Melo Thread 19: It's Spidey Austin..it was Spidey all along.

MisterRoy · Post #1161 » by **MisterRoy** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:31 pm

MoneyMitch wrote:2 mistakes being made in this hold up

Bulls letting Taj get in the way of getting Melo
Melo think 20M per year isn't enough

Either way it's getting done today

1/2 of me wants to believe you. The other, well, we've been burned before...

Jordan45822 · Post #1162 » by **Jordan45822** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:31 pm

@ESPNSteinLine: To this point, still no firm indication from Melo or his camp telling Bulls, Rockets or Mavs that they're out of the running. However ...

@ESPNSteinLine: Seeing how Bulls, Rockets and Mavs are all engaged with other free agents sure suggests they buy premise Melo is down to Knicks and Lakers

I beg to differ · Post #1163 » by **I beg to differ** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:31 pm

Post #1164 » by **Payt10** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:31 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Bulls can offer a max contract if they get rid of Taj, right? If true, then why the hell do reporters and analysts keep saying we can't free up enough money?

ChiefILL53 · Post #1165 » by **ChiefILL53** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:31 pm

Im gonna be gone for work later tonight. Hopefully the decision comes out by then. I would check wit the RealGM app but it was acting stupid so i removed it

RememberLu · Post #1166 » by **RememberLu** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:31 pm

Who even is Andrew Garfield?

Tobey McGuire at least had an acting career before Spiderman

MrFortune3 · Post #1167 » by **MrFortune3** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:32 pm

MoneyMitch wrote:2 mistakes being made in this hold up

Bulls letting Taj get in the way of getting Melo
Melo think 20M per year isn't enough

Either way it's getting done today

I don't think #1 is really true. They would move him in a heartbeat if that would make Melo come.
The issue is that Melo wants to play with Gibson and that complicates matters if you do not have a commit from Melo.

Benedict Miller · Post #1168 » by **Benedict Miller** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:32 pm

MoneyMitch wrote:
RememberLu wrote:
MoneyMitch wrote:Ryan Ruocco called Rose disgusting

as a compliment right?

like "man that boy sick, he's ill, he's so bad, he's disgusting"

Rose basically stole money from the Bulls and won't help them get other players

What an idiot.

MisterRoy · Post #1169 » by **MisterRoy** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:32 pm

Payt10 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Bulls can offer a max contract if they get rid of Taj, right? If true, then why the hell do reporters and analysts keep saying we free up enough money?

Cause they don't want Melo to come here. Say something long enough you may start to believe it.

pb-ceo · Post #1170 » by **pb-ceo** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:32 pm

this pining away for melo is as sad as the answering machine scene in "Swingers".

z0zin · Post #1171 » by **z0zin** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:32 pm

kulps19 wrote:I don't think anyone can lie right now and say anything other then Derrick's current contract has been a disaster so far, and I don't think it will change in the future.

That's why NBA contracts are insured. And even so, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if 1/2 the league offered Derrick Rose the free agent a max contract this summer.

Droseisthe1 · Post #1172 » by **Droseisthe1** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:33 pm

MrFortune3 wrote:
Droseisthe1 wrote:
MrFortune3 wrote:
Gonna take more than just Shumpert. They have no picks to deal(1sts I mean). The real question is... Can Philly sell that to their fans considered the injury plagued guys they already have and 23.4 mil is a lot to swallow when you are going to be bad for several seasons by design.

But honestly that 23.4 Mil from Amar'e doesn't prevent them from doing anything this upcoming season cause they were gonna suck anyway. And he comes off the books next year.

If you can get Shump and some draft picks, it may be worth it.

You are a rebuilding team, you need fully healthy players to at least make it look like you're trying.
Embiid is out for 8 months, Noel is a unknown, Young and MCW are the only truly proven assets and they need to win.

From what I see, Philly and the general NBA crowd likes what Sam Hinkie's been doing for the past 2 years now so I think they know he's trying. Plus, the players they have is a wait and see situation so there's nothing to gain this year. Might as well suck one more time.

But again, I wouldn't want Amar'e if I were the Sixers. Just saying I can understand that they'd be willing to do it. Much like how I was hoping we could get these guys involved in taking Boozer. For much of the same reasons.

MalikJoakim24 · Post #1173 » by **MalikJoakim24** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:33 pm

Droseisthe1 wrote:it's a slow day indeed.

inescape · Post #1174 » by **inescape** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:33 pm

Payt10 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Bulls can offer a max contract if they get rid of Taj, right? If true, then why the hell do reporters and analysts keep saying we free up enough money?

Apparently moving a good productive player like Taj on a fair contract is impossible, but moving Amare is possible because of Shump... That's what I am supposed to believe anyways.

DRoseCantStop · Post #1175 » by **DRoseCantStop** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:33 pm

RememberLu wrote:Who even is Andrew Garfield?

Tobey McGuire at least had an acting career before Spiderman

He starred in The Social Network. Good movie.

Chitownbulls · Post #1176 » by **Chitownbulls** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:33 pm

Phil Jackson probably watching this Chris Bosh situation closely...if Bosh leaves, Melo can walk to Miami. Phil wouldnt let that happen imo. I feel he would rather trade him to the Bulls to get assets.

IcemanGervin · Post #1177 » by **IcemanGervin** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:33 pm

If we lose Melo the front office failed again. They gambled on keeping the roster together + adding Melo and lost.

Gregnice33 · Post #1178 » by **Gregnice33** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:33 pm

MrFortune3 wrote:
Gregnice33 wrote:
ChiTownNation wrote:Joe Cowley now saying if Melo doesn't come here it's Rose's fault. I hope that people don't really believe that Melo needs Rose to hound him with texts and calls in order to want to win.

Rose should have dressed up like Batman and rolled into the Melo meeting in the Batmobile.

DC > Marvel, we would have had him signed by Friday. Mort agrees with I'm sure.

First, you cannot just say some nonsense like that and just act like it's nothing.
There is no universe in which DC is better.

Batman beats all other superheroes, but I will concede that Marvel has a much deeper roster. :nod:

LOUDO · Post #1179 » by **LOUDO** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:34 pm

What other free agents are we in contact with Marc stein??? Nobody. Dummy.

BR0D1E86 · Post #1180 » by **BR0D1E86** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 5:34 pm

RememberLu wrote:Who even is Andrew Garfield?

Tobey McGuire at least had an acting career before Spiderman

I consider the Tobey Maguire Spiderman movies to be some of the most unwatchable garbage ever produced by Hollywood. I was once stuck on a tarmac for two hours and they played one of them while we waited. I wanted to gouge out my eyes.