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Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be

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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#801 » by RememberLu » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:16 am

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It's more than that, it's about a series of tweets that indicate that Derrick and the FO are not on the same page. The miscommunication and mismanagement of Derricks PR is blamed on his brother because its believed that his brother is the power behind the throne, so to speak.

we all just want Derrick to start being more PR savvy, but he doesn't seem to have it in him.

Joe Cowley was on 670 this morning and he made it a point to emphasize how isolated and not plugged-in Derrick Rose is. He recounted a story from last year where a reporter told Derrick that a lot of fans were beginning to turn on him, and Derrick seemed genuinely surprised at that. Cowley went on to say this is because Derrick does not follow the social media world, twitter, facebook, etc. He's very isolated from all that



Yeah he is awful with the media. He is really really sheltered which is fine. I think Addidas regrets that way more than anyone though.


Derrick is pretty clearly an introvert. Introverts brains literally work different than a normal persons. We pile all of these expectations on his shoulders, and we are disappointed when he doesn't act the way we believe he should, but it really isn't fair because those qualities are not an aspect of his character. That said, he does himself a disservice by living in a bubble shaped by Reggie and his manager. He will be out of touch because of the faith he puts into his handlers, which has the potential to come back to bite him someday.

being an introvert does not entail isolating yourself from social media though. I've never heard that before. Introverts are generally pretty good about keeping up with info on the internet.

I mean put it this way, introverts dont usually have a problem socializing on the internet. It's in real life when it becomes a problem.

the fact that Derrick chooses to isolate himself so much is something else entirely, its way beyond common introversion.
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#802 » by t-time » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:17 am

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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#803 » by Hahn » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:19 am

If Melo doesn't come , i'd be happy with MoneyMitch. At least we got something from the Knicks..
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#804 » by IcemanGervin » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:19 am

Introverts brains work different from extroverts brains but that does not mean they work different than a regular brain. Introversion is a personality type not an irregularity of a brain.
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#805 » by Sonny_D1 » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:19 am

TheEndIsNigh wrote:That said, he does himself a disservice by living in a bubble shaped by Reggie and his manager. He will be out of touch because of the faith he puts into his handlers, which has the potential to come back to bite him someday.


Or he could follow all the idiots on twitter and social media the way we do and drive himself crazy. Just saying.
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#806 » by Chitownbulls » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:20 am

greenwing wrote:If the Bulls can't acquire Melo, is there anyone else who hopes the Bulls sign Parsons to a poison pill contract?


Not poison pill but I would love to have him. The guy is a sniper from deep. Plus hes aggressive/team player/hard worker. Wouldn't be a bad way to spend some money imo. McDermott, Mirotic, Parsons are elite 3pt shooters

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Post#807 » by cbjackson7 » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:21 am

greenwing wrote:If the Bulls can't acquire Melo, is there anyone else who hopes the Bulls sign Parsons to a poison pill contract?



Itd be a nice little Image to the rockets haha
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Post#808 » by Chewie » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:21 am

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Haha...you took my advice. Awesome!!!


My board is gonna go ape sh*t


Sitting here laughing at my phone and my family is like wtf...

Love it.
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Post#809 » by greenwing » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:21 am

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greenwing wrote:If the Bulls can't acquire Melo, is there anyone else who hopes the Bulls sign Parsons to a poison pill contract?

Nope.


Why not? He would be the best volume three-point shooter left on the market. If the Bulls can't get Melo, with a three point shooting core of Parsons, Dunleavy, McDermott and Mirotic the Bulls would be sitting pretty considering the rebounding this squad has.
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Post#810 » by MisterRoy » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:23 am

Hey Mitch..? It's time to come home son.
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Post#811 » by keloms » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:23 am

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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#812 » by MoneyMitch » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:23 am

Chewie wrote:
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My board is gonna go ape sh*t


Sitting here laughing at my phone and my family is like wtf...

Love it.


I love those awkward moments :lol:
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Post#813 » by MalikJoakim24 » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:23 am

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Post#814 » by Bulls_Fan » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:24 am

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What have your sources said about this brother?

EastBayFJ wrote:If we have a Melo 17 I demand its titled :

MELO 17 : IN MITCH WE TRUST!

