ljsbb27
01-03-2014, 02:00 PM
Rumors that we are on his short list of teams he would consider joining if he decides to leave the Knicks.
How do you guys feel about this?
I know he's not your typical Thibs/Bulls type of a player, but I think he's exactly what we need.
He often gets criticized for not being an all around player since he's supposed to be a super-star and he hasn't been able to win on a consistent basis on Denver or on New York.
I understand some of the hate. Melo could certainly do a better job of giving more of constant effort on the defensive end and he could also do a lot better job at passing the ball and getting others around him more involved.
With that being said he also has never had a high quality team around him.
He is without a doubt one of the best scorers in the game, one of the best one on one players in the league and offensively when it comes to scoring he has no weaknesses. He can handle the basketball, take it to the hole, shoot outside, post up, good mid range. Nothing he can't do offensively.
Being on the Bulls with the group of guys we have here and our coaching staff would do wonders for Melo. He's also shown strong signs of maturation and leadership in his time with the Knicks. He knows he's getting older and towards the end of his career and winning is more important to him now than it has ever been.
I would welcome him and I think he could make the difference. If Rose remains healthy.
Rose - Hinrich
Butler - Snell
Anthony - Dunleavy
Taj - Mirotic
Noah- Draft Pick
Is certainly a championship contender if all remain healthy.
I don't think the defense suffers much. Melo plays good defense in spurts, but playing for Thibs i'm sure he would show more consistency defensively and we would also be replacing Boozer with Taj at the 4 so defense would improve at that position.
Melo would give us that other scorer and that other player who could create for himself as well as draw attention to give rest of the team opportunities. Melo would take a big scoring load off of Rose and make things easier on DRose. Could be a very good match throwing in Butler, Noah and Taj to the mix.
How do you guys feel about this?
I know he's not your typical Thibs/Bulls type of a player, but I think he's exactly what we need.
He often gets criticized for not being an all around player since he's supposed to be a super-star and he hasn't been able to win on a consistent basis on Denver or on New York.
I understand some of the hate. Melo could certainly do a better job of giving more of constant effort on the defensive end and he could also do a lot better job at passing the ball and getting others around him more involved.
With that being said he also has never had a high quality team around him.
He is without a doubt one of the best scorers in the game, one of the best one on one players in the league and offensively when it comes to scoring he has no weaknesses. He can handle the basketball, take it to the hole, shoot outside, post up, good mid range. Nothing he can't do offensively.
Being on the Bulls with the group of guys we have here and our coaching staff would do wonders for Melo. He's also shown strong signs of maturation and leadership in his time with the Knicks. He knows he's getting older and towards the end of his career and winning is more important to him now than it has ever been.
I would welcome him and I think he could make the difference. If Rose remains healthy.
Rose - Hinrich
Butler - Snell
Anthony - Dunleavy
Taj - Mirotic
Noah- Draft Pick
Is certainly a championship contender if all remain healthy.
I don't think the defense suffers much. Melo plays good defense in spurts, but playing for Thibs i'm sure he would show more consistency defensively and we would also be replacing Boozer with Taj at the 4 so defense would improve at that position.
Melo would give us that other scorer and that other player who could create for himself as well as draw attention to give rest of the team opportunities. Melo would take a big scoring load off of Rose and make things easier on DRose. Could be a very good match throwing in Butler, Noah and Taj to the mix.