Melo #13: Believe in Joakim Noah & Crew

Chitownbulls · Post #1801 » by **Chitownbulls** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:11 am

JamesConway wrote:Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 2 Min.

Pau Gasol Addendum No. 1: Sources say Bulls' rising interest in Pau IS indeed reflection of concern they can't convince Melo to leave NYK

AKA just making sure we have a backup plan in place.

blumeany · Post #1802 » by **blumeany** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:11 am

JamesConway wrote:Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 2 Min.

Pau Gasol Addendum No. 1: Sources say Bulls' rising interest in Pau IS indeed reflection of concern they can't convince Melo to leave NYK

There is NO WAY IN HELL that Gasol can be Plan B! Did they learn NOTHING from 2010?!?

Post #1803 » by **RedBulls23** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:12 am

Michael Jackson wrote:
Red-Bulls83 wrote:
Red Larrivee wrote:Laurence Holmes on 670 the Score, citing a friend of Melo, who he asked before free agency started if Melo's interest in Chicago was real or fake. Melo's friend (who doesn't work for Melo in any way) said that he can very well see Melo landing in Chicago when it's all said and done. He says the gut feeling he has is if Melo leaves New York, it will be for Chicago.

Is Laurence Holmes reliable?

No he is ok as a host at best but by no means a source.

Thanks. I use to listen to the score few years back, but I stopped because IMO they suck so bad.

I avoid it at all costs now. Just can't take the nonsense from guys like B&B. Even Mulkey and Hanley annoy me. And most of the time they just seem ill informed.

Vintage · Post #1804 » by **Vintage** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:12 am

JamesConway wrote:Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 2 Min.

Pau Gasol Addendum No. 1: Sources say Bulls' rising interest in Pau IS indeed reflection of concern they can't convince Melo to leave NYK

Fits in with what I've believed to be true all along. Melo wanted the chance to hit free agency, go through it, be courted and be told he is the prettiest girl in the room ....

And then will sign a back with New York for more money

davhern · Post #1805 » by **davhern** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:12 am

Why would the Sixers pay Boozer's salary just to get the 30th or whatever pick next year?

Lexluthor · Post #1806 » by **Lexluthor** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:13 am

Michael Jackson wrote:
Gmoney3 wrote:
Lexluthor wrote:

The Bears are not contenders . I don't see them beating the Seahawks or 49ers . They are the two best two teams in the NFC

They made some great moves on the defensive side of the ball. Their offense was top 3 in football. They are definitely contenders, especially with the crapshoot the NFL playoffs can be.

The nfl and NBA can't be compared. There is so much pairity in the NFL the nba is different. The bears are contenders. Every team is.

I don't buy until they proved it . The Bears have been very Mediocre the Past few Season . They should had drafted Russell Wilson .

blumeany · Post #1807 » by **blumeany** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:14 am

Gasol is so old and done. If they whiff on Melo and sign Gasol, they would compound the problem. I refuse to think GarPax are that dumb. Gasol was the guy to get 10 years ago.

mostek · Post #1808 » by **mostek** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:16 am

Though sources indicated the Bulls didn't discuss money much with Anthony, team officials remain confident they can make the financials work. This has been, after all, the organization's main focus and plan since the day management pulled the trigger on the Luol Deng trade to the Cavaliers in January.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... 2256.story

Did not talk much about money?

Post #1809 » by **AshyLarrysDiaper** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:17 am

mostek wrote:
Though sources indicated the Bulls didn't discuss money much with Anthony, team officials remain confident they can make the financials work. This has been, after all, the organization's main focus and plan since the day management pulled the trigger on the Luol Deng trade to the Cavaliers in January.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... 2256.story

Did not talk much about money?

That makes NO sense to me.

Post #1810 » by **Payt10** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:18 am

mostek wrote:
Though sources indicated the Bulls didn't discuss money much with Anthony, team officials remain confident they can make the financials work. This has been, after all, the organization's main focus and plan since the day management pulled the trigger on the Luol Deng trade to the Cavaliers in January.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... 2256.story

Did not talk much about money?

Yeah, I didn't get that part either.

Chitownbulls · Post #1811 » by **Chitownbulls** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:19 am

You better believe they talked about money lol

They spent 9 hours together!

Post #1812 » by **GimmeDat** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:20 am

The Bulls wouldn't have come out of the meeting as confidently as they did if there were massive question marks about money.

TylerB · Post #1813 » by **TylerB** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:21 am

blumeany wrote:Gasol is so old and done. If they whiff on Melo and sign Gasol, they would compound the problem. I refuse to think GarPax are that dumb. Gasol was the guy to get 10 years ago.

I think you are nuts if you think Gasol is done. The guy was super productive last year. Just because the Lakers were terrible and you didn't hear much from him it doesn't mean he sucked.

ag3 · Post #1814 » by **ag3** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:23 am

Did the Bulls really offer Melo $15 million a year???
OMG if true.

Yeah. Melo is gonna make almost the same as Gortat.

Chitownbulls · Post #1815 » by **Chitownbulls** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:24 am

ag3 wrote:Did the Bulls really offer Melo $15 million a year???
OMG if true.

Yeah. Melo is gonna make almost the same as Gortat.

Doubtful....probably more like 17-18mil

bpchamp5 · Post #1816 » by **bpchamp5** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:24 am

Red-Bulls83 wrote:
Michael Jackson wrote:
Red-Bulls83 wrote:Is Laurence Holmes reliable?

No he is ok as a host at best but by no means a source.

Thanks. I use to listen to the score few years back, but I stopped because IMO they suck so bad.

I avoid it at all costs now. Just can't take the nonsense from guys like B&B. Even Mulkey and Hanley annoy me. And most of the time they just seem ill informed.

I like B+B. There's a reason why they're getting paid quite well. As for Laurence Holmes -- I interned for the Score a summer ago. He's a really nice guy. Knows his stuff and knows A LOT OF PEOPLE. No question he and Goff should have had permanent gigs years ago.

brentmoney · Post #1817 » by **brentmoney** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:24 am

ag3 wrote:Did the Bulls really offer Melo $15 million a year???
OMG if true.

no.

take some xanax dude

WindyCityBorn · Post #1818 » by **WindyCityBorn** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:25 am

Gmoney3 wrote:
Lexluthor wrote:
IndianPlaya17 wrote:Imagine this city if the Bulls pulled this off.

We'd have Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks all legit contenders for their respective championships and the Cubs and Sox improving.

Partytown, USA

The Bears are not contenders . I don't see them beating the Seahawks or 49ers . They are the two best two teams in the NFC

They made some great moves on the defensive side of the ball. Their offense was top 3 in football. They are definitely contenders, especially with the crapshoot the NFL playoffs can be.

I like the Bears, but they are not contenders for anything but a playoff spot.

ag3 · Post #1819 » by **ag3** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:25 am

Chitownbulls wrote:
ag3 wrote:Did the Bulls really offer Melo $15 million a year???
OMG if true.

Yeah. Melo is gonna make almost the same as Gortat.

Doubtful....probably more like 17-18mil

That's only $68 mil.
Per year means nothing. Guaranteed dollars do.

$68 million has no chance.

Post #1820 » by **Michael Jackson** » Thu Jul 3, 2014 12:25 am

davhern wrote:
Michael Jackson wrote:
Red-Bulls83 wrote:Is Laurence Holmes reliable?

No he is ok as a host at best but by no means a source.

I'd say he sucks as a host, but I would really at the very least hope that he wouldn't make that story up about his friend out of thin air.

I doubt he did but I doubt the quality of his source. Hell I might know a guy who knows Melo.