Do we need a third star?

[ponderguy]

I agree, the Knicks are a mess and they've all regressed around Melo...still they were all superstars paid money to go to one of the biggest markets on the planet and they composted. Scientific method! I don't like Melo or want him here or his wife and I'll give you this, I don't know her and I read she wanted to live in NY for her career, so if you have other info on her motivation, good on ya mate. No issue with any of them.

"I definitely think he will stay [in New York],” La La said in her interview. “I know that he wants to stay and I support him wherever he wants to go. Listen, I used to live in Denver with him. If I can live in Denver, I can live anywhere. I just want him to be happy.”

http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/a...nksrc=story_article_yb_original_head_15644432

 

[craigehlo]

With Nic at 100% we are arguably the best team in the league

That's just nutty talk.

As for Melo, he's NEVER going back to a small market team. If he doesn't re-up in NYC, he'll force a sign and trade to the Clipps.

 

[Strenuus]

You bring Melo here and this becomes a Melo-team and starts underachieving.
We started losing when Nic got hurt and IMO letting him still play with those nagging injuries instead of letting him rest/heal hurts us right now and hurts us in the long run. With Nic at 100% we are arguably the best team in the league, right now Nic is at 60% and we are not better than if he wasn't playing.
Indiana beat us without Stephenson, OKC beat us without Westbrook, Miami without Lebron, we'd lose some games without Batum but also win some and I don't think our record would be much worse than with an injured Batum lately, the thing is when he comes back healthy we're contenders and if we keep playing him injured he won't get healthy and we wouldn't be contenders.

OKC has beat a lot of teams without Westbrook... Miami has beaten a lot of teams without Lebron... Hell, I think the game with Miami without Lebron was before the finger. Shit happens.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

"I definitely think he will stay [in New York],” La La said in her interview. “I know that he wants to stay and I support him wherever he wants to go. Listen, I used to live in Denver with him. If I can live in Denver, I can live anywhere. I just want him to be happy.”

http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/a...nksrc=story_article_yb_original_head_15644432

Acting like Denver is so awful.. If you lived there you can live ANYWHERE? These spoiled cvnts are ridiculous.

 

[KingSpeed]

Manu is a good player, Nate. He is not a star.

 

[B-Roy]

Manu is a good player, Nate. He is not a star.

He was a few years back. He's not anymore. I think the point still stands.

 

[Natebishop3]

Manu is a good player, Nate. He is not a star.

How many times has he been an All-Star? He's the very definition of a third star. He's not a LeBron, he's not a Duncan or a Parker, but he's an All-Star caliber player. Batum or Wes might end up being that guy, but at this point it's hard to say.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Manu is a good player, Nate. He is not a star.

I disagree he is a star. Not a 'super' but he is a star. In the same mold Damian is at the moment. In time that could grow.

 

[MAS RipCity]

I go back and forth on this topic. On one hand, we're unstoppable when Nic and Wes are at their best. You can't double when Wes is hitting momentum 3's. And there's nothing stopping Nic when he putting up triple-double numbers. But they've both been sporadic since Christmas and I don't think its a coincidence why we're losing. Those two are our X-Factors.

I'm not saying Melo is the answer but LA and Dame can't always be on, every single night. We need a legit third option scoring the basketball.

 

[MickZagger]

McCollum might be that guy.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

CJ = SGOTF.

Suck it, BgD.

But on Melo, he's a train wreck on defense, we already have that in Lillard. For this team to take the next step they need to vastly improve their defense.