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Message: [QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 2638852, member: 57"] They used the amnesty on Billips to acquire Chandler, good move at that time. Walsh had effectively lost his authority after the Melo deal and resigned around this time. Without Walsh, the Knicks were no longer doing it right. The Bargnani deal was beyond horrid. The Knicks should have received a #1 to take him off of Toronto's hands. Instead they gave up an UNPROTECTED #1, dumber than dumbo. Post-Melo deal the landscape had changed from doing it right to desperately trying to patch together pieces for a team that could make a title run. There was no chance what they were doing then would be anything foundational and would only have a very short shelf life even if they had a successful season or two. It could have been so different, if Melo had signed as a free agent, the Knicks kept their young core, and stayed with Walsh's plan. [/QUOTE]