What's going on - The return of ballwhore

[BobCatsFanInTx]

Unquestionably. Most chances of us trying to acquire a marquee player will begin with Wallace. I think we have to be comfortable with the fact that acquiring a true blue chip player may mean losing Wallace, as much as we love the guy.

As long as that true blue chip player is not Carmelo Anthony.

[DY_nasty]

So much melo hate lol

[SWedd523]

For what it's worth, I'd rather have Crash at 10mil than Melo at the max.

[ALuhrs704]

carmelo is a superstar. his d is good when he wants to play. when they played LA in the playoffs 2 yrs ago he played great defense on kobe down the stretch and it would only improve under larry. our FO wouldnt do the trade w/o an extension so i wouldnt worry about him being a rental. its a superstar drivin league and i have to believe more players would want to come here if melo was on our team. no offense to crash cuz he is my favorite player and id be just as happy keeping him then getting a carmelo but realistically carmelo is the better player overall. his offense is a whole nother level over geralds and gerald is an all star. thats worth getting.

[Chef]

the only way i would want melo over crash is if it assured us of cp3. if not, i would take crash for the money and the heart.

[ohara831]

A lot of this Melo hate is really overblown. He is a lot better than many are saying. And Crash, while our best player and the heart of this team, is a very good player, please let's not over value him. It is so easy to be a homer and over value your own players. We all have done it. I dont want to see him gone, but if the right deal comes along, ANY player we have would have to be considered tradeable. I guarantee you that even if we traded Crash straight up for Durant, there would be some here who still would find a way to bi_ch and moan about it.

[Chef]

if we traded Crash straight up for Durant.

i would rank this third behind having my daughter and getting married as the best days of my life.

[BobCatsFanInTx]

A lot of this Melo hate is really overblown. He is a lot better than many are saying. And Crash, while our best player and the heart of this team, is a very good player, please let's not over value him. It is so easy to be a homer and over value your own players. We all have done it. I dont want to see him gone, but if the right deal comes along, ANY player we have would have to be considered tradeable. I guarantee you that even if we traded Crash straight up for Durant, there would be some here who still would find a way to bi_ch and moan about it.

ohara, I am not so much a hater of Carmelo as I am a lover of Crash. As I have said in other parts of this forum, I am a Nuggets fan right after I am a Bobcats fan. I just don't see Carmelo being the "SUPERSTAR" he is thought to be by so many. Sure Carmelo can score but do you all realize how many shots he takes to average his 28 ppg?

Carmelo can play defense when he wants to but if he does not take that part of his game serious under a great head coach like George Karl, what would make you all think Larry Brown could work some magic with him and his defense or "lack thereof?"

As far as Durant being a part of a trade that would require parting ways with Crash, there is no way in H E double hockey sticks that I would complain about that. In my mind there is no comparison between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant. One is a Star and the other is a franchise player and true Superstar. Those that could not see a situation where trading Crash is a good thing are blinded by player loyalty. I on the other hand love the Nuggets as well as the Bobcats and I just don't see how Carmelo is a big increase in talent over Crash. Hell, on a Larry Brown coached team he may be a decrease.

In all reality in my mind there is only two places outside of Denver that have been mentioned where Carmelo is a really good fit. LA with the Clippers and NY with the Knicks.

In LA the team is set to give Carmelo the spotlight he he seeks and he can truly prove he belongs in the same sentence as Kobe Bryant. In NY he is also going to be in the spotlight more and the endorsements would be huge. Also Carmelo is from the Eastern part of the nation and played college basketball in NY. Mike D'Antoni is known for being an offensive minded coach so to me that makes Carmelo Anthony a perfect fit for NY. He should be in either the East Coast or West Coast. LA or NYC are perfect for a person like Carmelo Anthony.

There are all kinds of players that fit what the Bobcats are about but what the Bobcats don't need are players who's ego's are bigger than the team.

Say Carmelo comes to Charlotte, how long before he is unsatisfied with his situation on a team in a small market who can not compete for a championship?

Obviously if Carmelo and Crash trade teams I will support both teams and both players but I will have my doubts about Carmelo as Bobcat. Hopefully he pleasantly surprises me.

[ALuhrs704]

well now we dont have to worry about ever getting carmelo!

[BobCatsFanInTx]

well now we dont have to worry about ever getting Carmelo!

Thank goodness. There are all kinds of players better suited for the Bobcats than Carmelo.