[Stein] Melo will consider Rockets, Bulls and Mavs

More than Boozer would have to go...

 

I stand corrected, I though his max was right at $20,000,000.... My wider point stands, Chicago CAN make it work but it is harder for them, and the current thought in Chicago is they may very well not be willing to do what it takes.

 

Ok now I know you're just trolling.

 

Get real people. Melo will never come to play for the Rockets.
He just toying with us.

 

Phil Jackson has a very funny way of showing his intention to retain Melo. I think he's the first one ever to not treat Melo like a God over there LOL. If Melo snaps and thinks management wont go his way I think he would seriously consider going to the Rockets.

I'm afraid though of what effect he will have on the locker room, and on the floor if the 3 of them will just play ISO and "make the ball sticky" but having Melo is better than not, I guess.

It would be a huge relief to have a guy who can make a basket during playoffs. I seriously dont think Melo lead the Knicks like a real leader, I thought he just padded his stats more than anything, but you have to give him some credit for still being able to score regardless.

If u cant rely on the guys leadership, you can be sure that he is capable of carrying a team on his back. I just hope that when he comes here and teams up with H&H that they can get past the first round next year.

 

Stoudemire is a shell and Chandler is no better than Asik.

 

I think none of this really matters. Whoever Melo chooses will get him. The only thing in question is whether NY will play along and get some assets out of it, or will he sign as a FA.

 

The big 3 and Haslem opt out and a big 4 can split about $60M between them. Basically they could match what Chicago could pay Melo. If the current three took $14m each they could give Melo about $18m. And they would still have Norris Cole and Chris Anderson. Fill out the rest of the roster with veteran minimums and exceptions.

 

Its happening??

 

I don't want him

Him and Iverson did nothing together Neither will him and Harden

 

Umm are you forgetting someone named Dwight?

 

I just threw up.

 

We got Harden 2 off seasons ago and then followed it up with Dwight last year. Why would anyone still be so pessimistic around here? Even if he winds up going elsewhere I don't see how you could possibly view it as him "toying" with us.

 

Didn't Harden say publicly that he was going to recruit some stars to HOU last year? So much for your theory.

 

SMH, people with such short term memory. Harden publicly said he was going out to recruit some stars to HOU last year. I guess he was not conern about catching crap then?

 

Melo will end up in Miami. I was thinking that Miami would make a move to get Lance Stephenson for a 1-2 year deal, but if Melo is available they'll all work it out.

 

The Rockets have a bigger window of opportunity than both the other 2 teams. Rose is definitely going to need another year to regain the top form he was at a few years ago.

I think Dallas has a decent shot at getting Melo but the window for a championship there will be a whole lot slimmer than the Rockets' chances. Plus how many good years does Dirk/Carter/Marion have in the tank? I would say 2 years at most.

The Rockets need a proven PF who can take tough shots in crunch time, but even then Melo is definitely not a perfect fit. Both James and Melo will both have to play off the ball in order for the team to be successful (not to mention more defense too). Luckily for the Rockets Bosh has a chance to opt out of his contract, Love is looking for greener pastures and Melo is actually considering coming here (Thanks Morey for making that a possibility).

 

The Rockets had $16mil worth of capspace last year. This year they have none. I'm going out on a limb and say Harden probably wouldn't have gotten flak for saying he prefers a basketball player over capspace. But that he would if he wanted Lin and Asik gone.

 

Really?

Howard>Noah (I know Noah got first team All NBA. But I still think that is a pretty easy choice)

Harden>uncertainty of Derrick Rose

I really like Jimmy Butler, a lot. But I would have to say that he is pretty equal to Parsons. Butlet is a much better defender, Parsons a better offensive player and a little bit more versatile (IMO)

Gibson and Beverley....both pretty good defenders. Both don't have that much of a role.

I think the Rockets roster is more attractive. However, with the Bulls Carmelo would fill the exact role that they need....whereas the Rockets, Carmelo's strengths are our team's strengths. And his weaknesses are our team's weaknesses.

The Mavs..... Dirk is old. Marion is old (and a free agent). Carter is old (and a free agent). Ellis improved a lot, but not enough to be a huge draw. I really can't think of much of a reason why he would want to go to the Mavs?