Meolo for Gallinari???
Gallinari is not half the player Melo can be -- at least on offense. Probably no one here would endorse a straight up trade even if possible under Denver's current cap position. But putting aside cost, cap positions and the possibility of a subsequent flip of Melo by Denver, I would be willing to bet that Denver would not take the trade.
There is no doubting Melo's capacity, but the article in the opening post of this tread was both dead on and prescient. Melo, though extraordinarily talented, is too much a prima donna on offense who demands the full stage. On defense he is too often no better than an observer in the audience. He simply does not improve a team that has other decent working parts.
Call me a hater or whatever you wish, but I fantasize a trade of Melo to one of the LA teams. I say LA because I do not think Melo would mind that and Dolan would never want to see him in Brooklyn. At the same time any trade is likely a fantasy. The Clippers have CP3, but Sterling still owns the team and would not enjoy paying Melo his contract price. The Lakers -- well could Kobe and Melo possibly thrive together? Moreover, I doubt Dolan has the guts to do it
I am not too happy with Amare' either. His defense has not improved at all. NBA League Pass had the Spurs' feed. Sean Elliott commented negatively on Amare's defense in last night's game several times. At one point he said that on defense Amare' might as well be a mannequin. How can a player who is so athletic be so abysmal on defense?
Gallinari is not half the player Melo can be -- at least on offense. Probably no one here would endorse a straight up trade even if possible under Denver's current cap position. But putting aside cost, cap positions and the possibility of a subsequent flip of Melo by Denver, I would be willing to bet that Denver would not take the trade.
There is no doubting Melo's capacity, but the article in the opening post of this tread was both dead on and prescient. Melo, though extraordinarily talented, is too much a prima donna on offense who demands the full stage. On defense he is too often no better than an observer in the audience. He simply does not improve a team that has other decent working parts.
Call me a hater or whatever you wish, but I fantasize a trade of Melo to one of the LA teams. I say LA because I do not think Melo would mind that and Dolan would never want to see him in Brooklyn. At the same time any trade is likely a fantasy. The Clippers have CP3, but Sterling still owns the team and would not enjoy paying Melo his contract price. The Lakers -- well could Kobe and Melo possibly thrive together? Moreover, I doubt Dolan has the guts to do it
I am not too happy with Amare' either. His defense has not improved at all. NBA League Pass had the Spurs' feed. Sean Elliott commented negatively on Amare's defense in last night's game several times. At one point he said that on defense Amare' might as well be a mannequin. How can a player who is so athletic be so abysmal on defense?