Nalod wrote:Reinsdorf is flat out cheap/smart/Profitable and eating booze's 17mil AND paying another 17-20mil is only Dolanesque!

Not many owners can eat that.

I'd be suprised if he did.

Charlottes pick is not lottery.

IF Bulls want Melo they can give us Booze but they better sweeten it up. They got a blue chip Euro, a no. 1 pick and Butler and we good.

This will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Odds are Melo stays.

I see what you are saying. They likely won't want to pay AND give up assets, so it's one or the other. I keep putting a priority in getting out of the repeat offenders on the lux tax. While it does get costly, there are other restrictions. I keep looking for where they are outlined but can't find it anywhere.

yellowboy90 wrote:The bulls greatest strength is really their greatest weakness. Their all out push in the regular season and Thibs insistence on pushing his players to the brink of exhaustion hurts them come playoff time. I would fear injury to Rose and Noah(plantar fascia). Also, they would have to give up so much to get under the cap unless he is willing to take 14M. If he takes 14M they can keep pretty much everyone besides Boozer I think.

Read somewhere the league is projecting the cap will go up 5M. So 19M for Melo outright if they amnesty Boozer. They really don't need us unless, like Nalod said, they are too cheap to eat Boozer's 16.8M. http://ccs.infospace.com/ClickHandler.ashx?ld=20140424&app=1&c=genieo4a.42&s=genieo4a&rc=genieo4a&dc=&euip=100.2.238.11&pvaid=e58959b45e53459dbed9a07a5ccba24b&dt=Desktop&fct.uid=79c97056298a4056ae8fa3da43968781&en=8lDtv8QA6BAcJB5nvTu3YIen%2bMkgEU0PAkuBvUj4ugzSa971raSauQ%3d%3d&du=hoopshype.com%2fsalaries%2fchicago.htm&ru=http%3a%2f%2fhoopshype.com%2fsalaries%2fchicago.htm&ap=2&coi=771&cop=main-title&npp=2&p=0&pp=0&pct=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.genieo.com%2fclick_track%3fquery%3dchicago+team+salary%26channel%3d_42&ep=2&mid=9&hash=70C9744CF270E19FA36BA2BC047857B0

knicks1248 wrote:Oscar mayer bolonga, are you serious, that is worse piece of advice i ever heard from a HOF..

For whom? Us? Or Melo? Because I think it's on point for Melo if he values his legacy.

Nalod wrote:Reinsdorf is flat out cheap/smart/Profitable and eating booze's 17mil AND paying another 17-20mil is only Dolanesque!

Not many owners can eat that.

I'd be suprised if he did.

Charlottes pick is not lottery.

IF Bulls want Melo they can give us Booze but they better sweeten it up. They got a blue chip Euro, a no. 1 pick and Butler and we good.

This will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Odds are Melo stays.

And that is exactly why I think we have enough leverage for a sign and trade deal. I'd take Boozer for a year if it meant getting assets that we can use to rebuild or get another star (e.g. Kevin Love). I'd need both their picks though but they can take Shumpert if they want.

mreinman wrote:Would love to hear that interview. Do you have a link?

What the hell does this Oscar Melo-Lover Wiener know anyway ?

Papabear Says

Oh Oscar is just one of the smartest, brightest, greatest player to ever play the game.

Papabear wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:It's kind of funny watching and listening to some of this. As a coach no one can speak a dime to Phil J. As a GM? O Roberston--who is Phil Jackson? And he's somewhat right-the bottom line is Phil is a GM novice and will waive MUCH less of a sword as a GM than having a team built up with a Shaq or an MJ. He needs to rely on players coming here or not leavi8ng 9in Melos case. In his own tenure--he simply coached what was already delivered. This is a different beast. You don't think Melo will listen to an Oscar Robertson's type pf advice? The Lakers thought they were resigning Howard as well!

Papabear Says

I now hope that Melo leaves New York because he doesn't need the grief. Let the great Phil Jackson put it all together. Where ever he goes I will root for him to win. The man played his heart out and got no respect. Lets see what the Zin master can do.

Brothers gotta work it out-Public Enemy

Phil and Melo are products of NY, we can work this out...Melo needs Phil and Phil needs Melo...We need a meeting of the minds...

NardDogNation wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Oscar mayer bolonga, are you serious, that is worse piece of advice i ever heard from a HOF..

For whom? Us? Or Melo? Because I think it's on point for Melo if he values his legacy.

His legacy gets tarnish the minute he leaves NY, and if he winds up leaving and still not getting a ring, he'll be known for making some of the dumbest choices an athlete can make.

Oscars reason for telling melo to leave is because he isn't appreciated by some of the fans, and amare and tyson (although he didn't say names) are always injured. He act is if those players are signing new contracts with him.

knicks1248 wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Oscar mayer bolonga, are you serious, that is worse piece of advice i ever heard from a HOF..

For whom? Us? Or Melo? Because I think it's on point for Melo if he values his legacy.

His legacy gets tarnish the minute he leaves NY, and if he winds up leaving and still not getting a ring, he'll be known for making some of the dumbest choices an athlete can make.

Oscars reason for telling melo to leave is because he isn't appreciated by some of the fans, and amare and tyson (although he didn't say names) are always injured. He act is if those players are signing new contracts with him.

LeBron's legacy was not tarnished when he left CLE like some initially suspected. Not sure why Melo's would be if he also went to a better team.

And cap space doesn't ensure a star-studded team. Just ask the Mavs who have struck out 3 consecutive seasons using that strategy. At 30 years old, Melo needs to make every season count because his career is closer to being over. It's why I think that Oscar Robertson's advice is sound.