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[harlemtothebronx]

Now to focus completely on trying to lure LeBron.

 

[al3xis]

on the front page of SI.com

lets go

 

[Master Zik]

Originally Posted by streethoopkilla

melo aint leaving http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5356389

All that means is he won't be traded. Even on ESPN they've been saying it's a 2 year plan to get him when he's a FA.

 

[pr0phecy718]

Originally Posted by MeloVP

our most explosive player since..??

Nate Robinson

 

[mronegative]

Originally Posted by BangDak

I'd like Haywood.

Haywood's gotta be our #1 center target. With the Heat gettin diarrhea'd on in free agency, they'll give Jermaine more than the vet's minimum, which is what he deserves. Same with Miller getting paid since the Bulls are falling out of it.
I mean we already seen what a difference it makes with Amare at PF.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Is our core now more attractive than Chicago's?

Gallo, Chandler, Douglas, Walker, Amare

or

Rose, Deng, Noah, Gibson

 

[ddot7]

Originally Posted by streethoopkilla

melo aint leaving (this year) http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5356389

FYP.

Originally Posted by Cfranchise26

Parker
Gallo
Melo
Amare
Kwame Brown

Thanks, I wasn't sure who those guys are.

 

[duba169]

Wilbon "if you take a vote in chicago if you would choose lebron or wade, the majority would pick wade"

hahahhaaa everyone from chicago backtracking fast

 

[rashi]

 

[al3xis]

Originally Posted by HarlemToTheBronx

Is our core now more attractive than Chicago's?

Gallo, Chandler, Douglas, Walker, Amare

or

Rose, Deng, Noah, Gibson

As of right now, For LeBron's game, I say yes. Explosive Pick and roll guy and a shooter.

But the Bulls do still have their cap space to use.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Originally Posted by Al3xis

Originally Posted by HarlemToTheBronx

Is our core now more attractive than Chicago's?

Gallo, Chandler, Douglas, Walker, Amare

or

Rose, Deng, Noah, Gibson

As of right now, For LeBron's game, I say yes. Explosive Pick and roll guy and a shooter.

But the Bulls do still have their cap space to use.

Yeah, I intentionally left that out.

 

[jrizzyjay]

Originally Posted by Big J 33

Originally Posted by MeloVP

our most explosive player since..??

Sprewell?

 

[whyte1der05five]

We do not need Haywood, we already have an underachiever in Curry.

Hes going to get paid and do nothing the rest of his career.  Let someone else waste $$ on him.

 

[pr0phecy718]

MSG marquee has Stoudemire in a Knicks uniform wearing No.1. Means No. 6 is still available 1 minute ago via mobile web

 

[eddiehouse5]

It's looking like Christmas in July.

 

[maxelite]

Im still sure the Knicks will get no love on ESPN tonight. Im sure they'll say we overpaid for him and how he's at end of his career or something stupid.

 

[pr0phecy718]

 

[lonelyboysole]

Originally Posted by HarlemToTheBronx

Now to focus completely on trying to lure LeBron.

 

[noblekane]

didnt tyson opt out this year?

 

[lonelyboysole]

[h1]Stoudemire agrees to five-year deal with Knicks[/h1]
By David Aldridge, TNT analyst
Posted Jul 5 2010 5:39PM - Updated Jul 5 2010 5:46PM

The New York Knicks finally got a return on their two years of self-induced misery on Monday, finishing up the final touches on a five-year contract for Phoenix Suns free agent forward Amar'e Stoudemire that is expected to be worth around $100 million. A source indicates a formal announcement from Stoudemire should be forthcoming within the hour at Madison Square Garden.

Stoudemire and the Knicks quickly found each other last week, each in need of a soft landing place. The 27-year-old Stoudemire was looking for a team that still believed he could be a dominant player in the next few years, despite concerns about his knees and his eyes following serious injuries to each. And the Knicks, who'd sold their fans for the last two years that they'd be a major player in free agency this summer, able to lure the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, were desperate for a splashy acquisition that would give fans hope and add to their depleted roster.

Stoudemire chafed at constant trade rumors involving him the last two years, but after helping lead Phoenix to the Western Conference finals, he still negotiated with the Suns when the free agent negotiating period began last week. But after he and the Suns could not reach agreement on a new deal -- Phoenix was unwilling to give him five guaranteed years on a new contract, preferrring team options in the last two years of a deal -- the Suns quickly moved on, agreeing to terms with free agent forward Hakim Warrick on a four-year, $18 million deal and agreeing on a new contract with their own free agent forward, Channing Frye, for five years and $30 million.

Stoudemire spent the Fourth of July weekend in New York, ending up at a party in the Hamptons with his agent, Happy Walters, at the home of Knicks owner James Dolan on Sunday night. After the two sides commenced official negotiations Monday it did not take long for New York to make its offer and for Stoudemire to accept, with a final meeting Monday afternoon between Stoudemire and the team's ownership group, led by Dolan, making it official.

What Stoudemire brings in terms of production (career averages of 21.4 points and 8.9 rebounds) isn't that much different than what New York got last season from David Lee, the 26-year-old free agent forward who finished second in the league in rebounds last season and averaged 20 and 11 in Mike D'Antoni's system last season. Neither is known for his defense, either. But Stoudemire brings a star power that the Knicks have lacked for almost a decade, since the end of the Patrick Ewing era. And he provides an anchor from which the team can try to lure other premier free agents.

Stoudemire said over the weekend that he thought he could lure both Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony and Spurs guard Tony Parker to New York, though both are currently under contract to their respective teams for another year. But a Spurs source said on Sunday that San Antonio has no interest in trading Parker to the Knicks in any kind of package involving Lee, the only significant chip the Knicks have left to use in a potential deal.

Yahoo! Sports first reported that the two sides had formally discussed an offer and that Stoudemire was meeting with Dolan on Monday.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Can y'all imagine how much this move is going to help Chandler and Gallo's game.

I'm excited.

 

[big j 33]

No, he decided not to opt out.

 

[bballj228]

 

[briannnnn]

Originally Posted by MaxElite

Im still sure the Knicks will get no love on ESPN tonight. Im sure they'll say we overpaid for him and how he's at end of his career or something stupid.

Someone on NT already said he was getting overpaid last night

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Originally Posted by MaxElite

Im still sure the Knicks will get no love on ESPN tonight. Im sure they'll say we overpaid for him and how he's at end of his career or something stupid.

Of course not.