However Clips don't have the cap space, neither do the Bulls (plus Melo and Rose makes no sense), and I don't see how the Lakers have a championship roster (plus Kobe and Melo makes no sense, and they have D'Antoni).

In fact if you look at the teams with a reasonable chunk of cap space, the only ones that are any good are the Suns and the Mavs. I don't really see Melo fitting next to Ellis, but maybe they'll make a move for him. Would Melo be happy playing with a young Suns team? Would they even want him, seeing how he doesn't fit with what they do? I think its unlikely.

So really what options does he have?

What exactly are the new rules forbidding sign and trades? I know it's something to do with teams who are over the apron, but is it that the receiving team has to be under the apron, or is it the team sending the player out?

smackeddog wrote:There was an article today saying Melo plans on leaving because he can't win with this roster. They mentioned the Clips, Bulls and Lakers.

However Clips don't have the cap space, neither do the Bulls (plus Melo and Rose makes no sense), and I don't see how the Lakers have a championship roster (plus Kobe and Melo makes no sense, and they have D'Antoni).

In fact if you look at the teams with a reasonable chunk of cap space, the only ones that are any good are the Suns and the Mavs. I don't really see Melo fitting next to Ellis, but maybe they'll make a move for him. Would Melo be happy playing with a young Suns team? Would they even want him, seeing how he doesn't fit with what they do? I think its unlikely.

So really what options does he have?

What exactly are the new rules forbidding sign and trades? I know it's something to do with teams who are over the apron, but is it that the receiving team has to be under the apron, or is it the team sending the player out?

Thats really been the talk. As far as being a free agent teams can clear space.

Could he find his way to another team as a free agent that is not NY or L.A.? That's possible.

Logic is we'll pay him big.

newyorknewyork wrote:The Bulls have 2 first rd draft picks in this yrs draft.

I would send Melo and JR for Deng, Hinrich, Dunleavy, Butler their 2 1st round picks and 2nd round pick.

Get rid of all these fools. Deng and Hinrich are ending contracts. I would keep Dunleavy and Butler then build via the draft.

NYKBocker wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:The Bulls have 2 first rd draft picks in this yrs draft.

I would send Melo and JR for Deng, Hinrich, Dunleavy, Butler their 2 1st round picks and 2nd round pick.

Get rid of all these fools. Deng and Hinrich are ending contracts. I would keep Dunleavy and Butler then build via the draft.

The Bulls aren't looking to add salary, they are looking to get rid of it. I doubt they make a move for Melo considering this fact. More importantly, I wouldn't make the move from our perspective either. Getting a draft pick from a team is meaningless if we're giving up Melo in the process. He'll jack up his new team's win total and screw the value of that pick. I'd need the pick(s) to come from a third party for it to make sense.

CrushAlot wrote:

smackeddog wrote:There was an article today saying Melo plans on leaving because he can't win with this roster. They mentioned the Clips, Bulls and Lakers.

However Clips don't have the cap space, neither do the Bulls (plus Melo and Rose makes no sense), and I don't see how the Lakers have a championship roster (plus Kobe and Melo makes no sense, and they have D'Antoni).

In fact if you look at the teams with a reasonable chunk of cap space, the only ones that are any good are the Suns and the Mavs. I don't really see Melo fitting next to Ellis, but maybe they'll make a move for him. Would Melo be happy playing with a young Suns team? Would they even want him, seeing how he doesn't fit with what they do? I think its unlikely.

So really what options does he have?

What exactly are the new rules forbidding sign and trades? I know it's something to do with teams who are over the apron, but is it that the receiving team has to be under the apron, or is it the team sending the player out?

I was trying to figure out who the former teammate quoted was. He didn't play with anybody on the Spurs. I think it is either Kidd or a guy from SU.

I'm putting my money on Kidd. He has every incentive to gin up **** with the Knicks. With the Nets in an even worse situation, he needs to draw the focus away from his team in hopes of stiffling the "fire Kidd" rumors that are making the rounds.

Uptown wrote:

Vmart wrote:Who is going going to cater to his isolation style if play. It looks like Melo can only thrive in a half court offense. You don't see him moving without the ball and you very rarely see him lead the fast break or for that matter be a wing on a fast break.

Apparently, you missed all of the George Karl yrs in Denver....

Yeah I did but I catch a lot of NYK years.

Vmart wrote:

Uptown wrote:

Vmart wrote:Who is going going to cater to his isolation style if play. It looks like Melo can only thrive in a half court offense. You don't see him moving without the ball and you very rarely see him lead the fast break or for that matter be a wing on a fast break.

Apparently, you missed all of the George Karl yrs in Denver....

Yeah I did but I catch a lot of NYK years.

What about the Olympics, which Melo was exceedingly efficient in and at an uptempo pace?

NardDogNation wrote:

Vmart wrote:

Uptown wrote:

Vmart wrote:Who is going going to cater to his isolation style if play. It looks like Melo can only thrive in a half court offense. You don't see him moving without the ball and you very rarely see him lead the fast break or for that matter be a wing on a fast break.

Apparently, you missed all of the George Karl yrs in Denver....

Yeah I did but I catch a lot of NYK years.

What about the Olympics, which Melo was exceedingly efficient in and at an uptempo pace?

Melo looks good when on the court with all stars!

Few dispute his talents, and some might be miss directed toward blaming him.

Lets be real, Melo needs a better team around him. Don't we all.

Maybe the same for Bargs!

We running with two liability positions. We are erratic at the 2 (JR and Shump) and while some are screeming about Beno, he is as good as most 3rd stringers. We rolling with 3rd string PG. Off the bench, our enforcers (metta and Kmart) are compromised by injury.

Now Im not saying we need all stars at these positions but a front court of Melo-Bargs-Tyson is pretty substantial in my view.
Hardaway Jr is a good rookie and in the rotation. Murry is developing and perhaps Tyler can give us 15 minutes of reasonable quality.

I doubt we are getting serious upgrades at the 1 or the 2 this season, or at the backup 4. A healthy felton was the PG for a 54 win team as was his backup. Get healthy and get shump and JR's heads on right and we could take the division again.

Of course Melo looks good on the olympic team! I'd look good on the olympic team!!