The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

Reading this thread from the beginning is hilarious.

 

Just thinking about doing that makes my head hurt. You've gotta have a lot of time.

 

Melo was smart to take a year off for load management....it's paying off now!

 

He looks like he has to really force himself to expend energy on either end of the court. Other than hanging out in the key hunting for rebounds, and blaming teammates for his own lazy defense, he had a good game. We'll need a lot more of that.

I LOL'd watching his interview when he was talking about how humble he is

I love irony.

 

The mere fact that he can get whistles from the refs, be a low post threat we haven't had in years and keeps Tolliver and Mario on the bench...... the experiment is a success so far. Regardless of our record.

 

QFT

Melo's mid-range to post game is nice indeed.

 

That and the fact that he can attract free agents to Portland …..if we could swing a deal for Iguodala, when Nurk gets healthy we'd be a contender

 

The bench treats this guy like a Deity. If he makes a routine jump shot they go crazy.

IOW: You might be right. If he sticks around.

 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-of-retirement-this-aint-a-damn-farewell-tour

Zach called. As in Zach Collins???

 

ZBO

 

Makes more sense than collins. No way Collins has melos number

 

Makes even less sense. What is ZBO's connection to the org?

 

At some point people are gonna figure out 35 is not old. Even more so when he had a year off and is completely healthy.

 

Hi, I voted "Not No but Hell No" back in 2003 when this thread started, and I'd like to change my vote to yes.

 

His teammates seem to love him, so he can't be that bad

 

I think this is a case where a guy and the team were just an ideal fit for each other.

If last night wasn't an anomaly and the Blazers are starting to figure it out, this team could be a monster by playoff time. Presuming you have Nurk and Zach making it back, everyone else's health holding up, Ant gaining confidence and consistency going forward, Baze getting in tune with his teammates so we don't have the bad passes and turnovers.

As long as we can keep from being buried by New Year's Day, this roster could be the most complete in the West by the end of the regular season in terms of inside-outside, depth at every spot and players who can create shots and players who can make them. The roster has room to be upgraded, too, because you have the open roster spot, you have the option of dealing Whiteside if Nurk returns, and you have a movable player in Herzonja (could be this year's Stauskas).

I know there are a lot of ifs in that, but it's possible and a pretty exciting prospect.

But just adding another threat on the offensive end really opens up things for this team in a lot of ways.

 

Melo is the first power forward since LMA that can consistently hit from mid-to-long range.

 

If we move Hezonja, who will run the 4th string in blowouts?

 

Moses at point-center

 

He was 0-8 on 3 pointers 2 games ago.
I’m just guessing but I think Skal can shoot just as well as Carmelo. Carmelo is a volume shooter, he’s consistent scoring points because he takes so many shots, like Lamarcus.