Vmart wrote:TheGame wrote:Vmart wrote:TheGame wrote:Vmart wrote:reub wrote:Otto Porter is a terrific young player. If there's any way to get him in a sign and trade for Melo we should do it.
That is wishful thinking. Why would they not play a young player and pay more for a old on the decline player.
I still think Melo is better than Porter and over the next four years, they might be able to keep him for less than Potter. I think if we threw in Quinn and a second round pick, that might be something they look at and it gives us a good young SF.
Are you kidding? Melo is a -4 in offensive and defensive rating. Porter is a whopping +21 he is one of the top players in plus minus. Porters usage is 15 and Melo's is higher at I think 26. But when Porter is on the floor he make a monster difference.
+\- means nothing. Compare the stats across the board and Melo is a better player and scorer. Now I will concede that porter is better defensively and is still improving but if we threw I. Quinn and a draft pick, I think Washington would be a better playoff team with Melo. You have to look at what Melo could do if he were playing with washingtons guards last year.
That is where you are wrong plus minus determines wins in the league. Melo is not the better offensive player he takes more shots and doesn't contribute to system basketball.
I get that a lot of you need to be told who your superstars are but Melo isn't a superstar. Porter is also the better offensive player because when he is on court his team is scoring at a ridiculous pace. Porters offensive rating is 129.
Why do you think Nets are after him they see the difference that Porter makes.
The reason I say +\- does not mean much is because it is mostly a function of who you are playing with and the overall quality of your team. melo is a better scorer than Potter. That point cannot be argued. Potter is getting wide open looks, so he is shooting at a higher percentage but I think Melo would shot at a higher percentage if he were getting those same looks and Melo has a more diverse offensive game. Now Potter is younger and is a better defender so I certainly understand the argument that Potter is better, which is why I said we would have to include a draft pick and a player to get Washington to bite. But in the playoffs, I think Melo would be there better player if he plays within the offense and does not just stay in ISO mode. Look at what Melo did in the olympics with better players around him.
