Knixkik wrote:Rookie wrote:fishmike wrote:Rookie wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:This is what caught my attention:• Houston Rockets: Now we're talking. An underachieving contender desperate to win before Dwight Howard can bolt. The four-man package of Ty Lawson (sunk cost on an expiring deal), Patrick Beverley (a perfect triangle point guard!), Terrence Jones, and Trevor Ariza matches the combined salaries of Melo and Jose Calderon almost exactly -- a key bit of math synergy, since Houston is hard-capped. Toss in a Rockets pick, and you have the kind of mega-deal that makes both sides a little anxious.
Make it happen!
Between Melo's salary and No Trade Clause, he is a more likely candidate for the Amnesty provision then as a trade chip. This would also coincide with the 'patience' approach. If we spend our entire cap in 2016 improving the roster, we could then free up cap space again in 2017 by amnestying Melo. The 2017 FA class also looks a little deeper and we could build around KP, until then it is still Melo's team and personal stats will feed Melo's ball hogging ego.
amnesty Melo... I have really heard it all here.
33 y.o. Melo with 2 years left on his contract, or 1 year till he can opt out. It's going to be hard to trade aging max salary Melo with the looming opt out. What do you really get back, and would he waive his no trade clause to go to a competitive team that guts it's roster to get him...basically another rebuild. If you want to build around KP, you have to amnesty Melo.
Melo is not affecting a rebuild around KP, so you don't have to get rid of him in order to build around KP. Does San Antonio need to trade Duncan, Manu, and Parker to build around Leonard? Nope. Also, you need to consider the domino affect these moves have around the league. Its important to try to build a good rep with players and agents. Personnel management is as important as anything. How do you plan on attracting free agents when you want to dump your former star because he is old news and you have a shiny new toy? Just doesn't work that way. Business is business but you are dealing with people and reputations. If he wants to move, you accommodate him, but if he wants to remain apart of this thing, you embrace that.
Only thing wrong with your analogy is those guys move the ball at will like it's hot potato in San Antonio.
Melo always has to be reminded by Fisher to move the ball and trust his teammates (which to his credit) he's starting to do more of.
Manu and TD move the ball like water flowing from the fountain, and attack when they have a clear mismatch or opening. Melo still has to shed the scorer's green light at all times mentality from time to time, especially those heat check shots he puts up. Plus the constant over dribbling to shoot the tough contested jumpers is a momentum and offensive flow killer to the team. Manu, Parker, and TD usually are waaaaaaaaaaaay more efficient with their usage, so can't compare that situation. It's why Aldridge instantly accepted the Spurs offer even though they had several mouths to feed including Kawhi. Teamball is electric over there, every one touches the rock.
KP on the other hand just has the sky high unselfish basketball IQ, and just knows when to take a shot and when to defer, so far in his career. It's uncanny. The shots may not always drop or go in, but you can't say KP takes alot of bad shots or forced shots. They're usually within the flow of the offense, off a cut, off pick and pop, off a mid post...just a smart bball player overall.
