Official Melo Trade Thread: WOJ BOMB UPDATE PG 21: Will Waive NTC for HOU and CLE

Post #221 » by **mpharris36** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:55 pm

Sark wrote:Hahn just said on the radio that the ntc was non negotiable. Melo qualified for it, and it had to be in.

well well well

Billy Goat · Post #222 » by **Billy Goat** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:07 pm

Rotten Apple wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
Mecca wrote:I'm sorry but why is it such a big deal that Melo never won?

T-Mac, Vince, Barkley, Paul, etc. never won. Was Melo ever a top 5 player for an extended period? I say no, so you can't really fault him for never winning. A lot of it is based on dependent variables around you.

There's a difference between faulting someone and realizing he can't be your top paid player and expect to win. Melo's built a career off of the belief that PPG correlates to winning, when there's zero correlation.

The team who scores the most points wins.

That's the only stat with 100% correlation.

The team who wins the most possessions wins.

Billy Goat · Post #223 » by **Billy Goat** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:08 pm

mpharris36 wrote:
Sark wrote:Hahn just said on the radio that the ntc was non negotiable. Melo qualified for it, and it had to be in.

well well well

is there any reason to believe Melo would waive the clause for anything? I think even a guaranteed championship wouldnt be enough incentive to leave at this point....he likes the zero pressure and the city more than anything else.

3toheadmelo · Post #224 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:09 pm

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Rotten Apple · Post #225 » by **Rotten Apple** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:15 pm

Billy Goat wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
There's a difference between faulting someone and realizing he can't be your top paid player and expect to win. Melo's built a career off of the belief that PPG correlates to winning, when there's zero correlation.

The team who scores the most points wins.

That's the only stat with 100% correlation.

The team who wins the most possessions wins.

False.

Billy Goat · Post #226 » by **Billy Goat** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:22 pm

Rotten Apple wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:
The team who scores the most points wins.

That's the only stat with 100% correlation.

The team who wins the most possessions wins.

False.

lol.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2017-06-13

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2016-06-20

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2015-06-16

Post #227 » by **King of Canada** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:25 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:

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I'm glad that ship has sailed.

Post #228 » by **moocow007** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:28 pm

King of Canada wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:

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I'm glad that ship has sailed.

What? You don't want Jamal Crawford and the the next coming of Michael Jordan Austin Rivers?

Post #229 » by **King of Canada** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:32 pm

moocow007 wrote:
King of Canada wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:

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I'm glad that ship has sailed.

What? You don't want Jamal Crawford and the the next coming of Michael Jordan Austin Rivers?

Maybe we can steal Doc away from the Clips so we can finally get Austin too

god shammgod · Post #230 » by **god shammgod** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:10 pm

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Da_Mane_Man · Post #231 » by **Da_Mane_Man** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:15 pm

god shammgod wrote:

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would've been more fun if they were both traded that night

Triple C · Post #232 » by **Triple C** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:15 pm

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Post #233 » by **mpharris36** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:15 pm

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good...........good

Rotten Apple · Post #234 » by **Rotten Apple** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:21 pm

Billy Goat wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
The team who wins the most possessions wins.

False.

lol.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2017-06-13

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2016-06-20

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2015-06-16

You posted stats then ran away.

TS% is not everything.

Doesn't DeAndre have the highest TS% of any player?

Rotten Apple · Post #235 » by **Rotten Apple** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:22 pm

god shammgod wrote:

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Melo playing a team game?

No way.

sushibear · Post #236 » by **sushibear** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:23 pm

Me seeing melo on opening night....

Post #237 » by **Capn'O** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:24 pm

Sark wrote:Hahn just said on the radio that the ntc was non negotiable. Melo qualified for it, and it had to be in.

This is unbelievable, if true.

Like, unbelievable that in 3 years I've never seen anything about this. What are these journalists doing? I mean, why go fact checking when you can make things up.

Billy Goat · Post #238 » by **Billy Goat** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:25 pm

Rotten Apple wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:
False.

lol.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2017-06-13

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2016-06-20

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2015-06-16

You posted stats then ran away.

TS% is not everything.

Doesn't DeAndre have the highest TS% of any player?

The team that maximizes their possessions the most wins the game. Why do you think the Warriors win so much? A missed shot is a lost possession. Not hard. The Knicks have an inefficient offense equating in lost possessions.

Post #239 » by **Capn'O** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:26 pm

god shammgod wrote:

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Mrs. 'O and I have next.

Love spades.

Rotten Apple · Post #240 » by **Rotten Apple** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:28 pm

Billy Goat wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
lol.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2017-06-13

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2016-06-20

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/true-shooting-percentage?date=2015-06-16

You posted stats then ran away.

TS% is not everything.

Doesn't DeAndre have the highest TS% of any player?

The team that maximizes their possessions the most wins the game. Why do you think the Warriors win so much? A missed shot is a lost possession. Not hard. The Knicks have an inefficient offense equating in lost possessions.

And you can still lose a game doing that.

But you'll never lose when you score more points than the other team.

The game of basketball will always be about buckets.

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