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Starter
STAT: "Coach knows too well how to manipulate the mob."
Melo: "Red Holzman had a dream that was the Knicks, Amar'e. This is not it. This is NOT it!
STAT: "Red Holzman is dead, Melo. We mortals are but shadows and dust... SHADOWS AND DUST, MELO!"
"I knew a man once who said, "Stupidity smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.'"
"At my signal, unleash Hell."
"We who are about to lose, salute you!"
"I will see you again. But not yet... not yet."
K-Mart: "Can they hear you?"
Melo: "Who?"
K-Mart: "Your family. In Brooklyn."
Melo: "Oh yes."
K-Mart: "What do you say to them?"
Melo: "To my son - I tell him I will see him again soon. To keep his elbows in while shooting his J. To my wife... that is not your business."
"Your future coach asks for your loyalty, Melo. Take my hand, I only offer it once."
"My name is Anthony Erwin Randolph, Junior. Power Forward of the Minnesota Timberwolves, former 1st round lottery selection, posted 2 straight double doubles in my first 2 starts of the season, loyal servant to my true coach, Kurt Rambis. Owner of a sabotaged 1st season as a Knick, victim to a clueless head coach. And I will have my vengeance, in this season or the next."
"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?!?! IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE?!"
"Five of my men are out there in Denver & Minnesota. Three of them are starting on their new teams. Two look to have Allstar potential. I will not believe that they fought and were traded for nothing."
Melo: "I am required to score, so I score. That is enough."
Kobe: "That's enough for the playoffs, but not enough for a championship."
Brent Barry: "When was the last time you were happy?"
MDA:"Two years, two hundred and sixty-four days and this morning."
SM: "3 pointers and uptempo, a powerful combination."
Reporters: "You really think people are going to be seduced by that?"
SM: "I think he knows what NY is. NY is the mob. Conjure a few 3 pointers for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their hopes for a title and still they'll roar. The beating heart of NY is not the streets of Times Square, it's the court of the Garden. He'll bring them mediocrity - and they will love him for it."
"It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed."
Karl: "You have proven your talent once again, Melo. Let us hope for the last time."
Melo: "There is no one left to play, coach."
Karl: "There is always someone left to play. How can I reward Denver's greatest player?"
Melo: "Let me go home."
Karl: "Ah, home."