nyk4ever wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:I hope he goes to Miami so I can hate him even more

Hating him feels more right to me than loving him

did you tkf and dk have a sleepover last night?

lol

dk7th wrote:this is what we concluded:

1) if melo leaves he becomes someone else's problem and knicks fans like me win-- culture change at msg prevails and we finally get a fresh start again after the walsh squad was unjustly aborted

2) if melo stays then he will simply confirm he wants money more than winning-- melo fans get their man but they and melo are exposed and the knicks remain mediocre

3) if melo stays for a deep discount and jackson swings a deal where lebron comes here then we all win

StarksEwing1 wrote:

dk7th wrote:this is what we concluded:

1) if melo leaves he becomes someone else's problem and knicks fans like me win-- culture change at msg prevails and we finally get a fresh start again after the walsh squad was unjustly aborted

2) if melo stays then he will simply confirm he wants money more than winning-- melo fans get their man but they and melo are exposed and the knicks remain mediocre

3) if melo stays for a deep discount and jackson swings a deal where lebron comes here then we all win

Option 3 would be the best thing Melo could do. Take less money and show your loyalty to the team and show you want the Knicks to win moe than a fw extra million that you make from endorsements and stuff anyway.

i don't care either way, but why would option 3 be best for melo? why should he give a "deep discount" and leave all that money on the table? so fans think he's a better guy? would you give your place of employment a "deep discount" to keep your services?

nyk4ever wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

dk7th wrote:this is what we concluded:

1) if melo leaves he becomes someone else's problem and knicks fans like me win-- culture change at msg prevails and we finally get a fresh start again after the walsh squad was unjustly aborted

2) if melo stays then he will simply confirm he wants money more than winning-- melo fans get their man but they and melo are exposed and the knicks remain mediocre

3) if melo stays for a deep discount and jackson swings a deal where lebron comes here then we all win

Option 3 would be the best thing Melo could do. Take less money and show your loyalty to the team and show you want the Knicks to win moe than a fw extra million that you make from endorsements and stuff anyway.

i don't care either way, but why would option 3 be best for melo? why should he give a "deep discount" and leave all that money on the table? so fans think he's a better guy? would you give your place of employment a "deep discount" to keep your services?

BigRedDog wrote:

dk7th wrote:this is what we concluded:

1) if melo leaves he becomes someone else's problem and knicks fans like me win-- culture change at msg prevails and we finally get a fresh start again after the walsh squad was unjustly aborted

2) if melo stays then he will simply confirm he wants money more than winning-- melo fans get their man but they and melo are exposed and the knicks remain mediocre

3) if melo stays for a deep discount and jackson swings a deal where lebron comes here then we all win

First of all WE did not conclude this. I think the most reasonable option is
4) Melo stays, give us a discount ( not deep) especially in yrs 2 and 3 when we have open cap space to sign another max and some nice complementary chips to hopefully compete for the championship again.

I can live with that but I don't think Melo will sign here for anything less than max knowing its going to be a few years before he can contend. Lakers are in the same boat but it's LA, less pressure from the media, sunny, Kobe, Lala etc

BigRedDog wrote:

dk7th wrote:this is what we concluded:

1) if melo leaves he becomes someone else's problem and knicks fans like me win-- culture change at msg prevails and we finally get a fresh start again after the walsh squad was unjustly aborted

2) if melo stays then he will simply confirm he wants money more than winning-- melo fans get their man but they and melo are exposed and the knicks remain mediocre

3) if melo stays for a deep discount and jackson swings a deal where lebron comes here then we all win

First of all WE did not conclude this. I think the most reasonable option is
4) Melo stays, give us a discount ( not deep) especially in yrs 2 and 3 when we have open cap space to sign another max and some nice complementary chips to hopefully compete for the championship again.

that way lies mediocrity!

dk7th wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

dk7th wrote:this is what we concluded:

1) if melo leaves he becomes someone else's problem and knicks fans like me win-- culture change at msg prevails and we finally get a fresh start again after the walsh squad was unjustly aborted

2) if melo stays then he will simply confirm he wants money more than winning-- melo fans get their man but they and melo are exposed and the knicks remain mediocre

3) if melo stays for a deep discount and jackson swings a deal where lebron comes here then we all win

Option 3 would be the best thing Melo could do. Take less money and show your loyalty to the team and show you want the Knicks to win moe than a fw extra million that you make from endorsements and stuff anyway.

i don't care either way, but why would option 3 be best for melo? why should he give a "deep discount" and leave all that money on the table? so fans think he's a better guy? would you give your place of employment a "deep discount" to keep your services?

so you prefer to root for melo more than the knicks. kooky

the answer is so he can win here in new york. he said he wants to win so this is what he has to do. can't expect jackson to scramble to assemble somthing, he has bigger fish to fry, such as building a champion. that starts with sacrifice, which is clearly not in melo's repertoire.

however, the precedents have been set to the degree that he will look really bad if he doesn't.

simple!