Knicks FINALLY acquire Carmelo Anthony (and Chauncey Billups)

[Rayman]

That gets you to the playoffs, sure, but second tier team behind Chicago? Please. Rip is completely washed up and Harrington is a no defense all offense guy.

Nets would be a 6 or 7 with that lineup.

"Buckets" never met a shot he didn't like.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

That gets you to the playoffs, sure, but second tier team behind Chicago? Please. Rip is completely washed up and Harrington is a no defense all offense guy.

Nets would be a 6 or 7 with that lineup.

That'd be second tier, bruh. Rip just doesn't give a fuck anymore...he needs a change.

Heat, Boston, O-Town...then you got Chicago, Atlanta...it'll get us in that general area...right now, behind those teams because they have a 17 game lead (lulz), but next year and beyond, that is what you are looking at, IMO. Which isn't bad, considering the Nets have steeljake's ball in their mouths right now.

 

[EmpireWF]

lol, Nuggets slashed Melo's Jersey down 50% at the Pepsi Center. Although they say it's because they have too many. :smug:

 

[EmpireWF]

Latest, Prokhorov & Jay-Z attempting to set up meetings with Carmelo (Nugets reportedly gave them permission)...but according to news reports, Melo has no interest in talking with any front office.

Kind of immature since they want to talk to him about extending. Could just be nothing, could also be Melo pulling this thing out.

Some believe even if Melo signs an extension, the new CBA will cut down on big contracts. So he will lose out on some $$$ either way, whether he signs the extension or becomes a free agent.

 

[FedEx227]

Not if he does a sign and trade this year though, then he has to be guaranteed what he signs for.

 

[EmpireWF]

Not if he does a sign and trade this year though, then he has to be guaranteed what he signs for.

Even if he signs the extension before teh CBA is implemented, it could roll back the large contracts.

 

[FedEx227]

I don't think they could legally do that. The owners can TRY to get that through, but the players association will not let that happen, I'd be shocked.

 

[ralaw]

I think it's pretty obvious Melo does not want to play in NJ.

 

[EmpireWF]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/...t-want-nets-he-should-put-stop-to-trade-talks

When asked about the possibility of Anthony waiting until after the season to address his future, the person familiar with his strategy told CBSSports.com that he has not factored in the prospect of a hard cap and salary rollbacks in a new CBA. Such an outcome in the labor talks would make Anthony's three-year, $65 million extension -- thought to be a driving force behind any trade that would compel him to sign it before the Feb. 24 deadline -- a moot point.

A management source familiar with the owners' bargaining strategy told CBSSports.com that Anthony might "lose nothing by not signing because new and old contracts will have the same limits after old contracts are rolled back." While some large contracts were grandfathered in after previous changes to the CBA, the management source said, "This is a different world. There was no hard cap. ... In a hard-cap environment, you would penalize teams if old contracts were paid more."

This would mean that accepting a trade simply to get the guaranteed money under the current rules would not be a prudent strategy for Anthony. "Guarantees could go away, too," the source said.

ESPN reports its sources say Prokhorov & Hova will meet with Melo tomorrow at an undisclosed location, likely to pitch signing long-term.

 

[Juggernaut]

Still hoping he gets traded to NJ, rather not see fields/galo/chandler traded

 

[FedEx227]

The Knicks probably aren't winning a title with Fields, Galo and Chandler though.

At the end of the day if the goal is to win an NBA title isn't getting Anthony worth the risk?

 

[Juggernaut]

The Knicks probably aren't winning a title with Fields, Galo and Chandler though.

At the end of the day if the goal is to win an NBA title isn't getting Anthony worth the risk?

If Chandler keeps developing, he could be a top 10 small forward imo. His play is really exciting right now.
Fields is only a rookie, nowhere near how good he'll get.
Galo is a great outside shooter, his defense is bad, but with this up tempo team its not debilitating.

I do believe that if we get a starting caliber center then we will be contenders.

 

[jeffx]

The Knicks probably aren't winning a title with Fields, Galo and Chandler though.

At the end of the day if the goal is to win an NBA title isn't getting Anthony worth the risk?

I'll give up two players, but not three.

 

[Juggernaut]

If we had to give up two of them, one of them better be galo. We need Chandler or Fields to man down the SG (Fields) or PF (Chandler) if we get Melo.

 

[EmpireWF]

Latest hold up is the Nets & Nuggets cannot agree on what Jersey will send out west. lol

The source says the Nets are confident Melo would sign the extension if the trade goes down, but the GMs appear to be haggling.

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/18/nets-nuggets-carmelo.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

 

[Primetime]

The Nets owner has issued a statement to the team to stop the pursuit of Melo. Taking too long and it's too expensive for them. Looks like the Knicks are back to being the front-runners in the Melo sweepstakes.

 

[Rayman]

The Nets owner has issued a statement to the team to stop the pursuit of Melo. Taking too long and it's too expensive for them. Looks like the Knicks are back to being the front-runners in the Melo sweepstakes.

:lolwut:

 

[EmpireWF]

OH SHIT, HERE IT GOES!!!!!!!!

More celebratory, hilarious natured icons coming shortly....:smug:

 

[EmpireWF]

Reports say Melo is unhappy with his agent....meanwhile the agent is trying to get the Bulls involved but they may not be a good match.

Right now, it looks like A) Denver strung this out too long and/or B) Melo never wanted to go to Jersey in the first place.

IMO, the Nuggets will hold on to Melo as we get closer to the deadline and move him for whatever they can get.

lol @ Prokhorov flying all the way from Russia to Jersey to say the Nets are no longer interested in Melo.

:smughard:

:fuckyeah:

 

[Palooza]