NYKBocker wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I am no fan of Screaming A but I saw him last night and he was right... They sold the fanbase UFA signings that move the needle. We got a bunch of garbage. A. BUNCH. OF. GARBAGE. Windhorst is saying the past dictated the thoughts on Durant, like Amar'e. That pisses me off so much -- sounded EXACTLY like when we declined to trade for Lowry because Toronto wanted a first

Yup. It’s crazy. The reward far outweighed the risk. Durant is not Amar’e or Melo. He was worth waiting on.

I understand what you guys are saying. I would have been fine if we signed KD even with the high risk of an Achilles injury...but.... Not signing KD and signing players for 2 year contracts is the next best thing. Signing second tier max players like Kemba, Butler, Tobias and the like would be the wrong move.

I’m not mad we didn’t get Kemba or Butler. I’m mad we didn’t offer Durant the max. That is close to unforgivable.

I hear you, but I can see the reasoning of not offering the max for a superstar with an Achilles injury who will be 32 when he comes back. My son asked me when Kevin went down "Would I still sign Durant for the max?". My answer was idk. I can go either way. They went to Plan B and I am ok with that. The only thing I didn't like is the information coming out that they didn't want KD. Just keep quiet and go about your business. just your typical Dolan action I guess.

At this point of media madness its really hard to see what is real and what is just talk.

Woj reports that the Knicks didn't even had a meeting with Durant because all went down fast. At the same time we know the front office was in LA ready to sign Randle, Gibson and Portis.

We have been made to believe by the whole media that Durant and the Knicks had secret meetings, that it was a done deal, that Kyrie was involved and all that jazz.

But the truth is that most of that has been rumors and media speculation. Now people are down on the Knicks like they went against their word or something? These all are just reports and rumors. Fact is come signing time, Knicks front office was in LA taking care of the free agents they had deals with and Durant was signing with Kyrie and Jordan in Brooklyn.

The media is having a feast with all of this and we are allowing them to turn the story whichever way they want. Take all the rumors out and what do you have: two parts that were clearly moving in different ways.

Knicksfan wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I am no fan of Screaming A but I saw him last night and he was right... They sold the fanbase UFA signings that move the needle. We got a bunch of garbage. A. BUNCH. OF. GARBAGE. Windhorst is saying the past dictated the thoughts on Durant, like Amar'e. That pisses me off so much -- sounded EXACTLY like when we declined to trade for Lowry because Toronto wanted a first

Yup. It’s crazy. The reward far outweighed the risk. Durant is not Amar’e or Melo. He was worth waiting on.

I understand what you guys are saying. I would have been fine if we signed KD even with the high risk of an Achilles injury...but.... Not signing KD and signing players for 2 year contracts is the next best thing. Signing second tier max players like Kemba, Butler, Tobias and the like would be the wrong move.

I’m not mad we didn’t get Kemba or Butler. I’m mad we didn’t offer Durant the max. That is close to unforgivable.

I hear you, but I can see the reasoning of not offering the max for a superstar with an Achilles injury who will be 32 when he comes back. My son asked me when Kevin went down "Would I still sign Durant for the max?". My answer was idk. I can go either way. They went to Plan B and I am ok with that. The only thing I didn't like is the information coming out that they didn't want KD. Just keep quiet and go about your business. just your typical Dolan action I guess.

At this point of media madness its really hard to see what is real and what is just talk.

Woj reports that the Knicks didn't even had a meeting with Durant because all went down fast. At the same time we know the front office was in LA ready to sign Randle, Gibson and Portis.

We have been made to believe by the whole media that Durant and the Knicks had secret meetings, that it was a done deal, that Kyrie was involved and all that jazz.

But the truth is that most of that has been rumors and media speculation. Now people are down on the Knicks like they went against their word or something? These all are just reports and rumors. Fact is come signing time, Knicks front office was in LA taking care of the free agents they had deals with and Durant was signing with Kyrie and Jordan in Brooklyn.

The media is having a feast with all of this and we are allowing them to turn the story whichever way they want. Take all the rumors out and what do you have: two parts that were clearly moving in different ways.