MeloDrama 6.5: The Prelude

[AmazingJason]

Robert Randolph keeps posting about Melo/Gasol/LeBron because Phil is trying to make it happen. But that's a lot to ask for a 1st time executive: find trade partners for both Amare & Bargnani, convincing Melo to stay, then convincing James to come. LBJ doesn't have the courage to play in a market like NYC.

[NYCk4life]

Melo an Bron in CLE....who woulda thunk!

[Starbury316]

[K_ick_God]

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Didn't know NYK was a city. The more this man speaks the less I believe him loll

Yeah I don't believe him.

[Futureisnow]

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I just love the visual of someone privy to what the Knicks' top brass are doing sharing that info with the guy that sings the cheesy Friday night Knicks song.

[Jsmoove]

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[AmazingJason]

[KnicksManiac]

Melo ain't going to no damn Cleveland Cavaliers.

"Pedro ain't goin to no Mets."

#DavidOrtiz

[god shammgod]

there's is 0 chance that melo will go to cleveland. why do you think the rockets & mavs were instantly eliminated ? he's not going somewhere like that. never ever.

[AmazingJason]

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Is this some kind of joke? Felton wouldn't have had the smarts to survive jail.

[Ray Finkle]

Hey all. First-time poster, longtime lurker. I registered for primarily two reasons: A) This board is irrefutably awesome and B) I need to get several things off my chest.

1) If Phil is actually trying to shop Amare and/or Bargs, doesn't that strongly imply that he thinks Melo is resigning with us? What would be the point of trading away assets if we aren't going to be building around Melo? If we thought we were losing Melo, wouldn't the most prudent thing be to let contracts like Amare's expire naturally?

2) Why is the collective national sports media so overbearingly infatuated with Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls? I honestly think Rose is probably one of the most overrated players in the history of professional sports. His one MVP was a fraud (Lebron was definitively better that year and proved it in the playoffs) and he's played 50 games in the last three years. Why are all of the ESPN talking heads seamlessly assuming that Melo makes the Bulls this ascendant juggernaut? If (When) Rose gets hurt again, won't Melo be just as alone as he's ever been in New York? What makes the Bulls roster so much superior to that of the Knicks? And finally, considering that Amare's contract expires in one year and that Rose's doesn't as well as the fact that Amare finished last season on a relative tare while Rose watched his team's last game in a suit, if you were Melo, wouldn't you MUCH rather take the chance of being stuck playing with Amare for one season and then having the opportunity to recruit another all-star as opposed to being stuck playing with Rose for several more seasons and having far less cap flexibility going forward? I just don't get the hype as it pertains to Melo and the Bulls being a good fit.

3) The Lakers make even less sense than Chicago, but the (quite obvious) reasons for this reality have been thoroughly articulated on this message board, so I won't repeat them here.

4) I just don't buy that Melo is going to impulsively sign with a team that wasn't on his grandoise free-agency tour. Either the big three re-up in Miami or Lebron goes to Cleveland. Melo isn't going to Miami.

[NYCk4life]

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Didn't know NYK was a city. The more this man speaks the less I believe him loll

Yeah I don't believe him.

Sheriden>RR

[Starbury316]

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Can Felton shut the hell up?

Thanks

[NYCk4life]

there's is 0 chance that melo will go to cleveland. why do you think the rockets & mavs were instantly eliminated ? he's not going somewhere like that. never ever.

To play alongside Bron and still make close to max , I think he'll take into consideration.

[jonny31623]

[jonny31623]

Hey all. First-time poster, longtime lurker. I registered for primarily two reasons: A) This board is irrefutably awesome and B) I need to get several things off my chest.

1) If Phil is actually trying to shop Amare and/or Bargs, doesn't that strongly imply that he thinks Melo is resigning with us? What would be the point of trading away assets if we aren't going to be building around Melo? If we thought we were losing Melo, wouldn't the most prudent thing be to let contracts like Amare's expire naturally?

2) Why is the collective national sports media so overbearingly infatuated with Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls? I honestly think Rose is probably one of the most overrated players in the history of professional sports. His one MVP was a fraud (Lebron was definitively better that year and proved it in the playoffs) and he's played 50 games in the last three years. Why are all of the ESPN talking heads seamlessly assuming that Melo makes the Bulls this ascendant juggernaut? If (When) Rose gets hurt again, won't Melo be just as alone as he's ever been in New York? What makes the Bulls roster so much superior to that of the Knicks? And finally, considering that Amare's contract expires in one year and that Rose's doesn't as well as the fact that Amare finished last season on a relative tare while Rose watched his team's last game in a suit, if you were Melo, wouldn't you MUCH rather take the chance of being stuck playing with Amare for one season and then having the opportunity to recruit another all-star as opposed to being stuck playing with Rose for several more seasons and having far less cap flexibility going forward? I just don't get the hype as it pertains to Melo and the Bulls being a good fit.

3) The Lakers make even less sense than Chicago, but the (quite obvious) reasons for this reality have been thoroughly articulated on this message board, so I won't repeat them here.

4) I just don't buy that Melo is going to impulsively sign with a team that wasn't on his grandoise free-agency tour. Either the big three re-up in Miami or Lebron goes to Cleveland. Melo isn't going to Miami.

Welcome, now STFU and GTFO

[VirginiaKnickFan]

Robert Randolph keeps posting about Melo/Gasol/LeBron because Phil is trying to make it happen. But that's a lot to ask for a 1st time executive: find trade partners for both Amare & Bargnani, convincing Melo to stay, then convincing James to come. LBJ doesn't have the courage to play in a market like NYC.

Can he part water too? That's a monumental task.

[AmazingJason]

Hey all. First-time poster, longtime lurker. I registered for primarily two reasons: A) This board is irrefutably awesome and B) I need to get several things off my chest.

1) If Phil is actually trying to shop Amare and/or Bargs, doesn't that strongly imply that he thinks Melo is resigning with us? What would be the point of trading away assets if we aren't going to be building around Melo? If we thought we were losing Melo, wouldn't the most prudent thing be to let contracts like Amare's expire naturally?

2) Why is the collective national sports media so overbearingly infatuated with Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls? I honestly think Rose is probably one of the most overrated players in the history of professional sports. His one MVP was a fraud (Lebron was definitively better that year and proved it in the playoffs) and he's played 50 games in the last three years. Why are all of the ESPN talking heads seamlessly assuming that Melo makes the Bulls this ascendant juggernaut? If (When) Rose gets hurt again, won't Melo be just as alone as he's ever been in New York? What makes the Bulls roster so much superior to that of the Knicks? And finally, considering that Amare's contract expires in one year and that Rose's doesn't as well as the fact that Amare finished last season on a relative tare while Rose watched his team's last game in a suit, if you were Melo, wouldn't you MUCH rather take the chance of being stuck playing with Amare for one season and then having the opportunity to recruit another all-star as opposed to being stuck playing with Rose for several more seasons and having far less cap flexibility going forward? I just don't get the hype as it pertains to Melo and the Bulls being a good fit.

3) The Lakers make even less sense than Chicago, but the (quite obvious) reasons for this reality have been thoroughly articulated on this message board, so I won't repeat them here.

4) I just don't buy that Melo is going to impulsively sign with a team that wasn't on his grandoise free-agency tour. Either the big three re-up in Miami or Lebron goes to Cleveland. Melo isn't going to Miami.

tl;dr

Also, you need to get the f*ck off this board, newbie. You're not welcome here. Ever.

[Context]

[nyk4life12]