If I am Denver I would be asking for at least 1 first rounder and Chandler, Gallo and AR. Knicks could probably move Fields and Douglas for a late first rounder to someone.

Your rotation would look like:
bigs: Amare, Mosgov, Turiaf
forwards: Melo, Walker
guards: Felton, Azubuke, Rautins, Mason

Your starting line up would prob be:
C Turiaf
PF Amare
SF Melo
SG Walker
PG Felton
bench: Mosgov, Rautins, Mason
Azu would probably be the starting SG if / when he's healthy.

You now have no cap space opportunities to improve the team (namely PG or Chris Paul). Your draft picks (what you didnt use in the Melo trade) will be late first round at best.

The future improvement of your team is pretty much on Mosgov's shoulders. He's shown some nice flashes and potential for sure. If he becomes a real defensive/rebounding presence and gives you say 12ppg, 12rpg, 2blk and shoots > 50% you have a shot at being an elite team. If Mos is a poor man's Rik Smits and picks up 4 fouls every 25 minutes then your looking at 2nd round and out at best for the next few years.

MLE (if there is one) could get you a decent player. Maybe a guy like Battier, Michael Redd, etc

With Gallo and Randolph playing like they are we wont be getting Melo anytime soon.

If you build a deal around Moz you still include Curry's expiring and one of our young players. Azubuike should be healthy by then and I would bet that would be their first choice...so Moz, Curry and a healthy Az for melo....and we still might have the rumored 1st rounder or our 2 second rd picks. If not Azubuike...then maybe Fields.

Between the 3...Gallo, Randolph and Moz...Moz could very well be our best chip right now

yeah...i dunno, but I bet it would get it done

AnubisADL wrote:I suggest you get NBA League Pass and watch some Denver games. Carmelo is very good. The guy was getting to the foul line at will and didnt just settle for jumpers.

wtf ???

AnubisADL wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:I suggest you get NBA League Pass and watch some Denver games. Carmelo is very good. The guy was getting to the foul line at will and didnt just settle for jumpers.

wtf ???

I edited my post.

I still don't get it. I don't see where the OP said that Melo wasn't good or that he just settled for jumpers. Am I missing something?

Moonangie wrote:No way I trade Mozgov or AR at this point. In fact, I am leaning against trading at all unless (as I have said) it's Gallo and junk. We can't screw up our team and lose all the flexibility we now have just to land Melo. He'll come on his own.

C Amare
PF Gallo
SF Melo
SG Walker or Azubuike
PG Felton

bench - Douglass, Turiaf, Randolph, Rautins etc...

AnubisADL wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:I suggest you get NBA League Pass and watch some Denver games. Carmelo is very good. The guy was getting to the foul line at will and didnt just settle for jumpers.

wtf ???

I edited my post.

I still don't get it. I don't see where the OP said that Melo wasn't good or that he just settled for jumpers. Am I missing something?

A package of Gallo, Randolph, Chandler, and a pick still isnt that great.

Well then this whole debate is moot then isn't it? The Knicks don't have the assets to get Melo. Can't believe we wasted so much time debating trading for a player we can't get anyway.

I know Melo is a great player and AR/Gallo/Chandler are still young and raw but I think you are guilty of overrating Melo and underrating the youths on this team.

Out of curiosity have you read this?

http://dberri.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/what-carmelo-anthony-might-cost-the-bulls-besides-money/

AnubisADL wrote:

tj23 wrote:Doesn't matter what the askimg price is. Denver has a deadline and Carmelo won't just re-sign anywhere. Denver will have to cave soon or lose Melo for nothing at the end of the year. The only thing they got on melo is the deal on the table. He can be sign and traded for more money. Melo is still going to get a big pay day regardless. So who will give in first? Melo, Demver, or another team? I'm betting on Melo or Denver. No one has to give up big assets and they know it.

Did Cleveland lose Lebron for nothing? Did Toronto lose Bosh for nothing? Denver is going to get picks at a minimum. Better to get picks and a trade exception than take back garbage.

Where are they getting these picks? Melo has stated he wants to play in NY. NJ and ChiTown maybe but unlikely. No other team is going to get them fair value because Melo will not going to sign the extension.