Melo expected to leave Nuggets

So now the question is...

Does he get traded this year?

Geez... poor Denver. NY doesn't have anything I'd want in return if thats where he's suppose to go. I'm sure some cap space relief, but Denver is not a city that really draws big time free agents.

Denver should trade him unless they MIGHT end up like Cleveland.....

Eff, I am also hearing that Parker's wife Eva said that Parker wants to play in NY.

But damn, Denver would lose a lot of with Melo gone than the Spurs with Parker gone.

Parker wants to go to NYK?

Damn it.....I like Parker and I want to see him stay in SA or at least go to Cleveland

I don't see Parker joining. I think NYK want's Paul even though Tony EM doesn't.

I thought Paul doesn't want to move anymore?

Parker would be almost like Nash 2.0 to Amare. Plus Melo. And Gallo. All they'd need is a few veterans and some young role players and you have yourself a championship caliber team.

Paul has stated that he not going to request a trade after a meeting with the NO brass... That meeting was put together to convince him to stay and that they were working on building him a team...

PR shit...

I don't think he'll stay in NO if the ship starts to sinkin' or they miss the playoffs this year.

Chosen One wrote:

Denver should trade him unless they MIGHT end up like Cleveland.....

+1
whos the one that has been saying this all along!!!!!

Im buying a melo jersey if he comes!

Snow. wrote:

Chosen One wrote:

Denver should trade him unless they MIGHT end up like Cleveland.....

+1
whos the one that has been saying this all along!!!!!

Im buying a melo jersey if he comes!

You think he's headed to ORL?

Whoa... that would be kinda sick.

no new york lol
im a magic fan from new york lol

Nick: Ooooooh. So kind of like Wade? If they suck again he's leaving, but if they bring help he'll stay.

Snow: I'm a Magic fan from West Virginia. WV>>>>NY

I'm all for trading Carmelo sometime during the season. Might as well get something for him

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2665qdx

That seems reasonable

rebuilding stage for nuggets??

@ the news!!!!!


You get Buike, Bender, Curry, and Turiaf and just Buike, Bender, Curry, and Turiaf to place alongside K-Mart's expiring contract and like it Raza hahaha. You already obtained Al Harrington. Buike, Bender, Curry, Turiaf and hey what not let's live on the wild side and include Mason J.R. as well. And then you like it haha. That's the nay no to Gallo and Wilson from me especially them leaving together hahaha.

J.R. Smith would be the first option on offense

Step 1: Control JR Smith
Step 2: Have Nene play a bigger role
Step 3: Trade Chauncey for some young players
Step 4: Start Ty Lawson

You're looking at a solid 40 win team!
...35.

if Melo really wanted to stay, he would have signed it by now. I think he's gonna wait to see how good the Nuggets do this year. He has until July 1st of next year to sign it I think... If they go deep in the playoff, I think he'll stay.

but if they kinda suck mid-season, Nuggets should trade him

sign the freakin extension

not cool man

JC back on the Knicks along with Melo would be like a dream come true for me. I think its realistic because ATL overpayed to keep Bibby in ATL, then gave JJ that atrocious contract extension, and brought in Jordan Crawford creating a logjam of G's. Not to mention realistically ATL has no shot of offering upcoming FA's Smith & Horford extensions if they plan on showing JC the money. JC already asked ATL to show him the $. When they don't deliver and he enters FA he has a positive history performance wise with NY and wouldn't be around the headcases he had in his last stint in NY. He can be our 6th Man like he 1st started out in NY as 6th man to a backcourt of headcases in Marbury and Francis. If JC comes back he'll be our 6th Man for a Parker or Felton along with Melo.

PG. ???
SG. MELO
SF. GALLO
PF. AMAR'E
C. ???
6. Crawford
7. Chandler

Dub C wrote:

sign the freakin extension

not cool man

He's the only star in his draft class to make the playoffs each and every season of his career. He's played with quality stars in AI and Billups and a quality underrated Andre Miller. Melo & Miller made the Nuggs exciting they threw alleys left and right but couldn't get past the 1st rd. In came AI. Melo and AI made for the NBA's highest scoring duo. They scored in the high 20+ PPG average the both of them and even had the DPOY in Camby and couldn't get past the 1st rd. The only time he ever got past the 1st rd was when Billups and his leadership came along. That was last season; only one season. This season like I called it Utah took them out and would have done so with or without Karl on the sidelines in Denver I think. Truth is yes Denver is a very good team but they are nothing more than that really. K-Mart's best years are behind him, Nene can't really get any better, J.R. Smith hurts a team more than he helps, and they really aren't as deep as they were in years past. Lawson shows upside but may not be enough.I say Melo should try elsewhere and start over a new leaf and so should the Nuggets. Rebuild again they tried to build deep in playoff run teams but it hasnt exactly panned out for them.

