I met him last summer in the hamptons and told him we need you on the knicks. He replied, "I want to do someting with my career!" True Story.

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Posted by MisterClutch:

I met him last summer in the hamptons and told him we need you on the knicks. He replied, "I want to do someting with my career!" True Story.

meaning "no way" or "hell yes"

kinda hard to tell.. depends how he said it

haha, sorry. Yea it was def meaning no way.

only scenario is if he wants some big bucks and we are willing to sign and trade cuz the MikeCats can't pay him. He has been injury prone and his back is not great.

If seen as defective and a team willing to risk the finances can we work a deal.

Sound familiar?

Is it me or is Charlotte trying to build like an NCAA All-Star team of sorts? Basically their entire starting lineup has had notable success in the tourney and Okafor and Felton actually won the championship.

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Posted by bettalaylow:

I met him last summer in the hamptons and told him we need you on the knicks. He replied, "I want to do someting with my career!" True Story.

Hahahahahahaha I knew that kid had a good head on this shoulders.

It actually is quite moronic. If he REALLY wanted to "do something with his career" he'd embrace the thought of playing for a city like New York and taking them to the promise land... Not rotting in a lottery bound expantion team in a city nobody cares about.

Charlotte is a good basketball city- folks loved the hornets back when- things soured when the owner got greedy.

^ That's true. There's no doubt NYC has the most opportunities in the world for all kinds of people, regardless of the profession. But as far as the NBA goes, the Knicks aren't even close to having a seasoned history like the Lakers, Bulls, Pistons, Celtics, and you can probably throw in the Heat, because they have two better players then the Knicks ever had. I'm a Knicks fan because I just grew up to be one, I didn't fall for any of the NYC cliche'. It doesn't dazzle me at all. Some guys actually prefer to just play for the smaller market teams, and they thrive at it.

Posted by JrZyHuStLa:

^ That's true. There's no doubt NYC has the most opportunities in the world for all kinds of people, regardless of the profession. But as far as the NBA goes, the Knicks aren't even close to having a seasoned history like the Lakers, Bulls, Pistons, Celtics, and you can probably throw in the Heat, because they have two better players then the Knicks ever had. I'm a Knicks fan because I just grew up to be one, I didn't fall for any of the NYC cliche'. It doesn't dazzle me at all. Some guys actually prefer to just play for the smaller market teams, and they thrive at it.

Just ask Tim Duncan.

Though, I wouldn't understimate the allure NYC really has. Hell, the damn Nets are moving here b/c no one pays them any attention at the MeadowSwamp. I'm thoroughly convinced that we could easily draw free agents here if our salary situation were a little better (not my money) instead of guys using us to get sweeter deals elsewhere.

And, take this into account, what NBA player wouldn't want to have the mantle of being that guy who brought a championship to the Knicks for the first time since 1973? I don't watch hockey but I'm sure Mark Messier absolutely loves having something similar to that honor with the Rangers.

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Posted by bettalaylow:

I met him last summer in the hamptons and told him we need you on the knicks. He replied, "I want to do someting with my career!" True Story.

Hahahahahahaha I knew that kid had a good head on this shoulders.

It actually is quite moronic. If he RAELLY wanted to "do something with his career" he'd embrace the thought of playing for a city like New York and taking them to the promise land... Not rotting in a lottery bound expantion team in a city nobody cares about.

Drafting blue chip players from top teams while managing your cap is really a smart thing.

Charlottes woes are suprising this year. They are one greg oden away form being very good!

My guess is they will win a championship before the knicks will.

NYC arrogance as being the ONLY place to live is really shortsighted. I love NY, but have been very happy living in the Carolinas the last 20 years.

Its the greatest city in the world, but its still a city!

Posted by bettalaylow:

It actually is quite moronic. If he RAELLY wanted to "do something with his career" he'd embrace the thought of playing for a city like New York and taking them to the promise land... Not rotting in a lottery bound expantion team in a city nobody cares about

Dude if think NYC is enough reason for a player to want to be apart of the Knicks than you haven't been paying attention the NBA. Not everyone is enamoured with NYC and more importantly the Knicks suck and have sucked for awhile.

while that's true, it's also true that there's hardly another market in sports where you'll gain as much prestige & glory if you help to win a championship in than NYC... so if Okafor wants to stay in Charlotte because he'd be too scared to take on the challenge of playing in NYC, then to hell with him... let him rot there... (obviously i'm not saying there's any chance we can trade for him anytime soon anyways)

NYC needs guys w/thick skin & who aren't afraid to be called out & be held accountable for their actions both on & off the court, & who will step up to any challenge w/o fear of failure... Okafor's an incredible player, but if he doesn't wanna play here, then F him.