Carmelo Anthony: I want to win

[Legends66NBA7]

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/11263468/carmelo-anthony-talks-decision-return-new-york-knicks


LAS VEGAS -- Carmelo Anthony said it was not the money, but instead his confidence in team president Phil Jackson and his belief that the New York Knicks "aren't that far away from contending for an NBA title," that made him opt to remain in New York instead of signing with the Chicago Bulls.

"I want to win. I don't care about the money," Anthony told ESPN.com. "I believe Phil will do what he has to do to take care of that.

"I don't think we're that far away," he added. "People use 'rebuilding' too loosely."

"It was overwhelming," Anthony said. "It was stressful in the final days, one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make."

Anthony said, though, it ultimately came down to New York and Chicago.

"I was flip-flopping," he admitted. "It was hard. It was Chicago, but then after I met with L.A., it was L.A. But it came back to Chicago -- and was pretty much always Chicago or New York. That's a situation where I could have walked in now to an opportunity to compete for the next however many years."

But the 30-year-old Anthony said he is invigorated to work with a new team president in Phil Jackson and a new coach in Derek Fisher.

"It's a matter of me believing in the organization, believing in Phil," Anthony said. "I wanted to go somewhere where I can end my career."

Anthony, who was second in the league in scoring last season at 27.4 points per game, met with several teams throughout the process: the Bulls, Lakers, Mavericks and Rockets.

He joins a retooled Knicks club that dealt away Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton in exchange for point guard Jose Calderon, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Larkin and Wayne Ellington. The Knicks also drafted talented forward Cleanthony Early and added free agent Jason Smith. New York returns Anthony, J.R. Smith, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Andrea Bargnani -- as well as an aging Amar'e Stoudemire.

"I feel like we have a brand-new team," Anthony said. "It's a new beginning. It's excited."

Anthony said he felt LeBron James' move back to Cleveland opened up the Eastern Conference.

"It balances everything out," he said. "There's balance from one to eight right now. The East is balanced."

[dubeta]

"I dont care about the money" :roll: :roll:

[PickernRoller]

Nikka really said he didn't care about em money? :lol :lol

[Cocaine80s]

What a dumbass. If he ended up in Chicago they wouldve been a lock for the finals

[Da Hammer]

"I want to win" So he stays in New York with a team that hasn't been able to compete in a complete shit conference. :coleman: :biggums: :facepalm

[Smook A.]

I doubt Melo would've re-signed if the Knicks offered him less.

He's all about the green. If he really cared about winning, he'd be a Chicago Bull right now.

[Smoke117]

:roll: :roll: :roll: Carmelo probably actually believes these words coming out of his mouth.

[moe94]

"I want to win. I don't care about the money,"

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[GimmeThat]

good to know his spending habits are in check.

[poido123]

Thread title :oldlol:

If he wanted to win, hed sacrifice something to get it :(

[Warfan]

"I want to win. I don't care about the money,"

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-89e_1GDOtrI/UwplqEQLcfI/AAAAAAAADFE/ybhgOCaoBfQ/s1600/1.gif

[moe94]

Michael Jordan: "I don't care about gambling"
Kobe Bryant: "I don't care about white girls"
Jerry Seinfeld: "I don't care about Superman"
Fleece Johnson: "I don't care about booty"

[dubeta]

"I wanna win, so I stayed with the lottery knicks oh by the way coincidently they can offer me the most money but that doesnt really matter":facepalm

[Legends66NBA7]

Fleece Johnson: "I don't care about booty"

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[keep-itreal]

"I want to win"

you already did Melo. $120 million dollars man... good lord:eek:

[Harison]

I have to admit, winning and money part were funny :lol

[GimmeThat]

I wish every inconvenient path lead to success

at least this way, we can disregard history

[Chicago Brawls]

"I wanted to go somewhere where I can end my career."

[Sarcastic]

Yet, everyone wanted him on their team.


If money was not an issue (it always is, no matter what anyone says), he would have taken a vet min contract with Cleveland.

[-Lebron23-]

Yet, everyone wanted him on their team.


