Is he quiet on the recruiting front, because he feels doomed to no more titles in Cleveland (i.e., already checked out), or is he thinking Melo as a 2d or 3d option gives them enough for 1 or 2 more challenges to GS

Melo will be in Houston before he ends up in Boston.

Chandler wrote:Lebron's recent behavior is puzzling

Is he quiet on the recruiting front, because he feels doomed to no more titles in Cleveland (i.e., already checked out), or is he thinking Melo as a 2d or 3d option gives them enough for 1 or 2 more challenges to GS

Melo will be in Houston before he ends up in Boston.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Cavs get Melo

Pheonix get Love

Knicks get Brandon Knight, Marquis Chriss, Kay Felder, Barbossa (expiring), Frye (expiring)...

News is that Cavs are more comfortable with Love, after the finals performance.

For me, the best thing to do is keep Melo until the trade deadline. Think he will be at his best and eager to prove Phil was the problem and do his best to play all around good ball. This will be the best way to raise his trade value. Then hope that Houston is having some issues gelling and that Cavs are going through their ussual mid year boredom struggles. Also, temas looking for a Playoof rental will see Melo's contract as a playoff rental and just one more year to absorb. Trading him now when his value is at it's lowest is a mistake. Only issue is that it may mess up our lottery pick.

melo is a declining player so dont expect him to all of a sudden have a bigtime year because phil is gone. His value isnt high either way. Teams are looking at him as a third option who can provide scoring. Plus its time we focus on our young guys.

Yes he is declining. But he is one year removed from playing good all around ball. And he is still a great scorer. Either way, dont think he can hurt his trade value any further, unless he gets hurt. And Houston and Cleveland may want to see how things pan out before commiting any real assets.

Chandler wrote:Lebron's recent behavior is puzzling

Is he quiet on the recruiting front, because he feels doomed to no more titles in Cleveland (i.e., already checked out), or is he thinking Melo as a 2d or 3d option gives them enough for 1 or 2 more challenges to GS

Melo will be in Houston before he ends up in Boston.

Chandler wrote:Lebron's recent behavior is puzzling

Is he quiet on the recruiting front, because he feels doomed to no more titles in Cleveland (i.e., already checked out), or is he thinking Melo as a 2d or 3d option gives them enough for 1 or 2 more challenges to GS

Melo will be in Houston before he ends up in Boston.

Cavs only real scenerio. Houston needs to find someone dumb enough to take Anderson's contract. Cavs would need a third team for Love as hopefully the Knicks realize he does not meet our timeline. Think a team like the Suns would come in to play. They have young assets and on different timeline. Or maybe another West coast team. Dont think another East team will help in any way to get Melo to join Bron. Specially Boston.

HofstraBBall wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:

nyknickzingis wrote:Wonder if the Rockets would part with Capela.

Nene
Melo
Tucker
Harden
Paul
Bench scoring - Anderson and Gordon

IMO if we push for it we may be able to get Ariza, Capela. Wonder if the Rockets are enough under the cap where they can absorb the difference in salaries.

Capela
Porzingis
Ariza
Baker
Ntilikina

Two way starting 5 that can defend
Bench scoring - Hernangomez, Thomas, Lee.

That would be nice, but MDA isn't going to want Melo. Morey wool look like an idiot to fire the COY.
I think the rockets trade is DOA.

Maybe their hate for each other is overblown by know it all hater fans and the click fiending media?

MDA publicly said Melo went to Dolan with a "Its me or the coach" ultimatum. That isn't manufactured news. Melo can dictate what he wants all he likes, there's zero actual indication that the interest is mutual.

CrushAlot wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:

nyknickzingis wrote:Wonder if the Rockets would part with Capela.

Nene
Melo
Tucker
Harden
Paul
Bench scoring - Anderson and Gordon

IMO if we push for it we may be able to get Ariza, Capela. Wonder if the Rockets are enough under the cap where they can absorb the difference in salaries.

Capela
Porzingis
Ariza
Baker
Ntilikina

Two way starting 5 that can defend
Bench scoring - Hernangomez, Thomas, Lee.

That would be nice, but MDA isn't going to want Melo. Morey wool look like an idiot to fire the COY.
I think the rockets trade is DOA.

Maybe their hate for each other is overblown by know it all hater fans and the click fiending media?

MDA publicly said Melo went to Dolan with a "Its me or the coach" ultimatum. That isn't manufactured news. Melo can dictate what he wants all he likes, there's zero actual indication that the interest is mutual.

I thought the story was that Dantoni went with the ultimatum. .

CrushAlot wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:

nyknickzingis wrote:Wonder if the Rockets would part with Capela.

Nene
Melo
Tucker
Harden
Paul
Bench scoring - Anderson and Gordon

IMO if we push for it we may be able to get Ariza, Capela. Wonder if the Rockets are enough under the cap where they can absorb the difference in salaries.

Capela
Porzingis
Ariza
Baker
Ntilikina

Two way starting 5 that can defend
Bench scoring - Hernangomez, Thomas, Lee.

That would be nice, but MDA isn't going to want Melo. Morey wool look like an idiot to fire the COY.
I think the rockets trade is DOA.

Maybe their hate for each other is overblown by know it all hater fans and the click fiending media?

MDA publicly said Melo went to Dolan with a "Its me or the coach" ultimatum. That isn't manufactured news. Melo can dictate what he wants all he likes, there's zero actual indication that the interest is mutual.

I thought the story was that Dantoni went with the ultimatum. .

I just googled it and that is the current story. I thought he went to management and asked for Melo to be traded for DWill.

Regardless to anything, Melo can not be traded to either team his camp requested, they know this. They have gotta be somewhere on a boat sipping champagne laughing their asses off. Two teams filled with veteran role players, no real draft picks, and longer contracts...what a joke..

Phil Knew a Buy out was the only way, and if he couldn't do that, it was either figure out a role on the teman for another year and half. Now mills takes over and is still beating a dead horse, pacing his office, and scratching his head..

They're other pressing matters, like a fckng PG who can take the pressure off your 18 yr old (all ready injured) french draft pick. A position that JH, KP, and the entire team needs desperately to have anything remotely call success.

Funny, hater fans want Melo gone so bad, they don't even promote the 'he should leave to go get a ring' line of Phil-logic anymore...

jrodmc wrote:So the best we can hope for out of a Melo trade to either of Cle or Houston is some three team deal involving Boston, who hasn't had anything to do with our franchise since Walter McCarty. Channing Frye, Ariza, 900 year old fuhucking Jefferson...

Funny, hater fans want Melo gone so bad, they don't even promote the 'he should leave to go get a ring' line of Phil-logic anymore...

Who the fukk cares about Melo getting a ring? We are knick fans (well most of us) that means we want what's best for the Knicks. For you its always about Melo but that's your problem.

smackeddog wrote:So some obscure person on twitter is claiming three way talks between rockets knicks and blazers. No idea if true but it makes a lot of sense- melo to rockets, Anderson to blazers, and one or two of their contracts to us (I'd be happy taking a chance on Crabbe, but the rumour is Harkless and meyers Leonard

Well, he isn't obscure, he's Jason Kidd's son, but that doesn't speak to the credibility.