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Nuggets press conference makes it look MUCH better from a Knick POV. Sounds like we got the absolute best deal we could have.
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firefly
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2/22/2011  8:45 PM
Looks horible to read I know but its what there is.

christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh Kroenke: "Melo tried to get out of here before the season started. There was never (a realisitc offer).''
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh Kroenke: "When I went to Balitmore, as was reported... they informed me it was New York or Chicago.''
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh Kroenke: Carmelo made it very clear to me it was probably going to make a decisoin wouldn't be here next year
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Al_Iannazzone Al Iannazzone
If Devin goes to Dallas, Caron Butler would be involved. If Devin goes to Portland, Miller would be involved. No Gallo or any ex-Knicks.
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Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
ATL not offering much for Devin. A shame b/c he'd be a great fit with Hawks
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh on trading Chauncey: "I didn't sleep for a couple of days.''
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HowardBeckNYT HowardBeckNYT
Conference call is over. Carmelo trade now official.
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh Kroenke admits Carmelo Anthony asked to be traded.
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Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
I'm told there's a 100 pct chance of Devin Harris being traded. Dallas and Portland likeliest spots. Mavs offer Caron's exp contract.
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh Kroenke on Billup: "In order for us to maximize (what Nuggets got in) trade, had to make it bigger.''
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chadfordinsider Chad Ford
Celtics held up Knicks deal today trying to get Corey Brewer http://t.co/p52jkO5
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KBerg_CBS Ken Berger
no, no, no, the Knicks don't get a pick from Minny. Deal is official, as reported last night with Koufos/2nd-round pick only addition.
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Masai said he can't comment on whether there might be any more move by the Nuggets by the trade deadline Thursday
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Masai says "we lost a superstar" and said they're the "ultimate.''
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nuggetsnews Benjamin Hochman
Masai: we believe in the young kids we got. But we lost a superstar, and superstars are hard to find
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Masai says don't know the chemistry on how it would work.
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Masai says players have held up pretty good despite all the distractions this season
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nuggetsnews Benjamin Hochman
Masai: we tried every way not to include chauncey in the trade
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Masai also apologies for trading Chauncey Billups. Say they did whatever they ccould to not include him in the trade.
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh Kroenke said there was a lot of misinformation during the trade rumores
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Interesting/ Masai said he feels the Nuggets "got killed'' in the trade. But he said he had to do it.
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KBerg_CBS Ken Berger
Two minor additions to Melo trade: Denver sends 2nd-round pick to Minny, which sends Kosta Koufos to Denver.
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
Lots of apologies. Masai Ujiri apologies for not briefing fans more on trade but it was hard
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nuggetsnews Benjamin Hochman
Nuggets trade future secondrounder for Koufos
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christomasson Chris Tomasson
josh kroenke offers a personal apology to the chauncey billups family. says it was very hard to trade him.
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nuggetsnews Benjamin Hochman
Josh kroenke personally apologizes to chauncey and his family for trading him
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firefly
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2/22/2011  8:46 PM
christomasson Chris Tomasson
Josh on NJ: "I don't know if he didn't wannt to go there but it wasnt on his initial list of teams.''
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2/22/2011  8:46 PM
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Masai on Timofey: "You try to get as many players as you can and if you see a 7-footer on their roster.''
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2/22/2011  8:49 PM
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Masai on trade: We pillaged their whole cupboard. Scorched Earth, baby! Shock and awe!
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2/22/2011  8:49 PM
They have the live stream now
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2/22/2011  8:50 PM
To recap. Uriji says he thinks the Knicks made out like bandits in the trade. Says he asked to be traded at the atart of the season but there were never any serious offers. The Nets were never in it as they were not on the list of teams Melo wanted to go to (Knicks, Bulls). Kroenke says it was incredibly hard to include Billups in the deal, but the Knicks ripped him from them. They sound happy with their (our) youth and their only comment on Mozgov (!!!!) is "You try to get as many players as you can and if you see a 7-footer on their roster.''

"We believe in the young kids we got, but we lost a superstar, and superstars are hard to find. They're the ultimate."

