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Should the Blazers puruse Carmelo Anthony?

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You guys are assuming Melo will want to come off the bench here. If he comes off the bench it will be for the Lakers.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
You guys are assuming Melo will want to come off the bench here. If he comes off the bench it will be for the Lakers.
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limited minutes doesn't mean coming off the bench though....Noah Vonleh started with limited minutes for a couple years here...start him, if he's hot, leave him out there...if Zach is on fire, bench him or play smallball with Zach at the 5 and Melo at the 4....
 
THE HCP said:
I think he was honestly one of the bright spots of the season.
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Not a very high bar, honestly.

SO hard to root for a team with Melo AND Ariza on it. Might be easier to stomach with Mike & Mike still on the mics...
 
Melo is starting a media co. with CJ, CP3 and some others...I think Oregon is the perfect place for him to set roots, start a winery in Oregon. That's the man's main passion in life...he's a great outreach guy for the community and I'm sure want's his kids raised around a healthy environment..he seems really happy here.
 
Oh I never said he WOULD return, just saying I'd be very cool with it. This experiment worked out perfect for him. Came in, put up decent numbers and didn't cause any drama. He will join a contender for sure.
 
RR7 said:
I'd be happy having him off the bench, personally. We could go from a shit bench to a pretty solid one. Simons, trent, hood, melo gives us some good depth, barring any bigger changes.
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Add Whiteside and I think thats one of the best second units in the league.
 
riverman said:
We finally get a superstar free agent to sign here who wants to stay and people still aren't happy!
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Melo was never a superstar, except in the eyes of win-starved New York.

riverman said:
limited minutes doesn't mean coming off the bench though....Noah Vonleh started with limited minutes for a couple years here...start him, if he's hot, leave him out there...if Zach is on fire, bench him or play smallball with Zach at the 5 and Melo at the 4....
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Zach is never on fire, except in the fouls stat. Stotts has to walk on eggshells and carefully bring him in and out, to avoid his fouling out, just like Meyers Leonard.

Summary: In his 80 years here, Olshey has lacked the talent to get us a good starting forward. That won't change until Olshey's gone.
 
IMO, if they try to bring Melo back, it needs to be for the vet min, or the BAE at most. I absolutely do not want any of our MLE being used on him. We have more pressing needs that can be addressed with that salary slot than he is capable of fulfilling.
 
jlprk said:
Melo was never a superstar, except in the eyes of win-starved New York.
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Pretty tough crowd around this place if you actually think Melo was NOT a Superstar.

2013 scoring champion
6 time All NBA selection
10 time NBA All star
3 time Olympic Gold medalist
NCAA Champion 2003
One of only three players as a Small Forward ever to have a 20-20 game.
Only player ever to score 62 points without a turn over.
One of only 6 players to have 24,000 points, 6000 rebounds, 2500 assists, 1000 steals and 1000 3 point field goals. That is SIX players EVER.

The name Carmelo Anthony is known Nation wide. Just his presence on the Blazers brought them into 4 additional nationally televised games this season. People who don't even follow basketball know this guy.
If that isn't Super Stardom i honestly don't know what to tell you?
 
kjironman1 said:
Pretty tough crowd around this place if you actually think Melo was NOT a Superstar.

2013 scoring champion
6 time All NBA selection
10 time NBA All star
3 time Olympic Gold medalist
NCAA Champion 2003
One of only three players as a Small Forward ever to have a 20-20 game.
Only player ever to score 62 points without a turn over.
One of only 6 players to have 24,000 points, 6000 rebounds, 2500 assists, 1000 steals and 1000 3 point field goals. That is SIX players EVER.

The name Carmelo Anthony is known Nation wide. Just his presence on the Blazers brought them into 4 additional nationally televised games this season. People who don't even follow basketball know this guy.
If that isn't Super Stardom i honestly don't know what to tell you?
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IO was about to look up and post some of these stats.

Of course he is no longer a superstar, but those who cant give credit where credit is due are not looking it it objectively.
 
Orion Bailey said:
IO was about to look up and post some of these stats.

Of course he is no longer a superstar, but those who cant give credit where credit is due are not looking it it objectively.
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He most certainly had his day.
I honestly cannot believe how good of shape he was in when he got to the Blazers.
 
I've always been able to tell about how big of a star a player is/was by the amount of fans who wait for them to sign autographs outside our hotels at 2am regardless of the weather..... B-Roy, LA and Dame have always been about the same......Melo fans, whole other level!
 
THE HCP said:
I've always been able to tell about how big of a star a player is/was by the amount of fans who wait for them to sign autographs outside our hotels at 2am regardless of the weather..... B-Roy, LA and Dame have always been about the same......Melo fans, whole other level!
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Fame doesn't equate to superstar though does it? I mean by that logic, Yao Ming was the biggest superstar to ever see the court, correct?
 
Minstrel said:
Sure, and Anthony wasn't much of an upgrade--which tells you a lot about where Anthony is at this point in his career. Well, at least in terms of production and defense. He might have been given more respect by defenders because NBA players often irrationally give respect to "aging legends" whether their game still merits it or not.

I'm neutral on bringing him back as a minimum salary, end-of-bench reserve, but I disagree that he was a "bright spot."
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He won WPOtW, shot well from 3, hit a game winner vs Toronto, commanded double teams in the post, and played better than advertised defense. That’s not a bad basketball player.
 
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