How thankful are you now that the Melo trade didn't happen?

BOO-hoo. . . .like we didn't all see this coming in OKC??
And what do we care what they needed? We care about what they DIDN'T need, and that's 3 ball-needy stars.
I hope they unravel like a Hillary campaign, infighting, name calling, locker room blowups, the whole bit. . . . would be fun to see.
I don't care for Westbrick.
Maybe Melo told him "I'm not doing YOU, I'm doing ME"

 

wonder if there's anyway to have cp3, harden, and lebron while keeping Egod?!

 

We'd have to play 4 on 5 every game. LOL

 

that's going to be good enough for most of the NBA teams lol

 

I’m not sure. Anderson’s salary eats up a lot of space for that. Would probably have to renounce a lot of players or send some out as the price for Ryno

 

He would have been the 3rd option. Paul would have made sure of that

 

Its not that Anderson's contribitions aren't valid its that its not enough for his deal. We never judge players in a vacuum because there is thing called the SALARY CAP which is the most important resource in the entire league. Did you not study opportunity cost in school? Every single time Anderson scores 12 pts on 40% 3 pt shooting and does "sneaky things" all game long you are probably applauding him but the reality is a guy paid way less would have given just a very slightly worse production, or in some cases like with Luc its arguable the net production would have been higher. This matters a lot because we need as much capspace as possible to keep our guys. What happens next year when Capela and Luc's deals expires? We can't afford to sign them because Anderson is taking 20M off the books! The Rox won't be able to afford Cp3 on his new max deal unless we let some other guys go. All this is because we are paying premium for a glorified 1 dimensional shooter who has a track record of playing markedly worse in the playoffs.

What is the goal here? Is the goal just for Anderson to be a net positive to the team? Or is it to win a championship? If its to win a ring then its not enough for Anderson to put up his measly 13 pts given his salary because other teams are making better use of their capspace. Last year everybody blamed Harden for playing like a wet noodle in game 7 but that's because he had no help, the 2nd highest paid guy was shooting 28% from 3 wtf.

You are the one who needs to pay attention because your man crush on Anderson has blinded you to what is really important. I am neutral on Anderson, I don't have any feelings of love or hate on him. If he increases his scoring to 18 pts (what should be his ppg given his 16 pt ppg last year and then playing in a system with Harden and MDA offense) while keeping his percentages I would be the first guy campaigning to keep him.

P.S. The thread title is talking about how happy the OP is we didn't get Melo. I replied to the OP that Melo is better than Anderson. You are the one who needs to pay attention because the whole point of the OP is he thinks Melo sucks.

 

Lol Morey was willing to give more, Knicks just didnt want Anderson. You'd have to pay knicks double the assets, 1 batch to get Melo and then another to absorb Anderson's poison contract. Just search Stephen A Smith vids during the trade, he was saying Knicks didn't any part of Anderson's deal.

 

Melo is not giving up 28M for next season. Gorden is younger, cheaper and better overall.

 

I like Melo but tbh i think he wouldnt work here.

CP3 is a high IQ, selfaware guy who can figure things out and work here. I don't think thats the case with Melo.

And to be fair, Anderson has been really good lately.

 

I don't know why people imagine that Melo would just stop being who he is if he played here. He's a chucker, always has been and always will be. Still lazy on defense. Chris Paul isn't gonna change that. All the Rockets players are still who they were before Chris Paul. All the Clippers players are still who they were without Chris Paul. Melo coulda messed up our chemistry so bad and anything more than Anderson was not worth the gamble.

 

You are the absolute worst. You know that, right? You suck. I don't know how you can write a wall of text about nothing I'm talking about.

This is the long and short of it. Again, PAY ATTENTION:

Anderson isn't as bad as everyone makes him out to be. He isn't a trash player. He is overpaid but still contributes to the Rockets winning games. Every game the Rockets lose is not (always) his fault.

Melo is good, better than Anderson. I think Melo would have been a great addition to the Rockets in the MDA system with CP3 and Harden dishing. I believe he could have been great for the Rockets in the playoffs.​

I mean, that's it. You don't have type so much bullshit in rebuttal.

 

Gordon isn’t relevant because the Rockets were never going to trade him. It was Anderson for Melo. Then Phil got fired (rightfully so) and Perry decided not to take on Anderson( rightfully so because he’s waaay overpaid). Gordon was only brought up by Perry as a counter offer for having to take Anderson. Eventually they wanted no part of Anderson despite his skill set. Yes his contract is just that damn bad.

 

He’s played well to start. I hope it lasts because we are stuck with him

 

Melo is doing this on purpose!! Petty but clever!! He will get to where he wants to go, please know that.

 

The space that Ryno gives Harden is crazy. He has so much room to drive

 

Anderson for Melo was NEVER gonna work. They wanted Gordon + someone not named Anderson. So what's the point of pretending it's a Anderson or Melo situation?

 

Dude, I really admire your patience.

 

Not pretending. Melo pretty much confirmed a deal was in place in July but it never happened. This was around the time Perry came on board. He stopped the Taking Anderson nonsense. That’s when the Rockets ramped up efforts to find a third team. They ultimately failed. Rockets NEVER considered trading Gordon so it couldn’t have been him. Definitely Anderson and some filler was the package.

 

Melo would've improved the team, but The Best thing about getting him was losing Ryan's contract.

Ryan makes plenty more than EGO. Life can be a trip.