Overlooked Free Agency Cheat: Noah to the Knicks

[MintBerryCrunch]

We all knew Noah was going to the Knicks before the 1st. In fact, as soon as midnight hit, Noah was on the Knicks side in meetings recruiting other free agents. How is it possible that he had his agreement so fast that he was recruiting for the Knicks by midnight. The Knicks and Noah clearly talked contracts before they were allowed to and everybody knows it. How was this not punished?

[Draz]

Who gives a fck. If a man truly wants to go to a team that wants him as much as he wants them, what's the point.

[MintBerryCrunch]

Who gives a fck. If a man truly wants to go to a team that wants him as much as he wants them, what's the point.
The point is to give other teams a chance to negotiate. It also gives the Knicks an unfair advantage in negotiating with other free agents, because they already filled 1 need so they can turn their attention on their next target. You know, the same reason this rule is in place for all teams. If they negotiate during the proper time and still want to be with each other, that is still the prerogative. Nobody is taking that away from them.

[Klay 3D]

It's Jo****ing Noah. Who cares really. If it was KD on the other hand...

[chocolatethunder]

We all knew Noah was going to the Knicks before the 1st. In fact, as soon as midnight hit, Noah was on the Knicks side in meetings recruiting other free agents. How is it possible that he had his agreement so fast that he was recruiting for the Knicks by midnight. The Knicks and Noah clearly talked contracts before they were allowed to and everybody knows it. How was this not punished?
This is a practice that has been allowed for a long time and it's not a big deal. It's not a big deal because Noah will hear all offers that are floated out there, not just from the Knicks. It's a free market and this isn't a practice that only happened with the Knicks this year. It's a very small community and there are a very small number of agents (who rep the high dollar players) so everyone has a feel of what's happening. You're being butt hurt over nothing. Other teams knew that Noah was going to sign there and they can sign other players and be in a position of supposed "advantage" by targeting the players that they had deemed valuable this or any other offseason. Free agency essentially begins when the finals are over and has for a long time.

[nathanjizzle]

knicks got rose, rose is best buddies with noah who happens to be from new york. rose is the reason that the deal happened so quickly with no foreplay involved.

[BlakFrankWhite]

Noah: 4/9 on 38%

KD: 28/8/5 on 50%

Yeah, their impacts are totally comparable.

[bluechox2]

noah wanted nobody but the knicks after the rose trade, and you bitching on a forum...gtfoh

blame the bulls

[Stringer Bell]

It's the Knicks.

If someone signs with that crappy organization, you know he REALLY wanted to go there and it wasn't the rule-breaking by the Knicks that stole him from somewhere else.

[smoovegittar]

Have a bowl of cereal and stay out of NY's biz.