meloanyk wrote:Jax ego and gibberish is already tiresome. He comes off as one of these blowharrts who has bought into his higher station. If anything Melo's play should have been recognized and lauded instead of downplayed. You dont motivate a lead player who is doing what is asked or increase his shine to others by tarnishing what he has done.. Team is obvious lesser without him , this is all about Jax trying to play up his acquisitions as Gustav said. If his knee werent a issue, other contending teams including Cleveland would be considering trading for him because he has shown himself to be more than just a prime scorer. I wish we had somehow lured Riley here instead of this "higher consciousness"

I'd think if they see each other often and discussed his play Melo knows where Phil stands with him.

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meloanyk wrote:Jax ego and gibberish is already tiresome. He comes off as one of these blowharrts who has bought into his higher station. If anything Melo's play should have been recognized and lauded instead of downplayed. You dont motivate a lead player who is doing what is asked or increase his shine to others by tarnishing what he has done.. Team is obvious lesser without him , this is all about Jax trying to play up his acquisitions as Gustav said. If his knee werent a issue, other contending teams including Cleveland would be considering trading for him because he has shown himself to be more than just a prime scorer. I wish we had somehow lured Riley here instead of this "higher consciousness"

I'd think if they see each other often and discussed his play Melo knows where Phil stands with him.

What is said for public consumption matters to a player/individual. It would be a betrayal to praise in private and downplay in public.

Yes, but please, let's trade Melo for a now deranged and oft-injured Blake, who hasn't managed to do sheehit with CP3 and DJordan. But we are going to trade the best player we have so he can go there and win a chip or two.

I used to like Blake alot, but that's a net negative trade for us at this point in his career.

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BRIGGS wrote:If I got David Lee 2 Brooklyn unrestricted picks 2016 and 2018 and two additional 2 s 31 and 34 2016 Good Bye Melo. Two potential high lottery superstars 2 role players and 20mm in cap space.

Yeah but I doubt Melo goes to BOS, is the problem. It's why I'd try sending him and assets to LAC for Blake and then redirect Blake to BOS for that type of package. Can we just widely dream for a second and picture Ben Simmons and Kristaps being our 4-5 combo for the next decade? How amazing would that be?

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Rookie wrote:If Phil wants to trade Melo, he needs to be direct with him and say he wants to trade him. One clear signal would be to trade Melo's boy, Aflallo. This cat and mouse game where Phil drops hints is never going to get it done.

Of course he needs to be direct with him - Melo has a no trade clause. Any trade would have to be mutually beneficial for all parties.

I think the Blake for Melo thing makes a ton of sense. Blake is 26 and would fit next to KP great on offense. Melo is 31. CP3 is 33. Gives those two a few years to take legit shots at knocking off the Warriors.

in other news...pigs fly and hell freezes over. If you are just making a lateral move, doesn't make any sense to make a move at all. A trade of Melo would need to be for a rebuild and re-stocking of young players. For example - Melo to Orlando for Tobias Harris, Aaron Gordon and a 1st rd. pick.

Not trying to argue though, you can just as easily say my trade scenario is idiotic. Truth is, Melo isn't getting traded by the deadline.

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This is a bad time to trade Melo. He's hobbled from knee problems, probably wouldnt get a great deal out of him in a playoff run. Griffin is younger and his injury is less severe and chronic.

Give Melo time to heal before possibly trading him, value is low right now for a player who could fund a fast rebuild with youth and experience.

He had 33pts 13rebs on Tuesday. He's not hobbled all that much.

This is the best time to trade him for our team.

Clippers, for instance, would overpay now and not in the summer.

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This is a bad time to trade Melo. He's hobbled from knee problems, probably wouldnt get a great deal out of him in a playoff run. Griffin is younger and his injury is less severe and chronic.

Give Melo time to heal before possibly trading him, value is low right now for a player who could fund a fast rebuild with youth and experience.

He had 33pts 13rebs on Tuesday. He's not hobbled all that much.

This is the best time to trade him for our team.

Clippers, for instance, would overpay now and not in the summer.

Not the point, Melo is having knee problems at the all star break, he wont be traded to anything but a contender. If I were a GM who had to take on Melo's long term deal at 32 , I would rather wait until the end of the season to see how his knee is doing before making the call. I would need some enticement to do something now.

Would Taj Gibson be enticing enough, along with Melo?

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This is a bad time to trade Melo. He's hobbled from knee problems, probably wouldnt get a great deal out of him in a playoff run. Griffin is younger and his injury is less severe and chronic.

Give Melo time to heal before possibly trading him, value is low right now for a player who could fund a fast rebuild with youth and experience.

He had 33pts 13rebs on Tuesday. He's not hobbled all that much.

This is the best time to trade him for our team.

Clippers, for instance, would overpay now and not in the summer.

Not the point, Melo is having knee problems at the all star break, he wont be traded to anything but a contender. If I were a GM who had to take on Melo's long term deal at 32 , I would rather wait until the end of the season to see how his knee is doing before making the call. I would need some enticement to do something now.

Would Taj Gibson be enticing enough, along with Melo?

Melo is a huge cap hit for multiple years, I doubt he's traded until a team does some due diligence. I could be wrong but if Phil was willing to trade Melo now, they might wonder just how bad the knee is doing. Just my guess.

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This is a bad time to trade Melo. He's hobbled from knee problems, probably wouldnt get a great deal out of him in a playoff run. Griffin is younger and his injury is less severe and chronic.

Give Melo time to heal before possibly trading him, value is low right now for a player who could fund a fast rebuild with youth and experience.

He had 33pts 13rebs on Tuesday. He's not hobbled all that much.

This is the best time to trade him for our team.

Clippers, for instance, would overpay now and not in the summer.

Not the point, Melo is having knee problems at the all star break, he wont be traded to anything but a contender. If I were a GM who had to take on Melo's long term deal at 32 , I would rather wait until the end of the season to see how his knee is doing before making the call. I would need some enticement to do something now.

What if you're 33yr old Chris Paul and your best chance at winning anything this season is sidelined with a broken hand. Then would you consider trading for Melo? I think the Clips would.

Paul would want to because he's an FA and doesnt have to be around if he doesnt believe the team can get past GS. Rivers has to be around for the affermath.