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and how is Carmelo doing in NBA finals? oh wait he hasn't been there, and never will be.
Based on what????
and how is Carmelo doing in NBA finals? oh wait he hasn't been there, and never will be.
Do you really think that we would have been able to just sign Melo with the new CBA?Unfortunately, I somewhat agree with InGodsHands. Not because of Melo's talent, though I feel like he is severely overrated on this site, but more to do with the fact that we gave up so much for him. If Melo had signed with us this offseason, we would be instant contenders and I would have had us atop the east. Now, with a more restrictive CBA, we may never be able to catch up to the top teams in the east (Miami, Chicago).
That, and defense.
My thoughts exactly.. Owners are pushing for a 45 mil hard cap.. No way in hell we would've gotten Melo if we didn't make that trade. This whole debacle in the NBA right now is even more reason to be happy we pulled the trigger IMO. Lets be real.. we weren't ever gonna win a title with Amare + a bunch of solid role players. We traded a lot of pretty good players I admit it set us back a bit, but we got a superstar in return which puts us in even greater position to win because we have 2 legit go to guys in crunch time. Role players like the ones we gave up are replaceable dude. It's getting stars that is the hardest part. You win in the NBA with star players. We're fortunate enough to have 2 right now and continue building from there.Do you really think that we would have been able to just sign Melo with the new CBA?
Do you really think that we would have been able to just sign Melo with the new CBA?
Yes, we had plenty of cap space to sign him, regardless of the new CBA. The max contract Melo would have received would have been based on whatever the cap may be, and current contracts would be adjusted appropriately. Signing him was no issue with the new CBA.
So if there was a 45 mil cap, you think we would be able to sign Melo and field a team?
This isn't 2K sports.
I bet the owners want a franchise tag as well. It certaintly isn't a sure thing Melo could have been had after the new CBA gets constructed..whenever that may be. We couldn't afford to take that risk on losing out on an elite talent like Melo imo.