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2/22/2011  9:02 PM
Masai Uriji just became my second favourite person in basketball, after Donnie. What a classy guy. "We need to keep it in perspective. At the end of the day its just sports. Its basketball. Most of its BS". Love it!
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2/22/2011  9:10 PM
Reading this, you get the impression that the Knicks were asking for Billups to be included in the trade...
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2/22/2011  9:13 PM
i dont get it why the hell did they include billups if they didnt want to??? id much rather have kept felton
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2/22/2011  9:15 PM
Swishfm3 wrote:Reading this, you get the impression that the Knicks were asking for Billups to be included in the trade...

Billups is an upgrade over Felton. Hate to say it, but it's true.

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2/22/2011  9:15 PM
Elite wrote:i dont get it why the hell did they include billups if they didnt want to??? id much rather have kept felton

Probably the only way to get the money to work to get more from us. Also, gives the Knicks a better chip to get Chris Paul... which, I mean, we all know this is going there next season, right?

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2/22/2011  9:16 PM
Panos wrote:christomasson Chris Tomasson
Masai on trade: We pillaged their whole cupboard. Scorched Earth, baby! Shock and awe!
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I don't think anyone is doing denver any favors in the future after the way they handled this season long negotiation.
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2/22/2011  9:17 PM
crzymdups wrote:
Swishfm3 wrote:Reading this, you get the impression that the Knicks were asking for Billups to be included in the trade...

Billups is an upgrade over Felton. Hate to say it, but it's true.

Huge upgrade. Been saying this since the very first rumor surfaced.

That's the one part of the deal I always loved.

WE AIN'T NOWHERE WITH THIS BUM CHOKER IN CARMELO. GIVE ME STARKS'S 2-21 ANY DAY OVER THIS LACKLUSTER CLUSTEREFF.
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2/22/2011  9:18 PM
Elite wrote:i dont get it why the hell did they include billups if they didnt want to??? id much rather have kept felton
Denver fans didn't want Billups to go. He has a much bigger contract and I don't think he is worth it if your team isn't competing to make a deep run in the playoffs. I also don't think Karl is a fan of Lawson.
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2/22/2011  9:28 PM
crzymdups wrote:
Swishfm3 wrote:Reading this, you get the impression that the Knicks were asking for Billups to be included in the trade...

Billups is an upgrade over Felton. Hate to say it, but it's true.

And it's primarily why I beleive Donnis is still in charge. Billups is much better player and a more valuable expiring. I love Ray Felton though. Donnie sses Billups over Felton as a major win and I think I agree. As for SSOL, we'll have to see how that goes.

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2/22/2011  9:33 PM
Has no on picked up on the fact Denver is claiming it was the Knicks that insisted Billups be included?
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2/22/2011  10:04 PM
People have been underestimating the value of Billups the whole time. He's not some throw in. This guy is fully known to Mike since he coached him in the Olympics. He's a better shooter than Felton, he's bigger and has more experience and is familiar with Melo's game. That's a huge plus in the short term. The Mr. Big Shot tag isn't just hype. He's a guy that's been there and done that and is dependable. For those who think he's gonna come here and coast, they're nuts. He's got too much pride for that and too much respect for Coach and the game.

Billups gives us a mini big 3 already, until the 2012 FA class. I think he'll be pumped to play with Amar'e. STAT is a PG's dream, cuz he makes things easy. In Donnie we trust! We need Donnie to finish the plan and get us to the promised land. This all started with him.
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2/22/2011  10:08 PM
The Billups part is surprising. The Knick press conference also made it seem that he was a primary target.

I think we all just assumed Nuggets were looking to pawn off Billups at all costs, which I never understood really cause they were already getting under the luxury tax thanks to Minny assuming Curry's contract.

But if you think about it...Nets wanted Billups cause they needed more players to convince Melo to resign. Knicks want Billups cause he's a veteran and a proven championship player that still fits their 2012 plans.

All in all, I still wish we could have kept Mozgov out of the deal, cause I hate that we lost size, but the past two press conferences give me hope that Donnie is in fact in charge. And Isola is just speculating cause he's still mad about Dolan treating him like crap back in '00.
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2/22/2011  10:16 PM
Is it possible we wanted Billups for, among other things, his ultimately larger expiring contract for a future trade?
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2/22/2011  10:24 PM
Sounds like we got the absolute best deal we could have.

really?

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Masai on trade: We pillaged their whole cupboard. Scorched Earth, baby! Shock and awe!
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