Everybody wants to play for the Knicks!
by Seth on Dec 3, 2011 11:33 AM EST
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PrintFirst, on a more serious note, check out Howard Beck's piece on Chauncey Billups, who is understandably bummed that he and his giant suitcase of money are once again lumped into trade rumors centered around a bigger name. Chauncey doesn't want to go anywhere, and he's not the only one who thinks New York is the place to be...
Wilson Chandler and his agent would love to return!
"The first consideration would go to his current team, the Nuggets," Luchey said. "After that, Wilson will field interest from the Knicks. He had a great time in New York, he has a very strong fan base there, he grew there."
J.J. Barea wants in as well!
"I always said the Knicks would be a great second option. I love the city. I love the way they're playing now, their style of play with D'Antoni, the players over there," said Barea, who was in Punta Cana to support slugger David Ortiz’s annual charity golf tournament. "We’ll see. I know Carmelo more than Amar’e. I think after (D’Antoni became coach), I said, ‘That would be a great fit for me.’"
And don't forget Bostjan Nachbar!
Nachbar always has wanted to play in New York.
"I think he’d be a good fit in New York because he knows Mike’s system and he has a good relationship with him,’’ agent Marc Cornstein said.
Guys! This is so great! I'm sure all of these players and their agents respect the Knicks' financial situation and long-term goals and would happily accept small contracts. I'm thinking the full MLE for Boki, then one-year veteran's minimum contracts for Wil and Barea (Jamal Crawford and Grant Hill will take the others). Perhaps even a few "I <3 NY" t-shirts to sweeten the deal. Excellent!
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Barea would be awesome here
I wish Chandler never was traded, really loved that guy here
its cool being a Knick again, times have changed
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 3, 2011 11:40 AM EST reply actions
Nah
This happens every year. We’ll see how many of these guys (including Chris Paul) are actually willing to take a hit in the wallet in order to play here. Seriously, can anyone think of a single player who has taken a pay cut or come in under market value in order to play for the Knicks?
Was Larry Johnson the last one?
by superturboultra on Dec 4, 2011 8:32 AM EST up reply actions
Knicks paid LJ almost $70 mil
I wouldn’t say that’s below market value for someone who never regained his Hornets-era form.
Felton maybe last year?
Well his money was pretty good but it was only a 2 year deal which I guess was a sacrifice for him. Especially considering what types of deals other guys got signed to last season
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but the Knicks just got relevant again
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 4, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
who is Boston Nachobar?
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 3, 2011 11:41 AM EST reply actions
This guy.
"See man, that's how I knew he wasn't a dreamer because the day I give up my dreams is the day I have Strategic Grill Location."
- Mitch Hedberg
damn son
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 4, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Wasn't that one of the new regulations of the CBA?
Players and agents MUST be respectful of every team’s financial situation. Right?
Thank you, David Stern!
SPEND ON BIGS
by StarksMiddleFinger on Dec 3, 2011 11:47 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
This is great that people wantto play for us but we probably won't be able to afford it sadly
I don't want to hear anymore CP3 to the Knicks trade rumors
Good stuff.
Barea and Chandler would make great additions to the team.
That is though I still hope we sign CP3.
Realist.
Isn't Chandler in China for a year tho?
I thought all of the Chinese contracts required players to commit for a full year…
by superturboultra on Dec 4, 2011 8:34 AM EST up reply actions
Yea.
I’m talking next year or once the Chinese season ends then the NBA playoffs are ready to go.
Realist.
Gotta be before the trade deadline though
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Raja Bell has also been makin eyes at us recently
by flossy on Dec 3, 2011 1:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Raja would be interesting
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
Also
The piece on Billups suggests that it’s not so much getting traded from the Knicks he’d mind as much as getting traded to a rebuilding team. Which I guess is understandable if not as heart warming.
by flossy on Dec 3, 2011 1:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Not it really is getting uprooted and sent somewhere else again and again
The going to a rebuilding team is just a foregone conclusion because he’s not going to be traded to a contender to help fill NY’s final pieces.
