Comments on: ‘Melo gives New Jersey a star, does not make them winners

By: jimsjam33

jimsjam33 — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:22:43 +0000

Melo is a solid player . The Nuggets a couple years ago came with a minute or two of beating the Lakers for the Western Conference championship . Melo was tremendous in that series . He’s the real thing and with Amare the Knicks will have a tough team to contend with . Better than the Celtics , Magic and Heat ? I don’t know .
Melo for Blake . Nah . The Clippers have one of those one in a lifetime players and they’re keeping him .

By: petermcd88

petermcd88 — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:57:08 +0000

What the Nuggets are asking for in a trade for a star player is way more than any team in the league has asked for or gotten. They think they are doing themselves a favor by dragging this thing out but the Nuggets have seriously overplayed their hand with the Nets and Melo. Yes they have the cards (since they have Melo) but everyone knows at some point they will have to show their cards. If I were NJ I would push this as soon as possible even if it means media leaks to make them look bad. Are the Nuggets really going to give up on a trade with a team in another conference that not only will give them a multitude of picks, a huge expiring contract, a tradeable asset in Harris, and a young talented big but take on 1 or 2 of there own large contracts? The empty threat of trading him to New York is only likely if this thing drags out forever and Melo realizes what a potentially bad situation New Jersey can be. And the key to any deal getting done that offers the Nuggets the most value is Melo being happy enough with his new team to sign an extension. That won’t happen if they try to squeeze out every ounce of roster flexibility the Nets have

By: leearmon

leearmon — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:28:00 +0000

I dont know what people see in Favors. The Nets were ready to trade him before they ever saw him in a NBA contest. That has to speak for something. On the contrary, the Clippers at the beginning of the season reportedly were offered Melo for Blake, and although they had never seen Blake in a NBA regular season game, they said no dice. Teams know their players, and if New Jersey has been trying to ship this guy off since day one, you have to question whether or not he will ever fully realize his “potential”

By: thestudiokida

thestudiokida — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:50:29 +0000

If you can get Carmelo and the best player you lose is Favors you gotta do it. The only thing they shouldn’t do is take on Harrington’s contract. That’ll keep them them from signing anybody else.

By: hnirobert3

hnirobert3 — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:20:06 +0000

NJ is taking a big chance giving up Favors and draft picks for Melo. Good player, but not the type you want to build your team around, IMO. Simmons had a great theory in his book that if Detroit would’ve drafted Melo instead of Darko, they probably don’t win the championship in 2004 because of what Melo would’ve done to the core of that team (Hamilton, Billups, the Wallace’s and Prince).

By: jimmycondom

jimmycondom — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:29:43 +0000

It would be nice if the Nuggets would just get rid of that choke artist already so we Nuggets fans can start rooting for our team again…