Hey, Jeff Van Gundy likes the deal. He says that Carmelo is that much of a difference maker. That helps me with optimism going forward. A lot of people do and their not all Jack-offs from ESPN.

I have rooted for our young players for years now. Lee, Robinson, Frye became Chandler, Gallo, Fields and all went to Milwaukee and lost to the likes of Ersan Illyosova. All got schooled by the likes of Jrue Holliday.

I want to have some fun now. I want to win some games and be the better team most nights. I want to be in a game six in the second round and have the opportunity to beat someone good. I’m tired of knowing, by the middle of the second quarter, that we’re hopelessly overmatched.

It’s hard emotionally to see guys go. I had my own nickname for Felton. He was “Little Ray” to me. I really loved Gallo and that’s what hurts the most. However, what’s killing me now it that the writers I respect most in the world are equating this deal with the worst moves of the Isiah era. It’s not that bad. Carmelo is not Curry, Zach Randolph, Jamal Crawford, Stephon Marbury or Steve Francis.

jon abbey: Thomas B, Billups is shooting 44% from 3 point range this year and 92% from the line, pretty sure he is an asset in both 3 point shooting and can handle the Ts.  

39.1 for his career from 3 is very good. 34 and playing 32 minutes a game–6.5 fewer than Felton–I have to wonder about whether he will continue to be as productive if he has to log more minutes. I think he might have to with no back up point to spell him.

The technicals was the standard poor attempt at humor.

Robert Silverman: At this point, you might as well go all-in. Offer Azubuike, Turiaf and Fields For Marcus Camby and Rudy Fernandez  

Should have offered that for Nene and Lawson I thought…

Ben R:
Maybe not this year but our team was built for the next 5+ years, with lots of youth and cap space. Now all of a sudden we are in win now mode. We are the Atlanta Hawks. A good team, but absolutely stuck outside of the elite with no room to get better and the clock ticking on our 3rd best player.  

Billups > Bibby
Johnson > Fields
Melo > Williams
Amare > Smith
Horford > Ronny
…and that’s just today. Knicks actually have decent flexibility if the cap stays soft. If the cap becomes hard then Miami and everyone else is screwed too. They will probably have to shed Bosh. The 3 star system becomes the 2 star system.

So what is the deal with this first round pick? Are we receiving one from minnesota, or are they simply conveying their pick and sending it to denver in exchange for AR and curry (rather than our having to send the 2014 pick to denver)???/

Good question. I think it is the latter, which would make more sense for Denver (Minnesota’s first rounder being better than the Knicks, god willing), but the former would be pretty awesome.

One last thing – I really don’t understand why Denver really did not want Randolph at all. I mean doesn’t he have more potential then a mid to late -first rounder or for sure a second rounder. I mean no matter how off he has been this year he is what most would consider a young talent which is exactly what Denver was looking for. Its hard to get over how much his trade value went down even if he did or did not play himself into that position.

d-mar: I hate the fact that we gave up so many players in this deal, but guys, come on, this isn’t doomsday.Felton vs. Billups – a wash, both are gone in 2012
Gallo vs. Melo- no comparison
Chandler was probably gone anyway
Mozgov – had 1 good game, has potential, may be a good backup center someday
Randolph- this site has been crucifying the guy all year, why do we want him so bad all of a sudden?Plus we get Brewer, Williams and Balkman, for whatever that’s worthI do feel like we got hosed, and if it was Dolan’s doing with Isaiah the weasel whispering in his ear, then it’s doubly hard to take. But we got one of the most talented scorers in the NBA to take some of the load off of Amare, and NY is now one of the pre-eminent destinations for free agents for years to come.Let the abuse begin.  

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