MeloDrama Part V

[xNewYorkMadex]

Melo recently moved out of his east side apartment on Madison ave. Destination was L.A.

Melo has been living in LA for quite some time now.

I think thats where he normally lives during the off-season.

[xNewYorkMadex]

And LeBron is not going to team up with Melo and Kobe in LA, thats far-fetched.

LeBron is staying in Miami. If he does decide to leave, Im guessing the Cavs will be his choice. Cavs are looking to salary dump Jarret Jack to create salary space. LeBron going back is a good possibility.

Lakers are far more likely to have a lineup of Gasol/Randle/Melo/Kobe/Nash? I dont see Nash being on the team next season, if they nab Melo they will use the stretch provision on Nash to create a bit more cap space to fill out their role players on the bench.

[ny-n-md]

My thoughts on Melo to the Lakers, a load of horse crap!

[K_ick_God]

Jim Buss looks like he's wearing a Halloween mask.

[god shammgod]

Jim Buss looks like he's wearing a Halloween mask.

yeah, something weird going on there

[K_ick_God]

Agree that if Melo goes to LA it's some nebulous combination of money, fame and being over the Knicks.

There's really no basketball reason to do so. Basically it's just a big market that's not New York. No other purpose that I can see. They don't even have a coach.

I like Melo but if I'm wrong and he's this ridiculous then who wants him -- not me -- it'd be more fun watching Phil build a roster and real team from the ground up.

At some point you have to consider something a character test. Melo needs to make changes to win a title folks. So wanting LA here, if real and I don't think it is, would tell you he's not up for the challenge. Just wants money and a new easy path to end his career.

[Rasho Brezec]

Jim Buss looks like he's wearing a Halloween mask.

yeah, something weird going on there

I'm getting an "it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again" vibe from that picture. You never know what skeletons these LA owners have in their closets.

[liknicks7]

I'm all in on signing Melo for whatever it takes but if he goes to LA, it really reflects a lack of basketball reasons and just represents someone who wants to be worshipped in Hollywood. If this dude talked about taking less possibly to help make NY a contender and then goes West to play with 50 yr old Kobe and 45 yr old Gasol then he was never serious about winning. I'd love to hear Boeheim's opinion on this because he's a smart guy and talks to Melo alot, no way he's thinking this is a smart move.

Chicago, I get, even though he's gambling on Rose staying healthy (huge gamble) and has to take alot less unless he doesn't care about losing Taj Gibson but LA literally makes zero sense unless a Lebron bombshell is incoming.

[K_ick_God]

Jim Buss looks like he's wearing a Halloween mask.

yeah, something weird going on there

I'm getting an "it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again" vibe from that picture. You never know what skeletons these LA owners have in their closets.

He looks just like that guy. Bulging eyes & mullet. He could be making a suit of LeBron skin.

Buss believes he's a basketball genius because he thought Bynum was going to be good.

[K_ick_God]

I'm all in on signing Melo for whatever it takes but if he goes to LA, it really reflects a lack of basketball reasons and just represents someone who wants to be worshipped in Hollywood. If this dude talked about taking less possibly to help make NY a contender and then goes West to play with 50 yr old Kobe and 45 yr old Gasol then he was never serious about winning. I'd love to hear Boeheim's opinion on this because he's a smart guy and talks to Melo alot, no way he's thinking this is a smart move.

Chicago, I get, even though he's gambling on Rose staying healthy (huge gamble) and has to take alot less unless he doesn't care about losing Taj Gibson but LA literally makes zero sense unless a Lebron bombshell is incoming.

Bulls make more sense though. They're top heavy but if he just thinks they have a great coach and Rose will be back strong, at least it's plausible -- just not worth a salary loss to gamble. Lakers don't make sense really. Not for basketball reasons.

Melo has topped out on his "branding" -- he's not as good as Bron or that close. He's 30. The only thing that can elevate him is a title.

[br7knicks]

Knicks are getting played just like Memphis did with Pau Gasol.

Phil is not a real Knicks exec. He is a Lakers mole just like Jerry West was with the Grizzlies.

News flash: Phil's WIFE is the OWNER OF THE LAKERS.

Melo to LA for nothing, Phil retires within 12 months

The Grizzlies received the rights to their current franchise player in return though. If what you are saying is true a lot of folks will be happy to receive a franchise player in return for Melo.

i would be ecstatically thrilled with the current state of the memphis grizzlies as my team

[K_ick_God]

I'm all in on signing Melo for whatever it takes but if he goes to LA, it really reflects a lack of basketball reasons and just represents someone who wants to be worshipped in Hollywood. If this dude talked about taking less possibly to help make NY a contender and then goes West to play with 50 yr old Kobe and 45 yr old Gasol then he was never serious about winning. I'd love to hear Boeheim's opinion on this because he's a smart guy and talks to Melo alot, no way he's thinking this is a smart move.

Chicago, I get, even though he's gambling on Rose staying healthy (huge gamble) and has to take alot less unless he doesn't care about losing Taj Gibson but LA literally makes zero sense unless a Lebron bombshell is incoming.

LeBron could explain it yes but no money for him.

You get the feeling that if we had room, Bron would come unless he's just afraid of NYC. If so .... Good job Walsh and Grunwald with some more stupid moves to kill us even further. Like shooting a corpse.

[rammagen]

Lakers being a serious option makes sense:

- he lives in LA
- he loves the attention, I've never seen anyone more happy to have paparazzi scum following him
- his wife could make more terrible attention whore reality shows
- he's friends with Kobe for some reason
- he wants to play with Pau
- he was always style over substance

if she is doing tyler perry movies shouldn't be atlanta where his studio is?

