The "Most Known" Big Three:
Lakers: Kobe, Gasol, Carmelo (if trade happens)
Celtics: Peirce, Allen, Garnett
Heat: Wade, Bron-Bron, Bosh
The "Under Appreciated" Big Three
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| Oklahoma Thunder |
Thunder: Durant, Westbrook, Jeff Green (from Georgetown)
Spurs: Duncan, Parker, Ginobli
Hawks: Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Hortford
The "Quiet Storm" Big Three
Jazz: Williams, Millsap, Al JeffersonHornets: Chris Paul, David West, Okafor
The "Overrated" Big Three
Magic: Nelson, Howard, Turkoglu/Arenas
Nuggets: Billups, Nene, Melo (if not traded)
"We Up Next" Big Three
Blazers: Roy, Aldridge,
Memphis: Mayo, Conley, Randolph
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| Charlotte |
The " Overpriced We Gettin' Money" Big Three
Bobcats: Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson, Boris Diaw
Cavs: Mo Williams, Antwan Jamison, Hickson
I don't think Carmelo would be a solution to the slump the lakers have been experiencing. Carmelo's style of play doesn't help to fix the Laker's current team problems which include: lack of defense and hustle for long stretches in the game, "toughness", lack of good role/bench players.
ReplyDeleteMelo would be another offensive threat but that doesn't translate into championship-style bball bc I question his ability to stop/slow down another players on defense.
None of this even addresses the idea of Melo and Kobe playing together. Most of the successful big three work in one of two schemes: either all three players are unselfish ie. Spurs, Celtics, Heat, (Mavs, Knicks -kinda) OR you have a clearly dominant front man who is your go-to player and the others work off of him ie. current lakers (KOBE w/ gasol, odom/bynum/artest), Hawks (Johnson), Bulls (Rose), Nuggets (Melo), Bobcats (Johnson), Jazz (Williams).
- Melo/Kobe doesn't fit neither of these schemes. Even when melo was on the USA team, he was leading the team in scoring but not much else. I don't see Kobe turning over the keys to LA that easily which works against Melo's style of play.