So... in other words, you haven’t solved tanking. You just changed the scenario in which teams tank.

One thing no one has mentioned - the inevitable controversy as driving instructors/testers fail a large number of women.

Yes. Obviously.

He also once punched a guy on the court during a fracas, then rapidly backpedaled 70 feet to the other end of the court to avoid retaliation.

That’s the vibe he generates, where he was giving comments about how he just wants to put his head down and get to work, not think about what’s gonna happen, roll with the punches, etc. How he would love to win a ring, but is starting to make peace with the fact that he might not. Those seem like comments designed to…

“I say or write some version of this every year, but, each season the championship goes to a team that got lucky”

“I say or write some version of this every year, but, each season the championship goes to a team that got lucky”

This is a bad take. Sure, luck always plays some small factor in everyone’s lives, but to reduce that down to simply stating that Team X won because they got lucky is ridiculous.

I’m interested to see how this works, and who is going to be the Chris Bosh/Kevin Love “I’ll be the former superstar who tries to fit in and takes a back seat” role?

Regardless of how much people dislike Carmelo, there is absolutely no shred of doubt that he is a lock to make the Hall of Fame. That is not in question.

There’s a whiff of Dwight Howard-ity to him.

Hey, at least he didn’t break it punching a freakin chair.

What are the chances that Scott Perry has met Carmelo Anthony?

To me, the question is who gets the blame for this?

Smart. This is probably as good a time as any to sell.

When you look at what superstar talents like Paul George or Butler were traded for (or Cousins last season), it’s not hard to imagine that a good GM could have made something happen with what the Cavs have.

Perhaps, but that is not a line of thought I would recommend.

No. You said it yourself, there’s no logical reason why the NBA would do that.

Steph Curry’s $201 million DPVE extension with Golden State held the crown as richest ever for a very respectable seven-plus days.

It will likely happen when West tries to swing a deal involving Austin, or whenever it’s time for contract renegotiation, whichever comes first.