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

[DE FENSE]

You don't buy out a healthy guy who just scored 22 points a game the previous season. You don't do it because you don't have to. You can be patient. Someone will eventually give us assets for Carmelo. Jackson was a freaking idiot for wanting to buy him out. So glad he's gone.

You're totally wrong. Melo wanted a buyout, Phil wanted a trade.

Phil Jackson wants to get something back for one of his best players and Carmelo Anthony wants to control his future, even if it means he has to leave the Knicks.

Jackson has been dead set against buying out Anthony — who owns a no-trade clause — or waiving him via the stretch provision.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-prez-phil-jackson-set-melo-buyout-talks-sources-article-1.3282459


You actually agree with Phil. And apparently Dolan/Mills agree with Phil on this topic as well.

[KnicksChamps]

You don't buy out a healthy guy who just scored 22 points a game the previous season. You don't do it because you don't have to. You can be patient. Someone will eventually give us assets for Carmelo. Jackson was a freaking idiot for wanting to buy him out. So glad he's gone.

You're totally wrong. Melo wanted a buyout, Phil wanted a trade.

Phil Jackson wants to get something back for one of his best players and Carmelo Anthony wants to control his future, even if it means he has to leave the Knicks.

Jackson has been dead set against buying out Anthony — who owns a no-trade clause — or waiving him via the stretch provision.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-prez-phil-jackson-set-melo-buyout-talks-sources-article-1.3282459


You actually agree with Phil. And apparently Dolan/Mills agree with Phil on this topic as well.

So Begley's report about Phil and Dolan disagreeing on the buyout idea leading to Phil's dismissal are false? Idk, man.

[FemaleDogPlease]

Carmelo isn't going anywhere. Carmelo is probably still on the trade block but I doubt the Knicks are actively trying to trade him. If a team makes a good idea he will be gone. Otherwise he will be here when the season starts.

He is still the best SF they have

[DE FENSE]

You don't buy out a healthy guy who just scored 22 points a game the previous season. You don't do it because you don't have to. You can be patient. Someone will eventually give us assets for Carmelo. Jackson was a freaking idiot for wanting to buy him out. So glad he's gone.

You're totally wrong. Melo wanted a buyout, Phil wanted a trade.

Phil Jackson wants to get something back for one of his best players and Carmelo Anthony wants to control his future, even if it means he has to leave the Knicks.

Jackson has been dead set against buying out Anthony — who owns a no-trade clause — or waiving him via the stretch provision.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-prez-phil-jackson-set-melo-buyout-talks-sources-article-1.3282459


You actually agree with Phil. And apparently Dolan/Mills agree with Phil on this topic as well.

So Begley's report about Phil and Dolan disagreeing on the buyout idea leading to Phil's dismissal are false? Idk, man.

Can you send me a link? Its been hard to keep up with all this while working all day

[KnicksChamps]

You're totally wrong. Melo wanted a buyout, Phil wanted a trade.




http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-prez-phil-jackson-set-melo-buyout-talks-sources-article-1.3282459


You actually agree with Phil. And apparently Dolan/Mills agree with Phil on this topic as well.

So Begley's report about Phil and Dolan disagreeing on the buyout idea leading to Phil's dismissal are false? Idk, man.

Can you send me a link? Its been hard to keep up with all this while working all day

Yeah, definitely. I can't seem to find where Begley said it but this is the closest thing I can find.

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[reub]

Carmelo isn't going anywhere. Carmelo is probably still on the trade block but I doubt the Knicks are actively trying to trade him. If a team makes a good idea he will be gone. Otherwise he will be here when the season starts.

He is still the best SF they have

Melo was a below average player last year, making 26 million dollars. BELOW AVERAGE.
His WS48 was .089 where 1.00 is an average player.

[Rotten Apple]

Carmelo isn't going anywhere. Carmelo is probably still on the trade block but I doubt the Knicks are actively trying to trade him. If a team makes a good idea he will be gone. Otherwise he will be here when the season starts.

He is still the best SF they have

Melo was a below average player last year, making 26 million dollars. BELOW AVERAGE.
His WS48 was .089 where 1.00 is an average player.

