Melo couldn't just put his head down and work hard. He would have gotten PT eventually.. me first player.
Paul is silent because he cannot carry the team in Harden's absence no more. And of course his horrible contract.
I criticized Chris Paul when he lost his cool with Rondo and got suspended. I owe him credit when he keeps his cool. That's what he's doing now. Anything CP says will feed the media fire around Melo. Best thing to do for his friend is to talk to him privately, help the Rockets work out whatever can be worked out backstage, and otherwise shut up. Thank you, CP.
Capela started off the season terribly .... like he had never played basketball before bad . But he's picked it up these last 5 games
I think the main guys might be suffering a bit of a hangover from being so close in the WCF last year. Notice no one thinks we'll be worse if he's cut.