loweyecue wrote:Where would Gallo play when Melo is here? Melo would hurt his development. Not really sure what we would do with both. You can't have evrything, Gallo and change for Melo is a fair trade. I really like Gallo and I won't be super disappointed if we don't get Melo, but if we do then we should ship Gallo out.

Good point, but gallo could be a big trading asset to get the coveted third player such as cp3 or Rubio.

We as knick fans should never give io hope another savior could decent fro me the heavens and lead us to the new Jerselam.

Nalod wrote:

loweyecue wrote:Where would Gallo play when Melo is here? Melo would hurt his development. Not really sure what we would do with both. You can't have evrything, Gallo and change for Melo is a fair trade. I really like Gallo and I won't be super disappointed if we don't get Melo, but if we do then we should ship Gallo out.

Good point, but gallo could be a big trading asset to get the coveted third player such as cp3 or Rubio.

We as knick fans should never give io hope another savior could decent fro me the heavens and lead us to the new Jerselam.

If Hedo could do it, so can Gallo.

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TMS wrote:i vote for "Get Melo if you can keep either Gallo or AR in the process"

+1. Too bad that wasn't one of the choices because it's really the scenario that makes the most sense (and I'd like to move Gallo & keep AR if it boiled down to it. I realize I'm in the minority there but that's fine -- it's obvious to me which player of the two would better compliment Amar'e/Melo and the rest of our team). I don't for the life of me see how anyone around here expects Carmelo to be there next off-season -- the man wants this situation resolved ASAP. And on our end, he's way too good an upgrade for us to not be involved at all. As of right now this man really wants the Knicks but if we play this too cool (as in not showing any interest at all) we run the risk of losing him. NY is obviously his #1 choice but if we don't show him we're serious about acquiring him by refusing to get involved or if we maintain what feels like a lukewarm interest and decide to make nothing but lowball offers (if that's even what's happening--I have no idea how serious Knick brass is about getting this guy, they're very hard to read), he very well might say to himself, "OK, F it..Let's go to NJ. I can't wait around for NY forever. I gave them enough time. Sorry STAT. I tried." That wouldn't make me too happy, knowing that we had a chance at one point to strike a fair, sensible deal for a top proven all-star level NBA player right smack in his prime and blew it to the point where we screwed ourselves into playing 2nd fiddle to the Miami Heat for the next 5+ years (and what probably amounts to the duration of Amar'e's tenure as a Knick, as a top flight player at least)..There are a few variables that tell me without a doubt that team Melo wants closure to this ASAP --- specifically (1) the volatile situation he's set to face for 41 home games this year playing the season out in front of a betrayed/hostile Denver crowd (and that's not even taking into account what he'll have to deal with off the court just trying to live in that community), not to mention team management and even the players that might feel a sense of hopelessness and betrayal as well--the last thing Denver management would want would be for their next best players to all throw the towel in on this season before it even began---the further they continue in Denver with Melo on the team, the greater chance there is for a complete domino effect of negativity. You can't tell me that won't be a difficult situation to play through for an entire year for anyone envolved) and (2) the man runs the huge risk of losing millions with the new collective bargaining agreement. There's no guarantee that 2011 FAs will be grandfathered into anything. Where does it say that?? The new agreement hasn't even been drafted up yet. That's pure speculation, not reality...As long as we maintain a legit offer w/o going overboard which is what I've maintained right from the beginning (and who knows what we've really offered so far if anything), then I'm at peace with the entire situation. And I'm sure Melo will be too. The best case scenario for us is for Melo to become angry and impatient with Denver for refusing to work with him & the Knicks, not for him to lose patience with us and settle for his second best destination in order to get at least half of what he originally wanted. That's how I'll continue to look at this..

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TMS wrote:i vote for "Get Melo if you can keep either Gallo or AR in the process"

+1. Too bad that wasn't one of the choices because it's really the scenario that makes the most sense (and I'd like to move Gallo & keep AR if it boiled down to it. I realize I'm in the minority there but that's fine -- it's obvious to me which player of the two would better compliment Amar'e/Melo and the rest of our team). I don't for the life of me see how anyone around here expects Carmelo to be there next off-season -- the man wants this situation resolved ASAP. And on our end, he's way too good an upgrade for us to not be involved at all. As of right now this man really wants the Knicks but if we play this too cool (as in not showing any interest at all) we run the risk of losing him. NY is obviously his #1 choice but if we don't show him we're serious about acquiring him by refusing to get involved or if we maintain what feels like a lukewarm interest and decide to make nothing but lowball offers (if that's even what's happening--I have no idea how serious Knick brass is about getting this guy, they're very hard to read), he very well might say to himself, "OK, F it..Let's go to NJ. I can't wait around for NY forever. I gave them enough time. Sorry STAT. I tried." That wouldn't make me too happy, knowing that we had a chance at one point to strike a fair, sensible deal for a top proven all-star level NBA player right smack in his prime and blew it to the point where we screwed ourselves into playing 2nd fiddle to the Miami Heat for the next 5+ years (and what probably amounts to the duration of Amar'e's tenure as a Knick, as a top flight player at least)..There are a few variables that tell me without a doubt that team Melo wants closure to this ASAP --- specifically (1) the volatile situation he's set to face for 41 home games this year playing the season out in front of a betrayed/hostile Denver crowd (and that's not even taking into account what he'll have to deal with off the court just trying to live in that community), not to mention team management and even the players that might feel a sense of hopelessness and betrayal as well--the last thing Denver management would want would be for their next best players to all throw the towel in on this season before it even began---the further they continue in Denver with Melo on the team, the greater chance there is for a complete domino effect of negativity. You can't tell me that won't be a difficult situation to play through for an entire year for anyone envolved) and (2) the man runs the huge risk of losing millions with the new collective bargaining agreement. There's no guarantee that 2011 FAs will be grandfathered into anything. Where does it say that?? The new agreement hasn't even been drafted up yet. That's pure speculation, not reality...As long as we maintain a legit offer w/o going overboard which is what I've maintained right from the beginning (and who knows what we've really offered so far if anything), then I'm at peace with the entire situation. And I'm sure Melo will be too. The best case scenario for us is for Melo to become angry and impatient with Denver for refusing to work with him & the Knicks, not for him to lose patience with us and settle for his second best destination in order to get at least half of what he originally wanted. That's how I'll continue to look at this..

i agree 100%... if we stand around with our hands on our nuts while guys like Melo get dealt to other teams, we are just gonna end up spinning our wheels waiting for another savior to come along to lust over in 2011... it's time we made a move to get good again... we took step one by getting Amare... time to take the next step & get Melo... if the price is right & you can still hold onto either Gallo or AR (i also agree that AR is probably a better compliment but i don't really care if he has to be the one to go either) then it's a no brainer AFAIC... Donnie better stop waiting around or else he'll end up with nothing but a hand full of crusty ol' wrinkled ballsack & a 40 something winning game winner.

knickstorrents wrote:You guys that are hard up to get Melo, I ask you this question. If you had a chance to get either Chauncey or Melo, who would you rather get?

depends on the cost for both... i wouldn't give up Gallo to get Chauncey if that's what you're asking... i would to get Melo tho.

knickstorrents wrote:Would you rather have Chauncey as a FA or Melo as a FA. You can't get both.

depends on the cost once again... if your'e telling me we can spend max dollars on either Melo or Chauncey, i take Melo every time.