Melo wasn’t waiting… if the Knicks didn’t get him he was getting traded to the Nets and the Knicks would have ended up with Deron Williams.
I will go to my grave believing this.
FTR_Hair
Waiting for Melo
patrickthunnus
Melo. We gutted a winning team and it set us back.
det8924
Amnesty Amare and decline Billups team option would be my choice. Melo wasnât waiting and the Nets would have traded for him. Zinger trade was the right move.
Not hiring Phil is also a solid option but I would go with having two max slots and Melo via the amnesty and declining of Billups.
I think had the the Knicks gotten Tyson Chandler and had cap space left over they would have had the ability to get another âmaxâ player or just rolled over the space and signed supporting players on one year deals. They would have been a lot better for those years
dtc_brock
Replace hiring Phil with bringing back Steve Mills and that’s my pick.
Reptar_4_Life
As much as I loved melo as a Knicks itâs him. We were gutted and Stat wasnât the same when he arrived
ZekeAndDestroy_
I honestly believe waiting for Melo would’ve brought a ship here already.
theblackyeti
Wait for Melo. But can’t be too made at it because we ended up with that Chandler/JKidd/Melo team that was fire.
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I’m definitely trading Porzingis though. That’s not a what-if. That was the best possible outcome.
SlenderRoadHog
Never hire Phil 1000%. I cant think of one move he made that helped the Knicks besides picking Zingis. IMO he completely wasted Melo’s best years in NY.
Edit: Not to mention Phil was obsessed with the Triangle System of offense and trying to find players/coaches to fit his shitty and out dated system.
manghangson
Option E: Keep Riley over Checketts
WhoTookPlasticJesus
Wait for Melo. Phil sucks and maybe he’s a close second regret. But Amare is better in nostalgia than he was irl, and KP and his brother can eat my whole ass to this day.
Oliverqueen03
Melo easy…one of our picks traded to Denver turned out to be Jamal Murray
The_Notorious_Donut
Phil. Knicks had a lot of routes and potential to go from that season but Phil basically derailed everything, forced Derek Fisher in as coach, gave us Jose Calderon and Quincy Acy as starters, and put us back years to the point that 2021 was the first winning season we had since his shit
Maleficent-Thing3863
Get Phil the fuck outta here
spreerod1538
Wait for Melo. He didn’t want to play for the Nets, period. He forced the Knicks hand to guarantee himself some extra money and therefore sacrificing all of our assets, making it impossible for us to aquire a 3rd player… AND on top of that, we were given Billups who we stupidly amnestyed, when if we waited for Melo and saw that STAT was breaking down, we could have just used it on him. Melo forcing us to trade for him fucked up his tenure on the team.
CraYzySaurous574
Wheres not hiring steve mills damn it. that would solve a lot of problems
MelKijani
Amnestying Amarâe
the Knicks could have gotten another max free agent to pair with Melo .
i-piss-excellence32
I feel like amnestying amare is the best way. Not hiring phil would probably be 2nd though
Madking1980
Replacing Phil before the draft.
builtfromthetop
I’d go with one of the bottom two. Phil was honestly right in hindsight, but we blundered it. Kristaps is always hurt, so trading him was the right move. I don’t think Billups was a big ceiling raider, though. It’s far and away signing Carmelo Anthony as a free agent. We’d have him plus the squad that we traded away. It’s a shame we gave in to his pre-madonna attitude and went for a trade. People criticize the Knicks for not surrounding him with talent but don’t point at him for demanding that they trade for him, hence losing said talent. Then, we had a shot chucker getting us nowhere
slickrickiii
Why would anyone pick never trade porzingis, that trade was a win! The alternative is he either leaves as an FA or we have to give him the overpay that the Mavs gave.
amoney5
Phil
Old-McJonald
Iâm gonna go with not trading for Eddy Curry
babyshmuel
Never hire phil
infinitysone
Never hire Phil
Wellitjustgotreal
Amnesty. Billups was what we needed. Amare got worse every year after and Brook Lopez couldâve been acquired.
To recap:
Billups JR Smith Lance Melo Brook
Wouldâve been a problem. Granted Lopez a pipe dream. Tyson stays and itâs still difficult for the league.
NurtureBoyRocFair
Wait for Melo
Marcusreddit_
Amnesty Amarâe. I love STAT but that contract strangled us.
stadiumjay
drange24
Never hire Phil
AllWeatherKnickFan
Pick two. Against the rules but…. Lock Dolan in a closet somewhere. So we Never hire Big Chief Triangle and we wait for Melo to be a FA.
booberry5647
The answer is amnesty Amare.
gwords16
Definitely amnestying Amare. Everyone in here saying to wait for Melo totally forgot that Melo was not waiting. He wanted to get paid because of the uncertainty of the lockout that was looming. If we got rid of STATâs contract and then declined Billupsâ option, youâd have 2 max slots available to go add 2 more stars.
