holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:dirk had been a first team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011
dirk had been a second team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011

if melo is looking at dirk's monetary sacrifice and comparing himself to dirk in terms of recognized greatness, then asking for anything more than 13-14 million a year with the knicks is the height of conceit and delusion. melo needs to sack up and do what's best for the team and not what he believes is best for himself. he tried it once and it hasn't turned out too well.

only greed and ego will make him want more.

If melo 'sacrifices' like dirk he has to get 21 mil to net the same as dirk because if ny/NYC income tax.

dirk is head and shoulders better than melo-- that's why i listed the all-nba awards, of which there is a predominance of 1st and 2nd team elections. the mvp means nothing so i did not include it. dirk was also homegrown, was willing to stay with the team that drafted him.

2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$18,077,904
2009-10	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,795,714
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$17,278,618
2011-12	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,092,873
2012-13	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$20,907,128
2013-14	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$22,721,381

hence, melo should have stayed with denver instead of creating a worse situation for himself through greed and ego. if he wants to make amends and is serious about remaining a knick he should undo the damage he did and stay in new york for 12-14 million.

2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474

melo is merely two-thirds the player that nowitzki is. a few people may want to argue this point by denigrating nowitzki somehow. this is the usual tactic used to somehow put lipstick on a pig.

two-thirds of dirk's title year salary is 11-12 million. this is the range that is fair for melo, although 12-14 million is hold-your-nose doable. you start asking for more than that and it's really a non-starter for the knicks.

so simple.

Dirk is no longer the player he once was, he isn't even the best player on his team...Dirk is 5 years older than Melo but has had a better career than Melo thus far...He has also played with better players...You stated that Dirk "sacrificed", when and where??...

Why do you think Melo need to make amends to you???..Why would Melo take 12-14 mil from the Knicks, when Chicago is ready to offer him 19 mil per???

dirk had tyson chandler, so did carmelo, you act as if dirk was playing with a all world cast.. Dirk is/ was a better player than carmelo by a good margin, his ability to hit clutch shots, his leadership, and overall game, allowed him to have more success... the end...

Tyson Chandler of today is not the same Tyson Chandler 4 years ago...Jason Terry was much better than JR..JKidd 4 years ago versus Felton...JJ Barea versus Pablo??..Marion of 4 years ago versus today's Amare...Caron Butler versus who???..Couple of other guys I'm missing...

chandler was DPOY in NY, am I correct?

JR smith was 6th man, am i correct?

dallas had neither with dirk..

Jason Terry was 6th man of the year...DHow should have won it the year Tyson did...Tyson as DYOP is hilarious to me, but it was Tyson defense that won them the Chip...It's the reason we overpaid for Tyson...Bron also had a better defensive year than Chandler that year...

so now you want to knock chandler to fit your argument..

the difference was dirk.. it is simple.. dirk is a much better player than carmelo... that is what matters...

Don't take my word for it, Chandler got destroyed by Hibbert last year in the playoffs..Yes, Hibbert who netted 0 pts and 2 rebs in 2 games against the Hawks..Chandler isn't the same player...So tell me about JKIdd versus Glock Felton, Caron Bultler, Deshawn Stevenson, Barea versus Pablo, Marion versus 20 mins per game, no D Amare...Jason Terry and suspended for weed, I refuse to shoot, JR...

Players follow their leaders/best players.

Dirk was shooting 48% overall...46% from three and a ridiculous 95% at the line.

Now if Melo had done any of this during any playoff run, the Knicks would be better regardless of talent on the floor.

But nope....37%, 41%, 40% and garbage from three.

knickscity wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:dirk had been a first team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011
dirk had been a second team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011

if melo is looking at dirk's monetary sacrifice and comparing himself to dirk in terms of recognized greatness, then asking for anything more than 13-14 million a year with the knicks is the height of conceit and delusion. melo needs to sack up and do what's best for the team and not what he believes is best for himself. he tried it once and it hasn't turned out too well.

only greed and ego will make him want more.

If melo 'sacrifices' like dirk he has to get 21 mil to net the same as dirk because if ny/NYC income tax.

dirk is head and shoulders better than melo-- that's why i listed the all-nba awards, of which there is a predominance of 1st and 2nd team elections. the mvp means nothing so i did not include it. dirk was also homegrown, was willing to stay with the team that drafted him.