Ridiculous trade that will never happen but I'm bored so I MADE it happen

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=25vxbqf

Nuggets give up Carmelo Anthony, but they get Antawn Jamison (vet), Gallinari, and Daniel Gibson in return. They also give up Renaldo Balkman but I think that's fine...might as well get something in return for Carmelo

Knicks get their man Carmelo knowing he won't leave next year because he's gonna suck nuts and sign with New York anyway. They also get two solid role players in Moon and Varejao. They gave up Gallinari, who is replaced by Carmelo, Ronny Turiaf, who is replaced by Varejao, Kelenna Azubuike who is better than Jamario but they have Carmelo so scoring isn't needed, and Eddy Curry, who I just needed to make salaries match.

The Cavaliers get some help and depth in their miserable frontcourt with Ronny Turiaf and Eddy Curry, while getting a scorer in Kelenna Azubuike and a good defender in Renaldo Balkman. They're rebuilding anyway, they don't matter...

PG - Chauncey Billups/Ty Lawson/Daniel Gibson
SG - JR Smith/Aaron Afflalo/Coby Karl. JR will need to start with the absence of Carmelo's scoring
SF - Danilo Gallinari/Antawn Jamison/Brian Butch
PF - Al Harrington/Kenyon Martin/Shelden Williams
C - Nene/Chris Andersen

Eh?

poor cleveland hahaha


and yeah I like the Nuggs but really think he should leave to the Knicks or Philly (if they clear space). But Knicks more of course . He should turn to another chapter in his career. I mean the 1 year he did advance past the 1st rd and into the WCF. He was fortunate that Dirk's supporting cast gave in like they have come to do over the years in the semi. Cause truth is and this is coming from a fan of both players and a Cuse' fan as well. Dirk seriously showed Melo up as the teams best player over the other teams best player in that series.

TonyEM: Landry Fields wrote:

Dub C wrote:

sign the freakin extension

not cool man

He's the only star in his draft class to make the playoffs each and every season of his career. He's played with quality stars in AI and Billups and a quality underrated Andre Miller. Melo & Miller made the Nuggs exciting they threw alleys left and right but couldn't get past the 1st rd. In came AI. Melo and AI made for the NBA's highest scoring duo. They scored in the high 20+ PPG average the both of them and even had the DPOY in Camby and couldn't get past the 1st rd. The only time he ever got past the 1st rd was when Billups and his leadership came along. That was last season; only one season. This season like I called it Utah took them out and would have done so with or without Karl on the sidelines in Denver I think. Truth is yes Denver is a very good team but they are nothing more than that really. K-Mart's best years are behind him, Nene can't really get any better, J.R. Smith hurts a team more than he helps, and they really aren't as deep as they were in years past. Lawson shows upside but may not be enough.I say Melo should try elsewhere and start over a new leaf and so should the Nuggets. Rebuild again they tried to build deep in playoff run teams but it hasnt exactly panned out for them.

All those things in bold are reasons that no other team can offer him much more. They did a good job in Denver, but just haven't been good enough. Where can he go that actually has good management and a coach who can actually lead a team to a championship? He should stay in Denver and not let his wife or his hometown roots sway him.

Dub C wrote:

TonyEM: Landry Fields wrote:

Dub C wrote:

sign the freakin extension

not cool man

He's the only star in his draft class to make the playoffs each and every season of his career. He's played with quality stars in AI and Billups and a quality underrated Andre Miller. Melo & Miller made the Nuggs exciting they threw alleys left and right but couldn't get past the 1st rd. In came AI. Melo and AI made for the NBA's highest scoring duo. They scored in the high 20+ PPG average the both of them and even had the DPOY in Camby and couldn't get past the 1st rd. The only time he ever got past the 1st rd was when Billups and his leadership came along. That was last season; only one season. This season like I called it Utah took them out and would have done so with or without Karl on the sidelines in Denver I think. Truth is yes Denver is a very good team but they are nothing more than that really. K-Mart's best years are behind him, Nene can't really get any better, J.R. Smith hurts a team more than he helps, and they really aren't as deep as they were in years past. Lawson shows upside but may not be enough.I say Melo should try elsewhere and start over a new leaf and so should the Nuggets. Rebuild again they tried to build deep in playoff run teams but it hasnt exactly panned out for them.

All those things in bold are reasons that no other team can offer him much more. They did a good job in Denver, but just haven't been good enough. Where can he go that actually has good management and a coach who can actually lead a team to a championship? He should stay in Denver and not let his wife or his hometown roots sway him.

Yeah, agreed with Ryan, he would be in a worse situation if he left for New York or New Jersey. Maybe it would be a nice end to his career, but it's unfair to the Nuggets organization AND their fanbase to just ditch them. Sure he may be more loved in NY or NJ but he won't win a championship there. Or get past the first round. Melo's the kind of player that needs the ball in his hands, say CP3 or Parker joins him next year, he won't be handling the ball. Melo isn't a good enough screener or off-the-ball shooter to play a role like Ray Allen does on the Celtics or what Rashard Lewis does on the Magic. Clearly put, Melo needs his OWN team.

Chosen One wrote:

Denver should trade him unless they MIGHT end up like Cleveland.....

What do you mean? Cleveland traded LeBron and got a shitload of draft picks. I bet one of them turns out to be a role player.