SanchezPrime
Wait for Melo to be a FA.
He wasn’t going to the Nets and if he did they’d be the LOLNets
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I think waiting on Melo is a no brainer
It’s a tie between Melo and Phil.
Amnesty Amar’e.
Melo wasn’t waiting… if the Knicks didn’t get him he was getting traded to the Nets and the Knicks would have ended up with Deron Williams.
I will go to my grave believing this.
Waiting for Melo
Melo. We gutted a winning team and it set us back.
Amnesty Amare and decline Billups team option would be my choice. Melo wasnât waiting and the Nets would have traded for him. Zinger trade was the right move.
Not hiring Phil is also a solid option but I would go with having two max slots and Melo via the amnesty and declining of Billups.
I think had the the Knicks gotten Tyson Chandler and had cap space left over they would have had the ability to get another âmaxâ player or just rolled over the space and signed supporting players on one year deals. They would have been a lot better for those years
Replace hiring Phil with bringing back Steve Mills and that’s my pick.
As much as I loved melo as a Knicks itâs him. We were gutted and Stat wasnât the same when he arrived
I honestly believe waiting for Melo would’ve brought a ship here already.
Wait for Melo. But can’t be too made at it because we ended up with that Chandler/JKidd/Melo team that was fire.
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I’m definitely trading Porzingis though. That’s not a what-if. That was the best possible outcome.
Never hire Phil 1000%. I cant think of one move he made that helped the Knicks besides picking Zingis. IMO he completely wasted Melo’s best years in NY.
Edit: Not to mention Phil was obsessed with the Triangle System of offense and trying to find players/coaches to fit his shitty and out dated system.
Option E: Keep Riley over Checketts
Wait for Melo. Phil sucks and maybe he’s a close second regret. But Amare is better in nostalgia than he was irl, and KP and his brother can eat my whole ass to this day.
Melo easy…one of our picks traded to Denver turned out to be Jamal Murray
Phil. Knicks had a lot of routes and potential to go from that season but Phil basically derailed everything, forced Derek Fisher in as coach, gave us Jose Calderon and Quincy Acy as starters, and put us back years to the point that 2021 was the first winning season we had since his shit
Get Phil the fuck outta here
Wait for Melo. He didn’t want to play for the Nets, period. He forced the Knicks hand to guarantee himself some extra money and therefore sacrificing all of our assets, making it impossible for us to aquire a 3rd player… AND on top of that, we were given Billups who we stupidly amnestyed, when if we waited for Melo and saw that STAT was breaking down, we could have just used it on him. Melo forcing us to trade for him fucked up his tenure on the team.
Wheres not hiring steve mills damn it. that would solve a lot of problems
Amnestying Amarâe
the Knicks could have gotten another max free agent to pair with Melo .
I feel like amnestying amare is the best way. Not hiring phil would probably be 2nd though
Replacing Phil before the draft.
I’d go with one of the bottom two. Phil was honestly right in hindsight, but we blundered it. Kristaps is always hurt, so trading him was the right move. I don’t think Billups was a big ceiling raider, though. It’s far and away signing Carmelo Anthony as a free agent. We’d have him plus the squad that we traded away. It’s a shame we gave in to his pre-madonna attitude and went for a trade. People criticize the Knicks for not surrounding him with talent but don’t point at him for demanding that they trade for him, hence losing said talent. Then, we had a shot chucker getting us nowhere
Why would anyone pick never trade porzingis, that trade was a win! The alternative is he either leaves as an FA or we have to give him the overpay that the Mavs gave.
Phil
Iâm gonna go with not trading for Eddy Curry
Never hire phil
Never hire Phil
Amnesty. Billups was what we needed. Amare got worse every year after and Brook Lopez couldâve been acquired.
To recap:
Billups
JR Smith
Lance
Melo
Brook
Wouldâve been a problem. Granted Lopez a pipe dream. Tyson stays and itâs still difficult for the league.
Wait for Melo
Amnesty Amarâe. I love STAT but that contract strangled us.
Never hire Phil
Pick two. Against the rules but…. Lock Dolan in a closet somewhere. So we Never hire Big Chief Triangle and we wait for Melo to be a FA.
The answer is amnesty Amare.
Definitely amnestying Amare. Everyone in here saying to wait for Melo totally forgot that Melo was not waiting. He wanted to get paid because of the uncertainty of the lockout that was looming. If we got rid of STATâs contract and then declined Billupsâ option, youâd have 2 max slots available to go add 2 more stars.
Wait for Melo to be a FA.
He wasn’t going to the Nets and if he did they’d be the LOLNets