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[Hypothetically Speaking] IF we got Carmelo, would we be better than current Nuggets?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by EffTheJazz!!!, Feb 16, 2011.

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Would Melo make us better than past 3 years Nuggets? (read thread first]

  1. Way better

    41 vote(s)
    22.0%

  2. A little better

    78 vote(s)
    41.9%

  3. About the same

    44 vote(s)
    23.7%

  4. Worse than those Nuggets

    23 vote(s)
    12.4%

  5. **** Carmelo

    22 vote(s)
    11.8%
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  1. EffTheJazz!!!

    EffTheJazz!!! Member

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    I didn't want to start another Melo thread but I feel like this is a topic that should be discussed, especially with all the excitement and interest in him. Obviously Anthony is a GREAT player, there is no arguing that, but considering what we'd have to give up (especially being a western conference team), how good can we really be? Would we gut our roster just to go back to mediocre? Or do you think we could be a contending team year in and out, instead of just hanging at the edge of contending like the nuggets for the past four years, or like the injury prone old rockets? It seems that every time Melos name come up, people talk about it like it's a given that he can take us to a championship. He couldnt take the nuggets, and are our role players really that much better than Denver's, if better at all? This is not even considering who we'd lose in the trade.. so before we start comparing Melo's rockets to the top NBA teams, discuss this: would Carmelo even make us that much better than these Nuggets?

    [Might be a pointless thread, if Mods think so please delete it, this is just a thought I had]
     
    #1 EffTheJazz!!!, Feb 16, 2011
  2. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Well he'd have a really strong bench. Denver has had a weak bench for a long time.
     
    #2 REEKO_HTOWN, Feb 16, 2011
  3. mrjuandiego1988

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    si.....
     
    #3 mrjuandiego1988, Feb 16, 2011
  4. Rockets1616

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    the fact that we beat them last night makes that irrelevant
     
    #4 Rockets1616, Feb 16, 2011
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    No because they have centers on their roster.
     
    #5 ashishduh, Feb 16, 2011
  6. coachbadlee

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    ...and we still beat them twice in a week.
     
    #6 coachbadlee, Feb 16, 2011
  7. Rocketboi

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    Tell me this weak bench you speak of.
     
    #7 Rocketboi, Feb 16, 2011
  8. coachbadlee

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    The bench that allowed our bench to score 68 pts the other night. You should have seen it. It was awful.
     
    #8 coachbadlee, Feb 16, 2011
  9. Prince

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    we need a center to be better.
     
    #9 Prince, Feb 16, 2011
  10. SkillzThatKillz

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    We kill Nuggets that currently have Melo, and we don't. Nuff said?
     
    #10 SkillzThatKillz, Feb 16, 2011
  11. MorningZippo

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    Denver's front court is very underrated. A great defender in Kenyon Martin and a great scorer and passer in Nene. Something the Rockets really aren't close to having. Sure Chucks a good defender and Scola scores well, but Nene understands rotations much better than scola and it makes Kenyon's job of weak side shot blocking a hell of a lot easier.
     
    #11 MorningZippo, Feb 16, 2011
  12. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    This is key.
     
    #12 REEKO_HTOWN, Feb 16, 2011
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    we would be a lot better, but thats if we dont lose a lot of our players for him...if we lose kmart and louis or something..we would probably be pretty close to the nuggets now.
     
    #13 greatpacha1, Feb 16, 2011
  14. AggieRocketsFan

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    Morey would finally have a chance to build around a superstar, so I believe he could keep us contending for many years after he continued to tweak the roster.
     
    #14 AggieRocketsFan, Feb 16, 2011
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    We also lost to them twice earlier. And they have been ahead of us for three straight seasons.
     
    #15 Easy, Feb 16, 2011
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  16. EffTheJazz!!!

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    That was the plan with Yao.. but I agree ^
     
    #16 EffTheJazz!!!, Feb 16, 2011
  17. BasketballMind

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    "If the Rockets make the playoffs THIS year I will donate 100$ to the tipjar!" :) (your sig)

    how bout $5 just cause.
     
    #17 BasketballMind, Feb 16, 2011
  18. javal_lon

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    Man screw Carmelo..We'll be beggin Morey to get rid of him in 2 years
     
    #18 javal_lon, Feb 16, 2011
  19. Pieman2005

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    So that automatically makes us a better team. :rolleyes:
     
    #19 Pieman2005, Feb 16, 2011
  20. AggNRox

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    it depends on which denver team you are talking about. if you are talking about the old team w/o melo distraction, i would say no. if the current team, i would say yes.
     
    #20 AggNRox, Feb 16, 2011
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