gunsnewing wrote:Yes we are all armchair internet fan GM's but if we weren't then there would be no reason to post on an Internet forum.

What about the Youtube Melo thread? Alba? playa's conspiracy threads? Asking RonRon questions about any arcane BB topic when reading elsewhere is slow? Nalod's holiday re-invented threads? tkf's Melo hate? ECurry/RFelton fat jokes?

gunsnewing wrote:As armchair GM's, what players do you guys think we can realistically seek to put around Melo to ensure that we are not a capped out lottery team we've been since 2000?

We've been a lottery team for the past 4 years? Did I miss something?

Trying to figure out the mindset of NBA guys is about as fun as trying to guess the draft pick most likely to turn your franchise around.

Who:
1) wants to put up with the hype
2) isn't scared off by the thought of playing 2nd fiddle or even 1B to the overarching media perception of Melo as the ugly alpha dog that aint
3) gets secret chubbies thinking about playing with Melo in his late prime
4) isn't freaked out by what goes on publicly with our idiot owner and his management revolving door
5) isn't worried that Melo won't make him any better
6) actually, honestly, really wants a chip more than money, and what does MSG mean to that worldview
7) isn't CP3
8) thinks he can make Woodson a playoff winner more than he thinks Woodson's playoff record affects him