The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

470 pages about Melo, seriously?

 

We're 10-3 and beating elete teams. If Carmelo goes ring chasing the Blazers may have a good shot at landing him.

 

My bet is it gets 500

 

Personally i think this can be taken both ways. This is why i don't like stats for everything Basketball. Obviously he has been in tough situations his last two years. He is also a very good player that could maybe work hard and turn these numbers around a bit. If you remember Walton had terrible seasons and came back to get a 6th man award late in his career with the Celtics. Not trying to compare Walton and Melo in anyway so all the rest of you don't even go there.... If Melo finds a spark somewhere he could get better numbers than these is all i am saying. Could that be with the Blazers? I don't know.....

 

Imagine if Portland actually signs him.

 

Oh boy!

 

Looking at the depth chart of the teams mentioned, I think the Pelicans is a good option for him. But based on the style of play I think the Blazers are an even better option. We don't run. Any team interested in getting up and down the court in a hurry is not an ideal situation for Melo. Which should totally take the Lakers out of the equation. They make no sense at all for him.

The bigger question of course is do we really want him?

 

Not only does Portland not run, they don’t force their players to only shoot threes. Melo has been efficient in pick and pops and post ups in Houston, but those are plays they don’t place enough value on. He could play the Aldridge role with the second unit with Turner as the lead guard and Stauskas/Curry/Collins providing the spacing. Defensively Collins can cover for him since Portland runs a conservative defense where the center usually just sits back and protects the rim.

As for Portland wanting him? I don’t see why they wouldn’t. Portland loves guys that get tossed aside by other teams anyway. Melo is just an older version. I also think Neil might be able to trade Baldwin into someone’s TPE as opposed to taking the financial hit by waiving him.

 

While wearing a Melo Jersey!

 

What am I missing? I only have 94 and I don’t have ANYBODY on ignore!

 

You have your posts per page preference set at more than the default of 20.

C’mon, man, step up your geekiness!

 

I hear it's on the lake.

 

469 now.

 

It also has 260,000 views, if we actually get him it'll be the most viewed thread on the site for sure.

 

Especially if we continue to use the same thread to rip him after he shows up and fails to perform to our lofty expectations.

 

CJ is strongly defending Carmelo on his podcast. Saying the rock ets are using him as a scape goat.

 

Oh man, the Meyers Leonard threads will look like child's play.

 

Definitely seems to be some paving being done by ET, Dame, and CJ.