nyk4ever wrote:i hope not. dude ****ed the knicks over, i hope he rots on some bench.

He took a better deal. You would have done it differently?

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:He would take much less if he's offered a starting position. Lin is a hungry player. He's full of heart, no greed and all God.

He loves New York and he would come back in a heartbeat if New York wants him back.

He left a starting position for the money. In my opinion he would be smart to stay in Charlotte. He has a great role on that team that suits his talents.

He would stay in Charlotte but if New York came calling with more money and a starting position, he would take New York's offer and New York wants him back.

New York wants Jeremy Lin back. I'm not making this up. This is fact. New York wants Jeremy Lin back and it's going to happen.

He followed the money in the past so you are probably right. But he was in a bad situation in Houston and a bad situation in LA. He found a place where he fits and has an important role. He might be wise to stay in that place this time.

Lin never followed any money.

He would have stayed in New York if the organization hadn't asked him to go shop around the league. You know that as well as I do.
If Knicks were serious about Lin, they would have just re-signed him.

Don't give me any of this 'follow the money' talk.

also, I was the only one on this forum that said Lin was going to get traded at the end of 2012 and everyone including the Moderator scoffed at me.

Rockets needed to send a first round pick out with him to dump his contract. I believe he was the 4th highest paid point guard in the league last year.

Was that his fault?

He outplayed his contract in Charlotte.

New York is going to get Lin back next season.

This is a fact.

No, this is a hope you have. The definition of a fact is:

a thing that is known or proved to be true.
"the most commonly known fact about hedgehogs is that they have fleas"
synonyms: reality, actuality, certainty, factuality, certitude; More

Do you not understand the difference? You're setting yourself up for bitter disappointment.

Allanfan20 wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:i hope not. dude ****ed the knicks over, i hope he rots on some bench.

He took a better deal. You would have done it differently?

Now sufficient time has passed, I get why Lin (why not cash in) did what he did and Dolan did what he did (it was a dick-move by Lin)

I think he'll end up on the Sixers, it will allow him to be reunited with D'Antoni and have a more prominent starting role again.

smackeddog wrote:

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:He would take much less if he's offered a starting position. Lin is a hungry player. He's full of heart, no greed and all God.

He loves New York and he would come back in a heartbeat if New York wants him back.

He left a starting position for the money. In my opinion he would be smart to stay in Charlotte. He has a great role on that team that suits his talents.

He would stay in Charlotte but if New York came calling with more money and a starting position, he would take New York's offer and New York wants him back.

New York wants Jeremy Lin back. I'm not making this up. This is fact. New York wants Jeremy Lin back and it's going to happen.

He followed the money in the past so you are probably right. But he was in a bad situation in Houston and a bad situation in LA. He found a place where he fits and has an important role. He might be wise to stay in that place this time.

Lin never followed any money.

He would have stayed in New York if the organization hadn't asked him to go shop around the league. You know that as well as I do.
If Knicks were serious about Lin, they would have just re-signed him.

Don't give me any of this 'follow the money' talk.

also, I was the only one on this forum that said Lin was going to get traded at the end of 2012 and everyone including the Moderator scoffed at me.

Er, Lin didn't get traded.

Too funny.

crzymdups wrote:Knicks are responsible for Lin leaving. They told him to go out and find an offer instead of just offering him a contract.

If they'd handled it better they could've kept him.

I wish they had, but what's done is done.

That's Melo's lowest moment as a Knick and it has come back to bite him repeatedly. Melo should've helped make that happen, but we all know he was threatened by Lin. And I'm saying this as a guy who likes Melo.

Can you tell me with how Lin has played in total since he left, how this has bitten Melo repeatedly? Was Melo betting money on Houston or the Lakers getting a chip? Was he going to get bonuses if Patrick Beverly or Toney Douglas got cut? Maybe you think Lin's time with the Lakers was painful for Melo because Kobe couldn't stand Lin? Maybe all those articles entitled "Why Jeremy Lin Sucks So Bad Now" hurt Melo's ability to perform here in NY?

