Carmelo Anthony Thread (Denver Finalizes Deal With Knicks)

MassDaGod · Post #21 » by **MassDaGod** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:28 pm

How is an owner and a part owner of a team allowed to talk to and have meetings with players who are currently on ANOTHER team? How is that not tampering?

Is that allowed? If it's allowed then what ISN'T allowed??

Netaman · Post #22 » by **Netaman** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:34 pm

MassDaGod wrote:How is an owner and a part owner of a team allowed to talk to and have meetings with players who are currently on ANOTHER team? How is that not tampering?

Is that allowed? If it's allowed then what ISN'T allowed??

anything is allowed if the players current team allows it. In other words if there is a trade that has been accepted by all parties but in order for it to go through a team in question has to come to an agreement with a player involved.

xam2k7 · Post #23 » by **xam2k7** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:35 pm

Lol there was an article on realgm front page all day yesterday saying that the nuggets granted the nets permission to talk to melo

Knicks since 94 · Post #24 » by **Knicks since 94** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:52 pm

I kinda feel bad for the nets if they give up picks, talent, and cap space to just have a star in melo..a decent player in Lopez, an old fogey like Rip...and well no PG, depth, or young talent....

Nets44 · Post #25 » by **Nets44** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:21 pm

Knicks since 94 wrote:I kinda feel bad for the nets if they give up picks, talent, and cap space to just have a star in melo..a decent player in Lopez, an old fogey like Rip...and well no PG, depth, or young talent....

Billups>Felton.. I don't care what kind of season Felton is having. I don't care if we don't end up getting Billups, I still stand by that statement.

Richranerapist · Post #26 » by **Richranerapist** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:42 pm

I find it funny how people on this forum keep calling these guys "old". Some of the older players in the league are the best in the league. You people were saying it would be an aweful idea to sign jefferson back. HE'S YOUNGER THAN KOBE. Hamilton is the same age as kobe. So all of you wouldn't sign kobe if given the chance right? He's bad because he's "old" right? 32 is "old" right? You people expect to rebuild for five years to have a good team. In five years, all your young players will be "old" according to your standards. Living in a fantasy world it seems.

Revolutionistt · Post #27 » by **Revolutionistt** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:25 pm

Knicks since 94 wrote:I kinda feel bad for the nets if they give up picks, talent, and cap space to just have a star in melo..a decent player in Lopez, an old fogey like Rip...and well no PG, depth, or young talent....

I feel bad for the Knicks for having nobody good to trade and having to watch their cross river rival, the Nets, land the player they covet so much. Actually I dont really feel bad about that at all

Revolutionistt · Post #28 » by **Revolutionistt** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:27 pm

xam2k7 wrote:Lol there was an article on realgm front page all day yesterday saying that the nuggets granted the nets permission to talk to melo

Yeah I saw the article but where did it say that today they were meeting? Isnt Prokhorov overseas and coming back on Wednesday for Russian culture night?

JErving · Post #29 » by **JErving** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:49 pm

I have a bad feeling that this trade isn't happening. I wouldn't sign an extension with us if I was Melo.

treiz · Post #30 » by **treiz** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:58 am

xam2k7 wrote:
treiz wrote:
xam2k7 wrote:the head of the ticket office for the nets is a good friend and he told my pops that the deal will be done tuesday 99% barring melo not agreeing to the extension. but if he does, tuesday will be the day.

im excited to be relevant again. there are melo fans everywhere and people bought nuggets things purely bc of him and they use the nuggets in 2k and such bc of him and now the nets will be one of those teams... whether melo is a superstar or not is left up to your own opinion but he is iconic name and is one of the faces of the nba and im really excited that he will be a net

Even if we get Melo, the Nets team in 2k12 will still suck. We won't be used because there are teams like LA, Heat, Boston, Magic Spurs, Dallas who are miles better than us on paper.

Also, why does it matter if people buy Melos jersey again? Why should that matter to fans? Unless you're a shareholder of the Nets.

No Nets fan should be thinking about being "relevant" for the wrong reasons, you sound like a child begging for attention just because the Knicks for once are having a good season and we've been losing for 2-3 YEARS (that is an incredibly short time in terms of building a team). Unless you're Proky, this shouldn't be any Nets' fans mindset.

Lol begging for attention? no. is it so terrible that i just want a team that will play in may? do you understand how difficult it would be to put together a team thats better than miami or orlando over the next 5 years? come on, u dont think it wouldnt be great to turn on a nets game and expect them to have a chance to win again? u also cant tell me it wouldnt be cool to have nets fans all over the country because of melo. hes just one of those guys that gets fans no matter what team hes on.

and as far as the video game thing that was just a little thing i threw in there but ummm a lottta people play with the nuggets now instead of those other teams so why wouldnt that translate to the nets especially if billups, rip, melo, and lopez are on the team who are good in video games

Yes begging for attention, the fact that you actually said, "im excited to be relevant again" is an indication to the attention you want this team to have, even though it's at such a huge price.

