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Shpati21 wrote:GONYK wrote:kane2021 wrote:Denver would be a better team with carmelo at the small forward spot right now.
And they could have had Faried and Lawson and Dre Miller with him.
Raymond Felton was the one traded for Andre Miller, no?
Or are you saying they would have traded Billups for Miller?
kane2021 wrote:Denver would be a better team with carmelo at the small forward spot right now.
kane2021 wrote:Denver would be a better team with carmelo at the small forward spot right now.
Shpati21 wrote:I am not sure if Denver would still have gotten Faried if Melo stayed. If Melo stayed, Denver might have been a lower or higher seed with a different pick in the draft.
j4remi wrote:kane2021 wrote:Denver would be a better team with carmelo at the small forward spot right now.
Yeah, I think if they had Lawson, Melo and Faried in place...plus the core they put together without trade pieces...they'd be a better squad. Just my opinion though.
ibraheim718 wrote:Fury wrote:[
Nah. They run up and down and their depth helps. Melo would feel weird not taking 18-20 shots a game.
This.. for Melo you have to build a team a specific way.. similar to how Philly built around Iverson.. eerily similar.
Manimal wrote:
The thing is, what makes this Nuggets team so good right now is them doing everything that Melo is not. They play together, share the ball, hustle, rebound, play scrappy defense. That was never the MO of any of the teams Denver had with Melo there. It's a different brand of basketball, so simply dropping him into the lineup with these same players wouldn't make them better, because he doesn't know how to play this style of basketball and just "fit in." He is someone that requires being built around.
ORANGEandBLUE wrote:Melo excelled in that style in the Olympics. Maybe it would have taken some time for him to defer to Lawson like he defers to cp3, but as good as Lawson is getting I think it would have happened eventually.
Manimal wrote:
The thing is, what makes this Nuggets team so good right now is them doing everything that Melo is not. They play together, share the ball, hustle, rebound, play scrappy defense. That was never the MO of any of the teams Denver had with Melo there. It's a different brand of basketball, so simply dropping him into the lineup with these same players wouldn't make them better, because he doesn't know how to play this style of basketball and just "fit in." He is someone that requires being built around.
KnicksGod wrote:OK Denver is awesome. It's depth and good coaching that has built a system of defense and running. They are a really good defensive team and held the Thunder down on the road. Big win for them, who knows how far they can go. Lawson and Faried lead the way on that club -- they are their best two players IMO. A nice 9 and 5 from Wilson.
Gallo contributed but that shooting is just terrible. 4-17 and 2-8. He's comparable to JR as far as shooting many nights, with good D and certainly very nice intangibles. But even JR rebounds and can play good D, and make some good passes.
It doesn't seem to matter. Even Iguodala shoots poorly often and they still keep rolling.
Drun53 wrote:KnicksGod wrote:OK Denver is awesome. It's depth and good coaching that has built a system of defense and running. They are a really good defensive team and held the Thunder down on the road. Big win for them, who knows how far they can go. Lawson and Faried lead the way on that club -- they are their best two players IMO. A nice 9 and 5 from Wilson.
Gallo contributed but that shooting is just terrible. 4-17 and 2-8. He's comparable to JR as far as shooting many nights, with good D and certainly very nice intangibles. But even JR rebounds and can play good D, and make some good passes.
It doesn't seem to matter. Even Iguodala shoots poorly often and they still keep rolling.
Gallo has definitely gotten better at contributing when he isn't shooting well, but it's still maddening how inconsistent his shooting can be on a game-to-game basis. There was a stretch where you felt surprised when he missed; now it's surprising when he makes a shot. Lol.
He used to be completely lost when not shooting well, though...he was still involved in the game this time around. Also, Gallo's shot selection and IQ to move the ball and not stagnate an offense is better than JR's.
GONYK wrote:Drun53 wrote:KnicksGod wrote:OK Denver is awesome. It's depth and good coaching that has built a system of defense and running. They are a really good defensive team and held the Thunder down on the road. Big win for them, who knows how far they can go. Lawson and Faried lead the way on that club -- they are their best two players IMO. A nice 9 and 5 from Wilson.
Gallo contributed but that shooting is just terrible. 4-17 and 2-8. He's comparable to JR as far as shooting many nights, with good D and certainly very nice intangibles. But even JR rebounds and can play good D, and make some good passes.
It doesn't seem to matter. Even Iguodala shoots poorly often and they still keep rolling.
Gallo has definitely gotten better at contributing when he isn't shooting well, but it's still maddening how inconsistent his shooting can be on a game-to-game basis. There was a stretch where you felt surprised when he missed; now it's surprising when he makes a shot. Lol.
He used to be completely lost when not shooting well, though...he was still involved in the game this time around. Also, Gallo's shot selection and IQ to move the ball and not stagnate an offense is better than JR's.
Everybody's ability to do that is better than JR's
GONYK wrote:
Everybody's ability to do that is better than JR's
kane2021 wrote:My only thing is i feel you need a go to guy to win close games late in the post season. A player who can get his. Run and gun team play is all good until you run into a brick wall defense and the clock is taunting you.
Now if lawson can be that guy then denver is coming up. And i could be wrong. But i think you need that.