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F Anthony
I agree.....
F Anthony
People in Chicago are convinced he is coming here. Fans, media and players.
We'll see though. The possibility of him joining LeBron in Cleveland seem really slim to me.
Melo is a perfect fit in Chicago. They have a defensive scheme to cover up his warts and he'll provide a much needed scoring punch.
LeBron doesn't need another star player here. He needs Cleveland's young players to play to their potential and for the FO to then bring in quality role players to solidify the team. There's plenty of talent to win and win big, especially with the addition of #1. While some people dream about Melo and LBJ here, I really don't think that is necessary. Maybe I'm in the minority on that.
I agree.....
so is "here" Cleveland or Chicago
so is "here" Cleveland or Chicago
MoFlo, I love you man, but let's not start out the free agency season with the purist form of Melohate.
I think the guy is an absolute baller, he's not a bad defender anymore, and he's surely got to be hungry for a title. If he would agree to move to Cleveland over New York and Los Angeles (think about that), then that tells you exactly where his head is at.
Point being, if he's willing to sign here, you sign him. But in order to get that converation started, we gotta start talking with him and New York (who we don't need at all).
If we can show Melo and LeBron a path for them to get max money and play alongside Kyrie/Dion/Wiggins, the only thing that would hold us back would be us being "Cleveland." I don't think that'll be a major factor for Melo, whereas with Love it probably will be and we'd never know because he's not signing an extension no matter what.
Chicago.
My only point is that we are one of only two teams that can sign both LeBron and Melo, and we're the only team in the league that can sign both outright to reasonable contracts (and still compete).
The only team in the same position as us in 2010 was Miami. Pretty sure Chris Grant knew this would be happening.
My only point is that we are one of only two teams that can sign both LeBron and Melo, and we're the only team in the league that can sign both outright to reasonable contracts
Chicago.
My only point is that we are one of only two teams that can sign both LeBron and Melo, and we're the only team in the league that can sign both outright to reasonable contracts (and still compete).
The only team in the same position as us in 2010 was Miami. Pretty sure Chris Grant knew this would be happening.
I will agree that Melo has improved defensively, but does he do anything whatsoever off the ball?
We were pulling our hair out at Kyrie & Dion doing too much dribbling & trying to find a balance, I just cringe of the thought of adding Melo to that mix.
If he can change his off the ball game, I'd be 100% on board, but obviously we won't know that until the games are played.
Don't get me wrong, Melo is a Top 2 scorer in the game and can beat you in so many ways, but that's really all he can do offensively and takes a lot of shots to boot.. it'd take some doing getting things adjusted..
I will say this gouri, you know my stance on Melo & have known for a while :chuckles:, but I'm more for this signing now that Blatt is on board than I was before...