Melo Yellow

In the latest installment of the Melo Trade rumors, Anthony is supposedly headed to the City of Angels, Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles or LALAL. (You know Anthony’s wife likes the sound of that….)

(I guess this was foreshadowing, Anthony is definitely leaving the station.)

And, right now I know what you’re thinking… you think I’m going to delve into why Anthony would be good/bad trade for both teams. And that Laker Yellow is not his color, but come on, I’m a little more clever than that.

Let me put this as elegantly as I can…. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Carmelo Anthony is too yellow to go anywhere other than New York. He’s flat-out scared and afraid to go someplace, anyplace else. New Jersey… There will be no talent to speak of and he would waste a promising career away on the edge of the big city. Detroit… It’s a rundown city with a rundown team. The Pistons already had their shot at Carmelo, it’s too late now. Denver?... We’ve turned our back on the kid that saved our franchise; we ridiculed him to a point that he doesn’t want to stay. (Can you blame him?) Los Angeles … butting heads with Kobe, in a Black Mamba driven town. He’s been THE man since probably middle school or before and you want him to slide over and be unnoticed.

That leaves New York, and frankly, it’s a perfect fit. HIS team, BIG city, and TALENT all around him.

So sit tight Nuggets fans, anticipation will gradually build until the 24^th of February and then it will dissipate faster than the Hindenburg. And when the off-season comes all Mile High natives will be able wish Melo bon voyage, because he will be leaving with the chance to take a bite out of the Big Apple.

Sub-Plot City

Hello, and welcome to Sub-Plot City.

This is the life of an NBA beat writer. You blow a minuscule quote, happening, thought way out of proportion to get people to pay attention. Happens all the times. (And I would probably do it too after having to watch NBA basketball all the time.)

Like the other night I tweeted, and I quote, “A 11-8 team is playing a 7-10 team tonight... who cares...” Over-hyped, over-amped, over-blown, over-whatever game that really meant nothing except that Lebron was returning to Cleveland to play the new look Cavs.

Or the Melo-theory. In a summer where 2 of the most-popular athletes of our day are under fire about their personal decisions we feel it necessary to lump Carmelo in with them. Has he ever specifically said he wants out? That playing for the Knicks has always been a lifelong dream? That the best chance he has to win, and win now is in NYC? I think not!

The NBA is a story driven league. If there were not these ‘storylines’ for people to follow, what would we able be talk about…. Basketball? HA