JamesLin wrote:Tried to read the previous 4-5 pages and couldn't find any topics on this so please don't lock me again because there were no topics regarding dumping Amar'e to retain Lin (locked because it sounded negative? if so, I promise I won't say anything negative as I saw others locked as well for being negative about our team). I just want to know the possibilities of the scenario and I cannot find it. I also don't have patience to look back more than I did (4-5) and I don't know how to search for topics here. Thanks.

It's not the negativity: There is no need to dump Amare to retain Lin.

JamesLin wrote:

martin wrote:
It's not the negativity: There is no need to dump Amare to retain Lin.

Ok. So you're saying there's 100% we will keep Amar'e, Carmelo, Tyson and Jeremy for next year? I'm just curious how you're so confident in that, like many other fans on this forum. All I read on other newsletters are that Lin is actually thinking about this (why would he if Dolan will guarantee to match any offer?)

Dude where have you been the last 6 or so months.

Lin is a RFA, so the Knicks can match anything. Lin also just showed the Knicks how he can both play and bring in $$$ for the team via marketability.

Also, did you notice how the Knicks don't have ANY PGs on the team right now? They are in a corner and HAVE to match.

arkrud wrote:Amare is expensive player on decline with questionable health uninsured and lately mentally unstable.
This all translates as untradable.

Bonn1997 wrote:

arkrud wrote:Amare is expensive player on decline with questionable health uninsured and lately mentally unstable.
This all translates as untradable.

It would be interesting to do a poll on what people would rather have for $44 mil next year: Amare and Melo or 6 to 7 very solid players at the Lin/Terry level plus all the picks we gave up to get Melo.

you realize that only 5 guys can be on the floor at once in the nba.

if you had that many very solid players and picks... you'd want to package them for a star.

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

arkrud wrote:Amare is expensive player on decline with questionable health uninsured and lately mentally unstable.
This all translates as untradable.

It would be interesting to do a poll on what people would rather have for $44 mil next year: Amare and Melo or 6 to 7 very solid players at the Lin/Terry level plus all the picks we gave up to get Melo.

you realize that only 5 guys can be on the floor at once in the nba.

if you had that many very solid players and picks... you'd want to package them for a star.

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

arkrud wrote:Amare is expensive player on decline with questionable health uninsured and lately mentally unstable.
This all translates as untradable.

It would be interesting to do a poll on what people would rather have for $44 mil next year: Amare and Melo or 6 to 7 very solid players at the Lin/Terry level plus all the picks we gave up to get Melo.

you realize that only 5 guys can be on the floor at once in the nba.

if you had that many very solid players and picks... you'd want to package them for a star.

Yeah, only five play at once. Therefore, it would be tragic to have more than five good players.

Tyson Chandler
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
Jeremy Lin
Iman Shumpert
Raymond Felton

and the potential to bring in another with the $3M mle.

not to mention JR Smith and Steve Novak aren't exactly chopped liver.

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

arkrud wrote:Amare is expensive player on decline with questionable health uninsured and lately mentally unstable.
This all translates as untradable.

It would be interesting to do a poll on what people would rather have for $44 mil next year: Amare and Melo or 6 to 7 very solid players at the Lin/Terry level plus all the picks we gave up to get Melo.

you realize that only 5 guys can be on the floor at once in the nba.

if you had that many very solid players and picks... you'd want to package them for a star.

Yeah, only five play at once. Therefore, it would be tragic to have more than five good players.

Tyson Chandler
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
Jeremy Lin
Iman Shumpert
Raymond Felton

and the potential to bring in another with the $3M mle.

not to mention JR Smith and Steve Novak aren't exactly chopped liver.

Yeah, to the casual fan we've looked awesome on paper almost all century.

yeah, Howard Eisley, Shandon Anderson, Clarence Weatherspoon, Kurt Thomas... all those guys were really good and all won defensive player of the year, had multiple all-star appearances, all were invited to join the Olympic team. you're right. how can i argue with you.

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

arkrud wrote:Amare is expensive player on decline with questionable health uninsured and lately mentally unstable.
This all translates as untradable.

It would be interesting to do a poll on what people would rather have for $44 mil next year: Amare and Melo or 6 to 7 very solid players at the Lin/Terry level plus all the picks we gave up to get Melo.

you realize that only 5 guys can be on the floor at once in the nba.

if you had that many very solid players and picks... you'd want to package them for a star.

Yeah, only five play at once. Therefore, it would be tragic to have more than five good players.

Tyson Chandler
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
Jeremy Lin
Iman Shumpert
Raymond Felton

and the potential to bring in another with the $3M mle.

not to mention JR Smith and Steve Novak aren't exactly chopped liver.

Yeah, to the casual fan we've looked awesome on paper almost all century.

yeah, Howard Eisley, Shandon Anderson, Clarence Weatherspoon, Kurt Thomas... all those guys were really good and all won defensive player of the year, had multiple all-star appearances, all were invited to join the Olympic team. you're right. how can i argue with you.

That's ok man. Bonn thinks any roster is garbage unless it has LeBron James on it. He also says the Oakland A's made it to the World Series in the moneyball era. Hard to argue with him.

Bonn1997 wrote:

MSG3 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

arkrud wrote:Amare is expensive player on decline with questionable health uninsured and lately mentally unstable.
This all translates as untradable.

It would be interesting to do a poll on what people would rather have for $44 mil next year: Amare and Melo or 6 to 7 very solid players at the Lin/Terry level plus all the picks we gave up to get Melo.

you realize that only 5 guys can be on the floor at once in the nba.

if you had that many very solid players and picks... you'd want to package them for a star.

Yeah, only five play at once. Therefore, it would be tragic to have more than five good players.

Tyson Chandler
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
Jeremy Lin
Iman Shumpert
Raymond Felton

and the potential to bring in another with the $3M mle.

not to mention JR Smith and Steve Novak aren't exactly chopped liver.

Yeah, to the casual fan we've looked awesome on paper almost all century.

yeah, Howard Eisley, Shandon Anderson, Clarence Weatherspoon, Kurt Thomas... all those guys were really good and all won defensive player of the year, had multiple all-star appearances, all were invited to join the Olympic team. you're right. how can i argue with you.

That's ok man. Bonn thinks any roster is garbage unless it has LeBron James on it. He also says the Oakland A's made it to the World Series in the moneyball era. Hard to argue with him.

Only an idiot would make an occasional mistake in a 9 year posting history.

Only an idiot would make judgments on player reputation, sabermetrics and not actually watching games. I hope you're not an idiot and actually watch games.