nixluva wrote:I don't see any way out of this situation. It all starts with Dolan. He couldn't stay out of the way long enough to let a real BB Man run this franchise. How can anyone get the job done if he's gonna always step in and make dumb decisions? Even tho I can't stand Woody, this isn't just about the coach. It goes so much deeper than that. Every time they hire a coach that could do a good job if supported, they undermine him. This is the 2nd time we had a coach and changed the GM right from under his feet. That's not how a winning franchise does things. I'm not saying you can't fire a GM but there seems to be no valid reason for the firings. THEN Dolan makes that GM do things they likely wouldn't do if left alone. No plan can ever bee seen to it's conclusion with this owner. As a Knicks fan there's no way out of this. Dolan has to realize he's the problem or there's no hope.

Cartman718 wrote:there's only two coaches out there who care about winning in NYC. mark jackson and patrick ewing. i don't care how.... we need to get one of them in here. there's no other coaches out there bleeding blue and orange. and i think without the coach being a true knick... the players in a knick uniform will never fall in line. someone with a strong voice... not like herb.

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VCoug wrote:

dk7th wrote:

Dagger wrote:

djsunyc wrote:basketball hell might be when melo signs his kobemax and then demands a trade next feb...

What would be so bad about that? He'd be signed for a long contract, teams would give up a lot of assets to get him.

what teams would give up a lot for him at this point? if anything this disastrous campaign in new york has exposed how overpaid he is and how difficult he is to play with.

he has painted himself into a corner here in new york and i hope management forces a cheap contract on him in the range of 13-14 million.

but who are the suitors for his services? will you make a list?

I think he'll see interest from Chicago, LA, Washington, and Miami and they can have him as far as I'm concerned. Would much rather lose him for nothing than pay $20M+ until he's 35.

okay i don't think any of these teams are going to be suitors for him. but if you don't mind outlining scenarios i am all ears.

and if there are no takers then he is stuck here and can be forced to take a much smaller contract as i said. dude is not worth more than 13 million a year.

I don't know what sort of scenario you're looking for?

The Bulls can have around $14M in cap space this Summer if the amnesty Boozer and they'll have another $8M if they can trade Gibson and not take back salary.

The Lakers will have about $25M in cap space this Summer.

The Wizards will have about $15M in cap space this Summer.

The situation with the Heat has been documented before but if their big 3 opt out they would have enough room to resign them plus Melo for around $14M/year.

I forgot to mention Dallas. They'll have about $34M in cap space next Summer though some of that will go to Dirk who's a free agent.

Hell, he could even go to Phoenix which will have bout $24M in cap space minus whatever they use to resign Bledsoe who'll be a RFA.

With the possible exception of LA, those teams are all currently better than the Knicks and have obvious paths to immediately improve. If I were Melo I'd go with just about any of those teams except LA over the Knicks.

VCoug wrote:

dk7th wrote:

VCoug wrote:

dk7th wrote:

Dagger wrote:

djsunyc wrote:basketball hell might be when melo signs his kobemax and then demands a trade next feb...

What would be so bad about that? He'd be signed for a long contract, teams would give up a lot of assets to get him.

what teams would give up a lot for him at this point? if anything this disastrous campaign in new york has exposed how overpaid he is and how difficult he is to play with.

he has painted himself into a corner here in new york and i hope management forces a cheap contract on him in the range of 13-14 million.

but who are the suitors for his services? will you make a list?

I think he'll see interest from Chicago, LA, Washington, and Miami and they can have him as far as I'm concerned. Would much rather lose him for nothing than pay $20M+ until he's 35.

okay i don't think any of these teams are going to be suitors for him. but if you don't mind outlining scenarios i am all ears.

and if there are no takers then he is stuck here and can be forced to take a much smaller contract as i said. dude is not worth more than 13 million a year.

I don't know what sort of scenario you're looking for?

The Bulls can have around $14M in cap space this Summer if the amnesty Boozer and they'll have another $8M if they can trade Gibson and not take back salary.

The Lakers will have about $25M in cap space this Summer.

The Wizards will have about $15M in cap space this Summer.

The situation with the Heat has been documented before but if their big 3 opt out they would have enough room to resign them plus Melo for around $14M/year.

I forgot to mention Dallas. They'll have about $34M in cap space next Summer though some of that will go to Dirk who's a free agent.

Hell, he could even go to Phoenix which will have bout $24M in cap space minus whatever they use to resign Bledsoe who'll be a RFA.

With the possible exception of LA, those teams are all currently better than the Knicks and have obvious paths to immediately improve. If I were Melo I'd go with just about any of those teams except LA over the Knicks.

well it's not just the fact that teams have money it's more an existential issue of who would want to bring carmelo anthony to their team at this point. it's about fit, chemistry, synergy.