KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

Carmelo Anthony had dinner with Lin because coach Woodson requested to meet with some of his players in LA, there is difference. And by the way, didn’t Dolan also say that he had big plans for Lin?
I guess not.

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

Carmelo Anthony had dinner with Lin because coach Woodson requested to meet with some of his players in LA, there is difference. And by the way, didn’t Dolan also say that he had big plans for Lin?
I guess not.

So if the Knicks showed Lin all this love and attention, how is this construed as Melo or the Knicks running Lin out of town? When my boss treats me to a nice ass dinner at a nice ass restaurant, the underlying message is "Thanks for your work, please don't jump ship!"

In the end. No one outside of the Knicks org and that locker room will know the real deal. If these so called sources are legit then it really was Lin/MDA/Amare against Melo.

The sources could be a bunch of BS. Until then all of us are just playing CSI and attempting to assign meanings to events we weren't present for and intentions on people we've never been around. It's fun though ain't it?

In the meantime it looks like Woody is the right coach for Melo and has him playing better than I've seen him play since he's been a Knick. No excuses for any of our two big stars now. Let's go.

KnicksFE wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

Carmelo Anthony had dinner with Lin because coach Woodson requested to meet with some of his players in LA, there is difference. And by the way, didn’t Dolan also say that he had big plans for Lin?
I guess not.

So if the Knicks showed Lin all this love and attention, how is this construed as Melo or the Knicks running Lin out of town? When my boss treats me to a nice ass dinner at a nice ass restaurant, the underlying message is "Thanks for your work, please don't jump ship!"

In the end. No one outside of the Knicks org and that locker room will know the real deal. If these so called sources are legit then it really was Lin/MDA/Amare against Melo.

The sources could be a bunch of BS. Until then all of us are just playing CSI and attempting to assign meanings to events we weren't present for and intentions on people we've never been around. It's fun though ain't it?

In the meantime it looks like Woody is the right coach for Melo and has him playing better than I've seen him play since he's been a Knick. No excuses for any of our two big stars now. Let's go.

If your boss takes you to dinner, it doesn’t mean that your coworkers like you.

And I agree, Woody seems to be the right coach for Melo, for now.

That's fair. Who knows if Melo or Lin didn't get along. Everything done or said is pretty much he said/she said or rumor unless quoted directly by a name. "Sources" could be anyone, the janitor, or the ballboy for all we care. And yes Woodson does look like the right captain for this ship.

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.

Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

knicks were on the verge of waiving john starks before he got hurt in practice by Ewing.... so what does that mean? everything starks did for the knicks was just a fluke, that he really wasn't that good because he was about to get cut.. better yet, should Ewing take credit for "starksanity"? .. you see saying things like that is completely irrelevant, it doesn't matter what the knicks were about to do with lin, that is a moot point.... Linsanity happened... you just can't grasp the fact that this kid came on the scene from nowhere and was the most exciting thing that happened to this franchise since winning the ewing lottery... for an brief period it made me somewhat forget the god awful trade we made to get carmelo here..

tkf wrote:

MS wrote:Really why would anyone have a problem with this article. Ohh yea, because it's true. Every year the sports writers are spot on with their assessment of this team. Each year we suck or under achieve. It's not bias if it's true.

It is clear as day who Melo is and he didn't like what was happening so he forced his hand. He didn't want to be in limbo? Like he wasn't going to get paid. I don't understand what a lockout in which no one gets paid is that big of a deal to go in without a contract. If you have made 100MM in your career already and you want to be on a team it's selfish to gut the roster so you can have your money sooner. To me that's not about winning, it's about money, and when you're printing it you don't have to be so greedy to sabotage everything in your path. He pouted because he didn't get his way plain and simple. Dolan turned the keys over much like he did to Isiah and Marbury. Until Melo comes out and proves himself here the criticism will always be fair. 18-6 means absolute **** when you come into camp out of shape and bitch your way through the season. Without Lin our superstar leads the knicks to the lottery in the eastern conference and that's a fact. So one month doesn't make up for a season...

yea, and again, I have no problem with someone wanting to get paid.. but I will call it out...carmelo wanted to get paid first and foremost... I mean lets be real... lockout or no lockout, we all know guys like carmelo will get paid in this league, heck they will get overpaid... he left a nugget team that was pretty much better than the knick team he was coming to, and he didn't care that the trade with gut the knicks.. walsh was hesitant about pulling the trigger, hence we had dolan jump right in and offer up the farm, heck he even threw in moz whom the nuggets had no clue about...

look i agree with you about the trade it did gut us for about 2 years. I wanted melo but i wanted him a FA so maybe we could have used some of those trade ships on chris paul

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

Carmelo Anthony had dinner with Lin because coach Woodson requested to meet with some of his players in LA, there is difference. And by the way, didn’t Dolan also say that he had big plans for Lin?
I guess not.

