In the latest installments of the Carmelo Anthony-to-the-Nets saga, reports have surfaced stating if the New Jersey Nets management doesn't keep their mouths shut then the trade talks will stop, and the Denver Nuggets will pursue a trade with their Tri-state area rival New York.
Now that's a situation.
The first rule when you're in the Garden State is never threaten your Jersey Shore house-mates, I mean N.B.A. franchises. Do you think telling the Nets' multi-trillionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov to keep quiet or else will go over well with the Russian? Haven't you seen Rocky IV? Please.
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The Nets are the second greatest thing in the state of New Jersey next to the shredded mid-section of Mike "The Situation." They will not be told what to do or what not to do. If they want to talk about a potential Melo blockbuster, they will. If they want to re-acquire Vince Carter from the Phoenix Suns, they will. If they want to change the name of their franchise to the Brooklyn New Yorkers, well, you know.
Regardless of how absurd the Nets' notion of how prominent they view themselves is, their relentless pursue to instate Anthony as the centerpiece of the team for years to come is simply unexplainable. It's more selfish than Vinny smooching with Snooki and then hooking up with her best friend Ryder in Season 2. It's more ridiculous than Sammi and Ronnie seizing the upstairs bedrooms and The Situation having to take on the role as the third wheel. For goodness sake, it's more senseless than the newest member of the crew Deena stripping down to nothing but a cowboy hat on her first night at the house.
That's why the Nets could never be a member of M.V.P. (Mike, Vinny, Pauly D). They have no sense of planning head, working together or dodging grenades. They wouldn't last a single day doing a classic G.T.L. And this is why...
In examining the trade, here are the potential acquisitions, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Aside from dropping the contracts of Johan Petro and Troy Murphy, the Nets are willing to part ways with Devin Harris, the main acquisition in the Jason Kidd-to-Dallas deal a few years ago, their big free agent signing during the strike out of an off-season Anthony Morrow and third overall draftee Derrick Favors, considered the top power forward in the most recent N.B.A. Draft.
That leaves Brooke Lopez and some cat named Kris Humphries on the team. Well, at least Kim Kardashian will still be a fan.
Essentially, the Nets are trading away half of their roster for a super-stud who does not want to be confined to the swamps of Jersey. The point guard of the future; gone. The power forward to build around; gone. Any chances of rounding out an adequate starting five; gone.
And any chances of adding more first-rounders -- of course, in like 2015.
There's rumors that Prokhorov and minority owner Jay-Z are confident that if they can trade for Melo, they can meet with him and convince him that being a Net (or a New Yorker, ironically) is ideal for his future in The Association.
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Interesting.
Given Melo's long-time interest in joining the Knicks across town, it's hard to sell a team that has 10 wins gives him a better chance to win a championship than the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, and of course combine for yet another Big Three.
Not only that, but I'm sure Anthony sees the Blue and Orange is a far superior team. Both the Knicks and Nets have some of the top Jewish ballers in the league, no disrespect to Omar Cassipi. But are you really going to pick Jordan Farmar over Amar'e Stoudemire?
By heading to Jersey, he's assuming the responsibility of revitalizing an entire franchise. In the Big Apple he's taking the place of Danilo Gallinari. And while no one wants to live up to the reputation of the Italian Stallion, I'm confident Melo is willing to take a stab at it.
And once again, going to Jersey immediately causes a situation. You've seen how quickly Angelina fell from grace at The Shore -- same goes for Sammi now. You don't want the league to suffer if Nets fans do the same with Anthony; do you?
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