2) MO would’ve been nice. Played with Lebron. Strong shooting%s. Also, we didn’t have someone as good as Odom? Maybe, but it’s debatable. When it’s a debatable case, wouldn’t a good GM be able make the final push?

Brian Cronin: Dragic signed for nearly three times as much as the Knicks signed Felton for. Nelson signed for more than twice as much as the Knicks signed Felton for. Andre Miller and Ramon Sessions signed for nearly twice as much money as Felton.

Lowry was dealt for a lottery pick. The Knicks had none to trade.

Mo Williams was acquired for Lamar Odom. The Knicks did not have someone of that caliber to deal for Williams.

Darren Collison was acquired in a trade for a re-signed Ian Mahinmi, who the Pacers apparently actually really wanted. The Knicks had no one as good as Mahinmi to trade.

Calderon is still a Raptor. He could only be acquired by trade (someone good). The Knicks have no one to trade for him.

Only Brooks and Augustin were really available for the Knicks.

Brooks has had good NBA seasons, but never a great one. Plus, he missed the entirety of last season and was terrible the season before that (for two separate teams).

Augustin is the only guy left over that you could make a good case is better than Felton, but if he is better, it is not a clear decision at all.. I’d say it was pretty darn close. I’d certainly prefer Felton, but Augustin does have the advantage of youth. They would have had to make a deal with Charlotte for him, though, and I dunno if that…

Robtachi: Listen I am as unconvinced as anyone in Melo’s capacity for being a true star for this franchise, but they got him for Gallo, Chandler, picks and not much else. And that’s not to ignore the half-season of quality Chauncey which directly resulted in acquiring Tyson. I’m still doing that trade six days of the week and twice on Sunday.

Yeah, people conveniently forget that we really traded all that stuf for Melo AND Chandler. I mean, we went from having the worst interior defense in the league to having the DPOY manning the middle.

Brian Cronin: Dragic signed for nearly three times as much as the Knicks signed Felton for. Nelson signed for more than twice as much as the Knicks signed Felton for. Andre Miller and Ramon Sessions signed for nearly twice as much money as Felton. Lowry was dealt for a lottery pick. The Knicks had none to trade.Mo Williams was acquired for Lamar Odom. The Knicks did not have someone of that caliber to deal for Williams. Darren Collison was acquired in a trade for a re-signed Ian Mahinmi, who the Pacers apparently actually really wanted. The Knicks had no one as good as Mahinmi to trade.Calderon is still a Raptor. He could only be acquired by trade (someone good). The Knicks have no one to trade for him.Only Brooks and Augustin were really available for the Knicks. Brooks has had good NBA seasons, but never a great one. Plus, he missed the entirety of last season and was terrible the season before that (for two separate teams). Augustin is the only guy left over that you could make a good case is better than Felton, but if he is better, it is not a clear decision at all.. I’d say it was pretty darn close. I’d certainly prefer Felton, but Augustin does have the advantage of youth. They would have had to make a deal with Charlotte for him, though, and I dunno if that would even be feasible.

Thanks, Brian, I couldn’t have said it better.

We were also not so good on the rebounding side – as I remember it we were in the top 5-6 in DRR for much of the year before completely falling apart at the end (ended up 12th), and were never a good offensive rebounding team. Camby can’t help but improve that, at least for the 15-20 min/game or so that he is there, and Kidd should make some tangible difference as well.

Brian Cronin:
So with that said, if the Knicks were insistent on being dumb and not matching Lin’s offer sheet, Felton was likely the “best” bet to replace Lin. And if Grunwald was seriously dealing with a situation where he couldn’t get Lin, then getting Felton was really quite inspired. I mean, Gadzuric anda re-signed Jared Jeffries? That’s some clever GMing right there. And to get Kurt Thomas just for the heck of it? Very cool.

Yeah, I am very impressed with Grunwald as a GM, especially if you give him the benefit of the doubt on the Lin situation. That situation obviously was a tough decision, but to come out of this offseason with a bunch of proven (grizzled) vets to shore up the biggest weaknesses on this team really is good job, especially considering we did not have much in the way of flexibility. If he can just sign one defensive wing player (who hopefully can shoot), I feel comfortable saying that we are a much better team now than the one that went 18-6 at the end of last season.