2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$18,077,904
2009-10	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,795,714
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$17,278,618
2011-12	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,092,873
2012-13	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$20,907,128
2013-14	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$22,721,381

hence, melo should have stayed with denver instead of creating a worse situation for himself through greed and ego. if he wants to make amends and is serious about remaining a knick he should undo the damage he did and stay in new york for 12-14 million.

2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474

melo is merely two-thirds the player that nowitzki is. a few people may want to argue this point by denigrating nowitzki somehow. this is the usual tactic used to somehow put lipstick on a pig.

two-thirds of dirk's title year salary is 11-12 million. this is the range that is fair for melo, although 12-14 million is hold-your-nose doable. you start asking for more than that and it's really a non-starter for the knicks.

so simple.

Dirk is no longer the player he once was, he isn't even the best player on his team...Dirk is 5 years older than Melo but has had a better career than Melo thus far...He has also played with better players...You stated that Dirk "sacrificed", when and where??...

Why do you think Melo need to make amends to you???..Why would Melo take 12-14 mil from the Knicks, when Chicago is ready to offer him 19 mil per???

dirk had tyson chandler, so did carmelo, you act as if dirk was playing with a all world cast.. Dirk is/ was a better player than carmelo by a good margin, his ability to hit clutch shots, his leadership, and overall game, allowed him to have more success... the end...

Tyson Chandler of today is not the same Tyson Chandler 4 years ago...Jason Terry was much better than JR..JKidd 4 years ago versus Felton...JJ Barea versus Pablo??..Marion of 4 years ago versus today's Amare...Caron Butler versus who???..Couple of other guys I'm missing...

chandler was DPOY in NY, am I correct?

JR smith was 6th man, am i correct?

dallas had neither with dirk..

Jason Terry was 6th man of the year...DHow should have won it the year Tyson did...Tyson as DYOP is hilarious to me, but it was Tyson defense that won them the Chip...It's the reason we overpaid for Tyson...Bron also had a better defensive year than Chandler that year...

so now you want to knock chandler to fit your argument..

the difference was dirk.. it is simple.. dirk is a much better player than carmelo... that is what matters...

Don't take my word for it, Chandler got destroyed by Hibbert last year in the playoffs..Yes, Hibbert who netted 0 pts and 2 rebs in 2 games against the Hawks..Chandler isn't the same player...So tell me about JKIdd versus Glock Felton, Caron Bultler, Deshawn Stevenson, Barea versus Pablo, Marion versus 20 mins per game, no D Amare...Jason Terry and suspended for weed, I refuse to shoot, JR...

The main thing is how the best players perform....Dirk Rose up in the finals, Melo shrunk in the second round.

Players follow their leaders/best players.

Dirk was shooting 48% overall...46% from three and a ridiculous 95% at the line.

Now if Melo had done any of this during any playoff run, the Knicks would be better regardless of talent on the floor.

But nope....37%, 41%, 40% and garbage from three.

I agree with you and don't agree with you, Carmelo had a great game 6 vs the Pacers and we still lost, had great playoff series in the past and still lost. Durant as we discussed had a good playoff series against Memphis last year and still lost.

Dallas team won not just because of Dirk, Jason Kidd & Terry hit big shots and made veteran savy plays. Which they are known to do throughout there careers. Marion, Chandler, Hayward covers for a lot of Dirk's defensive flaws. Basically the role players allowed Dirk to not have to do to much but focus on doing what he does best which allowed him to elevate his game.

If Dirk had to guard the best frontcourt players and create all the offense for his role players game in and game out like many other superstars have been asked to do who haven't won. He would be in the same boat he was in when he lost in the first round as the 1st seed. After getting the MVP mind you.

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:dirk had been a first team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011
dirk had been a second team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011

if melo is looking at dirk's monetary sacrifice and comparing himself to dirk in terms of recognized greatness, then asking for anything more than 13-14 million a year with the knicks is the height of conceit and delusion. melo needs to sack up and do what's best for the team and not what he believes is best for himself. he tried it once and it hasn't turned out too well.

only greed and ego will make him want more.

If melo 'sacrifices' like dirk he has to get 21 mil to net the same as dirk because if ny/NYC income tax.

dirk is head and shoulders better than melo-- that's why i listed the all-nba awards, of which there is a predominance of 1st and 2nd team elections. the mvp means nothing so i did not include it. dirk was also homegrown, was willing to stay with the team that drafted him.

2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$18,077,904
2009-10	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,795,714
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$17,278,618
2011-12	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,092,873
2012-13	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$20,907,128
2013-14	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$22,721,381

hence, melo should have stayed with denver instead of creating a worse situation for himself through greed and ego. if he wants to make amends and is serious about remaining a knick he should undo the damage he did and stay in new york for 12-14 million.

