knickstorrents wrote:My issue with Patrick was that I often felt he just wasn't as clutch the other marquis players of his day (Jordan is the obvious example, but Hakeem as well). However, his defense more than made up for it.

Papabear Says

How many championships would Michael Jordan won with out Scottie Pipen?? Probably maybe one. Or Maybe none.

Bonn1997 wrote:

knickstorrents wrote:

misterearl wrote:Why the resentment over his paycheck?

It ain't your money.

If there was no cap no one would care. Obviously, paying someone a max slot means you have less resources to get other players.

I thought misterearl would have realized by now the ridiculousness of the "it aint your money" comment. He seemed to have (intelligently) abandoned using that comment after seeing how badly ignoring salary backfired over the past decade.

You talkin' to me?

Playing amateur GM (managing your "play-at-home" salary cap) and resenting a player (is Carmelo) for the size of his paycheck are two entirely different issues.

Bonn1997 - In my opinion, the thought that a player is not "worth" what he is being paid is a form of resentment. Sportswriters frequently use it as a hook to build a storyline about a player "under-performing" or "not living up to his potential". Pro athletes must be worth the money, otherwise the owner would not sign the paychecks to be in the game. Strange, when was the last owner of a pro franchise to go bankrupt?

Carmelo IS worth his max salary slot because that is what he is worth to the Knicks franchise, on and off the court. The suits knew they needed another prime attraction to fill seats in the new building that will be completed for the 2013-14 NBA season. Carmelo sells tickets. Ergo, he is worth every penny of his max salary slot.

How good is Carm on the basketball court? Good enough to allow the Knicks to get away with running a 4 on 5 offense on most nights. Hopefully, frontcourt reinforcements arrive this summer.

It's not personal. It's strictly business.

... and cross your fingers that Chancey Billups does not have any serious damage to his knee.

knickstorrents wrote:Chauncey to me was the real prize of the trade... I hope he remains healthy and productive for us for a long time

It would be nice if Chauncey is 100 per cent by the playoffs

Two more productive seasons in New York would be extra nice.

That thing that wins games.

VCoug wrote:There's only a handful of players in the league who can hit that shot with the type of defense that Tony Allen was playing and we have one of them and he's only 26 years old. I love'em.

in all seriousness . . . i think we have 3 of them.

Bonn1997 wrote:

Anji wrote:The Grin is back.............. Melo is home and the skys the limit!!!!

I've been a skeptic but that win was great. I watched the game with a guy who grew up in Memphis; so it was a sweet win. Melo's body language still rubs me the wrong way but I'm warming up to him.

you and mike breen gotta spend less time looking at melo's body.

Marv wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Anji wrote:The Grin is back.............. Melo is home and the skys the limit!!!!

I've been a skeptic but that win was great. I watched the game with a guy who grew up in Memphis; so it was a sweet win. Melo's body language still rubs me the wrong way but I'm warming up to him.

whoa!