Just checking in with some quick thoughts after hearing some of the press conference introducing Perry.
I'm gonna try to give the most even tempered, unemotional dump Melo take possible.
He didn't exactly have it fair in NY, he did try to adjust his game (those who actually watch the games will know this) and he never got to play with another player here who was even remotely in his league until KP (who's still just a baby out here)..
But Melo can't be here next year. No matter his attitude or demeanor his mere presence cuts counter to what this team is saying they're trying to do. Melo is too much of a big name, high impact player to not dramatically alter the game when he's on the court, in the locker room, or the building period. Even at his age, he's just too big of a presence, it's not his fault, but there will be a gravitational pull towards him just by him being there that's not gonna be conducive to the young guys imo. He could be on his best behavior and it wouldn't even make a difference. I wouldn't even trust some of these young guys to be around him if he was totally silent and their impression of him was left to their imaginations.
Plus the man just got a divorce. The energy is just not a match.
They gotta get a deal done by any means, the closer we get to October the less I care what we get back. He's gotta go.