gunsnewing wrote:I will give grunwald credit for having a decent backup plan in place in Felton incase Dolans emotion got the best of him. Which it did

He was rumored during the 4th of July and signed when quite a few were reporting Lin wasn't coming back.

I disagree once Nash went to the Lakers the plan became to get Kidd to be Lins Mentor. Then Dolan had a hissy fit and we lost Lin and had to settle for Felton. Kidd did not come here to mentor Felton

Just read these, and check the dates of the articles.....

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/358677/20120702/knicks-trade-rumors-steve-nash-kidd-felton.htm

This article brings out the possibility of a Felton Kidd tandem.....which came true.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-knicks-favorites-sign-free-agent-point-guard-raymond-felton-source-article-1.1108210

This article outlines a sign and trade option right after losing out on Nash....which happened.

Even the knick blogger that claimed he was at Dolans house, tweeted this on the 4th....

Zachary Horst ‏@zd183
I'm at Dolans fourth of July party. Felton was there, he said he's on the Knicks. Take it FWIW #Knicks

Which happened, and correct Felton wasn't about to be the backup.

Everything rumored happened.

All of this was reported BEFORE the poison pill came out....

knickscity wrote:the clues were there, which is the point, I'm not saying lin wasn't in the plans, but he wasn't in the plans as the starter or at high dollars.

Just read these, and check the dates of the articles.....

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/358677/20120702/knicks-trade-rumors-steve-nash-kidd-felton.htm

This article brings out the possibility of a Felton Kidd tandem.....which came true.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-knicks-favorites-sign-free-agent-point-guard-raymond-felton-source-article-1.1108210

This article outlines a sign and trade option right after losing out on Nash....which happened.

Even the knick blogger that claimed he was at Dolans house, tweeted this on the 4th....

Zachary Horst ‏@zd183
I'm at Dolans fourth of July party. Felton was there, he said he's on the Knicks. Take it FWIW #Knicks

Which happened, and correct Felton wasn't about to be the backup.

Everything rumored happened.

All of this was reported BEFORE the poison pill came out....

Thanks for piece this together. I had long suspected signing Lin wasn't their top priority this offseason, as it was reflected by their actions. Many fans are so adamently thought otherwise.
First you have to remember, NBA still a multi billion dollar business. Right at the beginning of FA, "we will match any offer up to a billion dollars." This is just a marketing stunt to sell more season tickets and jack up MSG stocks. And hopefully scare other teams off and lowball Lin later.

For those who thought Knicks wouldve matched the first offer, then why did they signed Kidd AND then pursue Felton before the the official offer? You have to remember, if it's not written down in ink, it's not an offer. There was only one official offer. Screw all that you said, I said, he said. So without an official offer from Lin, they signed Felton. It was really odd at the time and threw me way off. Why would they sign 2 starter-quality PG's, at a combined total of 7 millions to back up Lin? Not to mention Felton's big mouth slipped by saying, "Woodson told me privately I will be a starter for the Knicks." I really though he was on drugs and delusional when I read that somewhere, I LOLed. As it turn out it was LOL on me.

In retrospect, follow the trail of their actions, everything came out of media was a ploy, a deception. What they said and what was said privately were two totally different things. What they said and what they did were also two different things. Actions spoke louder than words. Dolan squeezed all he could out of his milk cow who only cost him $762K. I understand perfectly he is a businessman first, but I just can't stand an own who purposely deceive the fans, and I am sure some of you feel the same way.

Nalod wrote:

muhaha wrote:

knickscity wrote:the clues were there, which is the point, I'm not saying lin wasn't in the plans, but he wasn't in the plans as the starter or at high dollars.

Just read these, and check the dates of the articles.....

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/358677/20120702/knicks-trade-rumors-steve-nash-kidd-felton.htm

This article brings out the possibility of a Felton Kidd tandem.....which came true.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-knicks-favorites-sign-free-agent-point-guard-raymond-felton-source-article-1.1108210

This article outlines a sign and trade option right after losing out on Nash....which happened.

Even the knick blogger that claimed he was at Dolans house, tweeted this on the 4th....

Zachary Horst ‏@zd183
I'm at Dolans fourth of July party. Felton was there, he said he's on the Knicks. Take it FWIW #Knicks

Which happened, and correct Felton wasn't about to be the backup.

Everything rumored happened.

All of this was reported BEFORE the poison pill came out....

Thanks for piece this together. I had long suspected signing Lin wasn't their top priority this offseason, as it was reflected by their actions. Many fans are so adamently thought otherwise.
First you have to remember, NBA still a multi billion dollar business. Right at the beginning of FA, "we will match any offer up to a billion dollars." This is just a marketing stunt to sell more season tickets and jack up MSG stocks. And hopefully scare other teams off and lowball Lin later.

For those who thought Knicks wouldve matched the first offer, then why did they signed Kidd AND then pursue Felton before the the official offer? You have to remember, if it's not written down in ink, it's not an offer. There was only one official offer. Screw all that you said, I said, he said. So without an official offer from Lin, they signed Felton. It was really odd at the time and threw me way off. Why would they sign 2 starter-quality PG's, at a combined total of 7 millions to back up Lin? Not to mention Felton's big mouth slipped by saying, "Woodson told me privately I will be a starter for the Knicks." I really though he was on drugs and delusional when I read that somewhere, I LOLed. As it turn out it was LOL on me.

In retrospect, follow the trail of their actions, everything came out of media was a ploy, a deception. What they said and what was said privately were two totally different things. What they said and what they did were also two different things. Actions spoke louder than words. Dolan squeezed all he could out of his milk cow who only cost him $762K. I understand perfectly he is a businessman first, but I just can't stand an own who purposely deceive the fans, and I am sure some of you feel the same way.

Dolan is way ahead of all of us. A keen financial acumen AND basketball understanding who is in perfect control. A stone pokerface negotiator who like Bruce wayne shows a undisciplined veneer but its a patina of deception to not reveal his true identity!

"The truth is so valuable, it needs to be surrounded by a bodyguard of lies" - Winston Churchill

Seriously, just how dead does the horse have to be?

How Jeremy Lin gets away from the rabid fans and media in Tai Pei:

Based on the video he still can't go left:

Not to beat a dead horse.......

limpidgimp wrote:

Nalod wrote:Our exknicks are cool.

I've learned from official merchandise that "Once a Knick, Always a Knick."

Yep except jeremy lin, spree and oakley

gunsnewing wrote:

limpidgimp wrote:

Nalod wrote:Our exknicks are cool.

I've learned from official merchandise that "Once a Knick, Always a Knick."

Yep except jeremy lin, spree and oakley

And probably Ewing as well.

ChuckBuck wrote:The dead horse lives!

Based on the video he still can't go left:

Lin Looked good playing with the Melo arm wrap though.

Apparently Dlee ran a clinic with the locals on how to play D-less-DLEE-D in the lane prior to the film shoot. He should have a fine Western Conference coaching career when his playing days are over.

"yeah...basketball...glad we did that...yeah..."