[ESPN] New York Knicks Making Progress on Carmelo Anthony Trade

LOL - now THAT is funny. :grin:

 

So, if Melo is really set on NY............then would Denver prefer

Curry, Randolph, Gallo, and San Antonio's first rounder............

or

Curry, Hill, Gallo, San Antonio's first rounder, and the Knicks pick swap plus dumping JR Smith's expiring contract for a trade exception (nothing but big time cap savings)?

 

Randolph's issues are on the court, not off it.

 

Groupie "love" is different then wife "love"...he married the girl for a reason and vice versa. I am sure he will have his adventures but never doubt his wife will be in control or better said, has been in control since day 1.

 

I was talking about how they both seem to play basketball with the IQ of a piece of petrified wood.

DD

 

As Reagan once said, "here we go again!" According to you, Anthony is "McGrady, Part II and is not an Alpha Dog (whatever that is), but Brooks is." Why can't you give that a rest? It makes you look foolish, at least in my opinion. Instead of giving "sound" reasons for not making the trade, you simply slam the potential target with some over the top comments as you pump up Brooks (which you have done in exactly this manner numerous times recently, even if he's not directly mentioned here), who doesn't need it and would probably growl at you if he were crazy enough to read this BBS.

 

We should get in a 3 way deal with nets to give them Melo.

Rox get favors which is the pos we need most, and take back sal.

Nets get Melo

and nugs get combo of young talent from nets and rockets and combo of draft picks from both...and sal relief. Maybe like Hill or Pat from us 1st round pick and brooks? We could prob get useful piece back as well.

I dunno just thinking...be need to get d howard of the future now.

 

Brooks is the alpha dog on this team, but he is not one of the league's alpha dogs.....

There is a difference, it is all in the context in how you understand what I am saying....you continually mix things up, and miss the point on matters like these.

It is the same reason I was against adding Artest, you don't add strong willed players who are not as good as they think they are to a team that has weak leadership, or is in the process of establishing a heirarchy (As this team is now).

Melo is a low character guy, or questionable character, and would instantly become the Rocket's de facto leader, and to me, that is a problem, if someone was a strong leader already, then you can add a Melo and make it work.

It is why Artest is so under control in LA, where in Houston he wasn't...

Team chemistry and management is a fickle thing.....you have to manage the personalities as much as the players....IMO.

For reference did you see how Ariza acted last year when Brooks froze him out? How do you think Melo would react to the same thing.....???

Melo has had his best success under Billups leadership, even though Melo is the scorer, Billups is the team's leader....that is what I am talking about.

What trade exactly? Are you changing the conversation again to get a jab in?

Yep, you are....here is the jab....

I have given tons of sound reasons, but if you don't agree, they will not seem sound to you will they?

DD

 

How about if we swap Jordan Hill and the option for the 2011 pick back to NY, in exchange for Randolph, so that NY can ship Hill and the 2011 pick to Denver as part of this deal? Then we could bring Randolph off the bench in the Carl Landry role. Perhaps he could even play some spot minutes at center against smaller quicker centers?

 

If Brooks is the alpha dog, what does that make Yao, who will be the first option in the half court offense?

 

I would do that personally....but i dont know that randloph is that much better than hill and plus no telling what morey gets with that pick so it could be like trading Hill and say bud or brooks for randloph ya know?

 

I think it makes Yao one of the options to score the ball......don't you?

And this offense has no FIRST option, everyone is the first option, just so you know.

DD

 

I would not do that, because you don't have to do that? Why give up Hill and a pick for a guy that is a headcase and might bust out.

I mean give up JT, because he has no place here, but Hill has proven he can play and is getting better day by day.

DD

 

Not that it has anything to do with real life....but the Knicks in my 2k11 season, traded for Melo. They are now 18-5 on top of the east.

That would destroy our picks.

really hope it doesn't happen.

 

It has everything to do with real life. I always wondered if I could make it in the NBA if I were taller and using the My Player feature I have confirmed I would be an elite superstar in the league with my game in a taller frame. I don't know where you would find a more scientific test than that.

 

yao is gona get the first look tough when it matters tough.

 

oops i meant to reply to this, (yao is gona get the first look tough when it matters tough.)

 

I would do this personally. Laughable as it may seem, his SL performance was enough to convince me this kid will make it big in the league. He just needs a good big man coach and 3 more years and he would be a force to behold.

If I were DM I would have jumped on that 4 team trade when rumors surfaced the Nuggs wanted to avoid paying salary. I would have offered the Nuggs our Bosh package (Jeffries or Battier, Hill or Jordan, 2011 NY swap, 2012 Rockets pick, 2012 NY pick) for AK47's expiring contract and Favors. IMHO it would have given us a great team both for the short and long term, since AK47 is better than C-bud and Battier while we can look build upon Favors and eiher Hill or PP for our frontcourt of the future. Oh well...

 

I guess I'm the only one who thinks gallo/ar are overated.

 

The offense is dictated by the talent on the floor, and when Yao is on the floor, he'll be the first option.

And in regards to your "everyone is the first option" ideology, go look at the FGA/FTA of the players on Adelman-coached teams in the past. You'll see that there is indeed a pecking order.

Basketball is all about matchups, and when you have a huge mismatch in your favor, you take advantage of it. That's basic basketball.