Timeout for a quick basketball comment

As a Knick fan (albeit one who loathes both Dolan and Isiah), I'm skeptical about the Melo trade. Perhaps the most interesting feature was Melo's deliberately playing his hand so the Knicks would have to pay more. To me, this signals that he is either not bold enough (to risk free agency), not shrewd enough, or (most likely) not sufficiently interested in winning to be the player the Knicks need.