Carmelo Anthony in Sun’s uniform

Because why would the Suns go after something which they can’t attain. Also getting rid of Turk is a pipe dream. If Carmelo is passing on $20+ mil a season then he has bigger things on his mind (rings or bigger market).

The Suns new strategy going forward is to not depend on a Superstar (or their ego) and have a balanced attack. It may be the only strategy possible as the Miami Thrice could be setting a precedent. Humble Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan types come around once a decade.

Honestly I don’t think it even warrants discussion.
The guy has been overhyped since before he was drafted. He scores a lot of points but doesn’t do much else. His price tag and ego will sink whatever team he goes to. Just say no.

with a plan to convert them into the next franchise player when that becomes available.

but I’m not convinced that Anthony really is that player. he’s healthier than Amare, but is otherwise a smaller version (awesome on offense, indifferent on defense).

i been talking to my buddies about this for atleast 2 weeks now i would love to have him in a suns jersey if you got a problem with melo you got a problem with yourself! with all these players we’re attaining we should be able to make some moves next year and with the cba looming contracts should be coming down although i completely expect him to head to ny with amare. its still nice to dream..it would be nice to get an elite player in his prime reppin the purple and orange not since barkley have we been able to pull that off its about time…

They’re both expiring next year and Prince wouldn’t cost us 20+ mil. Carmelo is great but not the type of superstar this team needs.

instead of melo. we need PF. he can play PF/C

hate to ruin your prade guys but Melo has not said that he will opt out and become a FA, like Woody Paige said today on around the horn, Melo is in Costa Rica he hasnt even talked to the media, so this all fake and just to make us (Nuggets fans) worry about losing him

Like Lebron, Bosh and Wade, he will decide what team he wants to go to from the ones that have the money, because any who can afford him will take him.

I see no way that he picks Phoenix. Right now, all we have to offer him (in a five-six year deal) is new players who perform above average. No long term Nash or Grant, and no Amare and probably no Richardson at all. Whether or not it’s true, conventional wisdom is that the Suns are in for a rebuild over the next three to five years. He will not choose to sign on for that.

The only way this would happen is:

if Goran and Lopez become (literally) first team All-Stars next year and we have a stronger showing than last year so he thinks we’re a perennial contender if he were to join

or

he has some sort of personal attachment to Phoenix that is stronger than his desire to win championships and be a rock star in a big city.

:):( This very idea depresses me. I want the Suns to say no to pursuing expensive carpetbagging superstars, but I know I’m on the losing side. All teams get seduced into going after one from time to time. I mean, before they got Steve Nash in 2004, the Suns reportedly had some extremely ridiculous hope of signing Kobe Bryant. Please, “no rock stars,” in Waxmonkey’s words.

Actually, only a few times have the Suns signed or traded for a star who made an absurd salary and didn’t form a bond with Phoenix? (That doesn’t include Charles Barkley, who obviously liked Phoenix and became one of us.) The only player the Suns have had who was clearly like that is Shaquille O’Neal; his being too big for Phoenix is the reason why I feel this way.

But there were a couple of others whom I suspect: Antonio McDyess, who bolted Phoenix to play for a loser, and Jason Kidd. It might have been mostly because he was angry at being traded (an appropriate punishment for slapping his wife), but who can forget that he insulted Phoenix, calling it a “one-horse town”?

As far as Carmelo’s talent is concerned, he might very well be in the discussion for best SF in the league. I always thought LeBron was more overhyped than Melo ever was. Plus he’s shown he can defend. I think playing for Team USA and the addition of Chauncey Billups to the Nuggets lit up a fire under Melo.

Most of you guys either wanted to give Amar’e the max or try to acquire Lee or Dirk this offseason. All those guys are juggernauts on offense but mediocre defenders. I noticed Alex knocked Melo for his defense. Melo’s one of the best pure scorers in the game and has picked up his defense immensely. I very much would like to see Carmelo playing with Steve Nash and the rest of our guys. The chances are slim but anything’s possible.

It’s Jared Dudley. Jared-frickin-Dudley!

I rest my case.

Is through the draft. This isn’t the olden days anymore where Superstars want to win for their city as much as themselves. They want to lead the league in jersey sales, they want to start a brand name, they want the bright lights, the night life, the rappers, and the movie stars. They don’t want Phoenix, Arizona. Plus, the NBA is a tight community and I’m not sure guys like Amare, Marion, or Johnson are exactly praising how the front office handles things. We’ll see if Lon Babby can improve that image over time but I doubt he will in time for next year for us to grab Melo.

After Nash leaves I think it may be a while before we have a true superstar in Phoenix. Cherish guys like Duncan, Nash, and Dirk while you can guys since they are a dying breed in this NBA Culture.

melo always seems to step up against the lakers in the playoffs not looking at any stats but from every game i remember watching in the playoffs and his d is underated.. plus every franchise has to have a star nash only has a couple years left i wouldnt mind seeing dragic , lopez and melo do some work with a couple other pieces sprinkled into the pot after nash retires… but like i said before its nice to dream

What this does mean is that the Nuggets won’t make the playoffs. They don’t have the mental toughness to deal with Carmelo trade drama at the deadline like we did with Amar’e last year. We responded well, but I don’t think they can.

Lets say we try to get Carmelo at the deadline?

Who could we offer that they would take? J-Rich would most likely have to be included because of his expiring contract. However, It would take at least one or two more pieces to pry Carmelo from them. Warrick, Lawal, Clark, Collins and I hate to say this, but Dudley. I think they would consider trading him for Carmelo, but I hope they don’t. Those are the likely names to come up in a potential deal.

I guarantee that they will listen to offers at the deadline like we did last year with Amar’e. I say we try low balling them like teams did to us. J-Rich and Warrick for Carmelo. Than we go out and use the rest of the TPE to bring in a rebounder to backup Turk at the PF.

The only problem with that trade is that Hill will have to backup Mellow which would mean Dudley would have to spend time at SG. It would only be for a half a season though and than Grant retires.

Now if low balling doesn’t work than we might have to trade J-Rich, Dudley and maybe Lawal or Clark or a draft pick for Anthony. Personally, I don’t think we should do that. I think we should low ball em or try to rip them off. If that doesn’t work than we wait till the off-season.

Alex, I think this is something you should post about. Carmelo has become a realistic option now. I could post it, but don’t feel like it right now. This is your specialty. Just a recommendation.

I can’t remember the last time we signed a FA Superstar coming off of a great season, Nash wasn’t doing to well in Dallas before we signed him, I guess Penny was the last big signing other than Nash.

…during that “fight” with the Knicks. Bitch-slap a scrub during garbage time? After the fight is already over? And run away afterwards?

NO THANKS!

I brought this up in post a month ago. Once I saw that he wasn’t going to sign, I knew it was possible.

I would love to trade J. Rich & Earl Clark for him. Knowing the Nuggets, they would probably want more which means Dudley would be a causality in the trade. This would lead to the Suns getting Carmello and Afflalo . I think its a great trade but if we can keep Dudley while getting rid of Rich and Clark, I be fine with it.