I’ll miss Jeremy as much as anyone, but Felton is really not a bad pickup for ~1/3 the price, especially if he’s in shape (which is sounds like he is, and with a huge chip on his shoulder to boot!). The backup C position was a HUGE weakness for us last year, and I can imagine them playing the two of them together at times with Tyson guarding the 4. We can play big against the Utahs of the world, we can play small ball against Miami, we can run, etc. I think 55 wins is a very reachable goal.

Can you link me to the latest picture you have? I have one of him in May, still fat and holding a freakin cupcake.

Lowry, Collison, DJ, Brooks, Goran, Calderon, Session, Dre Miller, Nelson, and Mo Williams.

All of them were/is available at some point. Not saying they are all a good fit or would’ve cost the same but those were the options.

Dragic signed for nearly three times as much as the Knicks signed Felton for. Nelson signed for more than twice as much as the Knicks signed Felton for. Andre Miller and Ramon Sessions signed for nearly twice as much money as Felton.

Lowry was dealt for a lottery pick. The Knicks had none to trade.

Mo Williams was acquired for Lamar Odom. The Knicks did not have someone of that caliber to deal for Williams.

Darren Collison was acquired in a trade for a re-signed Ian Mahinmi, who the Pacers apparently actually really wanted. The Knicks had no one as good as Mahinmi to trade.

Calderon is still a Raptor. He could only be acquired by trade (someone good). The Knicks have no one to trade for him.

Only Brooks and Augustin were really available for the Knicks.

Brooks has had good NBA seasons, but never a great one. Plus, he missed the entirety of last season and was terrible the season before that (for two separate teams).

Augustin is the only guy left over that you could make a good case is better than Felton, but if he is better, it is not a clear decision at all.. I’d say it was pretty darn close. I’d certainly prefer Felton, but Augustin does have the advantage of youth. They would have had to make a deal with Charlotte for him, though, and I dunno if that would even be feasible.

I can’t believe he went for just $3 million. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I suppose that the Knicks never really had a chance at him because his QO was rescinded after Kidd signed with the Knicks (and the Knicks likely felt that he would have received more than $3 million from another team if his QO was rescinded) but it still irks to see a good, young point guard who can also play an adequate 2 sign for $3 million and the Knicks not even being in on him.

Lowry, Collison, DJ, Brooks, Goran, Calderon, Session, Dre Miller, Nelson, and Mo Williams.

All of them were/is available at some point. Not saying they are all a good fit or would’ve cost the same but those were the options.

Living in the WC, I’ve seen plenty of Blazers games. He sucks. And the word “slow” was used often to describe him by local media.

Top 80 defender? LMFAO. People gameplan around attacking him.

Z-man: Really? What other PGs were available that we could sign at the time with the options we had available? And why do you think that Felton is out of shape now, when he was interviewed this week at a summer league game and looked fit and trim?

Felton played with terrible teams in Charlotte. He shot pretty well his last year there, and pretty well for us and in Denver as well, making for two straight pretty good shooting years. At $10 mill for 3 years, given what our options were, he’s a very solid signing.

BigBlueAL: The only thing I dont like about Melo when he guards the post (or on the perimeter for that matter) is he flails with his arms way too much which leads to alot of silly fouls.Also Manu absolutely torched him on a PnR which lead to an And1 for Manu.It was Amar’e type D by Melo lol

Like I said I wasnt criticizing Melo’s D just that if Love is your backup big guy and is arguably the best rebounder on the planet its pretty sad that when he is on the floor with Melo that Melo covers the opposing center and not Love.It happened against Great Britain too with Melo having to bang in the post with Mensah-Bansu or however you spell it and not Love.Actually when Melo is in even with Durant and LeBron he is stuck covering the opposing center as well Ive noticed.Must not be physically easy for Melo to have to deal with that all summer long.

On top of that he lost weight supposedly so that probably hurts him now too but can so one tell him to stop face guarding his man when rebounding. It’s terrible lazy technique and annoying to watch. lol. Seriously who else does that. Melo is my boy but dang.