So if the Knicks showed Lin all this love and attention, how is this construed as Melo or the Knicks running Lin out of town? When my boss treats me to a nice ass dinner at a nice ass restaurant, the underlying message is "Thanks for your work, please don't jump ship!"

so you expect lin to get paid in Steaks? LOL.. lin wants money, the same way carmelo wanted his money... and it wasn't going to cost the knicks no other assets to keep lin..... jump ship.. the knicks had all of the control, all they had to do was come out of the closet and match the deal!

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:

MS wrote:Really why would anyone have a problem with this article. Ohh yea, because it's true. Every year the sports writers are spot on with their assessment of this team. Each year we suck or under achieve. It's not bias if it's true.

It is clear as day who Melo is and he didn't like what was happening so he forced his hand. He didn't want to be in limbo? Like he wasn't going to get paid. I don't understand what a lockout in which no one gets paid is that big of a deal to go in without a contract. If you have made 100MM in your career already and you want to be on a team it's selfish to gut the roster so you can have your money sooner. To me that's not about winning, it's about money, and when you're printing it you don't have to be so greedy to sabotage everything in your path. He pouted because he didn't get his way plain and simple. Dolan turned the keys over much like he did to Isiah and Marbury. Until Melo comes out and proves himself here the criticism will always be fair. 18-6 means absolute **** when you come into camp out of shape and bitch your way through the season. Without Lin our superstar leads the knicks to the lottery in the eastern conference and that's a fact. So one month doesn't make up for a season...

yea, and again, I have no problem with someone wanting to get paid.. but I will call it out...carmelo wanted to get paid first and foremost... I mean lets be real... lockout or no lockout, we all know guys like carmelo will get paid in this league, heck they will get overpaid... he left a nugget team that was pretty much better than the knick team he was coming to, and he didn't care that the trade with gut the knicks.. walsh was hesitant about pulling the trigger, hence we had dolan jump right in and offer up the farm, heck he even threw in moz whom the nuggets had no clue about...

look i agree with you about the trade it did gut us for about 2 years. I wanted melo but i wanted him a FA so maybe we could have used some of those trade ships on chris paul

exactly.... and listen dolan is really to blame but melo is not innocent here.. his antics don't go without notice. I could see he wasn't feeling linsanity, the guy is selfish.. just think about this.. he comes to a team in which chandler says. They both came here to play with amare... and he starts calling it "his team", "i'm the leader", "it falls on my shoulders".. I mean really dude? you Jackass mother #***er, who are you.. You loser.. both chandler and amare have had more playoff success than this guy and he has the nerve to come here assuming role as " the man". honestly I don't see how amare hasn't alreay gone upside this coconut head fool.... I just can't stand this kind of self aggrandizement...... I just can't root for it... it is not conducive to building comradery, something you need to build a winner, a champion.. he seems so divisive, and this was so evident with lin, instead of embracing lin, he took the selfish route..

Take a look at how the boston vets went about dealing with rondo, they knew he was crucial to their success, and although garnett, allen and pierce had the HOF credentials, those guys were willing to subjugate their games for the betterment of the team.. so when I hear that carmelo can be just like "pierce". .I say phewey.. he already failed that test... which is why I have no faith in this guy whatsoever, and certainly have no faith in dolan..

i have no choice but to sit here and take it, I am a diehard knickfan, but damnit, I don't have to like it, and I am making that known every chance I can... but believe me, I am shifting some of my basketball attention to watching other teams, it helps me keep my sanity...

tkf wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

tkf wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

what does that have to do with anything?

Why would a lowlife flabby coksucker douche bastard of a human being dine with such a saintly athletically gifted sculpted spiritual Buddha blessed zen like transcendant figure like Lin if he was trying to run him out of town?

Because his father figure "WOODY, WOODY, WOODY".. ASKED HIM TO? maybe?

TKF would you have signed lin to that contract considering his small sample size?

tkf wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

tkf wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

what does that have to do with anything?