His hometown team has spit in his face, twice so he has no alligience to them anymore. He probably knew he’d be a short-timer with NY but at the time of the trade I’m sure he also was seeking assurances from NY that they’d take his option and not just use & re-use him.
I’ll be very interested to see how Billups plays this year. He’s been running out of gas come playoff time the last several years because the teams use him up in the regular season. He’s not getting any younger; but I’ve suspected much of Billups health issues was because he spent the 2010 offseason playing in the international tourney rather then rest and healing.
If he doesn’t get brutalized in the back/back/back games the shortened season may keep him fresh in the playoffs
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
I want Chandler back
That will take some of the sting out of the Melo trade, as well as improve the team.
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
by Russ on Dec 3, 2011 1:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Restricted Free Agent
Denver can match any offer
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
Part of our offer includes a pizza from Di Fara's every day
Let’s see Denver match that.
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
yea but he can say no to any offer from denver
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 3, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
If he's an RFA, if the team that owns your rights matches an offer sheet you're gonna have to stay with them. They get the rights to first refusal as long as they match.
That’s why it’s a risk to go after RFA’s since your offer sheet might have to go over market price just to dissuade the right’s owning team to not match, and while you wait that cap space is held in reserve for the guy til a yes/no happens. In the new CBA that time period went down from a week to like 3 days so it’s much faster and less of a headache to throw an offer sheet at RFA’s nowadays, but it’s still risky.
Fish Fingers give me a break.
Yeah we should sign him just to stick it to Denver
I don't want to hear anymore CP3 to the Knicks trade rumors
I've though the same thing, but I think that's what Denver wants
Chandler on a MLE for 4years, that’s a very fair deal. I’m sure Denver would love to secure Chandler to that deal.
Now what I’m wondering is if a RFA signs a 1year contract, does he then become a UFA in the offseason?
Not sure what the CBA fine print is, but I’d sign Chandler to a 1yr offer sheet for the full MLE (if it isnt spent by then).
Denver matches it, but then Chandler becomes a UFA in the offseason
or
Denver doesn’t match and Chandler is a Knick for the season. But then you run the risk of losing Chandler as UFA during the offseason.
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
I'd definitely do the second one. I think Denver realises Wilson was never enamored with the city.
Hopefully if Wil takes the one-year deal, he’ll being to love us again as much as we love him.
god I’m hoping
Fish Fingers give me a break.
by GAx on Dec 3, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Would love Wil back BUT...
Not sure how we’d swing signing him as a RFA in March. Doubt we could just keep a seat warm on the bench for him.
Read the Beck piece. ...
The more I think about it. I think we are better off this year getting whoever we can for one year deals and going ahead with the team we have now than trying to make a run at cp3 this year. I think it gives a better chance to go deeper into the playoffs this year rather than a big 3 and a seriously weak supporting cast. Then in the off season let the chips fall where they may. If we get cp3 then fine, if we get Dwight or another superstar fine. If quality players are lining up to play for us now they certainly will be once we have 3 “superstars” which seems like its a given for next season.
Love to have Will back if even just for the end of the season! Going to be fun this year!
Re: "I'm sure all of these players and their agents respect the Knicks' financial situation and long-term goals and would happily accept small contracts
I’m hoping that was more tongue in cheek. I’d love it to be true but I do not believe it is realistic to expect the players to take that position.
Taking a less money for one year isnt the problem; it is the one year contract. Can someone check the fine print of the CBA, but I believe players can’t, and still won’t, receive Bird’s rights from a 1 year contract; especially 1 year minimum.
That protection was put in place to prevent teams from abusing the Cap rules (I have no cap room so I am going to sign LeBron for 1 year for $1million. then next year I’ll sign him to a 20year $900million contract because he now has Bird rights)… that isn’t allowed
The fallout is pretty good players like Matt Barnes go nearly their entire career without ever qualfying for Bird’s rights because will only sign him to 1year deals.
