Now that its clear who would be engineering the mega deal to get Melo traded, Id rather wait until he opts out and all that sweet cap room appears. Dont want to watch the team pass that date with retreads we took back to get rid of him. Doesn't make any sense.

I get some folks arent fans, Im in that camp occasionally. But if its a choice between a bad deal and no deal at all, I will take the latter. Didn't want Melo to re-up under those terms, but I dont want to watch the Knicks shoot themselves in the foot to get rid of him either.

GustavBahler wrote:Was wondering why some writers were insisting that Melo and Hardaway couldn't coexist. Melo was sorry to see him go. I believe THJ really yelled at Melo once as teammates during a game, and he brushed it off. Some older vets (all-stars) would have taken it more personally.

Now that its clear who would be engineering the mega deal to get Melo traded, Id rather wait until he opts out and all that sweet cap room appears. Dont want to watch the team pass that date with retreads we took back to get rid of him. Doesn't make any sense.

I get some folks arent fans, Im in that camp occasionally. But if its a choice between a bad deal and no deal at all, I will take the latter. Didn't want Melo to re-up under those terms, but I dont want to watch the Knicks shoot themselves in the foot to get rid of him either.

Smart post. Cue Meloshouldgo.

If we keep him until the trade deadline, we will increase his value. Imo. As playoff teams know he will probably opt out or only have him on the books for playoff run and 1 more year. May also be a reason for him to expand his list of teams to go to. As he can opt out the last year.

But to answer thread topic. Thjr. Was signed to give KP protection from double teams.