[Camelo Thread Part 19] - Nyets won't be used pg 52

god shammgod · Post #21 » by **god shammgod** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:32 am

johnnywishbone wrote:
NYsportsfan6230 wrote:Woooo #19.

I still say 23 will be the one.

If it's thread 23 and he goes to the Bulls I'm going to give up on God.

like it's my fault, some people

NYsportsfan6230 · Post #22 » by **NYsportsfan6230** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:32 am

AggO wrote:
johnnywishbone wrote:
NYsportsfan6230 wrote:Woooo #19.

I still say 23 will be the one.

If it's thread 23 and he goes to the Bulls I'm going to give up on God.

i'd seriously consider suicide if this was the case

I wouldn't, I'd have too much fun watching Melo suffer in NJ.

BBALLER4FR · Post #23 » by **BBALLER4FR** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:35 am

Starksfor3 wrote:Did anyone from the Nets organization confirm them re-entering the talks? This could be another BS leak by the Nuggets.

I thought earlier I read Nets management say the only move they'd make would involve Murphy. What changed that?

AllanHoustonFan · Post #24 » by **AllanHoustonFan** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:35 am

BBALLER4FR wrote:
Starksfor3 wrote:Did anyone from the Nets organization confirm them re-entering the talks? This could be another BS leak by the Nuggets.

I thought earlier I read Nets management say the only move they'd make would involve Murphy. What changed that?

It's called trying to get leverage

Post #25 » by **moocow007** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:36 am

Starksfor3 wrote:Did anyone from the Nets organization confirm them re-entering the talks? This could be another BS leak by the Nuggets.

I doubt that even if it was just another amateur hour attempt by Ujiri that the Nets would come out and discredit it. I do believe that Prokhorov is smart enough to realize that Melo doesn't want his team but he's also smart enough to realize that the next best thing is for his biggest rival to lose as much as possible in a Melo deal. So I'm sure he's fine with playing along.

EDIT: The Nets next game after tonight isn't until AFTER the trade deadline so playing along isn't going to throw his team for a loop (why he "officially" pulled out last time).

Knick Swisher · Post #26 » by **Knick Swisher** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:36 am

Let's see...we're on thread 19 with 8 days to go. We went through a whole thread in roughly a day...factor in the sudden wave of BS rumors.. I say we end this on 26.

Li'l Penny · Post #27 » by **Li'l Penny** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:37 am

Starksfor3 · Post #28 » by **Starksfor3** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:37 am

moocow007 wrote:
Starksfor3 wrote:Did anyone from the Nets organization confirm them re-entering the talks? This could be another BS leak by the Nuggets.

I doubt that even if it was just another amateur hour attempt by Ujiri that the Nets would come out and discredit it. I do believe that Prokhorov is smart enough to realize that Melo doesn't want his team but he's also smart enough to realize that the next best thing is for his biggest rival to lose as much as possible in a Melo deal. So I'm sure he's fine with playing along.

Good point.

Knick Swisher · Post #29 » by **Knick Swisher** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:38 am

louieOrr wrote:Melo is playing like he wants to prove to the Knicks he is worth whatever Denver asks

He could crack 3 bills, I still ain't giving more than is necessary.

Post #30 » by **GONYK** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:39 am

thatdude wrote:
louieOrr wrote:Melo is playing like he wants to prove to the Knicks he is worth whatever Denver asks

He could crack 3 bills, I still ain't giving more than is necessary.

FACT

louieOrr · Post #31 » by **louieOrr** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:39 am

thatdude wrote:
louieOrr wrote:Melo is playing like he wants to prove to the Knicks he is worth whatever Denver asks

He could crack 3 bills, I still ain't giving more than is necessary.

Dam straight!

BowlRips · Post #32 » by **BowlRips** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:39 am

Were on a thread every 36 hour pace. So I expect a deal by Wednesday. Figure were by thread 23 for the deal.

NYsportsfan6230 · Post #33 » by **NYsportsfan6230** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:39 am

The more I think about it, I actually kinda agree with BSPN for a change.

I really don't think that Amare and Melo's game can mesh well. I wonder if STAT would be the type to complain about not getting enough touches. I mean Melo has taken like 35 shots this game, that's a crazy amount.

Fury · Post #34 » by **Fury** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:40 am

NYsportsfan6230 wrote:The more I think about it, I actually kinda agree with BSPN for a change.

I really don't think that Amare and Melo's game can mesh well. I wonder if STAT would be the type to complain about not getting enough touches. I mean Melo has taken like 35 shots this game, that's a crazy amount.

