NYKBocker wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Couple of games don't make a comparison. Jeremy Lin lit up the Lakers for 38 points, doesn't make him great either.

Uncle Phil said short/brilliant run. Not sure if you remember Chris Jackson in the mid-90s but he was really really good. He also suffered from tourette syndrome. If I remember correctly he was having difficulties with his meds. He was a weird cat though. He had that national anthem debacle and even hid logos in his uniforms when he played because he was not signed by the sponsors.

Why is he out there saying anything about someone else's player at all? Doesn't he have enough to worry about right here??

BTW, I saw plenty of Chris Jackson in the 90s. Always picked them in NBA Live due to "the Mutombo moment" when they upset the Sonics. Abdul-Rauf and Stith was a nasty back court.

All that considered, their games don't mirror each other at all. Only real comparison is the free throw percentage. Mahmoud never averaged 40% in 3s and never led or set any records for 3 pointers made. And stylistically, just not the same ball player at all.

ChuckBuck wrote:

Nalod wrote:some of you outraged cuz the media painted it up for you.
Tweets don't go into depth so he did not detail it.
If you saw the dude play when on fire he was unstoppable.

Come on man, it was an insult. It's like comparing Melo to Lebron James or Larry Bird, shouldn't happen. Stop sticking up for the old fogey because you read the 11 rings.

He phucked up.

You have your opinion on the tweet. I have my opinion on your lapping up the pearl necklace served up by the media.

Media painted Phil as the Messiah to only tear him down. I suppose if you thought for yourself and looked at the roster the last two years you can manage your own expectations. You seem to enjoy being "That Guy" to point out whats painfully obvious to most of us.

Yes, Phil has not come down from the mountain to deliver us to the promised land. And Melo is still the high volume scorer he ALWAYS was but he is playing better in stretches this season.

personally I am on board with trading melo for long term assets and like the idea of the structure of a culture.
Perhaps the only difference betweens us is how long it takes and expectations.

I don't believe much when NBA players or exec's open their mouths as they will tell us what we want to hear. While its not to be ignored, I prefer to not get into the prediction game and especially your favorite game:

The blame game!!

Media loves playing readers into getting mad when its painfully obvious otherwise. Team loses, its time to point fingers.
Firing coach's or exec's is one thing, what is being replaced is another.

Thats to deep for the media to write about. They want to get emotions up.

Phil Jackson has sole control over that twitter account and typed it out personally. If you think Stephen Curry is the 2nd coming of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf knock yourself out. I'm pretty sure the majority of people in the world would have a different opinion.

H1AND1 wrote:Considering Curry is having an all word, all time great season this tweet is dumb and would be no matter who Jackson decided to compare him to.

Let's face it Jackson has a huge ego. Is that surprising? Add that to the fact that he's never lost in his life until he took helm of the Knicks. The cognitive dissonance between the job he's doing (mostly bad, KP aside) and Dolan being out of the picture (good) is a bit disheartening. Eh. Is it too early to start drinking?

Bonus Depression Points: Remember when Curry was drafted there was that week or two where all the rags had him coming to NY, wanting to come to NY, etc. I remember being pumped then so deflated when GS took him one spot before us. Who knows what would've happened. A lot of people assert Dolan would've shipped him off for some vet to win now but imagine Curry in Dantoni's offense? That could've been so exciting that even Dolan would've let him develop while he put on a show. Who knows. A depressing no-matter-how-you-slice-it what if for Knicks fans.

Have to go back to that moment in time and Curry was not all world. Thus this is why I think he gets traded. MDA would have had a wonderful time with him, I agree.

My take on GSW is few teams should try to replicate as they won't have the players to do it. This is a wonderful thing that is happening and we should enjoy it. Its basically season three of him at this crazy high level. I guess nobody really expected this.

The man has his opinion and he say "Short career". Maybe he just wants to pay some props to a kid that lit it up in college and looked to be incredible in spurts in the NBA. He had Turretts and got grilled for taking a stance on his religion. I don't agree with what he did but I can imagine Phil being a rebel wanted to give the guy some due.

Is Phil sore about his Bulls, who were lock down defenders and played the game on both sides of the court perhaps being supplemented by this high Scoring circus where nobody plays defense? I can see it. Its fun to watch and I like Steph a lot but Im pulling for the Spurs to win.

Given Curry's early ankle problems, the crush of attention and Dolan's starphuchedness I am highly prejudiced that he would have traded either to denver, or afterwards.

Phil Tweets, no big deal.

ChuckBuck wrote:Not sure why you guys are getting upset at me or the media.

Phil Jackson has sole control over that twitter account and typed it out personally. If you think Stephen Curry is the 2nd coming of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf knock yourself out. I'm pretty sure the majority of people in the world would have a different opinion.

You ask questions, people tell you but you don't understand? Look, you have strong opinions which is cool, but I think when your not in agreement, you "don't understand". You can disagree and understand. Its not hard.

ChuckBuck wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Not sure why you guys are getting upset at me or the media.

Phil Jackson has sole control over that twitter account and typed it out personally. If you think Stephen Curry is the 2nd coming of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf knock yourself out. I'm pretty sure the majority of people in the world would have a different opinion.

Just like you and Melo. Maybe you are more like Phil in this situation than you realize. You compared Melo to Stoudemire. If i were you, i wouldn't make fun of other's comparisons. Your's take the cake.

Melo is comparable to Stoudemire in that he hasn't come close to playing a full season in a few years. Also numbers and game on the wrong downtrend.

You are wrong on both accounts. 2 seasons ago, he played 77 games. That's close to a full season. Not a few years ago, it was the season before last season. Also, his scoring numbers are down, he's shooting less, but despite seeing less minutes, his assist and rebound numbers are at a career high. Again, you are dead wrong on all accounts. Good try, bad argument. For someone so obsessed with him, i'm surprised how clueless you are all on accounts.

NYKBocker wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Couple of games don't make a comparison. Jeremy Lin lit up the Lakers for 38 points, doesn't make him great either.

Uncle Phil said short/brilliant run. Not sure if you remember Chris Jackson in the mid-90s but he was really really good. He also suffered from tourette syndrome. If I remember correctly he was having difficulties with his meds. He was a weird cat though. He had that national anthem debacle and even hid logos in his uniforms when he played because he was not signed by the sponsors.

I didn't hate Chris Jackson, he was one of the best free throw shooters in history. Political statements and tourettes aside, he could not have buried a 35 footer to win the game against the Thunder in OT like Curry did.

This was probably what Big Chief Triangle was talking about when Curry made that buzzer beater.

Just in case this got lost in the thread. This is probably what Phil was talking about after the buzzer beater. Chris did it too and was further out.