Melo asking out of NY?

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I think the media and fans would treat him with more respect if he just gave more effort on D, and learned to make an positive impact for his team when he doesn't have the ball in his hands.

Don't blame Melo if this is true. I'd be disgusted with the franchise right now, too.  With my coach for misusing me, with my GM for not firing him in the offseason like he should have... and with New York fans for modifying their Melo jerseys by taping over "Anthony" with "Lin" and adding a 1 to "7" to create Lin's #17... Also be disgusted with my fans for blasting radio stations that "Melo should be traded.  He's a cancer.  We have Lin now" ... after all I did to manipulate my way there and save your garbage LeBron-less franchise, this is how you repay me??...  

Melo is the savior of that franchise and they are treating him like he's some kind of bum... all because a d-leaguer had an improbable 11 game stretch in a lockout-shortened-season that made him look like a poor man's Raymond Felton (who averaged 17 points, 9 assists and 1.8 steals last year in D'Antoni's system and lead the Knicks through a 14 game stretch where they won 13 games... including 8 in a row... all the while averaging 20+ points, 10+ assists, 4+ rebounds, 2.5 steals, 46% shooting.  Why you no remember Feltonsanity, Knicks fans?)

And btw, I don't mean to suggest Melo is jealous of Lin or can't play with him.  From what I hear, Lin and him get along.  I'd more just be disgruntled with how the media and fans are treating me, if I were him.  Thankless bunch of dillweeds.

Offer them Pierce and both 1st rounders.  It'd be a coup.  

[moiso]

As long as he's not in Boston I'm happy.

Fat, overrated, cancerous presence for a basketball team to handle.

I don't care if he can shoot 45%... So can a lot of others.

He's Pierce 10 yrs ago... They were saying the same things about Paul after the World Champs in Indy... Would give up almost any combo of guys on our roster for him. He's easily the #1 scorer on a title team... There's only a few of those around. He's acting like a brat now for sure. But surrounded by the right supporting cast, you could win a title with this guy as your go to crunch time scorer. It took Pierce teaming up with KG to get him to the next level. Carmelo needs his KG....

He is Iverson of 8 years ago.

[jojowhite10]

Melo is undeniably a great talent, who can score a myriad of points when given the ball. The only thought I have is he doesn't score more often than not. Even more, he's a putrid defender. He is by no means a team player, and I don't think his attitude or presence are in any way necessary for the success of the Knicks.

I'm not saying trade him, because that's a very knee-jerk decision to a losing streak. What I am saying is that Melo is no LeBron, or DWade. I categorize him as a much better version of Monta Ellis in the sense that he needs the ball to score and make an impact. He's not a plus defender, not a plus passer, not a plus rebounder. And when things aren't going his way his first inclination is to huck up some threes or point the finger at someone else. He's not a winner.

[GreenFaith1819]

Wow..how about THIS one - from SI.com via hoopshype.

Article by Sam Amick.

JERRY SLOAN??

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/sam_amick/03/14/trade.notebook/index.html

While retired Lakers and Bulls coach Phil Jackson has frequently been named as a possible successor to D'Antoni, sources close to retired Utah coach Jerry Sloan say he would be interested in the position. Sloan retired abruptly in February 2011, and was pursued by a number of teams during the summer before resisting the recruiting efforts. In an interview with SI.com in early January, he said he was considering a return.
 
"I think if the right situation came along, whatever that is," he said. "I don't know what the right situation is. We'll have to wait and see, I guess.
 
"[Returning to coaching] is a decision where, if somebody talked to me, I'd review the situation like anybody else and take it from there."


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/sam_amick/03/14/trade.notebook/index.html#ixzz1p6lkmFMz

Just speculation, but imagine THAT storyline...I like D'Antoni in NY, and believe he's getting a raw deal if this happens. But imagine Jerry Sloan in the same division as Deron...the same man who allegedly caused him to retire like he did.