As an organization that plays on Broadway, in a billion dollar building, with a mega cablecompany its apparent the team can't really rebuild as some cities whose NBA franchis is the only game in town. Teams like SAS, SAC, OKC, Indy, and to a lessor extent GSW and Milwaukee have either little or no competition in the winter sports.

While Indy and Milwaukee (green bay) have NFL teams, they like the others mentioned don't have three NHL teams and a second NBA franchise, as well as two MLB teams all competing for the same $! Some of those cities have great fan base and enthusiastic support. GSW has great fans for franchise that has been so beaten down for years. OKC is like a college game!

Tanking and rebuilding is just not really an option in NY.

I ask, do the knicks really have championship aspirations?

Can this franchise, and perhaps the Lakers as well in the new CBA really get to that level without some form of rebuilding?

Can winning a championship and making money CONSISTANTLY too much for the modern NBA franchise to accomplish both?

Nalod wrote:

As an organization that plays on Broadway, in a billion dollar building, with a mega cablecompany its apparent the team can't really rebuild as some cities whose NBA franchis is the only game in town. Teams like SAS, SAC, OKC, Indy, and to a lessor extent GSW and Milwaukee have either little or no competition in the winter sports.

While Indy and Milwaukee (green bay) have NFL teams, they like the others mentioned don't have three NHL teams and a second NBA franchise, as well as two MLB teams all competing for the same $! Some of those cities have great fan base and enthusiastic support. GSW has great fans for franchise that has been so beaten down for years. OKC is like a college game!

Tanking and rebuilding is just not really an option in NY.

I ask, do the knicks really have championship aspirations?

Can this franchise, and perhaps the Lakers as well in the new CBA really get to that level without some form of rebuilding?

Can winning a championship and making money CONSISTANTLY too much for the modern NBA franchise to accomplish both?

The Knicks were god awful for over a decade without rebuilding. They did give it a partial chance with Donnie Walsh--he set up the cap space and some of the lottery picks. In two years well have full cap space again--they just have to cool it giving away picks. If Carmelo ends up getting more than 20mm per--than you have an answer.

BRIGGS wrote:

Nalod wrote:

As an organization that plays on Broadway, in a billion dollar building, with a mega cablecompany its apparent the team can't really rebuild as some cities whose NBA franchis is the only game in town. Teams like SAS, SAC, OKC, Indy, and to a lessor extent GSW and Milwaukee have either little or no competition in the winter sports.

While Indy and Milwaukee (green bay) have NFL teams, they like the others mentioned don't have three NHL teams and a second NBA franchise, as well as two MLB teams all competing for the same $! Some of those cities have great fan base and enthusiastic support. GSW has great fans for franchise that has been so beaten down for years. OKC is like a college game!

Tanking and rebuilding is just not really an option in NY.

I ask, do the knicks really have championship aspirations?

Can this franchise, and perhaps the Lakers as well in the new CBA really get to that level without some form of rebuilding?

Can winning a championship and making money CONSISTANTLY too much for the modern NBA franchise to accomplish both?

The Knicks were god awful for over a decade without rebuilding. They did give it a partial chance with Donnie Walsh--he set up the cap space and some of the lottery picks. In two years well have full cap space again--they just have to cool it giving away picks. If Carmelo ends up getting more than 20mm per--than you have an answer.

Briggs, brings up a good point:

Are melo fans really knick fans first and foremost?

I have read some comments over the years that does leave me convinced that there are some real good Melo fans out there who love him and perhaps the team second.

I am a knick fan first and Melo is likealbe fun to watch player but I go back over many years and root for the team, not the players.

Its why I can't divorce myself from the team!

Nalod wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Nalod wrote:

As an organization that plays on Broadway, in a billion dollar building, with a mega cablecompany its apparent the team can't really rebuild as some cities whose NBA franchis is the only game in town. Teams like SAS, SAC, OKC, Indy, and to a lessor extent GSW and Milwaukee have either little or no competition in the winter sports.

While Indy and Milwaukee (green bay) have NFL teams, they like the others mentioned don't have three NHL teams and a second NBA franchise, as well as two MLB teams all competing for the same $! Some of those cities have great fan base and enthusiastic support. GSW has great fans for franchise that has been so beaten down for years. OKC is like a college game!

Tanking and rebuilding is just not really an option in NY.

I ask, do the knicks really have championship aspirations?

Can this franchise, and perhaps the Lakers as well in the new CBA really get to that level without some form of rebuilding?

Can winning a championship and making money CONSISTANTLY too much for the modern NBA franchise to accomplish both?

The Knicks were god awful for over a decade without rebuilding. They did give it a partial chance with Donnie Walsh--he set up the cap space and some of the lottery picks. In two years well have full cap space again--they just have to cool it giving away picks. If Carmelo ends up getting more than 20mm per--than you have an answer.

Briggs, brings up a good point:

Are melo fans really knick fans first and foremost?

I have read some comments over the years that does leave me convinced that there are some real good Melo fans out there who love him and perhaps the team second.

I am a knick fan first and Melo is likealbe fun to watch player but I go back over many years and root for the team, not the players.

Its why I can't divorce myself from the team!

Ur a little out of bounds there..There are guys here who have been watching the Knicks before Melo was born..Now Melo comes before the Knicks???..Instead of skirting the real issue, why not address..Walsh made a massive blunder hiring MDA who needed Amare..That's the real issue..A guy making 20 mil per who can't help us but you are pointing at Melo??