* We replaced a very soft European player in Gallo with one of the greatest players in the world in Carmelo Anthony at the SF position.

* We've since replaced a Russian Project in Mozgov with a championship winning defensive force in Tyson Chandler at the Center position.

* We've since replaced an overrated Wildson Chandler as our 6th man off the bench with one of (if not) the strongest role player in the game today in J.R Smith. Wilson isn't half the talent/player that J.R has become.

* Raymond Felton has since returned to the Mecca, and better than ever.

* Eddy Curry has since been replaced by Kurt Thomas.

* A career zero in Anthony Randolph has since been replaced by Rasheed Wallace.

You can go on and on. We've built a TRUE CONTENDER around our Center Piece and/or Franchise Leader in CARMELO ANTHONY.

Before the drafting of Melo? The Nuggets missed the playoffs during 7 or 8 consecutive seasons. Since the drafting of Melo? They've yet to miss the playoffs. Not a coincidence either. Melo changed the culture of that franchise. Melo was their heart. Their franchise leader. Their Center Piece. They lost alot when Melo forced his way out of town. Now, during the first full season without Melo in Denver? They're on the verge of missing the postseaon (currently as the 10th seed) and also feature a losing record.

These naysaying critics refuse to admit it, but Melo is our greatest Knick since Patrick Ewing. Key word being 'since'. Not even Ewing could score the rock like Melo. And I loved Ewing for all his worth, but Melo is a phenom scorer. Could go down as the greatest scorer in Franchise history. Melo can score the rock from anywhere on the basketball court. The man can't be contained, let alone stopped in regards to scoring.

Hersports85 wrote:Bottom line ... without that trade you don't get Tyson, Kidd, Jr, or Sheed coming out of retirement.

Excellent point.

Kidd and Wallace are no idiots.

They weren't going to come here to rebound Gallinari's bricks.

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

Hersports85 wrote:Bottom line ... without that trade you don't get Tyson, Kidd, Jr, or Sheed coming out of retirement.

Excellent point.

Kidd and Wallace are no idiots.

They weren't going to come here to rebound Gallinari's bricks.

Then you focus on aquiring MDA type players, with more cap flex, and draft picks which you trade for establish talent.

There always the "what if" factor, people use those two words like they mean anything other then a fantasy..

knicks1248 wrote:

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

Hersports85 wrote:Bottom line ... without that trade you don't get Tyson, Kidd, Jr, or Sheed coming out of retirement.

Excellent point.

Kidd and Wallace are no idiots.

They weren't going to come here to rebound Gallinari's bricks.

But like fish said, your moves and direction are different once that trade doesn't happen..

Then you focus on aquiring MDA type players, with more cap flex, and draft picks which you trade for establish talent.

There always the "what if" factor, people use those two words like they mean anything other then a fantasy..

If by MDA type players you mean Nash, Amare, Johnson, Marion, Bell & Diaw in their prime then I agree. We might've made the ECF!

fishmike wrote:the forum has just become a chat room for Dolan's minions

Or a place for people to find as many negatives as they can with a team with the best record in the east.

On a knick forum.

To say that we are Dolan minions because the moves of the last 2 years are paying off is clumsy and childish.

gunsnewing wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

Hersports85 wrote:Bottom line ... without that trade you don't get Tyson, Kidd, Jr, or Sheed coming out of retirement.

Excellent point.

Kidd and Wallace are no idiots.

They weren't going to come here to rebound Gallinari's bricks.

But like fish said, your moves and direction are different once that trade doesn't happen..

Then you focus on aquiring MDA type players, with more cap flex, and draft picks which you trade for establish talent.

There always the "what if" factor, people use those two words like they mean anything other then a fantasy..

If by MDA type players you mean Nash, Amare, Johnson, Marion, Bell & Diaw in their prime then I agree. We might've made the ECF!

Whatever, mda for what ever it's worth, made the playoffs with a half decent roster when amare got here, not sure what you wanted him to do with al harrington duhon jj, and the rest of those rental players.

maybe we we get AI here instead of denver, deron and lin as knicks,

deron
AI
gallo
Amare
Tyson

there's all kind of things that could have happen, your so thinking MDA is not a good coach, yet he landed a top NBA head coaching job without so much as picking up a phone..

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

babyKnicks wrote:

fishmike wrote:the forum has just become a chat room for Dolan's minions

Or a place for people to find as many negatives as they can with a team with the best record in the east.

On a knick forum.

To say that we are Dolan minions because the moves of the last 2 years are paying off is clumsy and childish.

This is what losing for a decade has done to some fans.

fishmike wrote:the forum has just become a chat room for Dolan's minions

To build a team that has a chance to contend, you have to have that superstar caliber player FIRST.

Then you build what you need around that player.

That's how all the team that win have done it.