Surprised that this thread is going slow, we should have been on 17 already.


He will inform the teams of his decision on Monday night. It was lost in the whole melo took this trip to try and recruit players to the knicks when their time is up.

Thing is, I heard no one, at least on the Bulls was even receptive to that.

Anyhoot, we will know Monday night when a team leaks it. Melo's camp does not know what he will do though. Anyone telling you that he's leaning in a direction doesn't know better and is trying to create news.


Back in 2006, I went to a White Sox game w/ a girlfriend at the time. After the game while heading towards the parking lot word leaked out that Ben Wallace was coming to Chicago. There were hoots and hollering and everyone was excited.

Fast forward to 2014 and Monday. The wife and I are planning a day up in Milwaukee. We will be seeing a Brewers game that night. Now, will the basketball Gods smile upon us and I will be hooting and hollering in a Miller Park parking lot? Are there steps i need to take for full cosmic karma? Should I leave the wife at home and bring along the ex-girlfriend back from 2006 for good lucK? We did leave on bad terms but if we are getting a franchise player i'm sure it will be understandable.
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Post#815 » by MoneyMitch » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:24 am

MisterRoy wrote:Hey Mitch..? It's time to come home son.


It just feels too good to be true
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Post#816 » by MisterRoy » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:25 am

MoneyMitch wrote:
MisterRoy wrote:Hey Mitch..? It's time to come home son.


It just feels too good to be true


That's how I felt when Wade took Bosh to his 2nd meeting of the day with the Chicago FO in 2010. Guess what?!! IT WAS!!!

However, Melo isn't the jamoke that Wade is.
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#817 » by MalikJoakim24 » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:26 am

greenwing wrote:If the Bulls can't acquire Melo, is there anyone else who hopes the Bulls sign Parsons to a poison pill contract?

yes just to make Morey sign Parsons for x amount when he could have gotten him cheaper, still mad at him for Asik.
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#818 » by MoneyMitch » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:28 am

MisterRoy wrote:
MoneyMitch wrote:
MisterRoy wrote:Hey Mitch..? It's time to come home son.


It just feels too good to be true


That's how I felt when Wade took Bosh to his 2nd meeting of the day with the Chicago FO in 2010. Guess what?!! IT WAS!!!

However, Melo isn't the jamoke that Wade is.


Everything is lines up perfectly

After my 3 and 7 theory I was convinced and with my mom giving me this picture today

Man I already know what he's gonna do
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#819 » by MalikJoakim24 » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:28 am

Bulls_Fan wrote:Back in 2006, I went to a White Sox game w/ a girlfriend at the time. After the game while heading towards the parking lot word leaked out that Ben Wallace was coming to Chicago. There were hoots and hollering and everyone was excited.

Fast forward to 2014 and Monday. The wife and I are planning a day up in Milwaukee. We will be seeing a Brewers game that night. Now, will the basketball Gods smile upon us and I will be hooting and hollering in a Miller Park parking lot? Are there steps i need to take for full cosmic karma? Should I leave the wife at home and bring along the ex-girlfriend back from 2006 for good lucK? We did leave on bad terms but if we are getting a franchise player i'm sure it will be understandable.

You have to recreate all the steps and take your ex-gf to the game for good luck... Get our momentum meter to the #1 spot.

You might be sleeping on the couch tonight but take one for the team. :D
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Re: Melo 16- If it's meant to be, it's meant to be 

Post#820 » by Michael Jackson » Sat Jul 5, 2014 12:30 am

nitetrain8603 wrote:
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According to two people with knowledge of the situation, the Knicks are confident about their standing in the sweepstakes and consider the Bulls the only real threat among the many suitors. A decision is expected from Anthony by Monday, though the ever-present fluidity of free agency means there is no definitive timeline. The people spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the negotiations.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nb ... /12227717/


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I think most everyone had the Knicks as the #1 option. Best thing Dolan may have done is hire Phil in this case. If I were Melo my choices would be

Knicks - MSG, money, Phil, strange amount of capspace and potential
Bulls - immediate contention, meh roses knees but a damn fine team
La - lakers that's it
Houston - pretty impressive starters but the heat have a 50% win rate with that.
Dallas? Um hmmmm

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