We have to keep Melo--its imperative to the organization to keep him. The more I look at this year the more I realize we made a MAJOR MAJOR mistake bringing in Bargs and we used our roster poorly from Chris Smith to not playing some guys over playing others at times and we just wilted.

We need an infusion at PG--there is no doubt about that. The team with the better records have better PG's for the most part--we need better consistent play from that position. I think with Phil Jackson here there will be renewed interest in the 7 footer. Remember that Chicago kept and played 3-4 7 footers in their rotation and also got a lot out of the 4 spot.

Melo said he was willing to take less and hopefully we can enhance and improve the roster as is. This has been a VERY difficult season as a fan--we went through a decade of bad basketball to get to win 54 games and then fall right back. Maybe we are getting Phil Jackson 1 year to late-it wouldve been better to let him coach this year and take the President GM position following. It was a big deal getting Bargs and I think it set the tone for a VERY bad year. I dont see Phil as a 68 year old guy who is going to rebuild this team--hes going to go with what we have --look to make it better with enhancements but he needs Melo to do that.

Bondy has a different take. I think I may have to agree with him.

mreinman wrote:http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/bondy-jackson-anthony-melo-article-1.1720052

Bondy has a different take. I think I may have to agree with him.

wow that is a great piece of writing. can bondy be followed on twitter?

Knicks22 wrote:
Phil has nothing to prove to anyone, including Melo, regarding his ability to coach a team, inclduing with superstars vastly better than Melo. For all his noble words about the 'team', Melo has rejected other approaches to offense (See: MDA, Amare, Lin, etc) that don't include the ball starting, and ending, wiht him.

Delighted Phil is here, but, hoping he lets Melo go, as doubt he'll actually conform to whatever system or coach is instilled after two years of 'give it to Melo and clear out" under Woodson

well the key is that the knicks with jackson on board lowballs the shyte out of melo as a first step. i am talking 12-13 million. if melo balks then he understands nothing about winning requiring sacrifice and it's byebye.

jackson has way more gravitas than anyone melo has had dealings with.

it's like mount rushmore versus a statue in some obscure square covered in pigeon shyte.

tick tock tick tock

mreinman wrote:http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/bondy-jackson-anthony-melo-article-1.1720052

Bondy has a different take. I think I may have to agree with him.

pretty much what guys like myself and Dk have been saying, but we are labeled haters... he pretty much hits the nail on the head.. No need to even try to build around this dude, he is one dimensional, doesn't make anyone around him better, is getting older, paid way too much.. time to move on... If bringing Phil in gets rid of carmelo, then for me, it is the best move we made in the last 15 years or more..

this pretty much sums up carmelo for me..as the writer put it..

By the end, he had launched 25 shots and made 11 of them. He’d handed out just two assists, not far below his average. Those are not numbers that lead to championships, just to victories over teams such as the Celtics.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/bondy-jackson-anthony-melo-article-1.1720052#ixzz2vqv2SLAp

bingo... knicks have won 5 straight beating the leagues worst teams...fools gold... no need to take this and run with it.. what we should be focusing on is the new direction Phil can take this team.. time to take this season and throw it in the dumpster with the rest of the carmelo era in NY...

Nalod wrote:What we don't know is has Dolan mandated that our future plans include Melo if at all possible? What we don't know is how much Melo is really in the know as opposed to what he is actually saying in the press?

He could have been in on it for weeks and given that respect. It could also be he has made up is mind either way, or PHil has presented to Dolan that No way he resigns Melo and that its dolans choice to continue to negotiate ( this would have happened already of course)further or Phil walks away.

These are things we don't know as transparency is not available for fans.

He Took Jordan who was in the leauge 5 years and turned him from a ball hog to a trusting teammate. Melo might not be an emotional sociopath to win but he is a multi tool player who can shoot.

My take would be its Jackson, and the coach to figure out how to make life easier for Melo to get his shots and improve his %. If not, let him walk.

difference is nalod.. Jordan was a fiery, relentless competitor, who played both ends of the floor...he just needed some mental adjusting and after 5 years, he got it... how long has carmelo been in the league? Jordan wanted to win and would probably sell off his first born to do so.. that was his only goal.. winning.. nothing else..

Melo might not be an emotional sociopath to win but he is a multi tool player who can shoot.

gunsnewing wrote:Love the end. The decision whether Melo stays or go is no longer in his hands. As it would've been had Dolan been in charge

Melo takes less than max or Phil will trade him now

Dolan would've give him the $30mil

I think phil trades him anyway..