yeah but that wouldve been the best possible outcome for the knicks if it lead to them getting one of howard/paul/deron
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 17:07 (thirteen years ago) link
nerds agree http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/deal-for-anthony-may-limit-knicks-upside
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 18:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i like hollinger's analysis. there's no point in even playing thru the regular-season, really. just calculate how many wins each team will have, based on their roster and offseason acquisitions, and then set-up playoff brackets.
oh, to account for regular-season injuries and wear-and-tear on older players, smash a steel plate against every player's kneecaps, calves and back before starting the playoffs.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 February 2011 18:19 (thirteen years ago) link
CSheridanESPN Chris Sheridan/Amar'e Stoudemire said he spokely briefly with Carmelo Anthony after trade was agreed to.
sounds awkward.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link
i think hollinger makes a lot of sense, altho i think he's underrating melo as a player
― pop the s1ock (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link
honestly it seems to me like the nba is sort of starting to resemble baseball a bit, tho in an even more exaggerated fashion
like you have the top tier destination spots in the nba now where ppl seem to agree that all FAs want to go (miami, LA, ny, chicago, and i think you could add boston in here once kg/ray/pierce nucleus moves on) just like you have in baseball (yanks, sox, phils etc) except in the nba you have these teams wielding the nature of their locale as the trump card as opposed to the ability to just pay out the wazoo like the red sox or something
then you have everyone else basically, and those teams break down into teams that will spend big money on players and those that won't/can't. like, in the nba you have joe johnson signing a max deal, igoudala coming close, but none of those teams are gonna seriously compete for an nba title any time soon, and i think it's sort of the equivalent of like the mariners signing jayson werth, or the mariners doling out massive money for chone figgins, or the jays paying out their ass for vernon wells
& then you have the smart teams that are gonna lay back & rebuild organically cuz that's the only way you can. like, the thunder = the rays (durant = longoria even) as a team w/ a very smart front office that schooled everyone in draft/development & then even teams like the clippers or memphis (despite throwing mad money at rudy gay) who are developing potential contenders thru the draft, tho even against their will in the clippers case
anyway my point is that i think for a team like denver this is prob a blessing in disguise if their management is good enough, because they're a mid-tier team & signing carmelo to the max for the next three years wasn't gonna bring them any close.
i know it's not a perfect analogy but that's sorta how it feels to me
― pop the s1ock (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
totally true. makes me wonder if -- in response -- the owners will demand a revenue-sharing type of system, like the nfl has.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
well its more that they couldve gotten melo but if they didnt then they prob could get someone even better next year - its speculative for sure - especially considering no one knows what the new cba will look like - but the fact that melo/deron/paul/howard all seem to have some level of interesting new york makes it maybe not such a bad bet - on the other hand melo was actually getable now which has a lot to say for itself - but BUT theyve hamstrung themselves going forward by giving up so much/signing two max players who arent uber eliete guys
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 11:38 AM (3 hours ago)
yeah this is how i'm seeing this too
― kl0p's son (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:56 (thirteen years ago) link
that 538 article is great
― kl0p's son (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
the first comment on the 538 article is hilarious
"Great article. First time I've seen John Hollinger's stats used for something relevant."
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
ouch.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 February 2011 22:36 (thirteen years ago) link
woj is unreal
― pop the s1ock (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 22:41 (thirteen years ago) link
i love that one (unsourced) quote btw
― pop the s1ock (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 22:42 (thirteen years ago) link
When asked on Tuesday how much involvement Thomas had in the Anthony trade, Walsh jabbed, “I’m assuming Isiah’s getting ready for the NCAA tournament.”
lol.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 February 2011 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Once, Thomas brought Dolan with him on a comic-strip recruiting mission of Kobe Bryant(notes): Together, they traveled to California armed with an electric offer: Come take the midlevel exception for a chance to play with Stephon Marbury(notes).
ahhahahahah
― Neu! romancer (dayo), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:25 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, this sounds like an overblown story. this article sounds like it was kobe playing games with the LAL back in 2004. significantly, however, the linked article does say, in a completely serious-sounding tone, that the NYK tried to entice the LAL to trade kobe bryant for allan houston.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:45 (thirteen years ago) link
http://grab.by/9hnS
― ice cr?m, Friday, 4 March 2011 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
kidna looks like tyler the creator
― Neu! romancer (dayo), Friday, 4 March 2011 00:42 (thirteen years ago) link
new ilh board descrip: "Seriously, who the [expletive] is Isiah kidding with this [expletive]"
― am0n, Friday, 4 March 2011 00:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Kinda feel like the trade made both teams better
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Friday, 4 March 2011 00:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Since the Melo trade, Nuggets have been 10-3, Knicks have been 7-7. Interesting.
― coolsundays, Sunday, 20 March 2011 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
it's almost as if the knicks traded away their entire team and are now forced to give major minutes to ronny turiaf, jared jefferies and toney douglas
― blingee cummings (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 20 March 2011 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
after one its the milwaukee bucks 32 and YOUR new york knicks 9
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 20 March 2011 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
noooooo way
― blingee cummings (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 20 March 2011 19:41 (thirteen years ago) link
well, you know what they say about early sunday afternoon games for road teams in milwuakee
― blingee cummings (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 20 March 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
a photo pf george karl laughing: http://grab.by/9zZQ
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 20 March 2011 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
knicks made a comeback - down by 3 8 minutes left
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 20 March 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
the bucks won by five points
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 20 March 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
lol?
took yall this important photo while i was in ny
http://i52.tinypic.com/2lcmlic.jpg
― ice cr?m, Friday, 15 April 2011 07:06 (thirteen years ago) link
clip art that's printed out is next level imo
― dayo, Friday, 15 April 2011 07:08 (thirteen years ago) link
speling
http://www.candyfavorites.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/HFCA295.jpg
― am0n, Friday, 15 April 2011 19:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Knicks acquire Amare Stoudemire in off season and Carmelo Anthony at the trading deadline!!
Knicks make playoffs for the first time in umpty-diddly years!!
Knicks get swept 4-0 by the Celtics in the first round!!
Uh. Progress!!
― Aimless, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
happy trails, donnie
― call all destroyer, Friday, 3 June 2011 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
loooool let me guess, they're bringing isiah back
― dayo, Saturday, 4 June 2011 00:22 (twelve years ago) link
The Knicks are the gift that keeps on giving.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 4 June 2011 00:24 (twelve years ago) link
donnie will next be gm'ing a retirement home
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 4 June 2011 00:28 (twelve years ago) link
if isiah comes back i will lol so hard for so long
― ice cr?m, Saturday, 4 June 2011 03:42 (twelve years ago) link
it would be the lol to end all lols
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 4 June 2011 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knicksblog/knicks_owner_band_to_tour_with_the_pGnznDjO6BxuU0KrERaSuI#axzz2WmuCnHCZ
― polyphonic, Thursday, 20 June 2013 20:17 (ten years ago) link
lol his band is so obviously a bunch of expensive hired guns -- he stinks
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 June 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link
moar like Jimmy D and the Foul Shot
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 June 2013 21:05 (ten years ago) link
JD
whatever
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 June 2013 21:06 (ten years ago) link
Dolan out the jamz
― Treeship, Thursday, 20 June 2013 21:07 (ten years ago) link
lol
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 June 2013 21:08 (ten years ago) link
a good year means you need throwback trainwreckhttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31335411/inside-knicks-secret-attempt-lure-michael-jordan-bulls
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 30 April 2021 14:06 (two years ago) link