The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

Is motivation really the issue? To be fair to him he’s played under some really shitty coaches recently.

What system does Donovan run? It’s pretty much just iso Russ. Even George is less efficient than he was in Indiana.

Melo has had issues with D’Antoni in the past as well and that super uptempo style doesn’t really fit his game.

Our second unit would fit him perfect. He’d be surrounded by shooters and playmakers.

Yeah the last year and change haven’t been good but it wasnt that long ago that he was still an above average starter. To have him on our second unit for the minimum would be a move worth considering. And about this narrative that he’s a cancer and selfish? If you look into it you’ll find that most everyone loved playing with him. Knicks players voted him teammate of the year his last season in New York.

I’ve come around on the idea again, but I guess this time I won’t really care if it doesn’t happen.

 

Please, Melo was a ball stopped anywhere he played. His problem now is that he is a ball stopper that does not get the ball enough to dominate and does not play any defense.

Only use I can see for him on the Blazers is as a model for Meyers hoodie clothing lineup.

 

Hehe

 

With the Blazers second unit arguably one of the best in the league why would they even consider bringing in Melo?

 

What is it with the spelling these days? Is it really that tough to press CT instead of CK?

Or am i just missing a message that he really doesn't deserve Respect so they spell it Respeck. Serious question. Is this a dump on Melo?

 

If it ain't broke you don't fix it.

 

That’s not really true though. He’s averaged 3 APG for his career. That’s more than CJ, who’s a guard. It’s only recently that he’s become a black hole.

 

The fifth spot on the second unit is broke.

 

I agree with you that any good team with good team mates can make a player better. But Melo has a pretty bad reputation as far as winning goes?

 

10-3 and second in the Western Conference says it isn't.

 

I didn’t know this was an individual sport.

 

While I was all-for Melo when Portland lacked playmakers and scoring.
I'm against it now.

I don't want to see Melo get the ball with the first or second unit 15-20ft extended and watch him take a jumper.
Rather see how far this team goes and then reassess at the end of the season.

 

Right now, Jake Layman is a better baller than Melo.
Jake will be them next big surprise on this team.

 

We don’t need him. He’s unable to accept a reduced role and not good enough anymore to play significant minutes on a team that wants to win. He’d be a perfect fit at a tanking team that wants to entertain their fans like Chicago or Phoenix, he would help them lose as many games as possible but would provide audience with some fine entertainment.

 

Jake is a three. Melo is a four. And I’m not expecting Harkless back anytime soon so there’s room for both.

The players whose minutes would be sacrificed would be Meyers and Biggie. Somehow I’m ok with that. That’s about 20 minutes right there. The rest of the minutes can be spread out without making a dent on anyone’s time.

 

Man, it would be hilarious if Melo ends up on the Blazers after 450+ pages and 3 teams...

 

Melo is a four now because he's slow and they only rely on his shooting. Yeah, Layman is a three but he can play the four as effective as Melo at this point in his career.

 

I don't really have any interest in him joining the team now so it'll probably happen, lol. I bet he's all Lakers though.

 

What’s hilarious is to go back and look at those threads and see how many people wanted Melo’s old ass in a Blazers uniform.