Panos wrote:I would tell him "we ain't never trading your ass.
We're rebuilding and need you."
Reverse psychology his ass until he begs to be traded, then tell him to fully waive NTC or forget it.

Thats the game. You could also Marbury him too. That would hurt his place in history as far as stats are concerned. There are ways to get around stuff. GMs have been playing themselves last few years.

Knixkik wrote:These are great ideas if you never want to attract a free agent or star player ever again.

Hahahaha right......some people just don't put any thought into what they say.

crzymdups wrote:I think Phil should try to catfish Lala with a fake TV show offer out in LA.

That's funny!

You know another thing Phil might wanna tell him--if opportunities open up where winning teams are interested in acquiring him and Phil's ready to deal only to have Melo reject them, he could be vilified here. If we have an opportunity to restock the shelves with a few assets and send Melo to a winner to play with one of his friends etc. and then it comes out that he nixed it, you better believe a lot of people will be pissed. Tell him that too. If he's so concerned about image, let him chew on that for awhile.

Knixkik wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

Knixkik wrote:These are great ideas if you never want to attract a free agent or star player ever again.

Hahahaha right......some people just don't put any thought into what they say.

Hahahahaha yeah cuz who wants to be handcuffed by a bratty superstar? Melo isn't bratty, I'm just adding for sake of argument. If Melo was acting up to that level though, I think playing hardball and then explainin to the fans what's going on would be fine with me. No one player should be above the team. That's why we are in this mess trying to rebuild. If a player sees that as a reason not to sign here then we don't want them. On the flipside a player could see that as a sign the organization is standing for something and is committed to winning. Flip it how you like, but you need to stand for something in life.

You forget this is an organization. Business decisions have to be made from time to time, but you are dealing with people first and want people to want to work for you. You don't want to develop a reputation as being difficult to work with. If it comes to the point where things do not work out with Melo, agents are going to look at Knicks one of 2 ways: Either they want to work with players to find a common solution, or they don't care about people at all. There is always common ground for a resolution. Being a likeable organization goes a long way. If you deal with a bratty player, you work with him and his people to find a solution, that's it.

Business works both ways. The player has to conduct themselves a certain way. If it's a situation where they are being bratty and causing problems then you need to conduct your business accordingly. You do not bend over. You have to stand for something

Knixkik wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

Knixkik wrote:These are great ideas if you never want to attract a free agent or star player ever again.

Hahahaha right......some people just don't put any thought into what they say.

Hahahahaha yeah cuz who wants to be handcuffed by a bratty superstar? Melo isn't bratty, I'm just adding for sake of argument. If Melo was acting up to that level though, I think playing hardball and then explainin to the fans what's going on would be fine with me. No one player should be above the team. That's why we are in this mess trying to rebuild. If a player sees that as a reason not to sign here then we don't want them. On the flipside a player could see that as a sign the organization is standing for something and is committed to winning. Flip it how you like, but you need to stand for something in life.

You forget this is an organization. Business decisions have to be made from time to time, but you are dealing with people first and want people to want to work for you. You don't want to develop a reputation as being difficult to work with. If it comes to the point where things do not work out with Melo, agents are going to look at Knicks one of 2 ways: Either they want to work with players to find a common solution, or they don't care about people at all. There is always common ground for a resolution. Being a likeable organization goes a long way. If you deal with a bratty player, you work with him and his people to find a solution, that's it.

Business works both ways. The player has to conduct themselves a certain way. If it's a situation where they are being bratty and causing problems then you need to conduct your business accordingly. You do not bend over. You have to stand for something

For certain players who become problems, absolutely. If they do something illegal or against team policy, yes, then you need to conduct business accordingly. But i don't think that's what we are talking about here.

Panos started the the thread with the word "if"...

Knixkik wrote:These are great ideas if you never want to attract a free agent or star player ever again.

martin wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

Knixkik wrote:These are great ideas if you never want to attract a free agent or star player ever again.

well melo hasnt exactly been a big attraction to free agents to be honest. Im not trying to bash him at all but its just the way it seems to be unfortunetly

Knicks haven't exactly had cap space to spend.

and when they did they still got 2nd tier type players, and it's mainly because of the culture and system