fishmike wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Just saw this in the Post. Hopefully it resolves the speculation on what people think Melo thought about the offseason.

“You know why I’m bothered by that?’’ he said. “Because I haven’t said none of it. That’s why I’m bothered. It’s always speculation. I try to [keep the] summer to myself and get away from the media. Then somehow it comes back to me. I don’t get upset at that, but does it get overwhelming sometimes, yeah. But it’s the life I live. I haven’t said none of that [stuff]. Whatever rumors you guys heard about me and Phil, about Porzingis, it’s all false.
“Nobody talked to me. Nobody heard me say anything as far as me being unhappy. Life is too good to be unhappy.’’

http://nypost.com/2015/08/11/carmelo-anthony-finally-breaks-silence-on-knicks-offseason/

this is why Im glad I didnt bother to participate in the 80 thread multiple discussions on this topic. Looks like chuckbuck has taken over leadership of the Anti-Melo Jihad movement. It was ALLLLLL bull-sheet. Aw... so sad, Melo haters were all wrong all along. Time to go back to basketball reference, find some stat that says Melo is a bad player and start a new thread. Yawn... looking forward to upcoming season, and some actual basketball.

amen to that

ChuckBuck wrote:

mreinman wrote:

fishmike wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Just saw this in the Post. Hopefully it resolves the speculation on what people think Melo thought about the offseason.

“You know why I’m bothered by that?’’ he said. “Because I haven’t said none of it. That’s why I’m bothered. It’s always speculation. I try to [keep the] summer to myself and get away from the media. Then somehow it comes back to me. I don’t get upset at that, but does it get overwhelming sometimes, yeah. But it’s the life I live. I haven’t said none of that [stuff]. Whatever rumors you guys heard about me and Phil, about Porzingis, it’s all false.
“Nobody talked to me. Nobody heard me say anything as far as me being unhappy. Life is too good to be unhappy.’’

http://nypost.com/2015/08/11/carmelo-anthony-finally-breaks-silence-on-knicks-offseason/

this is why Im glad I didnt bother to participate in the 80 thread multiple discussions on this topic. Looks like chuckbuck has taken over leadership of the Anti-Melo Jihad movement. It was ALLLLLL bull-sheet. Aw... so sad, Melo haters were all wrong all along. Time to go back to basketball reference, find some stat that says Melo is a bad player and start a new thread. Yawn... looking forward to upcoming season, and some actual basketball.

most people don't really care about all this bs, they just want him to pass the damn ball.

That's basically it.

Can he average 5 assists a game this season? Can a zebra change his stripes?

Can he shoot 50% from the field? Can he play better defense instead of arguing with a ref on a no call?

"Most" people know the answer to these questions.

knicks1248 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

mreinman wrote:

fishmike wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Just saw this in the Post. Hopefully it resolves the speculation on what people think Melo thought about the offseason.

“You know why I’m bothered by that?’’ he said. “Because I haven’t said none of it. That’s why I’m bothered. It’s always speculation. I try to [keep the] summer to myself and get away from the media. Then somehow it comes back to me. I don’t get upset at that, but does it get overwhelming sometimes, yeah. But it’s the life I live. I haven’t said none of that [stuff]. Whatever rumors you guys heard about me and Phil, about Porzingis, it’s all false.
“Nobody talked to me. Nobody heard me say anything as far as me being unhappy. Life is too good to be unhappy.’’

http://nypost.com/2015/08/11/carmelo-anthony-finally-breaks-silence-on-knicks-offseason/

this is why Im glad I didnt bother to participate in the 80 thread multiple discussions on this topic. Looks like chuckbuck has taken over leadership of the Anti-Melo Jihad movement. It was ALLLLLL bull-sheet. Aw... so sad, Melo haters were all wrong all along. Time to go back to basketball reference, find some stat that says Melo is a bad player and start a new thread. Yawn... looking forward to upcoming season, and some actual basketball.

most people don't really care about all this bs, they just want him to pass the damn ball.

That's basically it.

Can he average 5 assists a game this season? Can a zebra change his stripes?

Can he shoot 50% from the field? Can he play better defense instead of arguing with a ref on a no call?

"Most" people know the answer to these questions.

why is it important to he avg's 5 ast, there are starting pg's in the league that don't avg that.

The question you should ask yourself is, Do you want your best offensive player to pass up shots to players that cant shoot as well

I guess you like to settle in life as well.

Our guy is slightly above average at best, but still making $24 mill a year...but you'll take mediocre play as long as he's happy!

CrushAlot wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

mreinman wrote:

fishmike wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Just saw this in the Post. Hopefully it resolves the speculation on what people think Melo thought about the offseason.

“You know why I’m bothered by that?’’ he said. “Because I haven’t said none of it. That’s why I’m bothered. It’s always speculation. I try to [keep the] summer to myself and get away from the media. Then somehow it comes back to me. I don’t get upset at that, but does it get overwhelming sometimes, yeah. But it’s the life I live. I haven’t said none of that [stuff]. Whatever rumors you guys heard about me and Phil, about Porzingis, it’s all false.
“Nobody talked to me. Nobody heard me say anything as far as me being unhappy. Life is too good to be unhappy.’’

http://nypost.com/2015/08/11/carmelo-anthony-finally-breaks-silence-on-knicks-offseason/

this is why Im glad I didnt bother to participate in the 80 thread multiple discussions on this topic. Looks like chuckbuck has taken over leadership of the Anti-Melo Jihad movement. It was ALLLLLL bull-sheet. Aw... so sad, Melo haters were all wrong all along. Time to go back to basketball reference, find some stat that says Melo is a bad player and start a new thread. Yawn... looking forward to upcoming season, and some actual basketball.

most people don't really care about all this bs, they just want him to pass the damn ball.

