Melo is coming off the worst season of his career lol...most thought he’d be Olympic Melo here, but he’s said he’s not comfortbale in that role and doesn’t want to do that also, we were trying to trade Ryno for Melo...the minute other names like Capela, Gordon, or Ariza were brought up, a lot of people said NY needs to gtfo so it seems more like the board was giddy for him if it meant only losing Ryno, and that was before he looked like trash
Capela did the best he could do. But having 2 tough defensive wings (Ariza & Luc) is what really gave us the biggest advantage. Gerald Green isn't disciplined enough defensively to play vs GS. We another smart tough minded defender with PJ
if you look at it tho Luc didnt even play in that series and when he did in the playoffs he was horrible. The main keys for our D is PJ, CP3, and Clint. Lets get Melo and another guy.
I’m already knowing this Melo process is going to take forever so we might as well shift our attention towards something else
Only way the Rockets can make any improvements at this point is to make a trade. If we could somehow get our hands on Jimmy Butler, Kevin Love, Bazemore, Simmons (as was suggested earlier), or Otto Porter, we will be just fine. We do need depth but we have to move that Anderson contract first. Rodney Hood is still out there, as is Marcus Smart, Isaiah Thomas. We might have to move Gordon for Butler and Anderson for Love with Onuaku and draft picks. Those trades might not happen but I think a trade is the only way we are going to see any improvement at this point.
Rather than Melo, I'd rather sign Nick Young and trade for Bazemore (I don't know how the contract details and if it's even possible).
Did you ever consider that he didn't like playing in any of those places when he left? Look at his numbers, this dude can still ball -- he just wasn't in a good situation. The only person in the world that likes playing with Westbrook is apparently Paul George.
You all have forgotten Morey's #1 Credo: You have to be the one to FIND the Ariza's and Luc's not PAY the Ariza's and Luc's! You all forget so quickly. Shame.
I can see the frustration right now on Hardens face when Melo gets burned by his man play after play after play. It's gonna be just like the season after we made it to the Finals with Dwight.
We played D well enough in that series. We needed someone to hit a couple of 3s in game 6 and 7. CP3,Harden, Gordon,PJ and Melo could close games against GS. Yes, Durant still will be able to score, but let them run their Durant isos, and keep them out of their regular offensive flow.
