The Knicks were far better than that with Lin. So I really don’t see where Fatty has an edge. Darrell?

eh, 16-10 with Lin (yeah, I looked it up), which means 9 and 10 after the 7-0 start, including the get back game by Darren Williams, the rape by Mario Chalmers and the Heat, the abusive triple double (including 20 points and 20 assists) by Rondo in front of Lin’s college coach, get back game by Toronto (those I remember off the top of my head. Now, I can’t quote the numbers like my man Scalia, but I do know that the Felton who was a guard for the Knicks, is a better player than the Lin of post scouting report fame. I also know that the Felton I saw on tv yesterday attending the summer league game, looks alot like the Felton who played for the Knicks.

melo will never win a title (at least not until he joins the heat)

Classy and unselfish. And JR Smith? Just another thug.

Holy shitballs, this story somehow will not die.

Carmelo is history’s greatest monster.
After Zeke, that is.

You know how many of my coworkers I hate? Who fucking cares who these dope like and dislike? There’s one bitch here that is good at her job, is very good at it, but I can’t fucking tolerate her “Happy Monday” and “I hope you’re having a Jason-type of day” and “I’m blessed, bless you, too” bullshit. If she left and our performance suffered, what the fuck ever. But they keep her because no one gives a shit what I think about her personality, and neither do I, really…I just close my door.

Hmm……

The Knicks were far better than that with Lin. So I really don’t see where Fatty has an edge. Darrell?

He wasn’t (as) fat at the time, so Darrell’s eyes probably look back glowingly at Felton (but I hope his eyes remember Felton put up those #’s in MDA’s PG-friendly system and his numbers even dropped that same season in Denver before completely falling off a cliff last season in Rip City).

If Durant was good as a rookie, Seattle/OKC would have been too good. Luckily for them he didn’t win ever as a rookie or soph.

That’s right because you need to draft another top 5 player (westbrook) that isn’t quite good enough yet to put them over the hump to allow another top 3 pick (Harden).

But, that structure of contract was only if he signed with the Knicks. The Rockets (or any other team but the player’s former team) have the option of spacing the cap-hit over 3 seasons. So for the Knicks the contract would be 5, 5, 14 whereas for the Rockets it is 8, 8, 8.

Oh, didn’t realize that. I thought contract would be structured same wherever he signed. That makes Knicks not matching even worse.

What was Knicks winning % with Felton?

28-26

The Knicks were far better than that with Lin. So I really don’t see where Fatty has an edge. Darrell?

What was Knicks winning % with Felton?

28-26

I do feel like following the OKC model can be shaky because they benefitted from a LOT of luck both in terms of actually landing the high picks in the lottery and teams ahead of them making mistakes (Portland drafting Oden, Memphis drafting Thabeet). Also not every draft is created equal.

Right. Very lucky. You have to get a guy who will suck as a rookie, too. The plan didn’t work for the Cavs, for instance, because Lebron was too good. Instead of getting a top 2-3 pick, they got stuck at #9 and took Luke Jackson.

If Durant was good as a rookie, Seattle/OKC would have been too good. Luckily for them he didn’t win ever as a rookie or soph.

His numbers with the Knicks were better than Lin’s.

They were but he got a LOT worse last year, is insanely out of shape and was abysmal in Portland.

First two years, he averages $5 mil/yr. Then on third year it’s $14 million. You can always trade expiring contracts because someone somewhere is always looking to offload long term contracts.

But, that structure of contract was only if he signed with the Knicks. The Rockets (or any other team but the player’s former team) have the option of spacing the cap-hit over 3 seasons. So for the Knicks the contract would be 5, 5, 14 whereas for the Rockets it is 8, 8, 8.

Boston tanking out got them a high draft pick. Which they then packaged to either get Garnett or Allen (can’t really remember which). Sure, getting a high draft pick is only part of rebuilding. But it’s a damn important part.

They got Ray Allen (and Glen Davis) for the #5 pick (Jeff Green). Of course now Green is back in Boston and Allen and Davis are gone. The trade was important for both teams. Trading Allen allowed OKC to stay at the bottom for a couple more years and collect Westbrook and Harden, on top of it he wouldve taken shots away from Durant had he stayed.

I do feel like following the OKC model can be shaky because they benefitted from a LOT of luck both in terms of actually landing the high picks in the lottery and teams ahead of them making mistakes (Portland drafting Oden, Memphis drafting Thabeet). Also not every draft is created equal.

His numbers with the Knicks were better than Lin’s.

Not really.
eFG-same
assist%-Lin
TO%-Felton
Steal%-Lin
3point%-same
Reb%-Lin
Points/36mins-Lin.
Also, since that season Felton put on about 45 pounds

No. Its a 3 year deal for about 8 million a year. The poison pill only would have affected the Knicks. Morey is a moron because he let two point guards that are better than Lin leave and paid Lin more money than those guys got paid.

You can’t think of it like that. First two years, he averages $5 mil/yr. Then on third year it’s $14 million. You can always trade expiring contracts because someone somewhere is always looking to offload long term contracts.

Carmelo Anthony & JR Smith Didn’t Want Jeremy Lin Back

You fuckin metrosexuals.