Really Knicks?! Felton over Lin?!
07-15-2012, 04:41 AM
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Really Knicks?! Felton over Lin?!
I thought getting rid of Ewing was stupid and getting marbury even stupider. But now they in essence trade Lin for Felton who is a fat slob. I a no longer a Knicks fan. This is so stupid
07-15-2012, 07:43 AM
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felton was in the nba a lot longer and more experienced. i'm sure he won't be starting either. most likely j kidd will be the starting pg and take at least half of the playing time, maybe 24 minutes per game? rest of the times will probably be shared between felton, davis and bibby.
07-15-2012, 12:15 PM
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He's costing more than 28.8 million tho. in his last year he would cost 30 million if you include the luxury tax. That would be stupid to pay.
This is actually a smart move. Finally a decision that isn't just to sell jerseys & actually make a winning team. This leaves us with good cap space for later on.
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How does this leave the Knicks with cap space. They are paying three players almost max contracts amare, melo and chandler. The salary cap is around 70 mill. They won't be under the cap until 3 years later when all three of those expire, which is when lin's contract would be over. You guys really want j Kidd to run the Knicks? He is so slow now and doesn't have any game left. Felton is fat and overweight and not motivated. Look at his stats the last year and he was horrible.
Don't believe the sports writers that coddle dolans balls and are too scared to write anything negative towards him. There is no way they can get cp3 or any legitimate point guard. Because of their record they'll never get a great player in the draft. Lin is their best option going forward. This was a strict money move because MSG already got the time Warner money and they didnt want to pay the tax penalty. The only way the Knicks can get any player would be a sign and trade and there isn't anyone taking amares contract. The only Players the knicks will ever sign are over the hill players who sign veteren mid level exceptions.
Don't believe the sports writers that coddle dolans balls and are too scared to write anything negative towards him. There is no way they can get cp3 or any legitimate point guard. Because of their record they'll never get a great player in the draft. Lin is their best option going forward. This was a strict money move because MSG already got the time Warner money and they didnt want to pay the tax penalty. The only way the Knicks can get any player would be a sign and trade and there isn't anyone taking amares contract. The only Players the knicks will ever sign are over the hill players who sign veteren mid level exceptions.
07-16-2012, 07:41 AM
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How does this leave the Knicks with cap space. They are paying three players almost max contracts amare, melo and chandler. The salary cap is around 70 mill. They won't be under the cap until 3 years later when all three of those expire, which is when lin's contract would be over. You guys really want j Kidd to run the Knicks? He is so slow now and doesn't have any game left. Felton is fat and overweight and not motivated. Look at his stats the last year and he was horrible.
Don't believe the sports writers that coddle dolans balls and are too scared to write anything negative towards him. There is no way they can get cp3 or any legitimate point guard. Because of their record they'll never get a great player in the draft. Lin is their best option going forward. This was a strict money move because MSG already got the time Warner money and they didnt want to pay the tax penalty. The only way the Knicks can get any player would be a sign and trade and there isn't anyone taking amares contract. The only Players the knicks will ever sign are over the hill players who sign veteren mid level exceptions.
Don't believe the sports writers that coddle dolans balls and are too scared to write anything negative towards him. There is no way they can get cp3 or any legitimate point guard. Because of their record they'll never get a great player in the draft. Lin is their best option going forward. This was a strict money move because MSG already got the time Warner money and they didnt want to pay the tax penalty. The only way the Knicks can get any player would be a sign and trade and there isn't anyone taking amares contract. The only Players the knicks will ever sign are over the hill players who sign veteren mid level exceptions.
Don't blame the knicks about this one. This is a contract that makes no sense to match. It's just simply too much money. Lin got greedy (don't blame him) on a team that gave him a shot when he was a D league player.
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07-16-2012, 12:04 PM
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How does this leave the Knicks with cap space. They are paying three players almost max contracts amare, melo and chandler. The salary cap is around 70 mill. They won't be under the cap until 3 years later when all three of those expire, which is when lin's contract would be over. You guys really want j Kidd to run the Knicks? He is so slow now and doesn't have any game left. Felton is fat and overweight and not motivated. Look at his stats the last year and he was horrible.
Don't believe the sports writers that coddle dolans balls and are too scared to write anything negative towards him. There is no way they can get cp3 or any legitimate point guard. Because of their record they'll never get a great player in the draft. Lin is their best option going forward. This was a strict money move because MSG already got the time Warner money and they didnt want to pay the tax penalty. The only way the Knicks can get any player would be a sign and trade and there isn't anyone taking amares contract. The only Players the knicks will ever sign are over the hill players who sign veteren mid level exceptions.
Don't believe the sports writers that coddle dolans balls and are too scared to write anything negative towards him. There is no way they can get cp3 or any legitimate point guard. Because of their record they'll never get a great player in the draft. Lin is their best option going forward. This was a strict money move because MSG already got the time Warner money and they didnt want to pay the tax penalty. The only way the Knicks can get any player would be a sign and trade and there isn't anyone taking amares contract. The only Players the knicks will ever sign are over the hill players who sign veteren mid level exceptions.
Don't blame the knicks about this one. This is a contract that makes no sense to match. It's just simply too much money. Lin got greedy (don't blame him) on a team that gave him a shot when he was a D league player.
first of all... I really don't believe money is an issue here.. They got him for dirt cheap this season and he made the Knicks enough money in the 2011 season alone to pay for a good amount of that contract. MSG/timewarner dispute resolved? MSG stock skyrocketing? I'll be the first to admit that it is a pretty outrageous contract in yr 3 but it was set by the Rockets because the Knicks waited to see what his market value would be. The amount of revenue, marketing that Lin brings pays for his contract alone. If he turned out to be a bust, it wouldn't be the first large contract bust in Knicks history. His contract as well as others (Amare) would also be tradeable in year 3. However, if he turns out to be even better, the Knicks are going to make a killing off of him.
Yes, he's unproven for a full NBA season but he's not unproven as a player. You don't just get lucky and avg the #s he put up. People that don't know basketabll say he has "breakout games" against shitty teams. CP3/D-Will/Rose, 3 of the most elite PGs in the game don't put up those kinds of numbers on a nightly basis either. Do you expect him to have a triple double every single game? I've been following him for a long time and the kid can ball.. Just look at his stats and the #s he put up in the past season are better than Felton's at his prime.. and yes, Felton is out of shape, can't get to the rim and although experienced, not as quick or as talented as Lin is.
Don't even get me started with the 85% Steven A. Smith ESPN bullshit... that guy is an idiot plain and simple. How do you or anyone else know he could have "easily played?" Did you speak with his surgeons or team doctors? The Knicks didn't have a chance with or without Lin. He was coming back from Knee surgery, not a sprain/strain.. these things can come back to bite you in the ass in the future if you don't take care of it (Brandon Roy). To compare him to Jordan's game is idiotic in more ways than one.