The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

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Should the Blazers puruse Carmelo Anthony?

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    Damian or CJ. Shooting a 3...Anderson.
     
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    There's not a chance in hell Melo waives that trade clause to come to PDX. He will end up in Houston and sounds like we won't have shit to do with facilitating it. Which honestly might end up being the best thing for us.
     
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    Yeah Anderson was such a great shooting threat for the Rockets in the playoffs, so much better than Melo!
     
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    Lassie Aldridge never helped Timmy.
     
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    The last two times Melo was in the playoffs, he shot .298 and .222 from three-point range. His overall shooting efficiency has been horrendous his last three playoffs. Playoff performance is not what you want to be hanging your argument on, tbh.
     
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    Some laughed when I Posted this

     
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    You'd rather have a heart attack?
     
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    He shot 40% from 3 last year, while putting up 7 attempts per game. Carmelo has not been to the playoffs since 2013.
     
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    Melo is much more than a shooter though, dude can score from anywhere on the floor. He's a post threat, he can ISO. Anderson is so limited, basically a 6'10 version of Crabbe.
     
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    The Blazers only plan to participate in a NYK - Houston trade for Carmelo if Anthony waives his no trade clause and comes here to Portland?
     
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    I dont want Carmelo or Anderson
     
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    That's why I referenced his overall shooting efficiency. That takes everything he does into account (pretty literally--Melo contributes nothing beyond isolation scoring). His TS% (which accounts for free throws and three-pointers) has been terrible his last three playoffs, which takes us back to 2010-11. Unless you think we'll be getting 25-year old Melo, I think that's as much as is even close to relevant.
     
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    It makes sense, why would we willing help another western team get even more better than us? Especially if we were taking on the albatross that is Ryan Anderson.
     
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    That the Blazers were trying to get Carmelo, a month ago
     
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    His numbers would be so much better with actual good offensive players next to him, look at the Olympics. In NYK his best teammates were Tyson Chandler (all-defense) and JR Smith (wild card).
     
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    100% agree. I would like your post 1000 times if I could.
     
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    He's a much more diverse scorer, no doubt, but there are diminishing returns with good one on one players. With Dame, CJ, Nurk and Anderson, the Blazers will have all the offensive firepower they need. Carmelo will be like LA, he'll want shots, and he'll take a lot of mid range shots. I'd rather have a a guy like Anderson.
     
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    Yeah, ESPN, the Blazers don't want to help out Houston. Where is the "No shit" button around here.
     
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    If Melo is such a talent, why don't the Knicks suck less? He's getting on and he's one of those players that needs the team to be built round him (and to make up or his deficiencies in things like defense). He's a ball-stopper, that wouldn't work with Stott's system, and he's not as good as Dame these days. And he's ridiculously overpaid.
    Anderson is a taller Kyle Korver, only paid ridiculous amounts. Yes, it's Paul Allen's money, but it will also prevent us getting any better, and he's not the final piece. At this pint he probably gives away more points than he scores. I'm not a fan of Kevin Love, but Love does at least two more things than Ryan Anderson does.

    Basketball is not the same as Fantasy Basketball. Playing Anderson or Carmelo only makes sense if they're featured in the offense, because they're a downgrade in every other respect. But seeing players who don't give a shit on D get paid ten times what you're paid and get all the shots you're not getting is not good for morale. Particularly if it's clear that Portland is not where they wanted to be.
     
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