That goes for Melo and about every other player you could mention playing right now.

And that goes double for a player who will be the wrong side of thirty.

fishmike wrote:

Papabear wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

Papabear wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:To be honest i wouldnt be sad if he left. Melo is what he is. he is a top scorer however the other aspects of his game are flawed as well as his playoff record. I wouldnt give him a bloated contract that may hamstring us like during the isiah thomas days

Papabear Says

Who are you going to get to take his place? Names please.

I dont hate the guy or anything. However i am very weary of overpaying a player into his mid 30's when we havent had any real playoff success with him either

Papabear Says

What choice do we have?? Rebuild?? no draft Picks? 40 years of nothing. What make you think that Dolan will change?? Melo is as good as it's gonna get. Now because of Melo our only hope is that if we really think that Melo won't resign after he opts out we will have to trade for first round picks this season but no one really knows what he will do. If Melo leaves this team after all we gave up which really ain't that much to get him except for picks I will be very disappointed.

if watching a first or if we get lucky 2nd round exit every year is as good as its gonna get youve really set the bar low. Maybe Im spoiled being a Giants/Yankees fan also but the goal should be title. With Melo the goal is ticket sales and advertising revenue for MSG.

Everyone knows how this will play out. Melo will opt out. Knicks will resign him. He will make his $25mm a year, Knicks will win their 48-52 games a year and get bounced in the first round when our star shoots 10-35 half the games, averages 30 points and cries because he has to do it all himself. We have seen this script for a decade plus now.

Its almost cute how some think its going to be different year after year, but papabear knows better as he mentions above.

Why try to draft and build? Just take your playof berth every year and be happy. Titles are for the Spurs or the Heat or the Bulls or the Lakers or franchises who actually build teams to win them, not just generate advertising revenue on their cable stations.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Papabear wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

Papabear wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:To be honest i wouldnt be sad if he left. Melo is what he is. he is a top scorer however the other aspects of his game are flawed as well as his playoff record. I wouldnt give him a bloated contract that may hamstring us like during the isiah thomas days

Papabear Says

Who are you going to get to take his place? Names please.

I dont hate the guy or anything. However i am very weary of overpaying a player into his mid 30's when we havent had any real playoff success with him either

Papabear Says

What choice do we have?? Rebuild?? no draft Picks? 40 years of nothing. What make you think that Dolan will change?? Melo is as good as it's gonna get. Now because of Melo our only hope is that if we really think that Melo won't resign after he opts out we will have to trade for first round picks this season but no one really knows what he will do. If Melo leaves this team after all we gave up which really ain't that much to get him except for picks I will be very disappointed.

if watching a first or if we get lucky 2nd round exit every year is as good as its gonna get youve really set the bar low. Maybe Im spoiled being a Giants/Yankees fan also but the goal should be title. With Melo the goal is ticket sales and advertising revenue for MSG.

Everyone knows how this will play out. Melo will opt out. Knicks will resign him. He will make his $25mm a year, Knicks will win their 48-52 games a year and get bounced in the first round when our star shoots 10-35 half the games, averages 30 points and cries because he has to do it all himself. We have seen this script for a decade plus now.

Its almost cute how some think its going to be different year after year, but papabear knows better as he mentions above.

Why try to draft and build? Just take your playof berth every year and be happy. Titles are for the Spurs or the Heat or the Bulls or the Lakers or franchises who actually build teams to win them, not just generate advertising revenue on their cable stations.

Exactly. I get teh feeling that some fans are content with just making the playoffs and getting 50 wins. last Year many fans werent even upset that we almost blew a 3-0 series lead to a depleted celtic team and we got hammered by the pacers, because hey we got 54 wins lol.

Its going to be the same every year... we get in and lets hope like hell Melo's hot month is in May, instead of March as per usual.

Unlike some here I dont hate Melo. He just is what he is.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Papabear wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

Papabear wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:To be honest i wouldnt be sad if he left. Melo is what he is. he is a top scorer however the other aspects of his game are flawed as well as his playoff record. I wouldnt give him a bloated contract that may hamstring us like during the isiah thomas days

Papabear Says

Who are you going to get to take his place? Names please.

I dont hate the guy or anything. However i am very weary of overpaying a player into his mid 30's when we havent had any real playoff success with him either

Papabear Says

What choice do we have?? Rebuild?? no draft Picks? 40 years of nothing. What make you think that Dolan will change?? Melo is as good as it's gonna get. Now because of Melo our only hope is that if we really think that Melo won't resign after he opts out we will have to trade for first round picks this season but no one really knows what he will do. If Melo leaves this team after all we gave up which really ain't that much to get him except for picks I will be very disappointed.

if watching a first or if we get lucky 2nd round exit every year is as good as its gonna get youve really set the bar low. Maybe Im spoiled being a Giants/Yankees fan also but the goal should be title. With Melo the goal is ticket sales and advertising revenue for MSG.

Everyone knows how this will play out. Melo will opt out. Knicks will resign him. He will make his $25mm a year, Knicks will win their 48-52 games a year and get bounced in the first round when our star shoots 10-35 half the games, averages 30 points and cries because he has to do it all himself. We have seen this script for a decade plus now.

Its almost cute how some think its going to be different year after year, but papabear knows better as he mentions above.

Why try to draft and build? Just take your playof berth every year and be happy. Titles are for the Spurs or the Heat or the Bulls or the Lakers or franchises who actually build teams to win them, not just generate advertising revenue on their cable stations.

Exactly. I get teh feeling that some fans are content with just making the playoffs and getting 50 wins. last Year many fans werent even upset that we almost blew a 3-0 series lead to a depleted celtic team and we got hammered by the pacers, because hey we got 54 wins lol.

Well what was you saying the past 13 - or 14 years?

the writing was all over the wall on that one and i remember the day that we signed amar'e, it was a bad day, i felt like my dog or cat or turtle died

IronWillGiroud wrote:i actually didn't think amar'e would be playing,

the writing was all over the wall on that one and i remember the day that we signed amar'e, it was a bad day, i felt like my dog or cat or turtle died

Damn, turtle? That's rough