You really found a stat and gonna keep posting it

[DOT]

Real talk though, if Melo bought into D'Antoni's system and played PF for them, that's a legit team, Melo is so much better as a spot-up shooter than Anderson, and if necessary he can actually create his own shot
Rockets lose in 5 to the Warriors

[Kurt Rambis]

Real talk though, if Melo bought into D'Antoni's system and played PF for them, that's a legit team, Melo is so much better as a spot-up shooter than Anderson, and if necessary he can actually create his own shot
Rockets lose in 5 to the Warriors

It would be slap in the face if he buys D'antoni system in different team.

[Priggy Smalls]

Real talk though, if Melo bought into D'Antoni's system and played PF for them, that's a legit team, Melo is so much better as a spot-up shooter than Anderson, and if necessary he can actually create his own shot
Rockets lose in 5 to the Warriors

It would be slap in the face if he buys D'antoni system in different team.

accepting an off ball role to harden and cp3 is a little different than accepting one for tony douglas, mike bibby or jeremy lin.

[El Poochio]

BRING HIM HOME MASAI WE GOING FULL WINGSPAN

[Kurt Rambis]

Real talk though, if Melo bought into D'Antoni's system and played PF for them, that's a legit team, Melo is so much better as a spot-up shooter than Anderson, and if necessary he can actually create his own shot
Rockets lose in 5 to the Warriors

It would be slap in the face if he buys D'antoni system in different team.

accepting an off ball role to harden and cp3 is a little different than accepting one for tony douglas, mike bibby or jeremy lin.

If he worked well with D'antoni we might be attractive place to be though. Winning cures it all.

[Billy Goat]

Carmelo isn't going anywhere. Carmelo is probably still on the trade block but I doubt the Knicks are actively trying to trade him. If a team makes a good idea he will be gone. Otherwise he will be here when the season starts.

He is still the best SF they have

Melo was a below average player last year, making 26 million dollars. BELOW AVERAGE.
His WS48 was .089 where 1.00 is an average player.

He's garbage.

[captvict]

Carmelo isn't going anywhere. Carmelo is probably still on the trade block but I doubt the Knicks are actively trying to trade him. If a team makes a good idea he will be gone. Otherwise he will be here when the season starts.

He is still the best SF they have

Agreed. Dude ain't going anywhere A Ploy by Msg. They will say they tried but there wasn't any credible offers and justify them keeping the guy

Dude still sells tickets and that's what matters most with this organization

In fact. Look for a 5year extension. Lol

[Priggy Smalls]

It would be slap in the face if he buys D'antoni system in different team.

accepting an off ball role to harden and cp3 is a little different than accepting one for tony douglas, mike bibby or jeremy lin.

If he worked well with D'antoni we might be attractive place to be though. Winning cures it all.

we definitely aint winning with those guys dribbling the air out of the rock.

it was just a bad fit for everyone. we tried to run a guard centric offense with guards that sucked.

i mean maybe melo coulda smiled more when dougie missed the open roll man and gave him the ball with 3 seconds left on the clock but the frustration was understandable. for everyone involved.

[Fat Kat]

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[Thugger HBC]

Real talk though, if Melo bought into D'Antoni's system and played PF for them, that's a legit team, Melo is so much better as a spot-up shooter than Anderson, and if necessary he can actually create his own shot
Rockets lose in 5 to the Warriors

It would be slap in the face if he buys D'antoni system in different team.

Not really. If he goes there CP3 and Harden aren't gonna stand around and watch Melo jab step for 20 seconds.

He'll adapt, he'd have to. He'd be the third best player on the team, he'll fall in line.

[Handledatruth]

Real talk though, if Melo bought into D'Antoni's system and played PF for them, that's a legit team, Melo is so much better as a spot-up shooter than Anderson, and if necessary he can actually create his own shot
Rockets lose in 5 to the Warriors

It would be slap in the face if he buys D'antoni system in different team.

Not really. If he goes there CP3 and Harden aren't gonna stand around and watch Melo jab step for 20 seconds.

He'll adapt, he'd have to. He'd be the third best player on the team, he'll fall in line.

Wouldn't you jab stab if this was the alternative?

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[thebuzzardman]

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Sorry Lala. Melo's going to Houston to bang strippers and rack up frequent flyer miles.

[eaglebaldini]

who says no?

Knicks trade:
Carmelo Anthony

Knicks get:
Joe Johnson
Derrick Favors


Jazz trade:
Derrick Favors
Joe Johnson

Jazz get:
Kevin Love


Cavs trade:
Kevin Love

Cavs get:
Carmelo Anthony