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[QUOTE="thebigeast44, post: 1084258, member: 885"]
Replace Melo with Paul George on the Knicks last year and they would not have made the playoffs either. Many of us think Melo is better than you think he is - fair enough. And how many of us would actually take $30-50 million less (how much less it actually would have been to move to Chicago is not clear) to take a gamble that Chicago would have brought you a title particularly with Rose's health the past 2 years? It's just too simplistic to say he chose money over winning.

If Rose had been healthy the past 2 years and that element of uncertainty was not part of the decision making equation, perhaps Melo would have made the move. Or perhaps not. It may simply be as he stated, that he's a Knick at heart and NYC is home to him and his family and that was the ultimate decision maker. Nothing wrong with making a decision like that, even if it does not offer you the best chance to win a championship. And is that decision so much different than when a player chooses the Orange over Kentucky or Duke for instance? If you want to make it to a final 4 and have the best chance to win a championship, there are other programs you would choose over Syracuse. But I don't see anyone criticizing a player on this board for choosing Syracuse over one of those programs. Nor do I expect to any time soon :) Let's Go Orange and Let's Go Melo!
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