LJ4ptplay
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you can easily argue that him saying hes got to look out for his family, and a smart business move; meaning his wife has an affinity with NY, and what better business move for a superstar is there outside of playing for a NY franchise.
He was honest; it is best for his family, and a smart business move, whats wrong with that ?
Because he only had to wait a few more months and would still be disgustingly rich, but has most likely eliminated any chance at the Knicks ever being championship contenders. That's whats wrong. Is being good and having superstar names the only thing that matters to fans? F*ck that. I want a championship. We've waited too long.
If he wanted NY for his family and for more endorsements than he could have waited. If he wanted to win a title for the Knicks, he would have waited. But he didn't. He wanted the money first and foremost. That is what mattered most to Melo, not winning. He even said he would have signed with the Nets had we not traded for him. He is not about winning, he's about money. That's it.
There is really no other way to look at it. Sure fans can try and sugarcoat his greed by saying "smart business move", "he needs to take care of his family" as if he would have somehow been struggling to get by had he waited, but any non-biased observer can call it for what it truly is.
All I can say is that the new CBA better allow us to build a contender. We should have been contenders THIS year had he not been so greedy. If not, it's all on Melo and his greed. There is no other way to look at it.