Knicks, Rockets working on Carmelo Anthony trade scenarios

Im very proud of clutchfans for the work we put in yesterday. We went from the late 340s to 362 yesterday.

Lets keep haulin ass and maybe we can get this hoe to 380 today.

 

Morey can make it happen by adding in more value for a third team.

 

So who do you guys like in the fight Saturday night? I have Money Mayweather by TKO in 7.

 

More value from us means we have to include capela or gordon or ariza which i dont think morey will do. He knows how important those 3 are for the team. The main problem i think is finding a taker for ryno

 

That's the update that's a killer to me. Won't bother checking anymore.

 

Not necessarily. Draft picks are much more viable.

 

@Mathrocker yes we can get to 380 but it wont be enough to get the deal done..lol
If you read woj mesage posted by J.R above it is not even close to getting it done

 

if training camp goes by and a deal still hasn't happened yet then I'll be ready to move on

perhaps this thing will ultimately end in a buyout

 

It's on Melo he needs to force it.

 

Deal wont get done til 500. Thats why we need to haul ass.

Nothing will happen until training camp though. Thats when more pressure starts

 

I really hope you are right. I am on board for 500

 

but how can he force it when knicks do not like the offer they are getting from rockets?

 

Training camp is gonna get awkward over there until he is traded

 

ok so let me ask you this. lets say if training camp starts and melo is still knicks then what will happen? I mean what is in his power that he can do to make it awkward?

 

Get high at practice and complain about the knicks to the media

 

What will change once the season starts? Ryan Anderson's contract is still going to be the same. Morey still isn't going to trade Ariza or Gordon.

Why would the Knicks want to really hold onto him through the season? Melo is opting in next year. Just like Wade did this offseason. No team is going to offer him a deal to his liking if he opts out. If you're NY, you hold onto him, and the offense still goes through Melo, taking shots away from Porzingis and Hardaway. God forbid if Melo tweaks something or gets hurt, and then you're really stuck with him for the next two years. All the while treading water at best, or, drowning in the EC.

 

Woj last week on Kyrie talks:

Teams believe that the Cavaliers expect more aggressive conversations in September, closer to the start of training camps.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20343088/lebron-future-impacts-cavaliers-kyrie-irving-trades

Not throwing shade at Woj at all — just saying, from a timing standpoint, it's impossible for even him to know. So much posturing. The Knicks want the Rockets to believe they're willing to wait until the season for Morey to panic, and the Rockets want the Knicks to know they're content to wait it out, too. My bet is at least one side is bluffing.

 

But remember woj said the same about a potential kyrie trade. Then the trade happened right after that lol

EDIT: The Cat beat me to it

 

Seems pretty obvious to me: they're hoping he'll be open to more teams as time goes on. What if the Rockets struggle to start the year? What if one (or both) of our big 2 gets injured? Would Melo then be more open to going elsewhere?

And then something that's a longshot but IMO cannot be dismissed: what if between now and Feb LeBron starts to show interest in joining NYK?

There's no real benefit to NYK to get this deal done before Dec or Feb.

 

The main reason he didn't want to waive his NTC was because he didn't want to be far away from his family/son. He's not going to add other teams to his list, IMO. This is his chance to join a contender/one of his best friends. Worst case scenario he just plays in NY, being close to his son, getting paid. All the while Phil Jackson is gone.

While maybe tongue in cheek, or completely serious, who knows, CP was the guy who toasted at Melo's wedding that one day they'll be playing together. The time is now.