It's not terrible to want a team to play in May, but literally we might as well not be there, we'd get knocked out of the first round, second round max if we get lucky with the seedings (which at this point is impossible, if we make the play-offs this year, we'll get the 8th seed) considering the super teams that's out there. And while we're on this subject, do you know how difficult it is to build a contender today with all this super teams around, I'd rather build a team that'll contend in 5 years where LA will probably be without Kobe, the Heat triangle would've separated, Boston would only have Rondo, Duncan would've retired, and so on and so on. In 5 years, the only likely teams to contend (if they keep their main pieces together) are Chicago, Orlando, and OKC. I'd take those chances.

Of course I'd like the Nets to win games, any fans would, but at the end of the day these would just be empty wins, not only would we have risked out position in the draft, but also we would get knocked out easily. It's literally pointless, it's a waste of time. Remember the years of VC, Kidd and RJ. We're going to be living upon that mediocrity for years to come if the trade goes down. I also feel you overrate Melo way too much, your last 2 posts are making him sound like he's Lebron, when he's clearly nowhere near.

The only difference with the video games is that those that use the Nuggets would us us instead. Even then, that'd be a VERY small minority. At the end of the day, on paper, in real life, in video games, there are at least 10 teams better than us. PS Rip sucks.

treiz · Post #31 » by **treiz** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:00 am

nba watcher wrote:Think they might promise him a star like Paul? and More importantly does he agree to the extension?

With this debacle of a trade, how are we suppose to get Paul again?

treiz · Post #32 » by **treiz** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:01 am

Richranerapist wrote:I find it funny how people on this forum keep calling these guys "old". Some of the older players in the league are the best in the league. You people were saying it would be an aweful idea to sign jefferson back. HE'S YOUNGER THAN KOBE. Hamilton is the same age as kobe. So all of you wouldn't sign kobe if given the chance right? He's bad because he's "old" right? 32 is "old" right? You people expect to rebuild for five years to have a good team. In five years, all your young players will be "old" according to your standards. Living in a fantasy world it seems.

Did you just compare Rip Hamilton to Kobe Bryant?

Definitely not sure if serious......

Post #33 » by **Rich Rane** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:08 am

treiz wrote:
Richranerapist wrote:I find it funny how people on this forum keep calling these guys "old". Some of the older players in the league are the best in the league. You people were saying it would be an aweful idea to sign jefferson back. HE'S YOUNGER THAN KOBE. Hamilton is the same age as kobe. So all of you wouldn't sign kobe if given the chance right? He's bad because he's "old" right? 32 is "old" right? You people expect to rebuild for five years to have a good team. In five years, all your young players will be "old" according to your standards. Living in a fantasy world it seems.

Did you just compare Rip Hamilton to Kobe Bryant?

Definitely not sure if serious......

That username is funny. Imagine me logging on and reading that username right off the bat.

xRUSTYx · Post #34 » by **xRUSTYx** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:39 am

If brook can dominate like he has the last 2 games, if I were Melo, I'd want to come here. Assuming the promise of CP3 is on the table as well, a core of CP3, Melo, Rip, Humph, & Lopez - We'd be an immediate contender ... The only person missing from that is CP3, and Billups & Farmar can get the job done if/until that happens!

treiz · Post #35 » by **treiz** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:47 am

Rich Rane wrote:
treiz wrote:
Richranerapist wrote:I find it funny how people on this forum keep calling these guys "old". Some of the older players in the league are the best in the league. You people were saying it would be an aweful idea to sign jefferson back. HE'S YOUNGER THAN KOBE. Hamilton is the same age as kobe. So all of you wouldn't sign kobe if given the chance right? He's bad because he's "old" right? 32 is "old" right? You people expect to rebuild for five years to have a good team. In five years, all your young players will be "old" according to your standards. Living in a fantasy world it seems.

Did you just compare Rip Hamilton to Kobe Bryant?

Definitely not sure if serious......

That username is funny. Imagine me logging on and reading that username right off the bat.

I was thinking that, and I'd imagine that this dude is someone we know

vincecarter4pres · Post #36 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:50 am

Lol, that screen name is epic! :lol:

That's got to be SOUP or demens.

vincecarter4pres · Post #37 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:00 am

Where are people hearing the meeting was today?

JErving · Post #38 » by **JErving** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:26 am

On a side note, why are the Nuggets always on ESPN/TNT/NBA TV. I'm getting bored watching them and no one else.

Just show the Clippers every night, Blake Griffin makes them the most exciting team in the NBA.

Netaman · Post #39 » by **Netaman** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:36 am

WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
Nets elders, including Prokhorov and Jay-Z, working on meeting 'Melo early in week -- prior to Denver's next game on Wednesday, sources say.

Fire Mchale · Post #40 » by **Fire Mchale** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:32 am

JErving wrote:On a side note, why are the Nuggets always on ESPN/TNT/NBA TV. I'm getting bored watching them and no one else.

Just show the Clippers every night, Blake Griffin makes them the most exciting team in the NBA.

Amen, if I have to watch another Denver or Portland game, I'm going to throw up. I would love to get to watch the Clips play a couple times a week. Line them up against Golden State, Minnesota and New York and watch the race to 120.....