OT: Knicks agree to trade Carmelo to OKC
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:44 PM ^
Eastern Conference might as well fold at this point.
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:48 PM ^
I don't get the conference concept anyway.. just let the top 16 teams in the playoffs regardless of conference or division nonsense. NFL needs to do the same too.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:52 PM ^
I think it made more sense when air travel was harder and it wasn't reasonable to play everyone all that often. But yeah, it's weird that half of the playoff teams come from geography.
A good compromise is the 6 teams that win a division are given an automatic bid and then the next 10 are from the best of the rest.
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:05 PM ^
The idea is 1 playing teams more often creates a clear better team 2 fans can watch most of the road games in their time zone or one off.
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:42 PM ^
Its college football saturday
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^
yeah, but the early slate sucks
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
I don't give three whip-shits about the NBA either. Carmelo Anthony in particular.
Go Blue! No Spoilmaking today! Team!
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
I would rather eat dirt then watch 1 NBA regular season game
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:31 PM ^
I would rather eat your mom
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:38 PM ^
Gross.
September 23rd, 2017 at 4:05 PM ^
if his mom's dead, you could do both
September 23rd, 2017 at 8:55 PM ^
Oh it's because your hiding on the internet and can say ridiculous things
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:43 PM ^
Then why did you bother clicking on this thread? I simply don't understand why some people feel the need to open a thread only to express why they dislike [soccer, NFL, NBA, etc]. If you don't like it, don't bring the rest of us down with you and chill out.
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September 23rd, 2017 at 1:43 PM ^
Pretty mutually beneficial trade for both teams. As you said, the West is gonna be fun to watch next year! And when Bron jets to LA for the 2018-2019 season, who will the East even have?
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:39 PM ^
Drummond and Jackson!
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
Joel Embiid, Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons
#TrustTheProcess
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^
Melo and Westbrook. Two ball-dominating superstars with wildly different styles of play. United at last in a match made in basketball heaven.
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:48 PM ^
Paul George is in OKC now as well. Could get interesting.
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:49 PM ^
(TWKS, or That's What It up Said)
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:56 PM ^
Melo co-existed on a team with Allen Iverson and JR Smith at his shot-chuckiest (a term I may or may not have just made up) peak. Melo will always get his shots, but he's a lot less ball-dominant when he has good teammates (such as his Olympics experience). He'll be fine here.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:04 PM ^
That team make the western conference finals?
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
That was later, after they traded for Chauncey Billups.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^
I can't remotely see that working out. That's what shocked me about the trade - Melo is a very particular type of player, and "working well without the ball" is not remotely his type.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^
How well they play together.
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:01 PM ^
double post.
September 23rd, 2017 at 6:41 PM ^
how many DAYS into the season before Melo is unhappy with his number of touches
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:50 PM ^
Interesting move, and OKC isn't giving up a ton. Still, they almost certainly will only have George for one year, and Westbrook hasn't taken his supermax extension yet. It makes a ton of sense to go all-in for this season.
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:52 PM ^
If the goal in the NBA is to win championships, which it should be, then Melo is the most overrated player of his era. The concept of team play is completely foreign to him. A lot like AI but with less skill.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:42 PM ^
You put Melo on a trash Knicks team, and you'll seem him dominate the ball and loaf on defense. Put him on a team like the '12 Olympic squad, and he can look legitimately elite. He's not getting any younger, and there's definitely a chance that this Thunder team never meshes and we see Bad Melo. But it's definitely not out of the question that Melo makes this team way better.
September 23rd, 2017 at 8:57 PM ^
Most teams have no chance of winning a championship. Not now or in 5 years so what's the point?
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:02 PM ^
What's this doing here on a game day?
September 23rd, 2017 at 8:59 PM ^
Wrong sport, city, league, season, no Michigan connection and on and on
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
OK?
Melo is easily the most overrated player in the past decade. He's literally made it out of the first round once, and that was almost 10 years ago. I'll wager that OKC wont even be a top 4 seed still
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^
And people hate on him constantly. He's "rated" exactly where he should be
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:44 PM ^
Wasn't he just rated like the number 60 player in the league by ESPN? I don't think that's overrated.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:50 PM ^
Then why is this a big deal?
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
Could really push the warriors
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:20 PM ^
Melo is on the down side of his career with bad knees
doesn't really move the needle tbh
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:32 PM ^
Do people think Donovan is a good NBA coach? I know he was pretty successful at Florida but hard to say at this level...
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^
according to Kevin Durants secret Twitter account, Kevin Durant sure doesnt think he's a very good coach
September 23rd, 2017 at 5:44 PM ^
Donovan is a good coach. Not great but good.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:40 PM ^
This OKC team just went from a 5 seed to a 5 seed
— Jason Lawhead (@JasonLawhead) September 23, 2017
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:41 PM ^
OKC and GSW desperately trying to make moves to keep up with the Pistons.
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:43 PM ^
Rockets are still gonna beat that ass.
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^
Go Blue Its football time
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:40 PM ^
As a pistons fan, I don’t like this. It only helps the knicks get out from under a crap contract.
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:43 PM ^
Russ and Melo? How many balls do they plan on playing with?
September 23rd, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
His no-trade clause without his approval limited where the Knicks could send him, until he added Oklahoma City to his list.
September 23rd, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
His no-trade clause without his approval limited where the Knicks could send him, until he added Oklahoma City to his list.