So a Frenchman, Latvian & Spaniard Walk Into Bar, Melo Takes All The Shots Offseason NYK Thread

[DPresidential]

Goal no. 1 for a new gm...don't get fleeced.

The Knicks being the ones saying they pulled back first is okay with me.

If Ryan Anderson is what we'd be getting back, might as well let Melo ride the roster until Rockets REALLY get desperate.

We have NO need to rush.

Melos value is never going up. The Knicks are better off without him so as long as they don't have to take back any hideous contracts where better off just dumping him

Hold up...wait...

So after tedious and energy sapping negotiation talks...

The Knicks should just buy Melo OUT??

Do you know what that would do to the credibility of this new administration?

Their card would be forever pulled with respect to negotiations with other teams moving forward.

Imagine after all that, Melo is bought out tomorrow and signed by Rockets 5 minutes later...

Take about a fukking L. No, THEY need to validate Harden's contract during this Warriors reign.

They somehow believe Melo will help them...they thought that yesterday, they think it today and they will still believe it tomorrow... Let them get desperate. fukk buying him out.

 

[RicanHavok]

Sources: Knicks put Melo trade talks on hold

Welp since Caa is back to running things and Dolan making the decisions looks like Melo staying and the guy we hired is gonna be a puppet

ESPN already attaching Perry's name as the one that's asking the Knicks to reconsider trading Melo. shyt still gotta play out but fall-guy much?

 

[RicanHavok]

I really hope Perry is stepping in and calling a bluff and not really looking to retain Melo and is preaching patience. I hope that's the case and they're not using his name to back out completely and revert back to trying to make the playoffs.

 

[DoubleClutch]

Who's watching Dennis Smith Jr right now

 

[nyknick]

No need to rush if the deal is not good.

I would rather wait until trade deadline until someone gets desperate than take on a bad contract just to get rid of Carmelo.

 

[DPresidential]

I seriously just want Melo go so the usual goofies can finally shut the fukk up about shytting on him.

 

[RicanHavok]

Who's watching Dennis Smith Jr right now

That almost dunk was had me

 

[DPresidential]

That almost dunk was had me

shyt would have killed that man.

I'm just realizing DSJ favors my youngest son. I'd have loved to root for this kid.

And he quoted a Kendrick line

I'll be rooting for him for sure.

 

[Wargames]

Maybe.

Maybe they weren't loving the deal they were getting.

Or maybe Perry was like hold the fukk up, let me see what I can work out, before we do this.

If it's either of THOSE options, I'm cool with it.

Either those two or they are fukking a mess and stupid as fukk

 

[Wargames]

If they keeping Melo they aren't going to get a pg.... gotta tank somehow

 

[DPresidential]

 

[WOLF2007]

Is Perry gonna be a patsy? I hope not..

 

[Carolina Slim]

Listening to it now; good stuff. Hope he's prepared for the madness of working at MSG... Sounds like a level headed cat with a good idea of how to build a team.

 

[storyteller]

I really don't want to go into the season with THJ and Melo both taking shots from KP. That's even more true if the Bledsoe rumors are true. Bledsoe, THJ, Melo, KP, Willy probably isn't bad enough to score a top 5 pick but it's not good enough to contend either (barring miraculous improvements to all five starters' games) and good luck letting KP be focal point with that squad of scoring players. Knicks can't get killed on a Melo deal, but I do think they need to make something happen if they're really trying to tank and make KP the centerpiece.

 

[GetInTheTruck]

Seems like a negotiating tactic, now the pressure is on Houston to sweeten the deal if they really want Melo. I also think the new GM hire has something to do with it, but I don't know to what extent cause he hasn't officially been put into that spot yet.