Fathers be good to your ballers

The only way any of it makes sense is if Kevin Pritchard was really sensitive to trading George within his division (probable) and believed picks outside the lottery so rarely translate to NBA-caliber players that he insisted on young starters. Even still, Sabonis was not particularly effective for OKC, but I honestly…

Money, egos, or both.

Right. The arms race argument. I get it in that respect, but the Warriors have somehow managed to make the past three finals and get better each offseason. They’re 15 games better than anybody else in the league right now. Better offense than anybody else, among the two or three best defensive teams in basketball, the…

I know this entire thread sounds like I’m bashing Carmelo, but I really just think he plays as the primary option, he doesn’t expect to set other guys up, and he’s not fast enough laterally to be a very good defender. Volume scorer, and a damn good one. But I don’t think he has the versatility that Iggy has. That’s…

Ronda vs. Charlotte would be the women-headlining-Wrestlemania match that we’ve heard is the ultimate goal for the division.

Where do you get that he’s a great shooter? He’s a prolific scorer...who requires a lot of shots. Where do you get that he won’t get roasted on defense in the playoffs?

They’re not going to win any rings, so what does it matter how many $$ it costs?

Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango?

Believe me, I’m not saying Ryan Anderson’s a better player, but he’s a much better three-point shooter, which is the only way having Harden and Paul in the same backcourt works. You need a knockdown shooter at the forward spot, and that ain’t Carmelo. The only part of the floor where he’s significantly above the…

Player-to-player, yes, he’s a big upgrade over Ryan Anderson. But what Ryan Anderson allows James Harden to do as a facilitator is not what Carmelo Anthony can do. So this is really more a discussion about what serves the highest-paid player alive better, right? To me that is not a combination of a great point guard…

I think you probably hit it there at the end. It’s totally understandable in an arms race discussion but I don’t see how those three pretty different styles work in one offense. You have speed and drives that lead to perimeter kick-outs; pick and rolls and mid-range jumpers; and lots of isolation. Strange mix.

Then why go get Carmelo Anthony?

Olympics is probably a bad comparison, but I get what you’re saying. I just don’t think there’s a sample size that you can point to and say, “Here’s Carmelo not playing in isolation, and here he is being otherwise useful when not touching the ball.” And that kind of player is OK (lord knows I’m a Westbrook stan), but…

That was six years ago. He doesn’t get you much more than points, and it takes a lot of shots for him to get you those. His rebounding is good, but not dramatically better than other small forwards who play 35 minutes a night. Taking a few points off his averages, as a guy scoring 17-20 a game, he’s going to take the…

I had a few thoughts about this but ultimately, my overriding feeling is that he won’t make much of a difference on a good team.

Wait...was the escort named Ole Miss?

Well, now he can replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.

He’s got pretty good form, that’s for sure. But he could still learn a thing or two from a real pro.

Or, fuck you.