TMS wrote:

Moonangie wrote:The saga drags on. I am starting to get really sick of his unwillingness to say "It's NY Knicks or Go #@&$^# Yourselves!"

I'm about ready to say "*bleep* you, Melo. We're done chasing primadona starhucks. We're building a contender without you if you don't step up now and lay claim to your desires."

why isn't Carmelo entitled to go through the same process that any other free agent is entitled to go through? was Amare a primadonna starphuch because he didn't come out & say "It's NY Knicks or go F yourselves" this past year? i think Melo has pretty much made it clear about his desire to play for the Knicks, i don't know what else u expect him to do w/o completely destroying any negotiating leverage he might have left at this point.

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Bonn1997 wrote:

arkrud wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

Killa4luv wrote:who is advsing him? lol. He can't be this dumb. y show ur hand? Even if u r hard pressed for the money, y let everyone know. PLus the reality is, he doesn't know if he's screwed or not because he could sign the extension and have that money reduced anyway. How stupid would he feel then? PLaying with Brook Lopez as his #2.

He has no clue how to negotiate.

How can he negotiate when he is under contract AND wants to extend? People forget he is under contract for 18 million next year if he chooses to be. If he was actually willing to risk the new CBA he would have kept him mouth closed and not requested a trade.

Carmelo is right. He's more likely to get screwed if he doesn't than if he does sign a contract extension.

It all depends on his goals.
Is he willing to sacrefice 5-10 mils for the chance to get a chip?
LB/Bosh/Wade made their choise.
Melo can choose money... Than why we would want him anyways?

If getting a championship was his primary goal, his first choice wouldn't be a team that's currently 23-21.

What other team has the space for Melo and sure thing chip in sight?