This is true. When I play NBA 2K11 I can't resist and take 30 shots a game with Melo. But Amare is pretty efficient so it doesn't matter.

Post #35 » by **moocow007** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:40 am

NYsportsfan6230 wrote:The more I think about it, I actually kinda agree with BSPN for a change.

I really don't think that Amare and Melo's game can mesh well. I wonder if STAT would be the type to complain about not getting enough touches. I mean Melo has taken like 35 shots this game, that's a crazy amount.

Him trying to play his way off the team (which even his coach has apparently admitted) might have something to do with that.

god shammgod · Post #36 » by **god shammgod** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:42 am

moocow007 wrote:
NYsportsfan6230 wrote:The more I think about it, I actually kinda agree with BSPN for a change.

I really don't think that Amare and Melo's game can mesh well. I wonder if STAT would be the type to complain about not getting enough touches. I mean Melo has taken like 35 shots this game, that's a crazy amount.

Him trying to play his way off the team (which even his coach has apparently admitted) might have something to do with that.

yeah, i think those 2 guys will share with each other. everybody else, not so much.

NJ_YANKEE_45 · Post #37 » by **NJ_YANKEE_45** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:42 am

Lol at Bucks fan holding up a Got Melo sign with a Knicks jersey on it.

NYman15 · Post #38 » by **NYman15** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:42 am

Ok I gotta ask the question now that the Nets are in it, would you do the deal that was reported with Felton, Curry, Gallo, anther starter( Fields, Chandler, Moz) and a 1st pick for billups and melo? Would you do that tonight if it is offered?

Starksfor3 · Post #39 » by **Starksfor3** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:43 am

god shammgod wrote:
moocow007 wrote:
NYsportsfan6230 wrote:The more I think about it, I actually kinda agree with BSPN for a change.

I really don't think that Amare and Melo's game can mesh well. I wonder if STAT would be the type to complain about not getting enough touches. I mean Melo has taken like 35 shots this game, that's a crazy amount.

Him trying to play his way off the team (which even his coach has apparently admitted) might have something to do with that.

yeah, i think those 2 guys will share with each other. everybody else, not so much.

And you think that's conducive to winning basketball?

Gregory151 · Post #40 » by **Gregory151** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:43 am

For years, All-Star weekend has been mostly about what happens off the court, with the parade of parties, marketing gimmicks, and of course, the time-honored tradition of predicting which unhappy All-Star is going to be traded first.

A year ago, it was Amar'e Stoudemire. Go back into the archives, and it was Jason Kidd. This year's guest on the NBA's annual version of "Most Eligible Superstar" is, of course, Carmelo Anthony. Next up in Orlando in February 2012 will be Chris Paul, Deron Williams, and hometown hero Dwight Howard.
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"This league is getting dangerous," Hornets point guard Chris Paul told CBSSports.com. "There's a lot of really good teams at the top, and you just want to put yourself in a good situation to give yourself longevity and things like that. Guys want to win multiple championships, if at all possible."

As with any other attempt to play negotiating hardball, the owners' stance comes with a "careful what you wish for" disclaimer. A decade removed from the only work stoppage in league history, NBA owners coincidentally have been victimized by their own strategy of limiting the salaries of top players and incentivizing star free agents to stay with their current teams. After a dramatic escalation of salaries in the 1990s, the league instituted a maximum salary and gave teams a tool to keep their own free agents -- Larry Bird rights, which have mostly prevented superstars from abandoning their teams. Then, James, Wade and Bosh obliterated conventional wisdom by turning down more money to join forces in Miami.

"With all the speculation about LeBron, everyone kept saying, 'No one turns down the money. Everyone always takes the money,'" one team executive said. "None of us gave much thought to [Miami] getting three guys, even five days out. There was a lot of money at stake. And they gave up a fair amount.

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"I'm not sure a year's worth of talk is good for our game, whether it's Melo, Chris Paul, or Dwight Howard," a team executive said. "If this is just the new game, that might not be good. ... You get not only the silliness Denver is dealing with now, but you get the silliness of the last few years in Cleveland before [James] left, where you had one bad signing after another trying to please him or maximize him before he could walk."

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"If Melo can force his way to New York on the cheap, then I think that's going to shake a lot of owners in Memphis, San Antonio, Utah, and Sacramento," one of the team executives said. "You're going to say, 'Even if I draft one of these guys, I won't even be able to keep him because the power dynamic is such that you can just run to desirable location.'"

And if you happen to own a team in an undesirable location? Or you're a GM who works for such a team?

"If the game just becomes who can live in the sun on the East Coast or the West Coast," the executive said, "then I'm up a creek."

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/1469 ... f-its-kind