Also, can you let me know how the memory of Lin's stellar playoff performances with us has also been detrimental to our Notional Team Cancer?

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jrodmc wrote:

crzymdups wrote:Knicks are responsible for Lin leaving. They told him to go out and find an offer instead of just offering him a contract.

If they'd handled it better they could've kept him.

I wish they had, but what's done is done.

That's Melo's lowest moment as a Knick and it has come back to bite him repeatedly. Melo should've helped make that happen, but we all know he was threatened by Lin. And I'm saying this as a guy who likes Melo.

Can you tell me with how Lin has played in total since he left, how this has bitten Melo repeatedly? Was Melo betting money on Houston or the Lakers getting a chip? Was he going to get bonuses if Patrick Beverly or Toney Douglas got cut? Maybe you think Lin's time with the Lakers was painful for Melo because Kobe couldn't stand Lin? Maybe all those articles entitled "Why Jeremy Lin Sucks So Bad Now" hurt Melo's ability to perform here in NY?

Also, can you let me know how the memory of Lin's stellar playoff performances with us has also been detrimental to our Notional Team Cancer?

I think you can make a strong case that over the past three or four seasons since he left, he would've been one of the best, if not the single best point guard on the Knicks. He had a clear role and success here, even under Woodson. It took him a while to find a good situation again in Charlotte. Rockets was a bad fit because Harden runs the point and controls the ball so much. Lakers were just a hot mess. Charlotte is well coached and has a good plan.

But overall, really not interested in having this debate! It's done!

You are right there; you have nothing to argue or debate with other than 15 minutes of fame here that he parlayed into 20MM, a mystical 4 year plan and pointing out that Lin would be the best PG on a team with little to no backcourt to speak of.

Syniko wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Syniko wrote:He would take much less if he's offered a starting position. Lin is a hungry player. He's full of heart, no greed and all God.

He loves New York and he would come back in a heartbeat if New York wants him back.

He left a starting position for the money. In my opinion he would be smart to stay in Charlotte. He has a great role on that team that suits his talents.

He would stay in Charlotte but if New York came calling with more money and a starting position, he would take New York's offer and New York wants him back.

New York wants Jeremy Lin back. I'm not making this up. This is fact. New York wants Jeremy Lin back and it's going to happen.

He followed the money in the past so you are probably right. But he was in a bad situation in Houston and a bad situation in LA. He found a place where he fits and has an important role. He might be wise to stay in that place this time.

Lin never followed any money.

He would have stayed in New York if the organization hadn't asked him to go shop around the league. You know that as well as I do.
If Knicks were serious about Lin, they would have just re-signed him.

Don't give me any of this 'follow the money' talk.

also, I was the only one on this forum that said Lin was going to get traded at the end of 2012 and everyone including the Moderator scoffed at me.

Rockets needed to send a first round pick out with him to dump his contract. I believe he was the 4th highest paid point guard in the league last year.

Was that his fault?

He outplayed his contract in Charlotte.

New York is going to get Lin back next season.

This is a fact.

How can it be a fact if it hasn't happened?? Please explain that without any untruthful talk??

It's a fact because Lin will return to New York with a bigger salary and a starting position.

Charlotte will have to give Lin a reason to stay.

I'm sorry but "Lin, you can continue to be our back up point guard next season and keep doing what you're doing at 2.2 million." isn't going to fly. If Charlotte wants to insult Lin with a 2.2 million contract while they were giving Lamb far more and who were less than instrumental this season, then Lin has every reason to walk.

It's not a fact. Do you not understand what a fact is?? I apologize if you don't cause i'm not trying to make fun of you but you obviously don't know.

crzymdups wrote:Knicks are responsible for Lin leaving. They told him to go out and find an offer instead of just offering him a contract.

If they'd handled it better they could've kept him.

I wish they had, but what's done is done.

That's Melo's lowest moment as a Knick and it has come back to bite him repeatedly. Melo should've helped make that happen, but we all know he was threatened by Lin. And I'm saying this as a guy who likes Melo.