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
It's not realistic to think Barea will derail his career growth by at least 2years simply for the honor of playing for NY
NY is only wanting to do 1year deals… fair enough good strategy
This is Barea’s moment to cash in. An undersized role player who just help win a NBA title, he’s likely never going to have a deal like this in his career. To secure him may be the MLE, but for the full term, not 1 year
If NY signed him to a 1year, next season he’d likely have to sign another 1year to fit in with all the big shopping. Then in the 3rd season he could maybe take advantage of the MLE of mini-MLE.
That is unless that portion of the CBA has changed and I seriously doubt it did
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
i though that went with-out saying
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 3, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
With Wilson Chandler is still goes back to what are you will to send to Denver in a S&T because he's a RFA
And is a backup to Melo (because can Wilson really be a successful SG) with a full MLE for long term really the priority?
Maybe it is, doesn’t seem like it should
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
Not a confidence builder, but here's a lil quote pearl of wisdom from NY Post
“The Knicks also are chasing centers Kurt Thomas, Jeff Foster, Tony Battie and Aaron Gray”
True it was from the Post, but sadly the statement is realistic; for single year deals, those may be the usual suspects that you see NY pursuing. And didnt Tony Battie used to back up Nate Thurmond back in 1971?
So the 2011-12 motto may need to be “Be patient and supportive this year and go get em next year”
And, Nochbar is a 31yr old Euro SF who was a 9 & 3 guy in 3 seasons with the Nets (yeah, I had to look him up too!!!)
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
Dude
Please shorten your signature, and post all your thoughts in one post
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by WSD on Dec 3, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
no
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
I'm fine just the way
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
I'm doing,
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
I will say this though
Keep the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid quote in the sig! Props for that.
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by WSD on Dec 3, 2011 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Please shorten it
and you should remove that quote about insanity. It’s simply not true, even if Einstein said it.
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
that is pretty true in most situations
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 3, 2011 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
jesus. atleast my sig was entertaining.
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 3, 2011 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
LT if you want to be taken seriously the harsh stuff should be taken out.
We all know Buck sucks. But Aikman? I’ve met a ton of people who actually think he’s not bias at all. He’s actually hard on the Cowboys and consistently calls Eli a good QB.
Jackson is a punk. Who doesn’t know this?
JPP won’t be the DPOY. – DWare? :D (JPP is a monster though.)
Realist.
Jackson's not gonna be a punk when he's
not gonna be a punk when he’s on the Giants next year.
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Dec 4, 2011 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure it's not a rumor.
Unless I"m considered a “source.”
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Dec 4, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
He calls Eli a good QB but than criticizes him on every play.
I watch every Giants game. His dislike for the Giants is blatantly obvious.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Nope! It's annoying when you do it too!
by flossy on Dec 4, 2011 9:22 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
One line sig should be the rule.
Realist.
by DCyanks21 on Dec 4, 2011 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You're not even a Knicks fan so might as well give us the common respect...
Realist.
by DCyanks21 on Dec 4, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think he's a Knicks fan.
Just as a PSA, let me take this opportunity to say even though this isn’t my blog, with all the newfound success and star players we’re suddenly blessed with, we’re going to get a lot of new fans/posters. Let’s not turn into jerks and bust people off the wagon. If you’re a fan, you’re a fan. Just remember to roll with the punches of the bitter, broken-down fans who’ve lived through the 40 years in the desert just to get here.
Fish Fingers give me a break.
by GAx on Dec 5, 2011 12:40 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Way to be GAx
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by WSD on Dec 5, 2011 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather see bandwagons on here
Who are at least taking the time out of their day to comment and post about the Knicks and I guess sort of delve into the next level of fandom.
Better than seeing some dude walking down the street wearing a Carmelo jersey, who was wearing a Lebron cavs jersey two years ago
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by WSD on Dec 5, 2011 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
Stay classy.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Keep in mind a lot of these guys are playing the leverage game.
