SupremeCommander wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:They gave up too much. They had youth on their side and gave it up.

I am on the side if not liking this deal.

What did the Heat give up for Shaq? The Celtics for KG?

BOSTON - The Boston Celtics announced today that they have acquired 10-time All-Star and 2004 MVP Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, a 2009 first round draft pick (top three protected) and a return of Minnesota's conditional first round draft pick previously obtained in the Ricky Davis-Wally Szczerbiak trade. Minnesota also receives cash considerations in the deal.

I'd say we paid a similar price to what Boston did for KG in the Melo deal.

You can act like we could have waited for summer, but it was obvious that Melo wanted the extension. To get him, we had to pay. The fear of a lockout was a big part of this trade.

My heart laments the departure of likable players like Wilson Chandler, Felton, Gallo and Mozgov.

My head understands that a) this is a superstars league, b) Miami, Chicago and Boston could not be beaten in a playoff series with our current crew, c) Melo on board is even more attractive to free agents and d) no one we just traded has been consistent this season.

I'm excited.

SupremeCommander wrote:Oh BS. We had a .500 team whose two best players were acquired in free agency.

Papabear Says

That's true.

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:They gave up too much. They had youth on their side and gave it up.

I am on the side if not liking this deal.

How old is Melo, Stat, and Fields?

Uptown wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:I don't like the trade, but I don't even know if this ranks on the Worst Trades of NY Knicks History.

+1

it might not even crack the top 3 for the past decade.

McDyess for Camby + Nene

ECurry for 2 lotto picks (became LaMarcus Alrdridge and Noah)

Marbury for 3 draft picks + cap room galore

Melo is 3x's better than any of the players we received in those deals.

Bogus. Marbury was considered almost as big a star as Melo is, at the time we acquired Marbs.

Uptown wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Im calling it now. we had a good team that we couldve built into a champion and just blew it up and gave away every last asset we could while holding deep leverage.

LMAO...Whats championship? NIT? Give me a break this was an average team at best. Dont overrate the team just because we stunk for 7 straight years and managed to climb 2 games over .500.

Agree 100% as Bill Parcells used to say "you are what your record says you are" and we were a barely above .500 team with a lot of very likable complimentary parts surrounding 1 superstar carrying a huge load. This is a league where stars come at a premium both in trades and FA and now we have two. If our biggest problem now is finding other pieces o compliment the
I can live with that.

SupremeCommander wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:They gave up too much. They had youth on their side and gave it up.

I am on the side if not liking this deal.

What did the Heat give up for Shaq? The Celtics for KG?

Papabear Says

It's a different situration. The league contract is up and a lot of changes is coming. If it was not because of that Melo would have waited Just like LeBron and Bosh. But he was due to loose a lot of Money. If push came a shove he would have to sign for 3 years with the Nets or Denver.

MooK wrote:Can somebody tell me when Carmelo Anthony became a superstar?

when did gallo, chandler, felton become superstars?

Whether you like Melo or not, his stats don't lie. He's got the rest of his knick career to define his legacy.
Dude has skills!
We got 2 all-stars, 1 veteran pg. We can make some noise in the playoffs.

Michael6835 wrote:

MooK wrote:Can somebody tell me when Carmelo Anthony became a superstar?

when did gallo, chandler, felton become superstars?

Whether you like Melo or not, his stats don't lie. He's got the rest of his knick career to define his legacy.
Dude has skills!
We got 2 all-stars, 1 veteran pg. We can make some noise in the playoffs.

Melo was on Dream Team, perennial All-Star..has carried his team to 50+ wins almost every year, Won a NCAA title damn near by himself, gives Lebron fits on the offensive end..He is indeed a Superstar. Not even close..there is Kobe, Lebron, Wade and Melo just below that 3.

FoeDiddy wrote:

Solace wrote:

Uptown wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:I don't like the trade, but I don't even know if this ranks on the Worst Trades of NY Knicks History.

+1

it might not even crack the top 3 for the past decade.

McDyess for Camby + Nene

ECurry for 2 lotto picks (became LaMarcus Alrdridge and Noah)

Marbury for 3 draft picks + cap room galore

Melo is 3x's better than any of the players we received in those deals.

Bogus. Marbury was considered almost as big a star as Melo is, at the time we acquired Marbs.

BS..that's a wild statement..lol..Marbs was not on Melo's level when traded.

Marbs was a headcase who was supposedly to rejuvenate his career by playing for his hometown Knicks. How did that work out?

KNICKSdom wrote:

FoeDiddy wrote:

Solace wrote:

Uptown wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:I don't like the trade, but I don't even know if this ranks on the Worst Trades of NY Knicks History.

+1

it might not even crack the top 3 for the past decade.

McDyess for Camby + Nene

ECurry for 2 lotto picks (became LaMarcus Alrdridge and Noah)

Marbury for 3 draft picks + cap room galore

Melo is 3x's better than any of the players we received in those deals.

Bogus. Marbury was considered almost as big a star as Melo is, at the time we acquired Marbs.

BS..that's a wild statement..lol..Marbs was not on Melo's level when traded.

Marbs was a headcase who was supposedly to rejuvenate his career by playing for his hometown Knicks. How did that work out?