That's basically it.

Can he average 5 assists a game this season? Can a zebra change his stripes?

Can he shoot 50% from the field? Can he play better defense instead of arguing with a ref on a no call?

"Most" people know the answer to these questions.

You've been crushing the guy all summer calling him a malcontent based on what people thought he was thinking.

Listen, if you want to believe what he has to say at face value, go ahead.

In that case, I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn, for a very good price. It will come with magic beans and potentially grow into a giant beanstalk where a Nigerian prince will greet you with untold fortunes.

See, I can be convincing too!

Same guy that forced his way out of Denver and that he'd only be traded to the Nets or Knicks for a bazillion picks.

Same guy that traded winning for max dough even though he knew ahead of time that'd it be a rebuild with the cap situation.

Same guy that did this video with drug dealers and confessed to tossing his Olympic Bronze medal in a lake.

Same guy that sucker punched one of our Knicks and back pedalled like a coward

REAL Character!

gunsnewing wrote:Why bother pulling up decade old incidents when all you have to do is wait until training camp for Melo to say or do something stupid?

True!

I'll call off my Jihad on that infidel for now, but I won't like waiting.

knicks1248 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

mreinman wrote:

fishmike wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Just saw this in the Post. Hopefully it resolves the speculation on what people think Melo thought about the offseason.

“You know why I’m bothered by that?’’ he said. “Because I haven’t said none of it. That’s why I’m bothered. It’s always speculation. I try to [keep the] summer to myself and get away from the media. Then somehow it comes back to me. I don’t get upset at that, but does it get overwhelming sometimes, yeah. But it’s the life I live. I haven’t said none of that [stuff]. Whatever rumors you guys heard about me and Phil, about Porzingis, it’s all false.
“Nobody talked to me. Nobody heard me say anything as far as me being unhappy. Life is too good to be unhappy.’’

http://nypost.com/2015/08/11/carmelo-anthony-finally-breaks-silence-on-knicks-offseason/

this is why Im glad I didnt bother to participate in the 80 thread multiple discussions on this topic. Looks like chuckbuck has taken over leadership of the Anti-Melo Jihad movement. It was ALLLLLL bull-sheet. Aw... so sad, Melo haters were all wrong all along. Time to go back to basketball reference, find some stat that says Melo is a bad player and start a new thread. Yawn... looking forward to upcoming season, and some actual basketball.

most people don't really care about all this bs, they just want him to pass the damn ball.

That's basically it.

Can he average 5 assists a game this season? Can a zebra change his stripes?

Can he shoot 50% from the field? Can he play better defense instead of arguing with a ref on a no call?

"Most" people know the answer to these questions.

why is it important to he avg's 5 ast, there are starting pg's in the league that don't avg that.

The question you should ask yourself is, Do you want your best offensive player to pass up shots to players that cant shoot as well

a gross mentality that you and him probably share

mreinman wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I'm shocked that the media lied to us

believe melo when he said that he had no idea that he and MDA had any issues?

c'mon ... everybody spins.

I agree, everybody spins. At least this spin has a name attached to it. That at least puts it a step above unnamed sources in my book.

Does it matter at this point though? Let's go under the assumption Melo is spitting out bull**** -

Concern was over Melo pissed off over the Porzingis pick and the THJ trade. Both KP and Grant have worked out with Melo already. Relationship with new teammates does not seem to be an issue.

Concern was over a rift between Melo and Phil; Phil clearly has the power to make the moves he sees fit, not tailored to Melo's timetable. Meantime, Melo is at least playing the role of good soldier and speaking positive of the FO. If they agree to part ways, we want the positive projection out there come trade time.

Some people have their minds made up. Doesn't matter what anyone actually involved says on the matter. The narrative's already written up.
UltimateKnicks.com - Fair & Balanced.

Training camp can't come soon enough.

gunsnewing wrote:There is always that short period of time during the draft when Melo feels he is the smartest executive in the room. Anyone remember Josh Selby? He is very good at back pedaling once he is criticized for overstepping his bounds and misuse of Twitter.

Where exact did this year's draft day quote come from? I was out of the country and missed all that. If it didn't come out of melo's mouth directly and derived from the likes of Stephen A. Smith then his whole rift thing is a waste of time.

Melo usually doesn't start to dig his own grave with fans and media until training camp starts or at or around the allstar game

LOL Great name drop!

Josh Selby...he was supposed to be the chosen one picked at pick 17 to man point guard instead of Shumpert. He was Me7o's West B'More homeboy!!!

From wikipedia:

Controversy[edit]
After choosing to attend Kansas, a report came out stating that Selby had not yet been cleared to play by the NCAA. According to this report, the NCAA had been investigating for months the relationship between Selby and Robert "Bay" Frazier, the business manager for New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony. Selby had acknowledged a friendship with Anthony in past interviews and spoke of his contact with Frazier in an April story in The New York Times. All three are Baltimore natives. Maeshon Witherspoon, Selby's mother, told The Times that she had known Bay since elementary school and had asked him to serve the role of an adviser during his college recruitment.[9] The Times report said Witherspoon asked Frazier to host Selby's in-home visits with college coaches at his own home and that Frazier attended a KU-Missouri game at Allen Fieldhouse in January 2009.

On November 21, 2010, the NCAA made their final ruling on the matter, suspending Selby for nine games, and ordering him to pay $4,607.58, the total of the "improper benefits" received from Frazier, to the charity of his choice.

Of course none of the posters want to address Me7o greasing some college prospects, because it'll damage their loved one's rep.

P.S. - Selby is in like the Israeli league now. Great evaluator of talent GM Me7o is.