If money was not an issue (it always is, no matter what anyone says), he would have taken a vet min contract with Cleveland.
Butthurt man realizing she's only with him because of money right here.

[UK2K]

But he took a pay cut right?

He saved the NYK $1.5m per year?

What a swell guy. Good luck 'winning'.

[-Lebron23-]

But he took a pay cut right?

He saved the NYK $1.5m per year?

What a swell guy. Good luck 'winning'.
Stop it. They got Calderon, didn't you know?

[russwest0]

"I wanted to go somewhere where I can end my career."

Welcome to New York, Melo.

[Denitron]

:lol :lol :lol

[Da Hammer]

But he took a pay cut right?

He saved the NYK $1.5m per year?

What a swell guy. Good luck 'winning'.
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[ILLsmak]

I doubt Melo would've re-signed if the Knicks offered him less.

He's all about the green. If he really cared about winning, he'd be a Chicago Bull right now.

Well he wants to win. Who doesn't wanna win? lol.

It really is kind of a weird slope that people should change teams to a better winning situation. I mean, if Melo wins in NY somehow, that would be huge.

I think NY has talent. I think they have a lot of players that could be assets, but all of them are on too large of contracts.

They aren't rebuilding... but they are not a contender. It's hard to rebuild into a contender when you weren't one. So, maybe they are more "trying to take the next step."

-Smak

[Optimus Prime]

:lol

"Bu...but he didn't take the max! He cares about winning!" :roll:

I wonder what's worse...that Melo believes this junk, or the Knicks fans who believe it and will defend it rabidly.

If he seriously wanted to win, he would have gone to Chicago or Houston. He wanted the benjamins and the spotlight. There is nothing wrong with that, but at least be honest.

The Knicks have an over-30 volume scorer who will only decline on a max contract. They also have an unproven front office who just hired an unproven coach with no real assets whatsoever (:lol Shumpert and Hardaway). Chicago and Houston would have been insane with Melo. Yet he goes to the Knicks because he "cares about winning"?

I can think of at least 120 million reasons why that is a bald-faced lie. :kobe:

[SpecialQue]

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[funnystuff]

Who can possibly be a fan of this guy. :facepalm

[Lebronxrings]

loser is a loser. No playoff melo.

[Dro]

Man, you dudes are some Carmelo haters for real, I'm not even a fan of the guy. He said he thinks Phil can get the right pieces around him and he likes Fisher as a coach. I don't have any reason to believe he's lying. Sure, he probably wants the money AND he wants to win. You know, a person can have both you know. And there was no guarantee he'd win anything in Chicago. Better chances? Sure, with an oft-injured D-rose, Noah, and Jimmy Butler. And all of you would have taken that $120 million dollar contract too. Doesn't mean you don't want to win but who would and who SHOULD pass up that kind of money? He earned it by being a very good player and the Knicks are willing to pay it so why are we hating on Carmelo again? Because its cool?:confusedshrug:

[ShackEelOKneel]

Phil Jackson is quite the trickster if the reason Melo re-signed was because he thinks the Knicks will be winning.

[GimmeThat]

Phil Jackson is quite the trickster if the reason Melo re-signed was because he thinks the Knicks will be winning.


you have no idea what attractive role players do to the mind of some FAs

[red1]

odds of melo retiring ringless? I say 99%

[LoneyROY7]

C'mon son.

[9512]

Haters are gonna hate.

Had melo jump ship to Chicago, the haters would be saying he is a ring chaser.

[Roundball_Rock]

:roll:

How many teams have successfully built around a 30 year old superstar? The problem is when they make real improvements, if their plan works, Carmelo will have declined...

If he wanted to win he should have went to Chicago. He is the Dominique Wilkins of this era now.

[funnystuff]

:roll:

How many teams have successfully built around a 30 year old superstar? The problem is when they make real improvements, if their plan works, Carmelo will have declined...

If he wanted to win he should have went to Chicago. He is the Dominique Wilkins of this era now.
Don't disrespect Nique. :no:

[CelticBaller]

Wants to win

Joins Knicks


:yaohappy:

[smoovegittar]

"I believe in Phil..."

