny Andersen etc..why you would NEVER do that. Because if something goes foul--not only will they not give you 32mm they wont give you .032

jimimou wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:This wont apply so much to LBJ[although I would not take less] but I don't see any athlete turning down and extra year and 32mm $

Go ask Scottie Pippen Kenny Andersen etc..why you would NEVER do that. Because if something goes foul--not only will they not give you 32mm they wont give you .032

not everyone is driven by that money and that lifestyle. A lot of great players arent. Not every NBA player is an idiot with their money and there are lots of things that factor into it beyond contract.

Hell... say I make 100k to commute from NJ to the city every day. I would gladly take 75k to work 5 minutes from my house. That means a crappy car, smaller 401k, I have to mow my own lawn instead of paying landscapers and I cant retire until I am 68 instead of 64. You know what? Sign me up because it means more time with my kids, being for dinner every night and never missing a little league game. My daughter got a double the other day and I missed it because I was on a train.

Not everyone thinks the bottom line is the most important thing in life.

Being rich basketball star in NYC means something more than it means in other places. There are a lot of factors here that go way beyond year six. I would bet the only ones that care about year 6 are the agents because they get a cut

congrats on your daughter's double fish...ya douche!

"He's controlling the entire league," the agent said. "Nobody wants to do anything that will annoy him in the slightest. It's funny, but it's sad. I think that the league right now is completely at his mercy

That is sad, cuase i can't remember one single player who ever, to have had such and impact, not even when kobe's impending FA was appoaching, or shaqs move to orlando, or clydes move to the rockets, barkley to the suns..or 2 time MVP steve nash 2 the suns.

Labron hasn't done anything special in this League other then dazzle us with his dunks, strength and speed..
Sometimes i look at this dude as a little over hype considering he's been label the greatest player ever who's yet to win a ring..or do anything significant...With all his hype you would think is closing in on his 6th ring..

When you look at the players he has played with, has any of them gotten significantly better..Mo will made the all star team by defualt like David lee..

But that Cleveland collapse could be our Godsend. Damn, what timing! Even the fans turned against him at home. Lebron and Wade. COT DAMN! They gotta do that. That team would be talked about like the Showtime Lakers. This article by that a-hole had me shytting my draws. Even a fool like that has to recognize the possibilities and momentum that is whipping east towards MSG.

sebstar wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Labron hasn't done anything special in this League other then dazzle us with his dunks, strength and speed..
Sometimes i look at this dude as a little over hype considering he's been label the greatest player ever who's yet to win a ring..or do anything significant..

WTF???

So winning back to back MVP's. Being a 6 time all-star, multiple first-team all-NBA selections, All-NBA on defense two times...taking a garbage ass Cleveland team all the way to the finals...All that is nothing significant?

The fukk you want from a cat thats only 25???????????????

lmao!

sebstar wrote:I tell you, sometimes its better to be lucky than good. Donnie stuck to his guns even when all signs pointed to Lebron resigning just a month ago, after another bomb regular season.

But that Cleveland collapse could be our Godsend. Damn, what timing! Even the fans turned against him at home. Lebron and Wade. COT DAMN! They gotta do that. That team would be talked about like the Showtime Lakers. This article by that a-hole had me shytting my draws. Even a fool like that has to recognize the possibilities and momentum that is whipping east towards MSG.

This is why you take a chance, cuz you just never know how things will shake out. In the past we rolled he dice and lost, but what we had to gain wasn't even worth it since there's no chance we could put together a real title contender with the moves we made in the past. This roll of the dice was worth the risk because of the possible reward if everything broke right. Donnie put it all on Black and really since we completely sucked for a decade anyway what was the real risk? If we did nothing we weren't winning a title and would face a few years of slow rebuilding anyway. BUT IF WE HIT, WE HIT BIG! Let's be real, this is the closest and most realistic shot we've ever had to get two of the top players in the game right now.

CrushAlot wrote:Mike D'Antoni will lead the Knicks' recruiting efforts by showing James and Wade how he would maximize their talents. Is anybody else worried about this part of the strategy?

no.

I would sign Lebron and go for a big - then next year I would go for Melo to be his sidekick (once Curry is off the books)