Don’t forget, Chanucey Billups has been staunch on the whole no trade thing and he threatened he’d request waivers/retire sooner then he would leave Denver. Its more like an expiring contract, rather than Chanucey Billups, star PG.

But heck, even with Chanucey Billups deciding to suit up, between Stoudemire/Melo. The ball STOPS, both are mediocre(at best), defenders.

I give Donnie Welsh credit for creating another NBA 2k10 squad in New York.

This is what I think about the trade:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaVa6NHwUUg

I explained the other night why it is I feel this isn’t going to work well. I don’t care who’s distributing. There aren’t enough basketballs to go around to satisfy both Amare (who already complains when he doesn’t get the ball) and Melo. And neither one of them plays a lick of defense. And they will seriously lack depth in a really Miami Heat kind of way, without the Miami Heat kind of ability. Wade >> Billups. LeBron >>> Melo. I’ll give them Amare > Bosh, but Bosh makes the whole thing work by sitting back and playing his role, which neither Amare or Melo would ever do.

This might solidify the sixth seed for them, because they’ll get an initial push from the excitement of the new roster, but not because I think they would be drastically superior. Maybe at best it gets them a leg up on Atlanta, who are having their own problems. But I don’t think they’re in the discussion with Orlando/Chicago/Miami/Boston. Even with a full season of Melo next year (assuming there is a season next year), I don’t think they’re any better than a fifth seed, fourth at best. I don’t think they are anywhere near the same level as Boston, Miami or Chicago. And it’s possible with a good draft pick and another year of DougieBall (and Turner and Jrue development) that we could be in the conversation with the Knicks and Atlanta.

Without too much analysis, I have a feeling some people on here are just bitter than the Sixers Front Office can’t/won’t make any moves. Everyone keeps saying “oh the Knicks had a TEAM, now they don’t” Ehh…what team? A team with a downward trajectory and losing record the past two months?

Think Melo makes them better. The other players they got aren’t that much worse than what they gave up and in a league STACKED with quality Point Guards now, they should be able to get a suitable one sooner or later if the wheels are fallin off Chauncey.

Just bought my Knicks-Sixers ticket for April 6. Could be a good one!

I think it’s tough to compare this Knicks team with others because of the caliber of the superstar they got and because of Mike D’s offensive oriented, fast break system. Now if you want to conclude that this system can never win a title, so be it, but then you’ve got to change the coach and the system first.

As for the whole clogging the ball thing, that’s what people wondered about the Heat as well and certainly they did struggle early on with chemistry but of course have been improving on that lately. Wade’s numbers haven’t dipped at all despite LeBron and Bosh comin in—I think havin Amare and Anthony can and will get along just fine.

I’m not sayin they’ll even win a playoff series cause they’ll likely be playin one of the big 3 but I could see them pushing a not 100% healthy Boston team or a Heat team that doesn’t quite have all the pieces itself yet or an inexperienced Bulls team to a game 7.

Every team has their flaws and I’m not sayin the Knicks are the new powerhouse in the East. I’m merely sayin the Sixers won’t be catchin them for that 6th spot and wont be catching them in the Division for years to come.

additionally, it’s funny you mention the Pistons, the ONE exception in the past 10-15 years to the you-need-at-least-two-stars to contend rule. Just look at the top teams this year:
San Antonio—Duncan, Manu, Parker
Lakers—Kobe, Gasol
Thunder—Westbrook, Durant
Heat—big 3
Celts—Big 4
Bulls—Rose, Boozer
I guess this season Dallas is somewhat of an exception but if you count Kidd then you’ve got 2 future HOFers.

Same goes for all the past champs but for the pistons…just take a lot at all the squads—they’ve all got 2 studs. don’t be jealous and bitter because Philly’s stuck in a hole for the foreseeable future.

The NBA is a star driven league, not a roll player driven league. Gallo and Felton? Please.

lol well im just not exactly sure how much or how little they have to do for one of us to be right or wrong…

With you, you clearly are stating, or at least it sounds like it, that they’re going to flop. It’s going to be disasterous. Myself? I don’t really know…I simply said I think in the medium to long run they def came out better. I guess to prove my point, all they have to do is finish above .500 the remainder of the season and then finish with a better record next season than this previous season.

 never said anything about them winning championships or whatnot but I do think they could now be a piece away whereas you think all they had to add was one of the dozens of scrub big men in the league and wha-la they’re a contender because of a slightly upgraded Sammy Dalembert

I thought the whole point of this was what does it mean for this season, not years down the road. Before the trade the Knicks were a .500 team and they gave up a lot of players to get Anthony and Billups.

I think the trade makes them slightly better, and therefore makes the race for the 6th playoff seed more interesting. Without the trade the Sixers were clearly better and on an uptrend, the Knicks were 5-5 in their last 10 going nowhere.

Now, I’m not sure about the immediate impact. I think it will take time for the Knicks to develop into a team. They have three very good players in Billups, Amare and Mello. They can definitely score a lot of points. But I have to wonder about their rebounding and inside defense. If they can’t win the battle of possessions they will have trouble doing much better then they did before the trade.

I think they’re a seriously finesse-oriented front court (AKA SOFT) that will amuse Boston and Orlando, but will ultimately be outclassed by either one.

Sixers should still be able to pass them for the sixth seed, as they really have improved their play but this is a very big trade and it’s hard to know just how much better the Knicks will ultimately be. It should take at least two weeks just to get acclimated.

but you can say goodbye to your 6 seed chances. the knicks were better than the sixers before the trade and now they are much better. you’ll just have to try and develop your young talent and hope they work out well. right now you are lined up to play boston or miami in the first round and i think we all know how that will go.