Why would a lowlife flabby coksucker douche bastard of a human being dine with such a saintly athletically gifted sculpted spiritual Buddha blessed zen like transcendant figure like Lin if he was trying to run him out of town?

Because his father figure "WOODY, WOODY, WOODY".. ASKED HIM TO? maybe?

TKF would you have signed lin to that contract considering his small sample size?

hell yes.. I look at it as 25 mil /3 years.. 8.34 mil a year... if all else fails he is a huge expiring in year 3..

let me ask you this.. do you throw away first round lottery picks? how much of a sample size do you have when you draft lets say. .a kyrie irving who didn't even play a full year at duke... yet he is guaranteed to get at least 15-16 mil, if he is a top pick and hasn't played ONE nba game..

with a guy as young as lin, who is pretty much like a rookie.. the "small sample size" argument just doesn't fly here.... you have to count in potential like you do all young players, and you have proof that he can play at a high level on the NBA stage.. and I don't want to hear "oh teams didn't figure him out".. how many guys are doing what he did, and teams have no scouting reports on them at all?

But Kyrie Irving has a left hand, can dribble circles around most PGs, can score at ease, and can shoot 3s at a high clip, and was the NBA rookie of the year....yea that about sums it up.

ChuckBuck wrote:

tkf wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

tkf wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

3G4G wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

tkf wrote:This is why Lin isn't here.. and it is sad....

D'Antoni's conflict-averse style allowed the situation to fester. Teammates prodded Anthony to give more effort in practice. "Jeremy is a tough guy," says a source close to the team. "He told Carmelo under no uncertain terms, 'I'm not going to give you the ball unless you create space and run the plays.' None of the other guys had a problem with it. Tyson [Chandler] didn't, Amar'e didn't. They knew they had a better chance with the ball in Lin's hands in the last few minutes."

what a great teamate is carmelo dude is..... LOL.. smdh

look you cant believe everything you read. I mean the point of the media is to stir up **** that most of the time is not even true. Believe me I am critical of melo but this article is nonsense

So we're supposed to believe Anthony was the one to tell D'AnToni to play Lin when Linsanity took flight?

Is this another pick and choose moment according to argumentative circumstance?

Somebody had to tell that stubborn dumbass to put him in.
Fact, Mike D'Antoni was about to waive Lin's ass before the NJ game happened for Mike James which is actually confirmed, not just bullshyt conjecture by a columnist looking for page views or selling magazines:

Instead, with James confirming the speculation Tuesday, the Knicks held onto Lin and "the Lin-sanity happened." James was subsequently signed by the Bulls and re-signed to a 10-day contract Tuesday.

"But you tip your hat to a guy like (Lin)," said James, a ninth-year journeyman who has played three games for a total of 25 minutes and 12 points since first signing with the Bulls to help fill the void after Derrick Rose injured his toe. "He took advantage of his opportunity and when he got on the court, he made the most of his time.

Who is that? The same guy that ran Lin out of town because Linsanity took the spot light away from him and captures the heart of fans from all over the world.

Didn't Carmelo have steak dinner with Lin in LA along with Woodson and Chandler? Guess that's just the MSG progaganda machine at work right?

what does that have to do with anything?

Why would a lowlife flabby coksucker douche bastard of a human being dine with such a saintly athletically gifted sculpted spiritual Buddha blessed zen like transcendant figure like Lin if he was trying to run him out of town?

Because his father figure "WOODY, WOODY, WOODY".. ASKED HIM TO? maybe?

TKF would you have signed lin to that contract considering his small sample size?

hell yes.. I look at it as 25 mil /3 years.. 8.34 mil a year... if all else fails he is a huge expiring in year 3..

let me ask you this.. do you throw away first round lottery picks? how much of a sample size do you have when you draft lets say. .a kyrie irving who didn't even play a full year at duke... yet he is guaranteed to get at least 15-16 mil, if he is a top pick and hasn't played ONE nba game..

with a guy as young as lin, who is pretty much like a rookie.. the "small sample size" argument just doesn't fly here.... you have to count in potential like you do all young players, and you have proof that he can play at a high level on the NBA stage.. and I don't want to hear "oh teams didn't figure him out".. how many guys are doing what he did, and teams have no scouting reports on them at all?

But Kyrie Irving has a left hand, can dribble circles around most PGs, can score at ease, and can shoot 3s at a high clip, and was the NBA rookie of the year....yea that about sums it up.

Again, small sample size. First let us see if KI will be a first ballot HOFer.