2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[lawdog1]

Obviously, this trade wouldnt be judged strictly on the time Paul was out though. So why would you assume that the Clips would become an ISO team with Melo when Paul gets back?

I wouldn't. But ISO ball in the West for 5 weeks will be enough to land them out of the playoffs. And considering the West has LMA, Love, Duncan, Ibaka, etc. playing PF, to say there would be no defensive drop off from Blake to Melo is kind of crazy.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

As seen in the Olympics Melo is 10000x more efficient and deadlier as a anything but the #1. Cp3 will make it happen.

Can't use the Olympics that directly for a comparison considering the team was made up of that much talent.

I don't doubt CP3 at all but I'd take my chances with Griffin.. not saying Griffin is the greatest big man in the game but you're not going to get far with Jordan being your best big man.

 

[100027]

That would certainly cap the Clips in playoff mediocrity,,,

 

[awwsome]

Melo at PF in the west?

Love and LMA could only dream

Y'all boys living in fantasies

 

[victor page]

How does Melo take the Clippers further?

Clippers problem ain't lack of scoring. 

 

[ballinsam23]

Blake plays defense now?

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[ballinsam23]

Doc wouldnt put Melo at the 4 anyway. How did Rondo make PP and KG work? Two ball dominant guys.

Cp3 can make a team of JR, Rudy, and Zbo succeed.

 

[sea manup]

without the everyone hates blake and wants to drop 40 on him factor melo might do okay guarding the west PFs

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Blake plays defense now?

Not really, but again, the Clippers' problem isn't their offense or scoring. They don't need to enhance that.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Doc wouldnt put Melo at the 4 anyway. How did Rondo make PP and KG work? Two ball dominant guys.

Cp3 can make a team of JR, Rudy, and Zbo succeed.

KG was not ball dominant at that stage of his career. PP also has always been a better creator than Carmelo, in terms of setting the table for his teammates. Not a good comparison.

 

[black migo]

Cp3 would finally have somebody that can put up 25+ a night & could rely on in crunch time

 

[ballinsam23]

Fair enough.

But IMO, clippers are a bigger threat in the playoffs with Melo. Though Melo's playoff #s wont back my statement , he's a much bigger threat offensively.

 

[xbiker47]

Too many players going down

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Cp3 would finally have somebody that can put up 25+ a night & could rely on in crunch time

I don't think CP3 needs that though, he doesn't need a guy who can score 25 and Paul himself is great in the clutch. This season when Reddick returns he'll actually have guys who can spread the floor for him to work in the clutch. Why does Paul need a guy like Anthony more than a guy like Griffin?

 

[black migo]

Its funny how dudes think melo would play iso ball when he actually has a real pg,

 

[ballinsam23]

I don't think CP3 needs that though, he doesn't need a guy who can score 25 and Paul himself is great in the clutch. This season when Reddick returns he'll actually have guys who can spread the floor for him to work in the clutch. Why does Paul need a guy like Anthony more than a guy like Griffin?

Thats exactly what CP3 needs though. Its the exact reason he never gets far in the playoffs.

 

[duba169]

That would certainly cap the Clips in playoff mediocrity,,,

umm like now?

i would give healthy melo and cp more of a shot than blake maybe thats just me or a few people

 

[black migo]

I don't think CP3 needs that though, he doesn't need a guy who can score 25 and Paul himself is great in the clutch. This season when Reddick returns he'll actually have guys who can spread the floor for him to work in the clutch. Why does Paul need a guy like Anthony more than a guy like Griffin?

Cp3 is passive in the clutch most of the time

 

[Peep Game]

Lakers got their PG of the future

I thought Steve Blake was coming back in like 3 weeks?

 

[lawdog1]

Cp3 is passive in the clutch most of the time

??????????? Are you serious??????

 

[jumpman91023]

Clips with Melo gets them a lot further than wherever Blake will take them.

Blake is a hell of a player, but Cp3 + Melo is a whole different story

THIS

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Thats exactly what CP3 needs though. Its the exact reason he never gets far in the playoffs.

Year by year it's actually been various reasons, off the top of my head it's been injuries (David West and Blake Griffin/Caron Butler), other teams just wanting it more and being way more physical (Grizzlies last year) or the other team just simply being superior (Spurs eliminated CP3 twice). Don't think Melo would have taken them further. Just my .02

 

[black migo]

??????????? Are you serious??????

They couldve easily won gm 6 if cp3 wouldve looked for his shot in the 4th

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I'd take my chances with Blake developing his back to the basket game, because that would be more valuable than Melo's skill set in the playoffs, IMO. Griffin is slowly coming around but he still isn't there yet. I see hope though, he's shown some things so far.

 

[sea manup]

lakers need to keep signing random pgs and having them cook under dantoni, then trade them for draft picks, then trade those draft picks for role players, then the role players for star players, then star players for lebron. kind of like dwight did in that one episode of that show @rck3sactown  shouldnt be making jokes about