1. Luc didn’t play the whole Warriors series. We pushed them to 7 games. 2. Ariza was 0fer in game 7. And Ariza’s defense has been declining, that’s clear to see. 3. Melo will start but his minutes will be more bench type minutes. D’antoni and Morey will use him effectively. 4. If Chris Paul wants a player on his team, you trust his judgement. 5. Low Risk High Reward Don’t be so surprised when it works.
I remember Melo talking about how he likes grabbing rebounds, and how it helps him stay in rhythm. I also remember he made fun of Russel about him stealing rebounds before... although he couldn't speak on how he really felt about it, I bet that he really hated it...lol...I know I would have
C'mon, this is ClutchFans -- nobody will be surprised when it works. They'll have known all along that this was a great move for a great player who still had great years ahead of him.
As long as MDA makes it so Melo and CP3 share most of their minutes together then it’ll work well. Then when they sub off Harden will have Ego alongside him and Ennis or Tuckwagon spotting up in the corner.
and if it doesn't they'll say they told us so and blah blah blah when in reality their negativity spoke poor results into existence.
Forget BS...H-Town been talking Melo since 09. We goin hard in the paint like Carmello This is for the boys who sip purple and sip yellow
Um... I'm not buying into the theory that ClutchFans has the ability to make Carmelo suck. He's a good enough player to make this work, but if it doesn't it's on him, not Rockets' fans.
Losing Ariza and adding Melo is a step backwards for Houston. Melo plays atrocious defense and his declining isolation offense sucks. Without the ball in his hands all the time, his game is crap as witnessed in OKC. He couldn't adjust his game alongside a ball dominant player in Westbrook and will be more of the same in Houston. He agrees with coming off the bench but I'm pretty sure he will be upset if he is not in the closing lineup. If he does become part of the closing lineup, defense will suffer immensely.
I think it is great for the team and all, but the dude better show up and play hard. That's all I'm saying.
How do waivers work? The worst team gets to grab him if they want him? But what if he doesn't want to play there? Does he have a choice? I'm just wondering how these guys clear waivers every time.
If a team wanted to pick him up on waivers they would also have to accept his current contract, which is why it won't happen and he will clear. Not even bad teams want to (or have the room to) pick up his huge contract. After 48 hours when he clears, he will become an unrestricted free agent. This means that he has the freedom to agree to a new contract with whatever team he chooses, while Atlanta foots the bill for his previous contract. This is why he will be able to sign for the veteran minimum with the Rockets. You might ask why ATL would pay him not to play for them. If they kept him on the roster this year he would almost certainly leave as an unrestricted free agent next year. So instead, they acquired him from OKC along with a pick, Atlanta and OKC motive's being the future freed cap space.
Westbrook is much more difficult to play with than Harden and especially Paul. Paul is pass first, Harden tends to make the right play tho his turnover number are a bit high for my liking. The defense thing is overblown honestly, I know its an old narrative but most of the guys who say that don't really watch basketball enough. Melo was part of all of OKC's most successful line ups, his on/off numbers were positive and he played his role. The Jazz series is what sticks in people's minds, same way for you guys and the Warriors series where Ariza went 0-12, team went 0-27, LMM didn't play, etc... Saying Melo was bad is just repeating things you've heard, reality is Morey and co. know a lot more than all of us combined.
Look at it from the point of view of the contract (rather than the player): The full contract is on waivers. Each team can claim the full contract. (Worst team gets it, if multiple teams want it.) When no one wants to assume the contract, the contract "clears" waivers and terminates under pre-arranged buyout conditions (if they exist). At that point, the player is no longer under contract, and becomes a UFA.
