Bonn1997 wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:What do you think is fair market value for Lin. Because i guarantee you numerous teams would line up to pay it

Numerous how many teams did LIn meet with?Who wanted to meet with him only after other guys went off the market.

Obviously he got a great contract offer from his first choice other than the Knicks. He didn't need to meet with other teams.

JamesLin wrote:Yeah, Melo should've just kept his mouth shut like the rest of the team. Even if he didn't mean to insult Lin, he should've kept his mouth shut instead of causing more unnecessary media attention

Your right Melo needs lessons from Eli and Jeter how to talk to the NY media. He doesnt think before he speaks

In this CBA, they changed the rules to prevent a Gilbert Arenas situation. ion the next one they'll have to address going from $5 million in two consecutive years to $15 million. again, that's insane and really bucks the spirit of the CBA

loweyecue wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

FeltonandAmare wrote:Melo's statement that the contract is ridiculous is accurate. He was stating the obvious and had the guts to say it.
Melo earned his max contract, Lin really hasn't earned his new contract yet. Melo still said he would like Lin to return.
The two statements are not mutually exclusive.

I'm pretty sure in the NBA it's considered really really bad form to comment on another FA's contract. I can't even remember a player calling another players contract ridiculous in recent memory.

Hopefully he just meant ridiculous as in the way it played out. I mean can you imagine being offered a raise at your company and having your coworker say aw man that dude don't deserve that raise in a public forum?

In most companies HR steps in and fires people without notice for transgressions like this. The rules are simple you don't get to talk about a coworker's pay. To do it on a publicly televised interview just shows how effing stoopid Melo really is.

CrushAlot wrote:

loweyecue wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

FeltonandAmare wrote:Melo's statement that the contract is ridiculous is accurate. He was stating the obvious and had the guts to say it.
Melo earned his max contract, Lin really hasn't earned his new contract yet. Melo still said he would like Lin to return.
The two statements are not mutually exclusive.

I'm pretty sure in the NBA it's considered really really bad form to comment on another FA's contract. I can't even remember a player calling another players contract ridiculous in recent memory.

Hopefully he just meant ridiculous as in the way it played out. I mean can you imagine being offered a raise at your company and having your coworker say aw man that dude don't deserve that raise in a public forum?

In most companies HR steps in and fires people without notice for transgressions like this. The rules are simple you don't get to talk about a coworker's pay. To do it on a publicly televised interview just shows how effing stoopid Melo really is.

Please watch the replay of the game today so that you can hear these comments in context and also hear Hahn's explanation. Have fun hating Melo but he didn't mess up here.

Nope, he did nothing wrong. By the way they asked the same questions to Tyson and JR and they didn't say no comment yet all we're hearing is Melo this and that. Guess we feel the subconscious need to pin the blame for Lin leaving on Melo instead of on Lin.

ChuckBuck wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

loweyecue wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

FeltonandAmare wrote:Melo's statement that the contract is ridiculous is accurate. He was stating the obvious and had the guts to say it.
Melo earned his max contract, Lin really hasn't earned his new contract yet. Melo still said he would like Lin to return.
The two statements are not mutually exclusive.

I'm pretty sure in the NBA it's considered really really bad form to comment on another FA's contract. I can't even remember a player calling another players contract ridiculous in recent memory.

Hopefully he just meant ridiculous as in the way it played out. I mean can you imagine being offered a raise at your company and having your coworker say aw man that dude don't deserve that raise in a public forum?

In most companies HR steps in and fires people without notice for transgressions like this. The rules are simple you don't get to talk about a coworker's pay. To do it on a publicly televised interview just shows how effing stoopid Melo really is.

Please watch the replay of the game today so that you can hear these comments in context and also hear Hahn's explanation. Have fun hating Melo but he didn't mess up here.

Nope, he did nothing wrong. By the way they asked the same questions to Tyson and JR and they didn't say no comment yet all we're hearing is Melo this and that. Guess we feel the subconscious need to pin the blame for Lin leaving on Melo instead of on Lin.

