Melo is definitely not sending the right signals to the Knicks that he's a lock to re-sign when he says he wants to win a championship. I don't think he wants to wait until 2015 to find out if the Knicks can sign the pieces to be in contention. The Knicks should be doing their due diligence to see what his trade value is instead of possibly losing him for nothing.
I've been saying it for a while now, but I think it should be Rondo or bust.
If we can't get Rondo (which is not likely right now) then we should trade Melo and try to get some picks.
No one, other than Melo, knows what he's thinking. But to me, it wouldn't make much sense to hang around and struggle, and have no real pieces to build with. Very limited assets in terms of on-roster value & picks. He's in a market where he's carrying the team, but still gets the finger of blame pointed at him. Plus he's in an organization that's so starved for success, it tries to cut every corner imaginable to leap to the top; often hurting it's own chances for any sustained success.
Fans have to understand that players don't think like us. Players who were deemed "loyal" like LBJ and CP3 both left their teams as soon as they got the opportunity to go to a more promising situation.
While I can't exactly see Melo in another jersey, I'm not sure anyone could realistically see LBJ in another jersey until he said "I'm taking my talents to South Beach."
So like him, love him, hate him, the Knicks needs to do something to get Melo to stay. That something involves a plan that's comprehensive to both him, and the business minded people he has in his circle. We can't keep looking at it like he's some idiot that's just gonna be "all-in" for the organization, no matter what.
There's even rumblings of Rose wanting the Bulls to do something to help him when he gets back. He doesn't wanna be a part of a "rebuilding effort." People wanna win... not just make the playoffs and have a good seed to feel warm and fuzzy inside.
From a fan's perspective: Rondo or bust.