The 2010-2011 NBA Thread

[cobl04]

it's fairly ridiculous that one player has commandeered this much attention.

no one man should have all that power

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

This happens all the time im baseball... can't remember this much complaining.

 

[BoMac]

no one man should have all that power

Spoiler

Yeezy taught him.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

And not for nothing melo doesn't have all the power... denver could always say fuck him and either keep him or trade him elsewhere, the nets could not require an extension and hope they could convince him... Knicks don't have to give up anything and just try to sign him in the offseason.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Lebron says there's "too much going on" with the carmelo trade situation.

Apparently he's not just an egomaniac, he's also insane.

 

[Got Philk?]

Am I right in saying the Nets won't trade for Carmelo unless he signs an extension?

 

[Hewson]

I doubt anybody will trade for him without reasonable assurance of an extension (though they can't theoretically actually negotiate that fact before consummating the trade).

I like Barkley's take last night: Said he was sick of the whole thing and since he's stated all along he wants to play in NY, the Knicks would be stupid to give up that much and should just wait and sign him as a free agent.

 

[iron yuppie]

I doubt anybody will trade for him without reasonable assurance of an extension (though they can't theoretically actually negotiate that fact before consummating the trade).

I like Barkley's take last night: Said he was sick of the whole thing and since he's stated all along he wants to play in NY, the Knicks would be stupid to give up that much and should just wait and sign him as a free agent.

Yes, exactly. He doesn't make the Knicks a title contender this year anyway (unless maybe Rondo or Garnett go down for the season), so waiting sounds like the most logical course of action.

 

[Bluer White]

I think Melo will be a Knick one way or another.

Certainly not a Net. Under the proposed deal NJ is gutted.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I used to be on the wait till free agency band wagon, but the problem is that the system as we currently know wont exist, so there's no guarantee that the Knicks would be able to get him once the new CBA is in place.

There could easily be a franchise tag or a hard cap put into effect.

If they can get him now, get him. Chandler and curry were goners anyways... felton and billups are a virtual wash... randolph blows... so you're pretty much trading melo for either gallo or fields. That's a serious upgrade in either scenario.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Taj Gibson? Really?

 

[LuckyNumber7]

So does this make Blake Griffin America's power forward?

 

[PhilsFan]

He's the Dallas Cowboys of power forwards!

 

[LuckyNumber7]

I dunno.. they have so much in common... it's on the tip of my tongue but I can't tell what it is...

 

[PhilsFan]

He's the New York Yankees of 4s!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I'm selectively choosing to ignore all reports that isiah thomas is influencing dolan in this trade

 

[gump]

I can't adequately express how much I hate Dolan.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I can't adequately express how much I hate Dolan.

Go ahead... give it a shot


I'm just playing dumb about all these reports until I actually see walsh quit or not be brought back and isiah or an isiah lackey take his place.

Until that point i'm just going to believe that these are just reporters with bad sources and/or isiah looking for attention.

 

[Hewson]

I'm selectively choosing to ignore all reports that isiah thomas is influencing dolan in this trade

Actually when the reports came out that the nets were willing to send a handful of players and 4, count 'em 4, first rounders to Denver, I was sure that Mikhail Baryshnikov had secretly hired Zeke to run the Nets.

 

[gump]

"I think we made a very good tactical decision to force (the) Knicks to pay as much as they can," Prokhorov said. "So it's very good, it's very interesting, it's very competitive."

Nice, Nets. Enjoy playing in Newark.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

well they do have troy murphy... so they've got that going for them.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

They put bill russell in jack's seat... awesome

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Kobe is killin.

 

[PhilsFan]

Another year, another boring All-Star game.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

How awful was Rihanna's weave?

 

[lazarus]

Kobe dunking on LeBitch, the ass-pat, and then a three-pointer.

Black Mamba FTW.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Despite a boring game, it was en exciting finish with LeBron and Stoudemire for the East.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Get me melo

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Denver Post reports trade to Knicks is imminent.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Carmelo Anthony is a New York Knick.