mikesknicks wrote:No way Briggs give me Melo every time. Marc Gasol is a very good player but not a super star and foundation player like Melo. I would take to finish a team not start one.

Depends on what Gallo is. We may end up needing a high quality true post 5 much more than another wing player albeit a very good one. We will see I have high hopes for this year--I think we score a nice PG in the draft even if we are late 1st r0und

I don't know if MDA would even try to stop him either.

Gasol,Amare,Gallo,Randolph,Mozgov would be an incredible frontcourt. Though we would still be a superstar guard away from championships.

VDesai wrote:Not that big of a fan. If you have the cap space and ability to acquire Carmelo Anthony you cannot possibly pass that up. In terms of team building you take a piece like Carmelo and fit stuff around him.

Id take Melo over Gasol any day of the week, at the same time if you get Melo then Gallo becomes available for a starting caliber center.

umynot wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Depending what comes out of Gallo Chandler and AR this year--I might be much more interested in Gasol than Carmelo in terms of team building. Thoughts?

Briggs for real?

Gasol over Melo?

Melo would be talking like Webber to Kahn ( Con )
" Don't mention me and Gasol in same sentence "

Briggs love AR too but if he gets us Melo my love will last forever

Well if Gallo becomes a 20-22 6-4 point scorer and we are light up front--does getting Carmelo Anthony fix that or cause chemistry problems. Carmelo is a better talent but lets wait and see what we have and dont have. Right now its team building--I think we have a lot of talent.

TMS wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

VDesai wrote:Not that big of a fan. If you have the cap space and ability to acquire Carmelo Anthony you cannot possibly pass that up. In terms of team building you take a piece like Carmelo and fit stuff around him.

Id take Melo over Gasol any day of the week, at the same time if you get Melo then Gallo becomes available for a starting caliber center.

i would take CP3, Gasol & Gallo at the 3 over Melo personally... i think that offers you much more balance in the roster over just 1 guy being looked upon to create most of the offense on his own.

If you get Paul you can't get Gasol as we would have to take back Okafor. The only problem with Paul is the amount of assets we would have to give up for him. Melo wouldn't really cost us much but cap space.

MDA could design it though that Felton and Amare work on the pick and roll early with Melo spacing the floor since he can shoot. Then Melo taking over late in the game.

The perfect senario though is for Gallo to have that 20-22pt season at 22yrs old. Then we sign Melo as a free agent and Gallo becomes attractive enough to land Paul in a trade without haveing to give up to much more. It would work out if Paul has one yr left, NO hasn't shown improvement and Paul tells them he won't resign. With Amare and Melo already on the Knicks. NY would be far and wide the top team on his list.

Its more than what he does alone but what he brings to a team. He could do so much for Amare it could be sick. If you got Gallo who could do even 2/3rds of what melo could your creating a chemistry and balance where the true superstar on the team is not just one player but the unit itself.

Now, Im not saying its gasol is the missing like because we got so many questions but I see where briggy is going.

Remember guys, the 1970's knicks are so legend even thought it was just a two championship run is because they are perhaps one of the greatest unselfish teams that did not promote superstardom. Even when Earl joined he had to leave part of his game on the shelf to fit in.

And if it takes the abilty to trade up you need players in a system growing and adding value and no better way to do that is to play on a good team.

A team is not a collection of players but chemistry of playing together. Get the right players with the skill sets and work it to blend. Egos, money and contracts make this very tough.