yellowboy90 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:Wow - I guess this ends the argument of whether or not Melo is a great player... and just in time to pump up his trade value

Sure does give him leverage.

If he wants a ring he will take $17-21mil for the 5yr duration. We still need a PG to win a ring. Felton doesn't cut it

I don't know what Melo should take but the max won't get him that ring, just more aging vets.

An avg of 18 million where the team can do 7% increase or decrease. So 20+ million in 14 then 18+ million in 15 when the cap space is there. Also, it also depends on the other player's available max salary like Love's max will only be 17 million I think.

Has to be enough to let us improve across the board. Like Guns said, we also need a PG upgrade.

We made history tonight. Go Melo

TeamBall wrote:

blkexec wrote:Melo is a Knick for life....Book it!

He just locked in his max contract tonight....Dolan is writing the check as we speak!

You don't think Dolan was planning on giving him the max before tonight?

Nope....But nobody should predict what Dolan will do. He's very unpredictable. Personally, I think he would've been on the trading block, if he stunk it up tonight. He went from trade bait to max player in one game. I'm with the rest....he should learn from Lebron and take less, if he really wants to win. The problem is Kobe is his mentor!

gunsnewing wrote:

Dagger wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

TeamBall wrote:Guns how can Tina do nothing for you?

She wears way too much makeup
Hot for a 50yr old I guess
super short when not in heels

And like I said earlier I'm more of a Suzyn Waldman all natural kinda guy

Suzyn Waldman...?

Hell yea. Gotta get that!

gunsnewing wrote:Melo is younger than me. How is he s Bernand King guy? Mskes no sense. Admit it you are a Jordan guy like the rest of us

That's what VCRs and Betamax players were for. I'm a little older than Melo and I used to watch those NBA highlight tapes. I think I wore out my MJ The Air Up There tape.

TeamBall wrote:

blkexec wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

blkexec wrote:Melo is a Knick for life....Book it!

He just locked in his max contract tonight....Dolan is writing the check as we speak!

You don't think Dolan was planning on giving him the max before tonight?

Nope....But nobody should predict what Dolan will do. He's very unpredictable. Personally, I think he would've been on the trading block, if he stunk it up tonight. He went from trade bait to max player in one game. I'm with the rest....he should learn from Lebron and take less, if he really wants to win. The problem is Kobe is his mentor!

I always thought he was cause there are fans that go to games actually just to see Melo play. He's making Dolan money. But if he could go to max player in one game, can't he lose it again by going back to shooting poorly over the next few games?

You probably right...Dolan was going to make Melo a max player anyway. Tonight just made that decision even easier. I still don't think he's worth the max. Actually I think every NBA player is over paid, until I see how much the owners are making off of them. I just think Melo needs different type of star player to play with and it's going to be hard to find that guy if we give Melo a max contract. But eitherway, Dolan will be Dollan, so all we (fans) can hope for is if those star players are already on the roster....Hardaway Jr, Tyler, etc....Then get lucky and have solid player come to NY for a discount....

blkexec wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

blkexec wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

blkexec wrote:Melo is a Knick for life....Book it!

He just locked in his max contract tonight....Dolan is writing the check as we speak!

You don't think Dolan was planning on giving him the max before tonight?

Nope....But nobody should predict what Dolan will do. He's very unpredictable. Personally, I think he would've been on the trading block, if he stunk it up tonight. He went from trade bait to max player in one game. I'm with the rest....he should learn from Lebron and take less, if he really wants to win. The problem is Kobe is his mentor!

I always thought he was cause there are fans that go to games actually just to see Melo play. He's making Dolan money. But if he could go to max player in one game, can't he lose it again by going back to shooting poorly over the next few games?

You probably right...Dolan was going to make Melo a max player anyway. Tonight just made that decision even easier. I still don't think he's worth the max. Actually I think every NBA player is over paid, until I see how much the owners are making off of them. I just think Melo needs different type of star player to play with and it's going to be hard to find that guy if we give Melo a max contract. But eitherway, Dolan will be Dollan, so all we (fans) can hope for is if those star players are already on the roster....Hardaway Jr, Tyler, etc....Then get lucky and have solid player come to NY for a discount....

knickscity wrote:Special performance from Melo....Knicks win by a wide amrgin.

Cant resist, 1-0 without Bargnani.