Talking up coming here to get a better deal from the team they think will actually sign them.
Very true, very very true
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
On an unrelated matter
according to made up reports… i mean published reports, if Denver is actually successful in resigning Nene it will cost the Nuggets $17.7million/year
that kind of money is Kenyon Martin-stupid
"Man, I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"Franchise Tag: Enabling Incompetent Owners to remain imcompetent"
"Contenders do; pretenders give excuses why they did not"
"Yes everybody does have an opinion; but that does not make your opinion any less wrong"
"That ought to stop your bitchin"
"And, please remember, ignorance is not a defense"
these players must not understand basketball
because they seem to all like coach Mike D! I was under the impression, that real basketball people know that he can never win with his style… and is just a lame duck until Jackson comes in.
Whats with all these players saying nice things about them! They should really learn about basketball more…
I think it was Bobby V who said: "You are never as good as you are when you are at your best, and you are not as bad as when you are at your worst."
Like the really funny uncle with a healthy bourbon habit who matches every brilliant Thanksgiving story with one or two ill-advised racist jokes or boob grabs, we’re stuck with Melo. So we might as well learn to love him — quirks and all. http://knickerblogger.net/2011-report-card-carmelo-anthony/
Where the hell were all these Knick loving players when we had Isiah?
I guess I just answered my own question.
Fish Fingers give me a break.
If we're looking at ex-Nets...
Why not bring in Josh Boone as a training camp invite? He’s still young and fits the serviceable big need. It can’t hurt to give him a look.
"See man, that's how I knew he wasn't a dreamer because the day I give up my dreams is the day I have Strategic Grill Location."
- Mitch Hedberg
by Jesus-Zilla on Dec 3, 2011 4:51 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions 1 recs
i totally agree with that
"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy
by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Dec 3, 2011 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh Josh Boone
He kind of really sucks. He’s sort of up there with bringing Bonzi Wells in to work out. I’d rather go with a current NBA player
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I wouldn't mind these guys in camp...they're not saying sign him
But light a fire under these guys and let them fight it out for a spot…true enuff he’s cringe worthy from the free throw line, but competition is a great motivator
Agreed
Although with a shortened camp, who knows what form of ugly might manage to look good for a few games? We’ve got a lot of roster spots to make mistakes on and not a lot of time to evaluate,
by superturboultra on Dec 4, 2011 8:42 AM EST up reply actions
we have no good options.
hes a decent league min option
"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy
by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Dec 4, 2011 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
I would love to have Will back
but if we offered him a multi-year MLE deal it would count against the cap, wouldn’t it? So it kinda seems unlikely unless we are giving up on the third superstar thing and really trying to build a team this year which I doubt.
So confused about China contracts
I thought Chandler was stuck in China??
Apparently their season ends around February.
So Chandler and them would be back in time for the 2nd half of the season.
"See man, that's how I knew he wasn't a dreamer because the day I give up my dreams is the day I have Strategic Grill Location."
- Mitch Hedberg
by Jesus-Zilla on Dec 3, 2011 6:03 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Sounds like teams can start dealing with FA's from Monday
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7311353/nba-free-agency-courting-start-monday-sources-say
WOOOOOT
"I DO THIS" - Carmelo Anthony
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ONE NATION UNDER AL
Respect the reputation or it's an altercation.
I don't know what any of these fellows can add to this team
Besides for Ill Will who clearly can add a lot….of dollars to our pay roll…which is bad.
CHANDLER WAS THE KNICKS BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER LAST SEASON
NEITHER CARMELO NOR AMARE CARE EVEN A MINUTE ABOUT PLAYING
DEFENSE. ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS GETTING THEIR 20 SHOTS EACH A GAME.
DOUGLAS IS ANOTHER ( and he can’t shoot even a little) CHUCKER.