2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474

melo is merely two-thirds the player that nowitzki is. a few people may want to argue this point by denigrating nowitzki somehow. this is the usual tactic used to somehow put lipstick on a pig.

two-thirds of dirk's title year salary is 11-12 million. this is the range that is fair for melo, although 12-14 million is hold-your-nose doable. you start asking for more than that and it's really a non-starter for the knicks.

so simple.

Dirk is no longer the player he once was, he isn't even the best player on his team...Dirk is 5 years older than Melo but has had a better career than Melo thus far...He has also played with better players...You stated that Dirk "sacrificed", when and where??...

Why do you think Melo need to make amends to you???..Why would Melo take 12-14 mil from the Knicks, when Chicago is ready to offer him 19 mil per???

dirk had tyson chandler, so did carmelo, you act as if dirk was playing with a all world cast.. Dirk is/ was a better player than carmelo by a good margin, his ability to hit clutch shots, his leadership, and overall game, allowed him to have more success... the end...

Tyson Chandler of today is not the same Tyson Chandler 4 years ago...Jason Terry was much better than JR..JKidd 4 years ago versus Felton...JJ Barea versus Pablo??..Marion of 4 years ago versus today's Amare...Caron Butler versus who???..Couple of other guys I'm missing...

chandler was DPOY in NY, am I correct?

JR smith was 6th man, am i correct?

dallas had neither with dirk..

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:dirk had been a first team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011
dirk had been a second team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011

if melo is looking at dirk's monetary sacrifice and comparing himself to dirk in terms of recognized greatness, then asking for anything more than 13-14 million a year with the knicks is the height of conceit and delusion. melo needs to sack up and do what's best for the team and not what he believes is best for himself. he tried it once and it hasn't turned out too well.

only greed and ego will make him want more.

If melo 'sacrifices' like dirk he has to get 21 mil to net the same as dirk because if ny/NYC income tax.

dirk is head and shoulders better than melo-- that's why i listed the all-nba awards, of which there is a predominance of 1st and 2nd team elections. the mvp means nothing so i did not include it. dirk was also homegrown, was willing to stay with the team that drafted him.

2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$18,077,904
2009-10	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,795,714
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$17,278,618
2011-12	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,092,873
2012-13	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$20,907,128
2013-14	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$22,721,381

hence, melo should have stayed with denver instead of creating a worse situation for himself through greed and ego. if he wants to make amends and is serious about remaining a knick he should undo the damage he did and stay in new york for 12-14 million.

2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474

melo is merely two-thirds the player that nowitzki is. a few people may want to argue this point by denigrating nowitzki somehow. this is the usual tactic used to somehow put lipstick on a pig.

two-thirds of dirk's title year salary is 11-12 million. this is the range that is fair for melo, although 12-14 million is hold-your-nose doable. you start asking for more than that and it's really a non-starter for the knicks.

so simple.

Bonn1997 wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:dirk had been a first team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011
dirk had been a second team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011

if melo is looking at dirk's monetary sacrifice and comparing himself to dirk in terms of recognized greatness, then asking for anything more than 13-14 million a year with the knicks is the height of conceit and delusion. melo needs to sack up and do what's best for the team and not what he believes is best for himself. he tried it once and it hasn't turned out too well.

only greed and ego will make him want more.

If melo 'sacrifices' like dirk he has to get 21 mil to net the same as dirk because if ny/NYC income tax.

dirk is head and shoulders better than melo-- that's why i listed the all-nba awards, of which there is a predominance of 1st and 2nd team elections. the mvp means nothing so i did not include it. dirk was also homegrown, was willing to stay with the team that drafted him.

2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$18,077,904
2009-10	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,795,714
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$17,278,618
2011-12	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,092,873
2012-13	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$20,907,128
2013-14	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$22,721,381

hence, melo should have stayed with denver instead of creating a worse situation for himself through greed and ego. if he wants to make amends and is serious about remaining a knick he should undo the damage he did and stay in new york for 12-14 million.

2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474

melo is merely two-thirds the player that nowitzki is. a few people may want to argue this point by denigrating nowitzki somehow. this is the usual tactic used to somehow put lipstick on a pig.

two-thirds of dirk's title year salary is 11-12 million. this is the range that is fair for melo, although 12-14 million is hold-your-nose doable. you start asking for more than that and it's really a non-starter for the knicks.

so simple.

