NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Finally some closure. Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman#Knicks confirm tonight they are not matching Lin in email. Official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Marc Berman @NYPost_BermanIrony is Lin hired new agent to maximize his marketing in NYC. Instead they helped lead Lin to Houston with revised offer sheet. Amazing. Frank Isola @FisolaNYDNJust a little more than three hours until we find out if Jeremy Lin will be the Knicks third string point guard. (Miami media is so jealous) Frank Isola @FisolaNYDNLinsanity is over in New York. Knicks confirm they're not match the Rockets deal. Pablo Prigioni wins 3rd string point guard job Frank Isola @FisolaNYDNIt was never about the money. This was all about ticking off James Dolan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Breaking News on Sports Center. So breaking we have known for 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Marc Berman @NYPost_BermanIrony is Lin hired new agent to maximize his marketing in NYC. Instead they helped lead Lin to Houston with revised offer sheet. Amazing.http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/735018/2/stock-photo-735018-business-man-in-pin-striped-suit-hat-giving-thumbs-down.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Safe decision. Chances are Jeremy Lin isn't worth 15 million in 2015, let alone 45. He also is taking the ball out of Melo's hands (yes, this does matter, especially in Woodson's supposedly iso-driven offense - I wouldn't know), and Felton and Amare had chemistry apparently before he was shipped off. I 110% agree with this decision, surprisingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Safe decision. Chances are Jeremy Lin isn't worth 15 million in 2015, let alone 45. The reward outweighs the risk significantly. Larry Coon's article on insider really drives home my point. If worse comes to worst, another new rule can help the team out. The "stretch provision" allows a team to waive a player and extend his salary payments over twice the number of remaining seasons, plus one. So if Lin is waived with one season remaining on his contract, he would be paid his salary over three years. Here's the important part -- teams also may elect to stretch a waived player's salary-cap hit over the same number of years. So if Lin proves to be a disaster over the next two seasons, the Knicks can waive him, stretch the payment of his $14.8 million salary over three years, and reduce his salary-cap amount to about $4.9 million in each season. This would reduce the team's tax bill significantly. If the Knicks are right at the tax line, a $4.9 million salary would translate to a $7.35 million tax bill. This is much more palatable. In sum, Lin will continue to be a financial bonanza if he keeps playing up to his potential. If he ends up being a bust, the Knicks have the means to mitigate the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I hope he drops 40 on them this year. Like it or not, Lin made the Knicks more relevant than Melo, Amare and Chandler ever have. And while Houston is overpaying him, the Knicks just downgraded at PG significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 the Knicks just downgraded at PG significantly.false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Well we finally got a point guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 false Lulz, what did Felton do last year? He's not going to be in D'Antoni's system anymore either. Jason Kidd is 39 and shot like 36% from the field last year. Shump isn't a true PG, he's better suited at the 2 IMO so yes, you guys seriously downgraded at PG. Lin's numbers last year were no fluke. It was a small sample size but he was very good for 6 weeks, that's not a couple games or anything..that's a good amount of time. Worst case scenario he turns into a 15/7 type of PG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Over the past decade the Knicks have given out some of the most absurd contracts in the history of sports, but now they won't give 3/25 to a guy who made them more relevant than they've been since they lost to the Spurs in the Finals because they'd rather have the Pillsbury Dough Boy and Jason Kidd's corpse play PG. More brilliant front office moves from these guys. Edited July 18, 2012 by Flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 He's not going to be in D'Antoni's system anymore either.Neither is Lin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 3/25Yes, call it 3/25, leave out the 30M they'd have to pay in repeater tax in year 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Yes, call it 3/25, leave out the 30M they'd have to pay in repeater tax in year 3 You gotta spend money to win bro, you know this. Let's be real, the Knicks aren't some mid level team that's strapped for cash. And I'm sure they can make other moves to clear space so that number goes down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Even with that he was averaging 14 and 6 over 29 minutes a game. Something neither Felton or Kidd will give you this year. Its good though, the last thing I want as a Heat fan is NY having a good PG anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 You gotta spend money to win bro, you know this. Let's be real, the Knicks aren't some mid level team that's strapped for cash. And I'm sure they can make other moves to clear space so that number goes down.JEREMY LIN, 25 GAMES, responsible for 45M IN YEAR 3 I don't get what there is to not get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 He's not going to be in D'Antoni's system anymore either.Lin under D'Antoni: 20.4 PPG | 8.5 APGLin under Woodson: 13.3 PPG | 5.4 APG What were you saying again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Lin under D'Antoni: 20.4 PPG | 8.5 APGLin under Woodson: 13.3 PPG | 5.4 APG What were you saying again? Woodson played him 7 less minutes a game and Melo came back from injury. What are you not getting? Obviously the offense won't be run around him with Melo there. He was basically a rookie PG last year too, he wasn't going to average all world numbers the whole year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Woodson played him 7 less minutes a game and Melo came back from injury. What are you not getting? Obviously the offense won't be run around him with Melo there. He was basically a rookie PG last year too, he wasn't going to average all world numbers the whole year.OH So it's because he was a rookie, not because of D'Antoni. Woodson played him 7 less minutes a game and the Knicks went 18-6 to close the season.. curious happenings. Can't believe that'd happen with an all-world PG playing less (and then not at all). OBVIOUSLY the offense wouldn't center around Lin with Melo back, which is what Lin needs to be effective.. which is why we should have kept him? A high pick and roll point guard who needs floor spacing to be effective sounds perfect for a Carmelo Anthony centered ballclub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 They hardly played together lol, Lin got hurt so the Knicks didn't even get to really see the potential with that team. Its easy to sell Lin short now that he's gone but aside from saving some money this was a terrible basketball decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 39-year-old Jason Kidd > Prime Jeremy Lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 39-year-old Jason Kidd > Prime Jeremy LinFalse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNotoriousBANG Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 39-year-old Jason Kidd > Prime Jeremy Lin at driving maybe thats about it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 They hardly played together lol, Lin got hurt so the Knicks didn't even get to really see the potential with that team. Its easy to sell Lin short now that he's gone but aside from saving some money this was a terrible basketball decision.lol, thanks expert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 at driving maybe thats about itYou forgot 3 pointers, rebounding, defense, turnover rate, steals, and fouls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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