jzero29
Rotation player
from an owner(dolan) standpoint, he just crushed NJ a second time. they lost out on every big time free agent this summer. Now they also missed out on another. So even at this cost it was worth it to Dolan, to keep his franchise as the premire NBA team in NY area.
Believe it or not The Nets have been a credible threat to take over some of a knicks fan base that has been feed up with the franchises poor decisions and poor play. True die hards, like myself, no way(unless Isiah is brought back as GM or coach), but those front running clowns who had traded there P.Ewing/A.Houston jersey for a jason kid jersey and back to a Stoudemire jersey would leave the knick again in a heart beat. Especially if they have a star and are playing well. Besides I am serious, if Isiah comes back, Consider me a Brooklyn fan.
Dolan aware of this and frightened he will lose the chance to sign anthony, was heightend by the NJ/ brooklyn nets becoming a true NY team, in the boro with the most blue collar national appeal. He panicked, looked weak and caved in.
to lose melo was one thing, to lose him to NJ was another. Everytime Carmelo played against the Knicks or Brooklyn made the playoffs, the Head lines would have been brutal
That said there is no saying either way what he would have done. 65 mill is a lot of cash, besides, with new collective barganing, who knows how free agency will be effected. How much could they have thrown at him, 10-20, maybe more less? what if the Owners create a franchise tag type thing where they would have been able to keep melo, even if he didn't want to stay, like the NFL. Owners are complaining about james, bosch and melo situations. who knows what the results will be. I would say it is something they are fighting for. So you couldnt rule out the NJ trade or the staying with denver.
Believe it or not The Nets have been a credible threat to take over some of a knicks fan base that has been feed up with the franchises poor decisions and poor play. True die hards, like myself, no way(unless Isiah is brought back as GM or coach), but those front running clowns who had traded there P.Ewing/A.Houston jersey for a jason kid jersey and back to a Stoudemire jersey would leave the knick again in a heart beat. Especially if they have a star and are playing well. Besides I am serious, if Isiah comes back, Consider me a Brooklyn fan.
Dolan aware of this and frightened he will lose the chance to sign anthony, was heightend by the NJ/ brooklyn nets becoming a true NY team, in the boro with the most blue collar national appeal. He panicked, looked weak and caved in.
to lose melo was one thing, to lose him to NJ was another. Everytime Carmelo played against the Knicks or Brooklyn made the playoffs, the Head lines would have been brutal
That said there is no saying either way what he would have done. 65 mill is a lot of cash, besides, with new collective barganing, who knows how free agency will be effected. How much could they have thrown at him, 10-20, maybe more less? what if the Owners create a franchise tag type thing where they would have been able to keep melo, even if he didn't want to stay, like the NFL. Owners are complaining about james, bosch and melo situations. who knows what the results will be. I would say it is something they are fighting for. So you couldnt rule out the NJ trade or the staying with denver.