The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

Front office exec will no longer be sharing any info with this personal trainer. Or maybe he was just throwing this out there as a joke to see if it would get leaked.
A very very small # of "front office execs" have any clue what Neil is up to, maybe only one and that's McGowan.

 

Not saying lighning will strike twice, but isn't that basically what happened with Zach Randolph? Wasn't he a ball stopping black hole that didn't play defense and scored inefficiently when he left the Knicks? Half a season later, he completely revitalized his career in MEM.

BNM

 

We've all seen Melo with Team USA. Put him in the release guy role for all the traps our guards face, and let him bomb open midrange-3pt jumpers nightly.

He's got the size to be a PF.

Would you rather have ET/Aminu/Moe make decisions in the 4 on 3, or Melo? I bet you Dame and CJ get so many more open looks if Melo is out there with Nurk manning the middle.

 

Just the sheer thought of Dame/CJ/Melo/Nurk on the floor together really moves my needle. They would need to send help, and one of those 4 would be open in their spots. That offense would be lethal working outside in, and inside out with Nurk working the block and passing to an open Dame/CJ/Melo out of the double.

 

That was half (OK, 98%) tongue in cheek, but that starting line up would be deadly and in addition to Paul George, we'd still have our remaining two best perimeter defenders in Turner and Aminu coming off the bench and we'd have two great rebounders/rim protectors in Nurk and KOQ. Our defense would actually get better when the second unit comes is, plus we'd always have at least two of Dame/PG13/C.J. and Melo on the floor at all times. So, our offense wouldn't die instantly when the bench comes in, like it has for the past several seasons.

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what you all are forgetting is if melo came to portland and that it is a uuuugee deal if we could be on espn every night(and we would). With that exposure comes a level of deference around the league from officials (our stars might actually start getting treated as such). This is a popularity driven league and if we can land one of the 5-6 biggest names in the nba, basketball issues aside it would be very good for our franchise as a whole.

Not to mention neither dame or cj really had a real vet mentor in their careers the likes of melo. Maybe Wes but he's no where near the player Melo is. My point is Melo would be an excellent resource for our young guys. Despite his lack of success in the NBA I dont think anyone else has more international success than Carmelo and if we get that player we can make some real noise in the west.

 

YAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm thinking of Leonard as a Knick....you thought Blazer fans gave him a hard time....whew...it's going to be brutal

 

How's that when he has 3 years left on his contract?

 

Interestingly Portland had a better team defensive rating than the Cavaliers, who were dominant until the met the Warriors. End of the game team with most points wins. If you look at overall defensive ratings GSW and SAS are 1 and 2 then after that the next batch of teams is very meh. Middle of the pack is where the rest of the better teams are.

 

I like @Boob-No-More's deal but I'd want to do the PG deal first.

 

Of course. If we land PG13, Melo gladly waives his no trade clause to join the latest Super Team.

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Melo has never played for a coach like Stotts....I think the system fits his game and with him next to Nurk...who do you double team? I loved Melo's game with team USA....for Leonard and a pick who'd even hesitate? If you could move Crabbe for Paul George you'd be in the finals ....Dame CJ Paul George and Nurk with Turner, Aminu, Vonleh and Ed and Napier playing defense off the bench. That's a team that contends

 

Because I believe that Damian and CJ will ALWAYS have Defensive problems and are average or below average height for their positions and thus always going to suffer at the defensive end.....I would take a chance at Melo knowing that its a short 3 year window. If all else, after a few years he creates better cap situation by leaving. But, we'd have a serious chance at deep WCF action. Sometimes you gotta take reasonable risks. This sounds like one to me.

But I prefer Paul George.

 

Melo to the Blazers = not serious about competing for a title.

Dame, CJ and Melo defending the perimeter would be pure comedy. Other teams would circle that game on their calendar as potential career high nights.

 

Absolutely NO problem with this deal. It's a low risk/high reward type trade. Move a developmental young player & The Great White Dope for the chance that Anthony will prosper in Portland's team first attitude. Hell. He had a championship pedigree at 'Cuse. Only problem is getting him to agree and making money march up.

 

Melo will end up with the Clippers or the Cavs somehow or other.

 

According to Tunchi, we already have Starbury 2.0.

BNM

 

Carmelo Anthony, a vet mentor? No thank you very much.