Dirk is no longer the player he once was, he isn't even the best player on his team...Dirk is 5 years older than Melo but has had a better career than Melo thus far...He has also played with better players...You stated that Dirk "sacrificed", when and where??...

Why do you think Melo need to make amends to you???..Why would Melo take 12-14 mil from the Knicks, when Chicago is ready to offer him 19 mil per???

dirk had tyson chandler, so did carmelo, you act as if dirk was playing with a all world cast.. Dirk is/ was a better player than carmelo by a good margin, his ability to hit clutch shots, his leadership, and overall game, allowed him to have more success... the end...

Tyson Chandler of today is not the same Tyson Chandler 4 years ago...Jason Terry was much better than JR..JKidd 4 years ago versus Felton...JJ Barea versus Pablo??..Marion of 4 years ago versus today's Amare...Caron Butler versus who???..Couple of other guys I'm missing...

chandler was DPOY in NY, am I correct?

JR smith was 6th man, am i correct?

dallas had neither with dirk..

I think Tyson is the only Knick I remember in a long time who's actually less valued by his hometown fans than the rest of the league. Even when he was at the DPOY all-star level, his hometown fans were the only ones who didn't like him. Usually you see the opposite bias with hometown fans.

Bonn1997 wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

tkf wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:dirk had been a first team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011
dirk had been a second team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011

if melo is looking at dirk's monetary sacrifice and comparing himself to dirk in terms of recognized greatness, then asking for anything more than 13-14 million a year with the knicks is the height of conceit and delusion. melo needs to sack up and do what's best for the team and not what he believes is best for himself. he tried it once and it hasn't turned out too well.

only greed and ego will make him want more.

If melo 'sacrifices' like dirk he has to get 21 mil to net the same as dirk because if ny/NYC income tax.

dirk is head and shoulders better than melo-- that's why i listed the all-nba awards, of which there is a predominance of 1st and 2nd team elections. the mvp means nothing so i did not include it. dirk was also homegrown, was willing to stay with the team that drafted him.

2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$18,077,904
2009-10	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,795,714
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$17,278,618
2011-12	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,092,873
2012-13	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$20,907,128
2013-14	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$22,721,381

hence, melo should have stayed with denver instead of creating a worse situation for himself through greed and ego. if he wants to make amends and is serious about remaining a knick he should undo the damage he did and stay in new york for 12-14 million.

2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474

melo is merely two-thirds the player that nowitzki is. a few people may want to argue this point by denigrating nowitzki somehow. this is the usual tactic used to somehow put lipstick on a pig.

two-thirds of dirk's title year salary is 11-12 million. this is the range that is fair for melo, although 12-14 million is hold-your-nose doable. you start asking for more than that and it's really a non-starter for the knicks.

so simple.

Dirk is no longer the player he once was, he isn't even the best player on his team...Dirk is 5 years older than Melo but has had a better career than Melo thus far...He has also played with better players...You stated that Dirk "sacrificed", when and where??...

Why do you think Melo need to make amends to you???..Why would Melo take 12-14 mil from the Knicks, when Chicago is ready to offer him 19 mil per???

dirk had tyson chandler, so did carmelo, you act as if dirk was playing with a all world cast.. Dirk is/ was a better player than carmelo by a good margin, his ability to hit clutch shots, his leadership, and overall game, allowed him to have more success... the end...

Tyson Chandler of today is not the same Tyson Chandler 4 years ago...Jason Terry was much better than JR..JKidd 4 years ago versus Felton...JJ Barea versus Pablo??..Marion of 4 years ago versus today's Amare...Caron Butler versus who???..Couple of other guys I'm missing...

chandler was DPOY in NY, am I correct?

JR smith was 6th man, am i correct?

dallas had neither with dirk..

I think Tyson is the only Knick I remember in a long time who's actually less valued by his hometown fans than the rest of the league. Even when he was at the DPOY all-star level, his hometown fans were the only ones who didn't like him. Usually you see the opposite bias with hometown fans.

maybe they actually watched him play instead of just look at the metrics and his great shooting %s?

You mean the voting by the experts ("Melo was 3rd in MVP voting") only counts when it suits your arguments?

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:dirk had been a first team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011
dirk had been a second team all-nba player 4 times before 2010-2011

if melo is looking at dirk's monetary sacrifice and comparing himself to dirk in terms of recognized greatness, then asking for anything more than 13-14 million a year with the knicks is the height of conceit and delusion. melo needs to sack up and do what's best for the team and not what he believes is best for himself. he tried it once and it hasn't turned out too well.

only greed and ego will make him want more.

