I'm iffy he'd want to go to Boston. I think he'd want to to Miami, the Clippers or the Bulls.

I'd do the following deals in the summer.

Clippers - Direct swap with Griffen, if they are willing (which after Blake's year they may be, but I think in the end they still pass)
Bulls - Gasol (sign and trade starting salary at 12 Million per), McDermott and Mirotcic. We'd give back some pieces along with Melo as well.
Heat - Winslow and Deng (sign and trade) or Winslow and Dragic

ChuckBuck wrote:

dacash wrote:he is still here because he didnt waive his no trade clause i thought we all knew that

Yes, but there was a suitor that we could've parted ways with him if he was a reasonable adult. They have a good young roster in Boston, good young head coach, good upper management, and it's still not far away from New York. He could've been the next "Paul Pierce" up there.

Dude just cares about cashing checks, nothing else.

Melo says that winning one championship in New York would be better than winning multiple championships anywhere else which i love to hear from him. The guy could of waved his NTC but he decided to stay in this mess and try to win here and you got ignorant fans that don't respect that. SMDH Some just don't get it.

Knixkik wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dacash wrote:he is still here because he didnt waive his no trade clause i thought we all knew that

Yes, but there was a suitor that we could've parted ways with him if he was a reasonable adult. They have a good young roster in Boston, good young head coach, good upper management, and it's still not far away from New York. He could've been the next "Paul Pierce" up there.

Dude just cares about cashing checks, nothing else.

Terrible comment. What does that have to do with him waiving his NTC? He gets paid regardless. He didn't waive it because he wants to be in NY.

It's actually a pretty accurate comment. If he wanted to win he'd go play in Chicago. He didn't want to short change himself $30m though.

It is accurate as far as signing his contract 2 years ago. Now he has the money no matter where he is playing. If all he cares about is cashing checks, why does he refuse to waive his NTC? Good teams want him. Is it because, just maybe, he wants to stay in NY (at least for the time being)? Dude just cares about cashing checks...and playing for the Knicks, hence why he won't waive his NTC at this time. Fair enough?

Exactly.

It's like there's a serial poster/stalker that can't stand their lovah-man getting rightfully disparaged.

ChuckBuck wrote:Dam is there an echo in here?

It's like there's a serial poster/stalker that can't stand their lovah-man getting rightfully disparaged.

I think you are missing the real point that there is no real merit to this article. No offer was on the table. Boston may or may not have called to even expressed interest. Who knows what an offer might have looked like. Too many variables here to really even discuss this. The article was click bait and we all clicked on it. Mission accomplished by ESPN.

ChuckBuck wrote:

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Dam is there an echo in here?

It's like there's a serial poster/stalker that can't stand their lovah-man getting rightfully disparaged.

I think you are missing the real point that there is no real merit to this article. No offer was on the table. Boston may or may not have called to even expressed interest. Who knows what an offer might have looked like. Too many variables here to really even discuss this. The article was click bait and we all clicked on it. Mission accomplished by ESPN.

The real point is not whether there was a pending deal or not, or if the Knicks were waiting on Melo to sign off on approving such a hypothetical deal, but that the Knicks broached Melo about the possibility to play for the 3rd seeded team in the east with an all star point guard and a bright head coach and future, and he ultimately chose to play for the 13th place non competitive team instead.

That's the point, that he'd rather be content playing out the string on a team not going anywhere, then really competing for something that truly matters. That shows you where his head is at, and as a Knicks fan I phucking hate it.

No, that's your interpretation of what you think is going on and what everyone is trying to tell you is pretty much skewed or flat out wrong.

martin wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Dam is there an echo in here?

It's like there's a serial poster/stalker that can't stand their lovah-man getting rightfully disparaged.

I think you are missing the real point that there is no real merit to this article. No offer was on the table. Boston may or may not have called to even expressed interest. Who knows what an offer might have looked like. Too many variables here to really even discuss this. The article was click bait and we all clicked on it. Mission accomplished by ESPN.

The real point is not whether there was a pending deal or not, or if the Knicks were waiting on Melo to sign off on approving such a hypothetical deal, but that the Knicks broached Melo about the possibility to play for the 3rd seeded team in the east with an all star point guard and a bright head coach and future, and he ultimately chose to play for the 13th place non competitive team instead.

That's the point, that he'd rather be content playing out the string on a team not going anywhere, then really competing for something that truly matters. That shows you where his head is at, and as a Knicks fan I phucking hate it.

No, that's your interpretation of what you think is going on and what everyone is trying to tell you is pretty much skewed or flat out wrong.

Why didn't he go to Chicago then? Rose, Butler, Melo, Gasol, and Noah.

Tell me why, Martin? Answer's staring all of you in the face.

martin wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

martin wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Dam is there an echo in here?

It's like there's a serial poster/stalker that can't stand their lovah-man getting rightfully disparaged.

I think you are missing the real point that there is no real merit to this article. No offer was on the table. Boston may or may not have called to even expressed interest. Who knows what an offer might have looked like. Too many variables here to really even discuss this. The article was click bait and we all clicked on it. Mission accomplished by ESPN.

The real point is not whether there was a pending deal or not, or if the Knicks were waiting on Melo to sign off on approving such a hypothetical deal, but that the Knicks broached Melo about the possibility to play for the 3rd seeded team in the east with an all star point guard and a bright head coach and future, and he ultimately chose to play for the 13th place non competitive team instead.

