Should The Knicks Regret the Carmelo Trade?

[Scoooter]

The Nets were desperate. They gave up the farm for a player who didn't even guarantee to extend the contract. What makes you think Deron would sign the extension with the Knicks?

Nothing's guaranteed, obviously. Including success. You take your shots.

The Knicks have a great city, a great fanbase, and he'd have an All-NBA team mate who compliments his game perfectly in a PG friendly system. Why wouldn't he resign?

[Sarcastic]

Nothing's guaranteed, obviously. Including success. You take your shots.

So you are ok with the Knicks trading all our assets for someone who might bail? Seems dumb to me.

[Scoooter]

So you are ok with the Knicks trading all our assets for someone who might bail? Seems dumb to me.

Dumb, unfortunately, is the Knicks' milieu. Exhibit A, the Melo trade.

[Sarcastic]

Dumb, unfortunately, is the Knicks' milieu. Exhibit A, the Melo trade.

At least he extended the contract. He has been to the playoffs every year of his career too. He is regarded as an elite player by most people. It's only under Dantoni that he is losing games. He has won at every level of his career, including a title in his 1 year of college.

[Scoooter]

At least he extended the contract. He has been to the playoffs every year of his career too. He is regarded as an elite player by most people. It's only under Dantoni that he is losing games. He has won at every level of his career, including a title in his 1 year of college.

We would have been a playoff team without him. I thought the bar was higher at this point in his career. Oh well.

[Sarcastic]

We would have been a playoff team without him. I thought the bar was higher at this point in his career. Oh well.

How do you know? We were trending down before the trade. We could have fallen out of the playoffs very easily.

[Scoooter]

How do you know? We were trending down before the trade. We could have fallen out of the playoffs very easily.

Or we could have rallied and maybe even not gotten swept. Speculation.

[Sarcastic]

Or we could have rallied and maybe even not gotten swept. Speculation.

I think Hunk Gallinari would have led us to a title.

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[Scoooter]

I think Hunk Gallinari would have led us to a title.

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He is sexy, I'll give you that.

[ZenMaster]

Deron Williams' first choice is to stay with the Nets and to build something special in Brooklyn, but if it doesn't work out with his current team, his short list of desirable destinations includes the Mavericks, the Knicks and the Lakers, according to sources close to the situation.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/stor...st-teams-go-to

They should offer Melo for Deron and Morrow, add a filler if needed.

[Akrazotile]

well, they were probably in the playoffs anyway, but I think the Carmelo + Amar'e Knicks have contender potential if they can make some tweaks whereas the Amar'e + others Knicks had a somewhat lower ceiling.

I think great players win championships and we needed ourselves a great player.

[Akrazotile]

I think Hung Gallinari would have led us to a title.

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[ArbitraryWater]

Melo >>> Durant. I don't even know how you could take Durant over him. And how is being the most versatile not being the best? If you can do something the most ways, you are automatically the best at it.

lol

[Akrazotile]

lol

[Springsteen]

hindsight is 20/20