8/14/2023 0 Comments Carmelo anthony nuggets![]() He’s giving the Cavs the kind of scoring and rebounding they’d get with Carmelo, so again, what’s the upside of a trade from Cleveland’s angle? Remember, this is a guy who was benched during the NBA Finals but has rallied in a big way. ![]() Love is having one of the best years of his career, unless you place a higher value on those years when he put up big numbers for losing Minnesota teams. However, for argument’s sake, I don’t see how this improves the Cavs. Shaun Powell: We can put it to rest because LeBron did just that. But he isn’t what Cleveland needs, and certainly not for Love. Carmelo Anthony is a glittery name that draws a lot of attention, he can score and rebound and has enough left to be a valuable piece for some team looking to add a piece for a push to June. And LeBron James is calling out for a playmaker, not a ball-stopper. Whatever problems the Cavaliers have, Kevin Love isn’t one of them. Fact is, the Knicks are the most overhyped, overrated franchise in the NBA, last winning a championship 44 years ago and rarely being relevant. ![]() ![]() Most of this is fueled by a Phil Jackson desperate to unload Carmelo and a New York media that is in its perennial state of trying to convince everyone that the world owes the Knicks. Toss in the fact that Love is more than four years younger and quite capable himself of putting up 39 and 12 as he did against the Wizards and it’s just a totally unnecessary move. Have the Cavs already won a championship with Love? Yes. We have seen the LeBron James/Anthony tandem work at the Olympics. How would ‘Melo like that?įran Blinebury: Could the Cavs win a championship with Carmelo Anthony in the place of Kevin Love? Yes. As for that magnificent outlet pass from Love to LeBron in Washington, James would end up as the guy making the passes, with Kyrie Irving making the shot. LeBron James wants his championship window to be propped open as long as possible, but Anthony – like himself, frankly, though James’ peak was way higher – has started his trek downward. The way Anthony scores doesn’t fit the Cavs’ style, and suddenly becoming the third wheel on a contending team wouldn’t fit Melo’s style either. Steve Aschburner: Why soitenly! Trading Kevin Love for Carmelo Anthony makes no sense for the Cavaliers because Love is both the better fit with Cleveland, the better player these days and the one with the brighter future, given the gap in their ages (Love 28, Melo 32). But from a basketball standpoint, for that team (what would Irving do while LBJ and ‘Melo took turns with the ball–take up knitting?), it doesn’t make sense. The Cavs’ chemistry is always a work in progress, and I don’t doubt that LeBron is closer to and friendlier with Carmelo than Kevin. And while neither are going to be first team all-defense, Love got stops on John Wall and Bradley Beal on consecutive possessions in OT after getting switched on them - just as he did on key possessions in Game 7 of the Finals against Golden State. Love is a better perimeter threat than Anthony, which spaces the floor and gives LeBron and Kyrie room to penetrate. If you couldn’t see how Love impacts a game in more ways than ‘Melo watching that sensational Cavs-Wizards OT game Monday, I have nothing for you. You can put the Kevin Love-for-Carmelo Anthony trade rumors to rest by telling me how such a trade makes no sense for the defending champs … can’t you?ĭavid Aldridge: Of course it makes no sense.
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