spectator
09-09-2010, 05:24 PM
sorry for not knowing how to make a poll. hope you get over it.
the reason i am posting this here is b/c i want to know the opinion from spurs nation, not everyone in the nba forum. there have been several options on the table. yahoo sports said that carmelo prefers new york, chicago; and that houston made a bid for him. thus, if we are to limit ourselves to those options, including staying in denver - which one would you pick so that the spurs are in the best position?
1. chicago - has great talent and youth to trade. allegedly, bulls are willing to include noah in any negotiations. great market. a different conference from denver.
2. houston - has great talent and youth to trade. could possibly take another bad contract from denver, so trade options increase with houston. idk if carmelo is truly excited about this option. houston metro population is at the lower end of big markets, so opportunities for ads may be considerably lower than chicago, but significantly better than denver.
3. denver - new GM; after this year, most players that are owned a lot of money come off the books. realistically, they hold a slight chance of holding carmelo by promising restructuring on the go. if i am carmelo, this inspires me as much as the idea of peeing on the go. regardless, weird things have happened before.
4. new york - this is more carmelo's (and his wife's) pipe dream than anything else. unless new york promises smth outlandish like three 1st round picks, no one should make this deal. (i included this mainly b/c it's everywhere in the press, not b/c it's a realistic possibility)
there are more options for him to go to - but let's limit ourselves to only these ones. realistically speaking, where would you want him to end up? (it's cool if you say new york - but it's very unlikely; unless you have a different point of view). some general reasons for the main 3 options - houston (will have to trade too much to get him, team will be weakened by the departure of starters at other positions), denver (same team from last year + 1 year older => not a big danger for spurs), chicago (different conference, team will lose chemistry w/o their starting C/other traded pieces; however, may get to the finals [the new big 3 - drose+carmelo+boozer] to kick us in the butt)
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i had to include this little blip, that has nothing to do with the main question (b/c it's a pipe dream). how much would you trade for carmelo if you are the spurs? (assuming he signs the extension)
1. gino + 1 1st round pick +/- change
2. gino + 2 1st round picks +/- change
3. gino + 3 1st round pikcs +/- change
i would have tried possibilities with parker, but i doubt denver wants him, or anyone else from our roster
the reason i am posting this here is b/c i want to know the opinion from spurs nation, not everyone in the nba forum. there have been several options on the table. yahoo sports said that carmelo prefers new york, chicago; and that houston made a bid for him. thus, if we are to limit ourselves to those options, including staying in denver - which one would you pick so that the spurs are in the best position?
1. chicago - has great talent and youth to trade. allegedly, bulls are willing to include noah in any negotiations. great market. a different conference from denver.
2. houston - has great talent and youth to trade. could possibly take another bad contract from denver, so trade options increase with houston. idk if carmelo is truly excited about this option. houston metro population is at the lower end of big markets, so opportunities for ads may be considerably lower than chicago, but significantly better than denver.
3. denver - new GM; after this year, most players that are owned a lot of money come off the books. realistically, they hold a slight chance of holding carmelo by promising restructuring on the go. if i am carmelo, this inspires me as much as the idea of peeing on the go. regardless, weird things have happened before.
4. new york - this is more carmelo's (and his wife's) pipe dream than anything else. unless new york promises smth outlandish like three 1st round picks, no one should make this deal. (i included this mainly b/c it's everywhere in the press, not b/c it's a realistic possibility)
there are more options for him to go to - but let's limit ourselves to only these ones. realistically speaking, where would you want him to end up? (it's cool if you say new york - but it's very unlikely; unless you have a different point of view). some general reasons for the main 3 options - houston (will have to trade too much to get him, team will be weakened by the departure of starters at other positions), denver (same team from last year + 1 year older => not a big danger for spurs), chicago (different conference, team will lose chemistry w/o their starting C/other traded pieces; however, may get to the finals [the new big 3 - drose+carmelo+boozer] to kick us in the butt)
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i had to include this little blip, that has nothing to do with the main question (b/c it's a pipe dream). how much would you trade for carmelo if you are the spurs? (assuming he signs the extension)
1. gino + 1 1st round pick +/- change
2. gino + 2 1st round picks +/- change
3. gino + 3 1st round pikcs +/- change
i would have tried possibilities with parker, but i doubt denver wants him, or anyone else from our roster