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ButterMPancakes said:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AmnYbhkGDM_HHvuch2nL83y8vLYF?slug=aw-anthonynuggets082610

Melo pulling a T-MAC. What a jackass.
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Speaking of McGrady... someone on Twitter brought up an interesting point:

Daryl Morey is into the advanced stats, and by those measures, Melo isn't an elite player. So, would Morey even WANT Melo?


That doesn't relate to McGrady, but this does:

The Rockets couldn't get it done with McGrady and Yao, and you could argue that Melo now is on par with McGrady then. Depending on how much Houston has to give up to get Melo, the supporting casts could be roughly the same. If McGrady and young Yao didn't work, why would Melo and old Yao?
 
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According to Yahoo Sports Carmelo Anthony is making it be known that he wants out of Denver ASAP & a trade is imminent.
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If Nuggets trade Anthony ESPN's John Hollinger predicts him to land in Houston in a 3 way deal with the Bobcats. -ESPN
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Yahoo Sports also reports the Nuggets management wants young players and draft picks for Carmelo Anthony to build for the future.
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This guy isn't really breaking news but sharing what he hears from writers at yahoo and espn.
 
Czvosec said:
Speaking of McGrady... someone on Twitter brought up an interesting point:

Daryl Morey is into the advanced stats, and by those measures, Melo isn't an elite player. So, would Morey even WANT Melo?


That doesn't relate to McGrady, but this does:

The Rockets couldn't get it done with McGrady and Yao, and you could argue that Melo now is on par with McGrady then. Depending on how much Houston has to give up to get Melo, the supporting casts could be roughly the same. If McGrady and young Yao didn't work, why would Melo and old Yao?
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First off it'll depend on the roster they have. Depending on who they give up, that roster might end up being a lot better than the roster that Rockets team had with TMAC and Yao.

Secondly, you have to understand you're better off being a piece or just a complimentary player away from contending then not even close.

Also, not every team wins the first year they get a major trade. Sure, some do, but not all don't. T-MAC and Yao really only played one season together. The others either one would be out for most of it or it would be the other. So, if the Rockets could have both Yao and Melo healthy for at least 3 years, they'd be really able to make some noise. Yao isn't really that old, and for most big men (had he played full seasons), he would be nearing his peak just about now. Obviously he's a big question mark because of his health, but if we're going to assume they both stay healthy (well, Yao gets back to 100%), it's a very good team.


I think Yao and Melo would be a good play maker away from contending.
 
I want to be mad at Melo but at the end of the day his team can't contend at all in the west and they've done nothing to get younger.
 
Czvosec said:
Speaking of McGrady... someone on Twitter brought up an interesting point:

Daryl Morey is into the advanced stats, and by those measures, Melo isn't an elite player. So, would Morey even WANT Melo?


That doesn't relate to McGrady, but this does:

The Rockets couldn't get it done with McGrady and Yao, and you could argue that Melo now is on par with McGrady then. Depending on how much Houston has to give up to get Melo, the supporting casts could be roughly the same. If McGrady and young Yao didn't work, why would Melo and old Yao?
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Morey isn't using publicly available statistics so Melo may rank more favorably in the ones he does use.

ETA: and if the Rockets manage to get Melo without giving up any starters (quite possible) and actually stay healthy, they are going to contend
 
I wish the Cavs could have traded LBJ in this same fashion one year ago.

He quitting on the team and then throwing the city under the bus is worse than him demanding a trade one year earlier.

He screwed over the Cavs in the worse way possible.

Melo is at least giving Denver some time to figure out a suitable trade to fit their needs.

The NBA is headed for a lock out for sure. Players have way too much power right now.
 
nime said:
I wish the Cavs could have traded LBJ in this same fashion one year ago.

He quitting on the team and then throwing the city under the bus is worse than him demanding a trade one year earlier.

He screwed over the Cavs in the worse way possible.

Melo is at least giving Denver some time to figure out a suitable trade to fit their needs.

The NBA is headed for a lock out for sure. Players have way too much power right now.
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Like i said before, I am done with the NBA until it's figured out.
 
