Carmelo Anthony Traded To New York

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffx

I don't see Kobe and Carmelo complementing each other(like Jordan and Pippen) at all. What happens to Gasol? If you move him to the 5 and Artest(or Odom) to 4, that's not good either.

Umm I can understand what you mean by Gasol playing full time center [which he pretty much did anyway on their two title runs], but why wouldn't Melo and Kobe compliment each other? Why would Jordan/Pippen even come up in this discussion? LOL.

Gasol has proved he can get LA a ring or close to it at center. Now having Melo and Kobe as his wings? That would be more than enough to get a title, not saying pencil it in, but LA wouldn't have a lot of excuses.

The deepest team in the league with the two of the best players in the league with the 2nd or 1st best coach in the league?

[TheMatrix31]

I've already weened myself off the NBA a good bit.....so I kind of hope it happens.

[JBH3]

A Melo deal to LA scares me. Anyone thinking this wouldn't work is just kidding themselves. . . .

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by JBH3

A Melo deal to LA scares me. Anyone thinking this wouldn't work is just kidding themselves. . . .

I mean really. I could understand people being skeptical about the Heat, they had no depth, an unproven coach, and terrible big men.

LA would still have their title team intact, and would also keep their elite depth. They would have talent/defense/offense at every position.

Kobe and Melo wouldn't work? How so.

[Jeffx]

Quote: Originally Posted by JBH3

A Melo deal to LA scares me. Anyone thinking this wouldn't work is just kidding themselves. . . .

You don't think they'd get in each other's way?

[Dice]

I still say the Bulls can offer a better package than the Lakers. Like someone said, Bynum is an injury risk. And if he's going to be 'The Guy' you build around then I don't see why you would take that chance on someone who has problems getting on the court.

Now you look at the Bulls who can offer you Deng and Taj Gibson. Yeah, Deng will never be a franchise player. Neither is Gibson. BUT they are both serviceable players who'll play. And yeah, Deng's contract is not that great BUT Bynum's contract is not that far off from Deng's. Both players are overpaid and if I'm going to overpay for someone, it might as well be someone who's going to play instead of sitting on the sideline due to an injury. And for Bynum to have all these injury problems at 23 years old is a tell-tell sign.

I can't see the Nuggets doing this Laker deal. If I was the Nuggets, I'd rather take the proposed Knicks deal.

[jeebs9]

The only reason I don't like the trade. Is because they would lose a lot of defense. And then they would have to have Artest come off the bench. No big man to protect the rim.

[JBH3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffx

You don't think they'd get in each other's way?

No. For all his primadonna-ness... Kobe is still a competitor and wants to win.

I think Bynum is an albatross. His knees are Gregg Oden-esque, and Melo can still be a force in the post in his own right.