CrushAlot wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

loweyecue wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

FeltonandAmare wrote:Melo's statement that the contract is ridiculous is accurate. He was stating the obvious and had the guts to say it.
Melo earned his max contract, Lin really hasn't earned his new contract yet. Melo still said he would like Lin to return.
The two statements are not mutually exclusive.

I'm pretty sure in the NBA it's considered really really bad form to comment on another FA's contract. I can't even remember a player calling another players contract ridiculous in recent memory.

Hopefully he just meant ridiculous as in the way it played out. I mean can you imagine being offered a raise at your company and having your coworker say aw man that dude don't deserve that raise in a public forum?

In most companies HR steps in and fires people without notice for transgressions like this. The rules are simple you don't get to talk about a coworker's pay. To do it on a publicly televised interview just shows how effing stoopid Melo really is.

Please watch the replay of the game today so that you can hear these comments in context and also hear Hahn's explanation. Have fun hating Melo but he didn't mess up here.

Nope, he did nothing wrong. By the way they asked the same questions to Tyson and JR and they didn't say no comment yet all we're hearing is Melo this and that. Guess we feel the subconscious need to pin the blame for Lin leaving on Melo instead of on Lin.

There seems to be more and more speculation by members of the media that Lin didn't want to come back and that was why the deal was restructured. I don't know if I agree with this but I think it has a lot more merit than trying to spin things and pin Lin's signing a resturctured deal that kills the Knicks if they keep him on Melo.

That was pretty the whole point of the behind the scenes last minute reneg with Lin/Morey. The first contract wasn't "poisonous" enough for the Knicks, because the Knicks said they'd match it. Then they eliminated that 4th year team option offer, made it 3, and Knicks were blindsided. Honestly, if you were a basketball GM would you pay Lin $15m that 3rd year? That's more than Nash, Rondo, Parker, etc

Allanfan20 wrote:Chuckbuck, give me a break about this stating the obvious stuff. 1) You don't talk about other peoples money. You just don't. 2) If this were JS SMith saying "Hey, Melos contract is f'ing with our lockerroom" you'd say "STFU JR."

It was a thoughtless comment and if this contract is pissing off the other players, then it needs to be discussed behind closed doors amongst themselves, not to the media. If not, then we simply don't have adults playing for the Knicks. Thus making them even less attractive to watch.

Every day, Smith proves to me I was right that the Knicks shouldn't have signed him. He's a pure headache.

As much as a bonehead JR Smith can be off the court, he helped the Knicks on the court Big time by taking less money. Neither Landry nor Lin did the Knicks any favors, I have much more respect for JR then either of those 2 right now...

ChuckBuck wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:Chuckbuck, give me a break about this stating the obvious stuff. 1) You don't talk about other peoples money. You just don't. 2) If this were JS SMith saying "Hey, Melos contract is f'ing with our lockerroom" you'd say "STFU JR."

It was a thoughtless comment and if this contract is pissing off the other players, then it needs to be discussed behind closed doors amongst themselves, not to the media. If not, then we simply don't have adults playing for the Knicks. Thus making them even less attractive to watch.

Every day, Smith proves to me I was right that the Knicks shouldn't have signed him. He's a pure headache.

As much as a bonehead JR Smith can be off the court, he helped the Knicks on the court Big time by taking less money. Neither Landry nor Lin did the Knicks any favors, I have much more respect for JR then either of those 2 right now...

1) JR Smith was as efficent a player as they came last season so I didn't see how he helped that much. 2) It's called business. Fields and Lin need to get as much money as they can get. It's not charity and neither of the owe the Knicks favors. They played to their previous contracts fine. Fields earned his playing time and Lin was finally given a chance when they Knicks were 100% desperate and in a deep hole. Lin took them out of that hole single handedly. With those facts, I want to find out why Lin owes the Knicks 1 single favor.