ButterMPancakes said:
First off it'll depend on the roster they have. Depending on who they give up, that roster might end up being a lot better than the roster that Rockets team had with TMAC and Yao.

Secondly, you have to understand you're better off being a piece or just a complimentary player away from contending then not even close.

Also, not every team wins the first year they get a major trade. Sure, some do, but not all don't. T-MAC and Yao really only played one season together. The others either one would be out for most of it or it would be the other. So, if the Rockets could have both Yao and Melo healthy for at least 3 years, they'd be really able to make some noise. Yao isn't really that old, and for most big men (had he played full seasons), he would be nearing his peak just about now. Obviously he's a big question mark because of his health, but if we're going to assume they both stay healthy (well, Yao gets back to 100%), it's a very good team.


I think Yao and Melo would be a good play maker away from contending.
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I can't predict the future, but I feel pretty confident in saying there is NO CHANCE of Yao being healthy for three straight years without his production being drastically worse than what he usually puts up.
 
The Knicks Fix
Report: Carmelo/Nuggets headed for divorce

8:16 PM By Alan Hahn

According to a report posted a short while ago by Yahoo! Sports, Carmelo Anthony has told the Nuggets that he is not interested in staying in Denver. The report says the Nuggets, who just hired a new GM, former Raptors executive Masai Ujiri, will immediately look into trade offers for the three-time all-star.

Ujiri took the job -- at a ridiculously low salary of about $200,000 (more evidence of why former Suns executive David Griffin turned the job down) -- but it is clear that Josh Kroenke, the son of owner Stan Kroenke, is wielding most of the front office power now.

You can imagine the scrambling that went on at 2 Penn Plaza this afternoon when the story broke. The Knicks have had Carmelo on their radar since the moment LeBron James chose the Miami Heat.

Despite what you have read, Carmelo absolutely wants the same, but he, his representation (CAA, the same firm that reps LeBron) and the Knicks know it isn't going to be easy to work out a trade. The Knicks, even with all of this roster rebuilding, just don't have enough to offer right now. The Knicks had hoped this situation would carry into the season to allow them some time to develop some of their assets, such as Danilo Gallinari, who almost certainly would have to be a major piece in this type of a blockbuster deal.

Yahoo! names the Nets and Clippers as lead candidates because of their larger cache of assets and the locations as cities Anthony and his wife, TV personality LaLa Vazquez, would prefer to live. The Nets could offer Devin Harris, Brook Lopez and a first round pick. The Clippers could include Eric Gordon and Chris Kaman.

The Golden State Warriors could also be a candidate, with an offer of Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins.

But here's the catch: no one is going to give up a great deal for Carmelo if he doesn't agree to sign an extension. Here's where his leverage kicks in and we test his determination to play on the Garden stage as so many of his friends insist he prefers to do. Would he decline extensions and go through the season as a pending free agent and then sign with the Knicks next summer?

The Knicks may not want to wait to find out. It may take a multiteam effort to make this happen. Or else they'll potentially lose out on two superstars in one summer.
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http://www.newsday.com/sports/baske...ggets-headed-for-divorce-1.2239568?print=true

The only thing shocking in this is Ujiri's salary. That would flee a lot of quality candidates towards that job if they were trying to low ball offers. I can't see this coming out well for Denver since it seems like the owner wants to take more control of the team.
 
It's hilarious to me that Houston is probably going to land Anthony because of New York. They got a ton of draft picks from them last year and Houston will surely give up the rights to every single one of them to land him.

Billups might end up in Charlotte. If they're truly wanting to start over they're going to start shedding contracts and players. Ty Lawson could easily start for them.
 
The Heat will find a way to get Melo. :chuckles:
 
Melo is not the overall player McGrady was in his first Houston days, but if they managed to bring him in while keeping some of their younger talent like Brooks or Martin, they could at least make the top 4 in the west, possibly higher.

I'd prefer to see him in Orlando rather than any of these places, but I doubt they have the pieces.
 
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