Carmelo says Lin's contract is "ridiculous"

[Faptastrophe]

I'd like to see a confirmation of this. I thought it was taboo for a player to criticize when a fellow player gets paid.

https://twitter.com/rodboone

"To be clear, Melo wasn’t taking shot at Lin, he was taking a shot at Rockets for ridiculous $14.9M balloon in Year 3."

[Xiao Yao You]

[QUOTE=Faptastrophe]https://twitter.com/rodboone

"[B]To be clear, Melo wasn

[AK47DR91]

Which is a shot at Lin. Paying a high scoring small forward the max while giving up most of your team is a lot more ridiculous than screwing James Dolan up the ass.

You forgot to mention that Melo gets you a .500 team with that max contract.

[LA_Showtime]

Which is a shot at Lin. Paying a high scoring small forward the max while giving up most of your team is a lot more ridiculous than screwing James Dolan up the ass.

Not really. Don't think we've ever seen a contract that back loaded before. I know people are killing Morey ethically, but the guy could also be considered a genius because it looks as though they're going to get their man.

[mobbdeep]

More Melo on Lin from Rod Boones Twitter. He is a beat writer for NY paper

More Melo on Lin: "I'd love to see him back, but I think he has to do what's best for him right now

[dunksby]

Everybody is getting paid in NY why the hate?

[niko]

[QUOTE=Faptastrophe]https://twitter.com/rodboone

"[B]To be clear, Melo wasn

[Xiao Yao You]

Not really. Don't think we've ever seen a contract that back loaded before. I know people are killing Morey ethically, but the guy could also be considered a genius because it looks as though they're going to get their man.

We haven't seen the backloaded contract because it's a result of the new CBA. Asik has it too. Too early to say if he's a genius. If Linsanity wasn't just a flash in the pan than he is. If Lin doesn't live up to the 3rd year or even the first two than he isn't not to mention Asik.

[StroShow4]

Not really. Don't think we've ever seen a contract that back loaded before. I know people are killing Morey ethically, but the guy could also be considered a genius because it looks as though they're going to get their man.

Unless the Rockets are able to execute some sort of Dwight Howard deal, I find it highly unlikely that Morey will look like a genius a few years down the line.


Jeremy Lin probably won't be worth all this money. I'm not even convinced that he'll be an above-average starter.

[LamarOdom]

So $20-24 million a year for a player who can barely give you a .500 ball club isn't ridiculous?

At least he has never missed the playoffs.

[xfactor99]

Someone ask Melo about Amare's contract

[DaSeba5]

[Rowe]

Which is a shot at Lin. Paying a high scoring small forward the max while giving up most of your team is a lot more ridiculous than screwing James Dolan up the ass.

We gave up Gallo, Chandler, & Mozgov.

Until either 3 of them do anything notable beyond signing contracts, let me know. They're the same players they were in New York. "Role Players" who you can't rely on to even do 1 thing each night. For Gallo its his inconsistent outside shot, for Chandler its everything, & for Mozgov we don't really know because he never plays.

If Melo didn't earn a "Max extension" then tell me who else did?

Im so tired by you guys continue to beat this same drum about how the "Knicks gave up all of their assets" for guys who had no chance of doing anything of note. Its a far better value on the court & off the court to bring in a star player to get it done. Now that we're actually building the team instead of stockpiling expirers to keep cap space, we will finally see how far this team can go. What everyone does know is that Amare wasn't leading Gallo, Chandler, & Fields anywhere maybe not even the Playoffs.

[martycrane]

Unless the Rockets are able to execute some sort of Dwight Howard deal, I find it highly unlikely that Morey will look like a genius a few years down the line.


Jeremy Lin probably won't be worth all this money. I'm not even convinced that he'll be an above-average starter.

no question homes it dont matter if they used a loophole they still overpaid lin and asik so they got the worst of it.

in a few yrs daryl morey gonna need a new job

[Xiao Yao You]

At least he has never missed the playoffs.

I'd hope so but for all the hype and money he gets he should be leading teams into contention.