JDLAW wrote:They are not going after Melo. There six impediments standing in the way of a Melo trade to the Suns:
1) The Suns had no interest in him in the off-season
2) Melo had no interest in the Suns
3) Melo has a no-trade clause
4) Melo has a trade kicker to add to his ginormous salary
5) Melo has a bad knee and
6) LaLa does not want to leave her gig in NYC
Oh, and just to touch on a few of these with my rebuttal....
1. Suns were in the Lebron Hunt and had a real chance at landing him. We put all our eggs into one basket, and really didnt have time to roll out the red carpet for Melo (He signed with NY 2 days later). Paul Coro did report that we were interested in Melo during FA, and we do have a tie-in with Anthony, who has known and been friends with Suns assistant general manager and fellow Baltimore native Pat Connelly since he was a kid.
2. How do you know he has no interest. Im sure he would love to be on a playoff contender (Us+Melo) while making that near max (Not full max) Knick money. At this point, anything has to be better than playing for the Knicks. We have a good team in a nice city with some good teammates.
3. YES! He has a no trade clause, one that has been reported that he would waive in order to get out of NY. Reports from the past few weeks have said that he has been open to waiving his no trade clause if he likes the team and think its a good fit (which we are).
4. YES! He has a trade kicker......that doesnt kick in this season! Thats right, his trade kicker only takes effect if he is traded after this season. This is how it works:
Another obstacle – the 15 percent trade kicker in Melo’s contract – has been overstated. It would not affect anything if he’s traded this season. A trade kicker can’t raise a player’s salary above the max, and Carmelo is already there.
However, if Melo is traded next season, when his salary drops below the max, the trade kicker would net him more money. If the salary cap rises high enough, the final three years of Melo’s contract could also fall below the max, and if it does, a trade during those seasons would also provide Melo his trade bonus.
A trade this season wouldn’t get Melo any extra money. A trade next season would definitely get him extra money. A trade after that might get him extra money.
5. Bad knee? Really? I mean its not like we dont posses the best athletic/training staff in the league, but Melo (with his bad knee and all) still have been having a GREAT season! He is averaging 24/7/3 (45%FG). He has had 6 games over 30 points this season, including a 46 point game. He rebounds great for being a SF, and has really stepped up his defense, and has also shown that he can play PF and hold his own against opposing PF's.
6. Invoking the wife i see. The one that married and lived with him in Denver (while also working in NY for BET). I hate to burst your bubble, but athletes get paid good money and end up buying more than one house. Do you think all the Suns actually live in Phoenix? Nope. Most rent a high priced condo during the season, then go back to their homestate in the offseason. Half the season is spent traveling and on the road anyways. Remember that Nash guy? You know, the one who lived in NY during the offseason? To say that Melo wont leave the Knicks for a better team because his wife like NY is just dumb and thrown on the list for another bs bulletpoint.
So yeah..... Thats pretty much my rebuttal for every point you made as to why Melo will never come to Phoenix. As for your constant "Suns will never trade Dragic" posts, i could dedicate another 10 minutes to tearing that apart, but i have already wasted too much time on this on as it is.
