matt wrote:I think that would be another PR mess, most if not all players in the NBA would side with Melo, and would be pretty dumb on the Knicks part
... so yeah, probably.
What would be pretty dumb on the Knicks part is to let Melo hold them hostage with the threat of badmouthing us around the league. It's not up to Melo if and when he plays. You don't let him call the shots if management and coaches decide that benching him is the right move for them to move forward.
Not to mention no player is going to sign to play with an aging Melo anyway. No one signed when he was in his prime, why would they want to play with a breaking down, fat, selfish Melo?