So why isn't it collusion for Melo to join Derrick Rose?

[JohnFreeman]

Wade wasn't in his prime when they teamed up.

[ralph_i_el]

and why don't we consider him a quitter?

EDIT: ITT kamil* has an epic meltdown

we pile enough shit on melo already

[Warfan]

Wade wasn't in his prime when they teamed up.

For the first year he was, and he was great in 2012

[poido123]

Wade wasn't in his prime when they teamed up.

He just came off a 26/6/5 season prior, played 77 games and turned 30 in january during Miami's first season with the big 3.

I'd consider 29-30 to be in your prime.

[JohnFreeman]

08-09 was his prime.

[coin24]

Standard "heat fan" geniuses in this thread..

So now wade wasn't prime, and anyone leaving in FA is the same as what bran/bosh/wade did... Ok

[Warfan]

08-09 was his prime.

Well then you're thinking about peak, prime is usually a stretch of 5+ years and he wasn't even 30 yet

[-Lebron23-]

08-09 was his prime.

One season? That's his peak, buddy

[poido123]

08-09 was his prime.

Again, he just came off a 26/6/5 season and had just turned 30.

Still in his prime, not peak, but prime...

[JohnFreeman]

Whatever, still collusion

[poido123]

Whatever, still collusion

You used to be an OK poster, what happened to you

I'll copy/paste what I wrote in response to this collusion nonsense:

Let's see, so Melo joining the Bulls is the same thing as 3 allstars joining together in their prime, taking paycuts, WITH the best player in the world exactly the same?

So many dumb fcks in this thread

Bulls will have to trade away possibly Gibson and amnesty Boozer to fit Melo and possibly Mirotic to go under the cap.

Miami forcefully manipulated their way under cap by having their best players take paycuts to gain an advantage.

Totally different scenario.

Melo joining a team with a lot of question marks is hardly the same as Miami who at the time seemed to be like an allstar team playing against inferior competition.

[JohnFreeman]

Rudy Gay just picked up his contract, let me vent

[poido123]

Rudy Gay just picked up his contract, let me vent

LOLZ

Kings will be kings

[-Lebron23-]

Rudy Gay just picked up his contract, let me vent

I feel you, man. The bright side is you may be able to use his contract to grab disgruntled talent before the deadline. Still 30+ games of him on a Kings uniform though

[tmacattack33]

Because Melo sucks.

Also, Noah isn't an offensive star like Bosh was. He's a better player overall but most casual fans only know about offense. So most people would only look at Chicago as a big 2 with Melo and Rose.