If melo 'sacrifices' like dirk he has to get 21 mil to net the same as dirk because if ny/NYC income tax.

dirk is head and shoulders better than melo-- that's why i listed the all-nba awards, of which there is a predominance of 1st and 2nd team elections. the mvp means nothing so i did not include it. dirk was also homegrown, was willing to stay with the team that drafted him.

2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$18,077,904
2009-10	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,795,714
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$17,278,618
2011-12	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$19,092,873
2012-13	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$20,907,128
2013-14	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$22,721,381

hence, melo should have stayed with denver instead of creating a worse situation for himself through greed and ego. if he wants to make amends and is serious about remaining a knick he should undo the damage he did and stay in new york for 12-14 million.

2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474

melo is merely two-thirds the player that nowitzki is. a few people may want to argue this point by denigrating nowitzki somehow. this is the usual tactic used to somehow put lipstick on a pig.

two-thirds of dirk's title year salary is 11-12 million. this is the range that is fair for melo, although 12-14 million is hold-your-nose doable. you start asking for more than that and it's really a non-starter for the knicks.

so simple.

Dirk is no longer the player he once was, he isn't even the best player on his team...Dirk is 5 years older than Melo but has had a better career than Melo thus far...He has also played with better players...You stated that Dirk "sacrificed", when and where??...

Why do you think Melo need to make amends to you???..Why would Melo take 12-14 mil from the Knicks, when Chicago is ready to offer him 19 mil per???

You see, Melo can be critiqued for being a selfish, greedy idiot for not giving 100% on defense, while Dirk couldn't or wouldn't defend most of the posters in here. But that's okay.

Melohate, who needs logic? When all else fails, continue to prop up the failed arguments and misdirection.
He's greedy! He should give up more salary than Dirk! He should give up all his salary because of all that Nike money!

Denigrate Melo because that's a pig that doesn't need any help being ugly! Besides, Dirk umm, passes better! Dirk ummmm...doesn't have that stupid grin on his face! He's merely 1/3 better than Melo because....no headband!

dk7th wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:Dirk is hands down better then Carmelo Anthony. But that's not what the thread is about. Its about the unique situation of a star player taking less money without a winning core has been established.

then why did he force his way here and in the process set the knicks back several years? was it to win or make money? are we going to not hold him in the least bit accountable for this fiasco? is he an innocent victim? has he not already made

2003-04	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$3,229,200
2004-05	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$3,471,360
2005-06	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$3,713,640
2006-07	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$4,694,041
2007-08	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$13,041,250
2008-09	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$14,410,581
2009-10	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$15,779,912
2010-11	New York Knicks	NBA	$17,149,243
2011-12	New York Knicks	NBA	$18,518,574
2012-13	New York Knicks	NBA	$19,450,000
2013-14	New York Knicks	NBA	$22,407,474
Career	(may be incomplete)    $135,865,275

we had a young core and a scrubby point guard on a two-year contract. a 28-26 record. lin might not have fallen into our laps but we had picks, we had space. knowing what we know now, do you still think the trade was a good idea? edit: forgot to mention-- melo was utterly redundant with amare already here and you could see a mile away they would not mesh. title teams have players that fit together.

Tell me what our record was before that one 28-26 record that was built on the back of double double Stat machine. Who, by the way had broken down by then. Nice, short sample size you have there. A whole half a season that shows how this "young core" was going to lead us to chipland.

Here, why not try this: Stat and Melo in the same starting line up finished up the end of this season 16-5. How's that sound?

Scubby point guard. Nice. You mean the worst PG in the league this year? The one we got back for free?

dk7th wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:You guys make great points and gives me more reason no to buy ANYTHING the Melo apologists are offering

he has confirmed many times over how stupid, conceited, and greedy he is.

I would love to see tape of you talking basketball with Melo. Or any professional athlete, for that matter. Should be priceless.

Maybe you could even lecture them all on the stupidity, conceit and greed playing through a shoulder injury represents. Yeah, that Melo, cutting his greedy hand on that chair like the stupid, conceited dope he is.... I remember that confirmation well... scoring 62 points for this idiotic franchise... Trying to make a hero out of Fishlips that first season...what conceit, just another confirmation...

You all make such great BASKETBALL points about Melo. It's truy inspiring.