Its Official: Melo to Knicks

The Denver Post reports that the Nuggets get Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, the Knicks' 2014 first-round draft pick, the Warriors' 2012 second-round pick, the Warriors' 2013 second-round pick and $3 million in cash. Anthony will go to New York, along with Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter, and Renaldo Balkman. The league won't be able to approve the trade until tomorrow, but the trade has been confirmed by a few different insiders now and we don't expect any more shenanigans. This signals the beginning of a shortened run up to the trade deadline

I think the Knicks gave up A LOT...but damnit, I wish this would have happened last year when I was still living in NY!!

The Knicks just gave up all their young legs. On a brighter note, cant wait to see the Eastern Conference playoffs.

knicks gave up WAYYYYYY too much for melo ... i guess they are really that desperate.

two ball dominant players who play no defense on the same team, both are practically useless off the ball and are more or less volume scorers on a team where the coach's philosophy is "play no defense, score 120 pts" and where the light to shoot the ball is always green.

he will fit in well in terms of their offensive system, but as far as team chemistry goes... well, that will be left to be seen, i doubt they will do too much better, maybe move up a few slots in the east but they still dont post a serious threat to miami or boston.

Originally Posted by Novare330

two ball dominant players who play no defense on the same team, both are practically useless off the ball and are more or less volume scorers on a team where the coach's philosophy is "play no defense, score 120 pts" and where the light to shoot the ball is always green.

Bingo.

J.A Adande made an interesting point. Amare always wanted to be the #1 guy, in the center spotlight. Thus, he left Phoenix (and Nash) for NY. Now that Melo is in NY, how does this affect Amare?

Knicks looked like they had a very bright future with Danilo and Felton playing the way they did this year...guess we'll have to wait and see how this Melo thing plays out.

I bet NYC is going nuts!

As much as I (really) like Gallinari, the Knicks pre-trade weren't going anywhere. Now with Amare and Carmelo they have the chance to attract a player like CP3 (example) next year and then be really competitive.

I wonder how Billups will take it, though. He said he was going to retire rather than leave Denver...

Originally Posted by Novare330

knicks gave up WAYYYYYY too much for melo ... i guess they are really that desperate.

two ball dominant players who play no defense on the same team, both are practically useless off the ball and are more or less volume scorers on a team where the coach's philosophy is "play no defense, score 120 pts" and where the light to shoot the ball is always green.

he will fit in well in terms of their offensive system, but as far as team chemistry goes... well, that will be left to be seen, i doubt they will do too much better, maybe move up a few slots in the east but they still dont post a serious threat to miami or boston.

the problem is that you are not winning anything without at least two stars in the NBA. They had to make the move and just like in Miami, the role players will fall into place. I agree that they still wont touch boston or miami but they're gaining ground.

Go ny go ny go!!!

should be interesting..goes against everything that NY knicks have stood for (defense and physicalplay). It'll be fun to watch though.

Originally Posted by DylloS

the problem is that you are not winning anything without at least two stars in the NBA. They had to make the move and just like in Miami, the role players will fall into place. I agree that they still wont touch boston or miami but they're gaining ground.

two stars to win in the NBA can be a valid point, but more important than that is how well the stars compliment one another, each must bring something different to the table and be able to feed off the other and they all must be able to produce on both ends of the floor so that one isnt left covering all the slack.

perfect argument? melo and iverson (back when they were the #1 and #2 leading scorers in the NBA), on the same team, in denver... they didnt go anywhere, why? because much similar to what i described, both ball dominant, no defense, useless off the ball, and volume scorers that dont bring much else. their chemistry was terrible, they did not compliment each other, or the system in denver well, at all.

now take boston for example, their big 4, they all occupy their own respective territories on the floor, they all have a separate unique skill set, they are all capable of putting up big numbers but never hesitate to differ to one another, none are volume shooters, and all of them are capable defenders. this bodes success.

Originally Posted by James330I

should be interesting..goes against everything that NY knicks have stood for (defense and physicalplay). It'll be fun to watch though.

if what youre implying is true, then the knicks have "gone against everything theyve stood for" a long time ago when they hired mike d'antoni lol

absolutely no D. they will be good of course but never one of the few "great" teams... i am interested in what other pieces they are going to try to put into this team into the future though

knicks are better, but that isnt saying much. Outside of some buzz they wont be doing much.

They beat the heat.amare swats the sh1t out of ledouche to close out the game

Originally Posted by coco savage

They beat the heat.amare swats the sh1t out of ledouche to close out the game

Knicks are Boss. Fughedaboudit.

LeBaby, LeBrick ...Queen James:

Haha really you replied in here? Meat hooks!

Originally Posted by ayy itss daveee

Knicks are Boss. Fughedaboudit.

Originally Posted by coco savage

Haha really you replied in here? Meat hooks!

ya that was a sad ending to a game for me..... great for you knicks fans... but our rivalry goes way back lol.......

you know i am SICK of seeing lebron hold the ball at the top of the key for 23 sec every possession n then settle for a horrible look at a J

i hope u guys get corey brewer..... he would be a great addition to your guys team.... n hopefully the heat can land troy murphy.... i dunno about bibby coming to the heat... yea he would be alot better point guard than what we have now but hes old n has no defense now