Childs2Dudley wrote:Bring Chandler off the bench and we wont have this problem. The bench needs scoring. Turiaf needs to return as starting center.

Papabear Says

Bring someone in to come off the bench to play. Gallo , Fields, Chandler, someone will have to go in order for us to get Melo. We need him and a big. If we don't Amear will wear down.

fishmike wrote:ANY deal for Melo includes Gallo Chandler and Fields. If you dont think it does I have a bridge to sell you. I will pass

Papabear Says

We just won't take that deal and if we lose Melo we just look for a big man and a good shooter and defender big.

MaTT4281 wrote:I got faith in Donnie. NY is in the driver's seat. If Denver wants a consolation prize, go ahead and pick one of Gallo/Chandler to go with either TD or AR. If they believe they're getting more, go ahead and let them try.

We'll see you in the summer Melo!

Papabear Says

I agree with you but I saw something in Gallo tonight and if he keeps it up!! We may have an allstar in Gallo. He is defending well and is going to the basket more. Chandler is hitting his shots. These next 25 games will tell the true pitcher of what we are deal with. We want Melo but it would be crazy to give up Chandler and Gallo.

cheers wrote:http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/the-knicks-fix-1.812055/amar-e-on-fire-but-is-he-flaming-out-1.2534517

"I just don't see the difference between playing 37 minutes per game and 35 or 34," D'Antoni said. "I've never seen the difference. I think they're fine with the minutes and we continue to monitor them and see how they feel. But they're going to have to play a significant bulk of the minutes. That's just the way life is. For us to be good, they're going to have to play a lot of minutes."

wow. just. wow.

im starting to understand why mda never won a ring. why his teams were burnt out by playoffs.

felton is currently 11th in the league in minutes and amare 20th. as a general rule, the top 20 in mpg include some of the leagues best players so i really don't see whats so exceptional here.

Papabear wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:I got faith in Donnie. NY is in the driver's seat. If Denver wants a consolation prize, go ahead and pick one of Gallo/Chandler to go with either TD or AR. If they believe they're getting more, go ahead and let them try.

We'll see you in the summer Melo!

Papabear Says

I agree with you but I saw something in Gallo tonight and if he keeps it up!! We may have an allstar in Gallo. He is defending well and is going to the basket more. Chandler is hitting his shots. These next 25 games will tell the true pitcher of what we are deal with. We want Melo but it would be crazy to give up Chandler and Gallo.

I'm not going to pay fair market value for Melo at this stage in the game, but if it came down to it and Gallo's the cost of assuring we land Melo, I have to pull the trigger.

I love Gallo. Guy is one of my favorite players and I hope to watch him blossom into a star here in NY. But I'll gladly trade potential for a proven talent like Carmelo to pair with Amar'e.

Ideally, we hold onto our young guys and sign Melo outright this summer.

This is from an article about randolph in the Dailey news. Their speculation is Randolph for a draft pick. Pick, Curry, Gallo and Fields for Melo.

I don't think I would make that trade.
> Trade does not improve defense.
> Still need a center, backup PG and now a 2 guard.
> Lose flexibility of cap space and trade assets.
> Lose a lot of your opportunity for internal growth as Randolph, Gallo and fields all have room to grow.

It's not that Melo is not a great player. I just don't think offense is this teams weakness and I don't see how we fill the remaining holes once we trade our cap space and young assets.

Would you do it?
Do you think after that trade the Knicks are contenders?
If not how do you see us filling in the missing pieces?

If you wouldn't do that trade what's your max offer for Melo?

Childs2Dudley wrote:Bring Chandler off the bench and we wont have this problem. The bench needs scoring. Turiaf needs to return as starting center.

Why so he can get hurt again???

As for Melo, I would give up any 2 out of three combo of Landry, Gallo, and Chandler, plus AR for another first round pick, plus Curry as well. I draw the line at giving up all three...Hopefully Walsh can get him for Gallo, AR/pick and Curry, but I dont think that will get it done and I would not risk getting Melo for either Landry or Chandler. I know this team is hitting on all cylinders right now and people want to keep the unit as is, but I dont feel this way, we have to strike while the iron is hot so to speak, while our players have some value. Of course things could change and if we go through this stretch with a 600% record.

Come playoff time teams will be focusing on stopping Amare and I dont think that Gallo and Chandler will be capable of carrying us on a consistent basis, while Melo certainly can, bring him home Donnie.

OldFan wrote:"The Knicks could feature a package that includes Danilo Gallinari, Eddy Curry (and his expiring contract) and a first-round pick. Another player would also have to be part of the deal, and the Nuggets could ask for rookie Landry Fields, whom the Knicks would prefer to keep."

This is from an article about randolph in the Dailey news. Their speculation is Randolph for a draft pick. Pick, Curry, Gallo and Fields for Melo.

I don't think I would make that trade.
> Trade does not improve defense.
> Still need a center, backup PG and now a 2 guard.
> Lose flexibility of cap space and trade assets.
> Lose a lot of your opportunity for internal growth as Randolph, Gallo and fields all have room to grow.

It's not that Melo is not a great player. I just don't think offense is this teams weakness and I don't see how we fill the remaining holes once we trade our cap space and young assets.

Would you do it?
Do you think after that trade the Knicks are contenders?
If not how do you see us filling in the missing pieces?

If you wouldn't do that trade what's your max offer for Melo?

my final offer would be a choice of 2 players out of the Gallo/AR/Wilson trio, Curry's expiring, both our 2nd round picks & either cash considerations or a purchased 1st round pick from another source... i'd throw in Timo Mozgov as well if DEN wants him... Wilson will be gone regardless if we trade for Melo or we sign him in free agency so i don't mind losing him in this tradeoff... i would not include Landry Fields in any offer that includes Gallo or Wilson C.