NardDogNation wrote:

smackeddog wrote:If we got Love, would you prefer we'd drafted Russell or Towns? We'd only have about 7mil left to fill out the roster remember.

Basketball is about quality not quantity. People like to point to the Spurs' team oriented play and herald this as some kind of Age of the Role Player but these people seem to forget the fact that that the Spurs have sported no less than 3 all-stars, including one HOF, for the past decade. So no matter how big their expendable talent plays, you need major talents (that fits) to win. I personally don't think that Melo and Love fit especially well with one another but we need all the talent we can get. I'd sign Love at all costs, then sort out the mess later.

Agree. And everyone must still remember love isn't amare. He is much more versatile and would bring a different style to the team. He's a much better fit with melo than amare was.

NardDogNation wrote:

smackeddog wrote:If we got Love, would you prefer we'd drafted Russell or Towns? We'd only have about 7mil left to fill out the roster remember.

Basketball is about quality not quantity. People like to point to the Spurs' team oriented play and herald this as some kind of Age of the Role Player but these people seem to forget the fact that that the Spurs have sported no less than 3 all-stars, including one HOF, for the past decade. So no matter how big their expendable talent plays, you need major talents (that fits) to win. I personally don't think that Melo and Love fit especially well with one another but we need all the talent we can get. I'd sign Love at all costs, then sort out the mess later.

you're oversimplifying and don't understand how the spurs have been so successful.

Splat wrote:Rift with LeBron James could drive Kevin Love to join Knicks

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/isola-rift-lebron-drive-love-join-knicks-article-1.2162496

TPercy wrote:

Splat wrote:Rift with LeBron James could drive Kevin Love to join Knicks

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/isola-rift-lebron-drive-love-join-knicks-article-1.2162496

that link had me at Isola

Imagine the leadership potential of a team led by Melo and Love. It'd be a veritable juggernaut of team efficiency.

Splat wrote:

TPercy wrote:

Splat wrote:Rift with LeBron James could drive Kevin Love to join Knicks

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/isola-rift-lebron-drive-love-join-knicks-article-1.2162496

that link had me at Isola

Imagine the leadership potential of a team led by Melo and Love. It'd be a veritable juggernaut of team efficiency.

Leadership potential....Team efficiency...Melo and Love

crzymdups wrote:I predict he will sign in NY or LAL.

Actually, I have a sinking feeling the Knicks may trade their lotto pick to CLE for Love and his Bird Rights.

I am not in favor of this.

Even just signing him outright I think is a mistake. The defensive liability of Melo and Love would be insane. We'd lose 130-125 every night, or every night that counted, at least.

LeBron shouldn't have sent Wiggins packing. Dumb move. Surprised he couldn't see what Wiggins was capable of, or maybe he did and didn't want to eventually become robin as he got older.

Love to NY scares me as well. Love was able to consistently put up numbers in Minny at a level that was truly elite. Yet as others have mentioned, he is a better version of David Lee. Both are good players but they aren't the kind of guys you're going to ride to a championship IMO.

Love can walk after this season, Im hoping Phil knows Knicks franchise history well enough not to trade the highest pick we've had in eons.

jrodmc wrote:Love sounds like a whiny loser.

Pass.

I don't know if he is a whiny loser, but he certainly has not had a positive impact in Cleveland - they went 2 & 9 with Lebron out - what does that say about Love? He puts up numbers, but not wins.

Melo & Love would be a horrible arrangement cap wise and shallow numbers wise(great stats, no wins).

I think I might love to trade Melo for Love- I get younger and maybe a player who while not as good, could perhaps play a valuable role as a stretch 4 and a rebuilding team.

I honestly see him heading to the Lakers- makes so much sense for him & them.

franco12 wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Love sounds like a whiny loser.

Pass.

I don't know if he is a whiny loser, but he certainly has not had a positive impact in Cleveland - they went 2 & 9 with Lebron out - what does that say about Love? He puts up numbers, but not wins.

Melo & Love would be a horrible arrangement cap wise and shallow numbers wise(great stats, no wins).

I think I might love to trade Melo for Love- I get younger and maybe a player who while not as good, could perhaps play a valuable role as a stretch 4 and a rebuilding team.

I honestly see him heading to the Lakers- makes so much sense for him & them.

Love is not having the same year as last year but he is still putting up very very solid numbers.

WS48 of .169 says that he is definitely contributing at a high level towards wins.

mreinman wrote:

franco12 wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Love sounds like a whiny loser.

Pass.

I don't know if he is a whiny loser, but he certainly has not had a positive impact in Cleveland - they went 2 & 9 with Lebron out - what does that say about Love? He puts up numbers, but not wins.

Melo & Love would be a horrible arrangement cap wise and shallow numbers wise(great stats, no wins).

I think I might love to trade Melo for Love- I get younger and maybe a player who while not as good, could perhaps play a valuable role as a stretch 4 and a rebuilding team.

I honestly see him heading to the Lakers- makes so much sense for him & them.

Love is not having the same year as last year but he is still putting up very very solid numbers.

WS48 of .169 says that he is definitely contributing at a high level towards wins.