Right there. Have your laugh.

Jackson has shown me he can get it done. I'll roll the next few years with this. I'll let y'all get back to chirping about Bron. :oldlol:

[Lebronxrings]

:roll:

How many teams have successfully built around a 30 year old superstar? The problem is when they make real improvements, if their plan works, Carmelo will have declined...

If he wanted to win he should have went to Chicago. He is the Dominique Wilkins of this era now.
superstars make the playoffs.

[Hey Yo]

http://www.si.com/nba/2014/06/18/carmelo-anthony-free-agency-knicks-bulls-heat-rockets

In this link, (written before Melo re-signed) it breaks down what all the taxes Melo would be paying if he would have chose either NY, Chicago, Houston or Miami. Plus remember teams outside of NY would have to make a lot of roster changes in order to fit Melo in.

By choosing NY and their 5yr deal compared to a 4yr deal, he's guaranteed between 11.4 to 12.8mil more in take home pay than the other 3 teams could offer after the contract was up and he becomes a FA.

By him agreeing with the Knicks and taking a little less than the max offer he was offered...he now is getting even less take home pay and making the numbers posted above even less in comparison.

Basically the difference he's getting from the Knicks for 5yrs (less than max) than the other 3 teams (4yrs max) is not that substantial.

[Rocketswin2013]

He's saying the right things. Making NY and their fans know he's committed to them. They'll love the shit out of him for that. :oldlol:



But realistically, he put the guaranteed $124 mil and shine over winning. Can't blame him though.

[BigBoss]

How would he know that their " not far away" if he's never won a championship :coleman:.

Carmello stays losing.

[edrick]

Of course he doesn't care about the money now, he already got it.

[DMAVS41]

Carmelo is a moron. He should have just opted in and then become a free agent next year.

He's going to end up costing himself a lot of money. Opting out basically cost him a million...and he was still getting his 5 year max contract next year.

That way he could actually see what the Knicks are going to do next year in free agency before he commits long term.

He's a ****ing idiot on and off the court.

[Da Hammer]

Carmelo is a moron. He should have just opted in and then become a free agent next year.

He's going to end up costing himself a lot of money. Opting out basically cost him a million...and he was still getting his 5 year max contract next year.

That way he could actually see what the Knicks are going to do next year in free agency before he commits long term.

He's a ****ing idiot on and off the court.
Couldn't have put it better myself. Honestly I think he was so desperate for attention and wanting to be courted that he really didn't think shit through.

[Hey Yo]

Carmelo is a moron. He should have just opted in and then become a free agent next year.

He's going to end up costing himself a lot of money. Opting out basically cost him a million...and he was still getting his 5 year max contract next year.

That way he could actually see what the Knicks are going to do next year in free agency before he commits long term.

He's a ****ing idiot on and off the court.
But he just locked himself into a lot of money for the next 5 years.....that's idiocy? Plus the Knicks will have a lot of cap space next summer.

They have better chances of attracting / signing above avg. FA's knowing that Melo is going to be there, than just the opposite.

Not sure why you're so salty about him??

[Legends66NBA7]

Haters are gonna hate.

Had melo jump ship to Chicago, the haters would be saying he is a ring chaser.

That's the flaw of a hater, though. They can't think rationally.

On the other hand, majority of people would have wanted to see him get the best chance possibly to win now. How he gets the ring in terms of his career should be irrelevant. As long as he has a ring(s), it shouldn't bother himself.

[I<3NBA]

even without D.Rose, Chicago was a playoff team just with Noah and that squad. with Melo, they would have been a lock for the ECF.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Melo and the Knicks were made for each other

[Roundball_Rock]

Carmelo Anthony said it was not the money, but instead his confidence in team president Phil Jackson and his belief that the New York Knicks "aren't that far away from contending for an NBA title," that made him opt to remain in New York instead of signing with the Chicago Bulls.

"I want to win. I don't care about the money," Anthony told ESPN.com.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[HomieWeMajor]

Y'all see the move Phil Jackson pulled off ?