[Retired_Doc]

Phil should just call bluff, seriously. Say we have a 5-year deal on the table but we prefer 4 years. Please decide by Monday at 12 high noon or we will offer 4 years instead.

Don't let Leon win. It's the general principle.

If it's not a bluff, cool. Bye. Melo wants the 5th year though. That's a 27M insurance policy to a 35 year old.

Take it soon or see you in LA.

And THAT may well be the key to Melo staying in NY. That, and the fact that Nash is finished and Kobe is old and fragile. Why go to LA when Kobe is by no means what he once was, and might even spend more time in a three piece suit on the bench than in a b-ball uniform?

[liknicks7]

I'm all in on signing Melo for whatever it takes but if he goes to LA, it really reflects a lack of basketball reasons and just represents someone who wants to be worshipped in Hollywood. If this dude talked about taking less possibly to help make NY a contender and then goes West to play with 50 yr old Kobe and 45 yr old Gasol then he was never serious about winning. I'd love to hear Boeheim's opinion on this because he's a smart guy and talks to Melo alot, no way he's thinking this is a smart move.

Chicago, I get, even though he's gambling on Rose staying healthy (huge gamble) and has to take alot less unless he doesn't care about losing Taj Gibson but LA literally makes zero sense unless a Lebron bombshell is incoming.

LeBron could explain it yes but no money for him.

You get the feeling that if we had room, Bron would come unless he's just afraid of NYC. If so .... Good job Walsh and Grunwald with some more stupid moves to kill us even further. Like shooting a corpse.

I think one day we could very well look back as this FA and it come out that Lebron wanted to come here with Melo and we just couldn't make it work bc of Amare/Bargs. I get the feeling Lebron and Melo wanting to play together is way more than just a conversation piece.

[br7knicks]

Agree that if Melo goes to LA it's some nebulous combination of money, fame and being over the Knicks.

There's really no basketball reason to do so. Basically it's just a big market that's not New York. No other purpose that I can see. They don't even have a coach.

I like Melo but if I'm wrong and he's this ridiculous then who wants him -- not me -- it'd be more fun watching Phil build a roster and real team from the ground up.

At some point you have to consider something a character test. Melo needs to make changes to win a title folks. So wanting LA here, if real and I don't think it is, would tell you he's not up for the challenge. Just wants money and a new easy path to end his career.

that's essentially how i feel about melo. if he stays, great. it'd be nice if he takes a pay cut, especially being 35 and getting a lot of money, as he will be leaving his prime. but if he goes, hopefully he'll bring back assets that phil can work with

[god shammgod]

truth is there's no place that satisfies all of his needs.

he wants a major market, he wants his money and he wants to contend. if kobe was healthy then l.a. would work but it's another derrick rose situation where you can't trust that he will.

[rammagen]

Lakers being a serious option makes sense:

- he lives in LA
- he loves the attention, I've never seen anyone more happy to have paparazzi scum following him
- his wife could make more terrible attention whore reality shows
- he's friends with Kobe for some reason
- he wants to play with Pau
- he was always style over substance

if she is doing tyler perry movies shouldn't be atlanta where his studio is?

Gasol
Randle
Melo
Kobe
Marshall

Melo's wife gets her own TV show, "La La in L.A." Continues to perform in small roles of upcoming Tyler Perry productions.

Lol that team sucks. Might as well stay in New York

[Retired_Doc]

I'm all in on signing Melo for whatever it takes but if he goes to LA, it really reflects a lack of basketball reasons and just represents someone who wants to be worshipped in Hollywood. If this dude talked about taking less possibly to help make NY a contender and then goes West to play with 50 yr old Kobe and 45 yr old Gasol then he was never serious about winning. I'd love to hear Boeheim's opinion on this because he's a smart guy and talks to Melo alot, no way he's thinking this is a smart move.

Chicago, I get, even though he's gambling on Rose staying healthy (huge gamble) and has to take alot less unless he doesn't care about losing Taj Gibson but LA literally makes zero sense unless a Lebron bombshell is incoming.

Bulls make more sense though. They're top heavy but if he just thinks they have a great coach and Rose will be back strong, at least it's plausible -- just not worth a salary loss to gamble. Lakers don't make sense really. Not for basketball reasons.

Melo has topped out on his "branding" -- he's not as good as Bron or that close. He's 30. The only thing that can elevate him is a title.

If Melo is stupid enuff to presume Rose will be back strong and play the majority of Bulls' games, Melo is is a fool! Has Melo not watched where Rose has spent the majority of his NBA career? Answer: In a suit from Men's Wearhouse, NOT in a Bulls' uniform.

[BallSacBounce]

Phil should just call bluff, seriously. Say we have a 5-year deal on the table but we prefer 4 years. Please decide by Monday at 12 high noon or we will offer 4 years instead.

Don't let Leon win. It's the general principle.

If it's not a bluff, cool. Bye. Melo wants the 5th year though. That's a 27M insurance policy to a 35 year old.

Take it soon or see you in LA.

And THAT may well be the key to Melo staying in NY. That, and the fact that Nash is finished and Kobe is old and fragile. Why go to LA when Kobe is by no means what he once was, and might even spend more time in a three piece suit on the bench than in a b-ball uniform?

Because Kobe has played in twice as many games as Derrick Rose the last two years and IF the Bulls are in the running why would Melo's judgment exclude the Lakers?

I still think this is smoke and he re-signs with us, hopefully for some kind of discount, Melo is not stupid. Those teams have a lot of risk.