FIELDS HAS A LOT OF SKILLS BUT CARMELO AND AMARE JUST DON"T PASS THE
BALL.
I CANT HEAR YOU
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 3, 2011 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
42 fron2, 37 from 3 and 79 from the stripe with a damaged shoulder
Sure Tony’s got holes in his game, but please, Stop watching Basketball thru a beer bottle. I’m getting tired of these Player X sucks posts
Hee hee
Things are really getting back to normal around here!
Even you and Ming have popped up again. Oh joyous NBA season!
SPEND ON BIGS
by StarksMiddleFinger on Dec 3, 2011 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
looooooooooooooooool
I was about to say that was an amazingly capital post by frankie, and he didn’t even mention David Lee!
And then I read the next post. Oh frankie.
Fish Fingers give me a break.
I feel like I've come in from the wilderness
Things seem kind of familiar, and I think, “frankiec, do I know this dude?…” and then I see a David Lee post and it all comes rushing back.
by superturboultra on Dec 4, 2011 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
gallo
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 3, 2011 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
we're probs not getting any of them
Anxiously awaiting the day my username will be appropriate
i could see us getting nachbar
barea will be overpaid though, and chandler’s status as an RFA makes it hard to imagine.
in general, i think we should tone down our expectations for additional players this season. hopefully the front office does that too, since there would be good opportunities to sign players in the offseason if we are conservative on the short term, and we won’t have to lose any of our current cheap / effective players like TD, Landry, and potentially Shumpert.
"Why does green mean that's the color green? Why can't you say another word for green being green? Know what i'm saying?" - Stephon
"Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie." - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Dec 3, 2011 11:02 PM EST reply actions
ps I want a Shumpert t-shirt design contest ASAP
"Why does green mean that's the color green? Why can't you say another word for green being green? Know what i'm saying?" - Stephon
"Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie." - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Dec 3, 2011 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
eh, you're probably right
sigh
when will this endless chain of trade scenarios come to an end?
"Why does green mean that's the color green? Why can't you say another word for green being green? Know what i'm saying?" - Stephon
"Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie." - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Dec 3, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
would love to have chandler back.
also would like Mozgof and Gallo.
but i can setlle for Gallo… i mean chandler
(Gallo, please come home. we miss you)
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Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
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by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 3, 2011 11:38 PM EST reply actions
if burps contract were done now and we had his cap space to play with i think we’d be better served getting tyson chandler and arron afflalo.
our 5 would be
chandler / amare / melo / afflalo / TD
bench
jerome jordan / E / landry / shumpert.
call me crazy but i think that team would do better than a big 3 and old rump roast like the joel anthony’s of the world.
I'd rather have some form of distributing PG somewhere on the roster.
On a team full of stars and scorers, a pass-first orchestrator that can run an offense is huge…
i am not the biggest burps fan out there
but you are undervaluing him. dude is still a top pg in the nba. its gonna be cool to watch him this year.
I think it was Bobby V who said: "You are never as good as you are when you are at your best, and you are not as bad as when you are at your worst."
Like the really funny uncle with a healthy bourbon habit who matches every brilliant Thanksgiving story with one or two ill-advised racist jokes or boob grabs, we’re stuck with Melo. So we might as well learn to love him — quirks and all. http://knickerblogger.net/2011-report-card-carmelo-anthony/
this
I have a feeling Billups will be solid this year. All these media cats stay leaving him out of the discussion.
SAVE THE AMNESTY!!
by total hermination on Dec 4, 2011 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
dude is going to motivated like a mother
God I hope he does well this year.
Fish Fingers give me a break.
or he’s going to be a year older and due to the lack of conditioning during the lockout he will be more prone to injury.
The fact that he's taking so long to leave Denver and come back to NY
Is concerning me. But hopefully that’s just something going on with travel plans or saying goodbye to his family. I really do hope he has a great season here, because we looked pretty damn good last year when he was healthy
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by WSD on Dec 5, 2011 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
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