That's the point, that he'd rather be content playing out the string on a team not going anywhere, then really competing for something that truly matters. That shows you where his head is at, and as a Knicks fan I phucking hate it.

No, that's your interpretation of what you think is going on and what everyone is trying to tell you is pretty much skewed or flat out wrong.

Why didn't he go to Chicago then? Rose, Butler, Melo, Gasol, and Noah.

Tell me why, Martin? Answer's staring all of you in the face.

Because he's even a more die hard Knicks fan than you are. He wants to win here. He wants to be in NY.

OH God..not you too. Please tell me you believe what you just typed.

Guy's a merc man. He would've been in Brooklyn just as easily in 2011. He would've been in LA, Houston, and Chicago in 2014 if it weren't for that little thing called money.

Knixkik wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dacash wrote:he is still here because he didnt waive his no trade clause i thought we all knew that

Yes, but there was a suitor that we could've parted ways with him if he was a reasonable adult. They have a good young roster in Boston, good young head coach, good upper management, and it's still not far away from New York. He could've been the next "Paul Pierce" up there.

Dude just cares about cashing checks, nothing else.

Terrible comment. What does that have to do with him waiving his NTC? He gets paid regardless. He didn't waive it because he wants to be in NY.

It's actually a pretty accurate comment. If he wanted to win he'd go play in Chicago. He didn't want to short change himself $30m though.

It is accurate as far as signing his contract 2 years ago. Now he has the money no matter where he is playing. If all he cares about is cashing checks, why does he refuse to waive his NTC? Good teams want him. Is it because, just maybe, he wants to stay in NY (at least for the time being)? Dude just cares about cashing checks...and playing for the Knicks, hence why he won't waive his NTC at this time. Fair enough?

He wants to stay in NY, but doesn't give 2 shyts about the Knicks. He loves the lifestyle and connections, the media and business opportunities for his wife, the good prep school for Kiyan, and he gets to be New York's biggest basketball celebrity (well 2nd to KP6).

Other than that I don't think he truly bleeds orange and blue. He's a merc like Darrelle Revis. You'll see this offseason.

It's ridiculous that you are really arguing that all he cares about is money and not about the Knicks as he continues to let everyone know he will not waive his NTC for any other team right now (at the deadline.) He could be in cleveland right now in a deal for Love, a team that has not won a title, with his buddy LeBron. Cleveland would die to make that deal. But whatever helps you sleep better at night.

I'm counting the days until the offseason so this nightmare will finally be over.

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

martin wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Dam is there an echo in here?

It's like there's a serial poster/stalker that can't stand their lovah-man getting rightfully disparaged.

I think you are missing the real point that there is no real merit to this article. No offer was on the table. Boston may or may not have called to even expressed interest. Who knows what an offer might have looked like. Too many variables here to really even discuss this. The article was click bait and we all clicked on it. Mission accomplished by ESPN.

The real point is not whether there was a pending deal or not, or if the Knicks were waiting on Melo to sign off on approving such a hypothetical deal, but that the Knicks broached Melo about the possibility to play for the 3rd seeded team in the east with an all star point guard and a bright head coach and future, and he ultimately chose to play for the 13th place non competitive team instead.

That's the point, that he'd rather be content playing out the string on a team not going anywhere, then really competing for something that truly matters. That shows you where his head is at, and as a Knicks fan I phucking hate it.

No, that's your interpretation of what you think is going on and what everyone is trying to tell you is pretty much skewed or flat out wrong.

Why didn't he go to Chicago then? Rose, Butler, Melo, Gasol, and Noah.

Tell me why, Martin? Answer's staring all of you in the face.

People continue to oversell Rose. After dealing with Amare pretty sure there was zero interest in playing with another walking injury. In a slightly related story, Rose simply decided not to play last night. No association with an actual injury. Why would Melo or anybody for that mattereason want to join that?

Because Rose wouldn't have to be 2011 MVP Rose. It's Jimmy Buckets team anyways.

ChuckBuck wrote:

martin wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

martin wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Dam is there an echo in here?

It's like there's a serial poster/stalker that can't stand their lovah-man getting rightfully disparaged.

I think you are missing the real point that there is no real merit to this article. No offer was on the table. Boston may or may not have called to even expressed interest. Who knows what an offer might have looked like. Too many variables here to really even discuss this. The article was click bait and we all clicked on it. Mission accomplished by ESPN.

The real point is not whether there was a pending deal or not, or if the Knicks were waiting on Melo to sign off on approving such a hypothetical deal, but that the Knicks broached Melo about the possibility to play for the 3rd seeded team in the east with an all star point guard and a bright head coach and future, and he ultimately chose to play for the 13th place non competitive team instead.

That's the point, that he'd rather be content playing out the string on a team not going anywhere, then really competing for something that truly matters. That shows you where his head is at, and as a Knicks fan I phucking hate it.

No, that's your interpretation of what you think is going on and what everyone is trying to tell you is pretty much skewed or flat out wrong.

Why didn't he go to Chicago then? Rose, Butler, Melo, Gasol, and Noah.

Tell me why, Martin? Answer's staring all of you in the face.

Because he's even a more die hard Knicks fan than you are. He wants to win here. He wants to be in NY.

OH God..not you too. Please tell me you believe what you just typed.

Guy's a merc man. He would've been in Brooklyn just as easily in 2011. He would've been in LA, Houston, and Chicago in 2014 if it weren't for that little thing called money.

Then why the NTC? He already got his max deal. How does an NTC put any shekels in Melo's greedy little pocket?