Should Lin demand that the Knicks trade Melo?

[Droid101]

It's not about trading Melo... it's about how much youth or defenders they could get back in the deal.

They'd be better off if they traded him, period.

[Rowe]

wow still?

Yes, still.

Lin's started 10 games.

He can solidify himself by keeping up this pace throughout the season and not fading down the stretch as teams/players learn more about his game.

Then we can have a legit discussion about Lin being a cornerstone of our future.

[June1026]

Thats BS.

Yao says he still cant even leave his house in Shanghai because of the fan craze.

Of course he has fans, he donated most of his earnings to Charities and has a likeable personality, he's humble and honest and repped Chinese people in a good manner.

What I'm saying is (btw I'm Chinese myself) all my Chinese baller friends would never talk about him or wanting to become like him and you can be sure none of them has his jersey or shoes, but Lin is different, he is a guard, people can identify themselves with him because his style of play is more appealing to the mass population, I can see my friend actually buy his merchandise over the kobes and lebrons.

[Doranku]

GTFOH

[QUOTE]Since Lin began starting for the Knicks on February 5, Madison Square Garden (MSG), the team owner, has seen its stock rise 13% and its market cap increase $227 million. According to investment site Seeking Alpha, Lin

[Rowe]

It's not about trading Melo... it's about how much youth or defenders they could get back in the deal.

They'd be better off if they traded him, period.

These are the stupid posts I'm talking about.

Who do you think we go to? Amare? Landry Fields? Shumpert?

Im sorry but Amare Stoudemire isn't the same player he once was and he isn't going to replace what Melo brings to our lineup. In fact he continues to settle for jumpers even tho we're running the Pick & Roll 30+ times now to try to get him involved.

Melo is crucial to this team.

[Sarcastic]

It's not about trading Melo... it's about how much youth or defenders they could get back in the deal.

They'd be better off if they traded him, period.

The teams that would take Melo don't have youth to give back, and you would never trade Melo for just "defenders".

On the other hand, the Knicks could get a king's ransom for Lin.

[Rowe]

Of course he has fans, he donated most of his earnings to Charities and has a likeable personality, he's humble and honest and repped Chinese people in a good manner.

What I'm saying is (btw I'm Chinese myself) all my Chinese baller friends would never talk about him or becoming like him, and you can be sure none of them has his jersey or shoes, but Lin is different, he is a guard, people can identify themselves with him because his style of play is more appealing to the mass population, I can see my friend actually buy his merchandise over the kobes and lebrons.

OK. I can understand liking Lin's game over that of a Yao.

You're speaking of Chinese-Americans, right?

Because from every sort of information thats come out says Yao is like a king over in China as far as his popularity.

[ballashotcalla]

I'm a big Lin fan, but this thread is ridiculous.

Lin would be a retard to do this.

[DStebb716]

Shut. the. ****. up.

[fubu05]

Melo will be this teams lone 25+ ppg scorer down the stretch. Hell, it's looking like he'll be the teams lone 20+ ppg scorer down the stretch. Lin's points coming down, Amare will probably stay at about 18, 19 a game. You can't trade Melo at this point. I think this teams new identity is looking more and more like the Celtics.

Melo - Primary scorer - Pierce
Lin - Facilitator - Rondo
Amar'e - Pick-n-pop, Rolls - 1/2 of KG (his Offense)
Chandler - Garbage buckets, rebounder, defensive anchor - Perkins + KG's other half (Defense)

Biggest thing missing is Ray Ray's 3pt shooting, but the Knicks bring some of that with Novak/JR off the bench and that Lin's scoring ability is better than Rondo.

[Scoooter]

It wouldn't make sense to trade Melo now. His stock is too low.

[bmulls]

Melo will be this teams lone 25+ ppg scorer down the stretch. Hell, it's looking like he'll be the teams lone 20+ ppg scorer down the stretch. Lin's points coming down, Amare will probably stay at about 18, 19 a game. You can't trade Melo at this point. I think this teams new identity is looking more and more like the Celtics.

Melo - Primary scorer - Pierce
Lin - Facilitator - Rondo
Amar'e - Pick-n-pop, Rolls - 1/2 of KG (his Offense)
Chandler - Garbage buckets, rebounder, defensive anchor - Perkins + KG's other half

Biggest thing missing is Ray Ray's 3pt shooting, but the Knicks bring some of that with Novak/JR off the bench.

That's actually a very good comparison, and I think if they can get their ish together they can be a lot better than the Celtics, at least offensively.

[Sarcastic]

It wouldn't make sense to trade Melo now. His stock is too low.

Right. We should wait till after he wins Finals MVP.

[Rowe]

The teams that would take Melo don't have youth to give back, and you would never trade Melo for just "defenders".

On the other hand, the Knicks could get a king's ransom for Lin.

I've thought about the idea of trading Lin, before Linsanity wears off, many times.

Im curious as to how he'll play next season with a new Head Coach.

If its a coach who values defense like I think most of us want, it likely wont be a good fit.

[Scoooter]

Right. We should wait till after he wins Finals MVP.

Exactly. Right before we extend D'antoni.