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SPortS Melo Movement by brandon nileS I was going to talk about the NBA All-Star game and the very cool over-the-car slam that Blake Griffin performed to win the dunk contest this year. I was going to bring up the Celebrity game where we got to see that Scottie Pippen still has it, Michael Rapaport is still fantastically obnoxious, and somehow Justin Beiber had game. I was even going to mention All-Star snubs (LaMarcus Aldridge) and top performers (Kobe Bryant). However, in the wake of bigger news, I must forego the All-Star discussion and focus on what will probably go down as the most controversial trade in the NBA this year. Carmelo Anthony (Melo), longtime star of the Denver Nuggets and one of the ten best players in the game right now, was traded to the New York Knicks. This is a fantastic piece to the puzzle for the Knicks, who already have a top ten player in Amare Stoudemire. With these two star players, the Knicks are definitely in a good position to compete for a playoff position in the Eastern Conference. The question remains however, is this a good trade for the Knicks in the long term? The Knicks essentially gave up three key players, two guys with potential, and a first round draft pick for Melo, point guard Chauncey Billups, and backup shooting guard Corey Brewer. While Billups will be a temporary upgrade at the position, he’s only likely to be with the team for two or three years at the most. He’s not the long-term solution at the position. Addition- ally, losing so much young talent could potentially put the Knicks in a position where they lack enough role players to compliment their stars. Most surprising is the fact that Melo would’ve been a free agent after this season. He also has explicitly stated on multiple occasions that he wants to play for the Knicks, and only the Knicks. Instead of giving up so much, why didn’t the Knicks just wait until the end of the season and sign Melo to a free agent contract? Even if they took that gamble and Melo signed elsewhere, they’d still have a shot at another marquee player next year in Chris Paul or Dwight Howard. Both players are arguably better than “While Melo and amare pairing up in new york will definitely sell seats and will surely help them put up some points, the price was too high and the timing was all wrong.” <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Broomball Pasta Monday The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Employee Broomball Games are every Tuesday night from mid- February through mid-March. 10 teams duel it out between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. In mid-March, playoffs begin, and teams will take on last year’s winners, “Tramdangle,” who went all season undefeated and are still waiting for a team to beat them. In this photo from a February 2011 game, last year’s second place team tries their best against the champs, however Tramdangle still came out victorious. - Danielle Chamberlain Tony’s “Little Italy Night” whisky wednesday Walleye Fry big <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly Melo, and both have expressed desire to play in New York. New York was desperate for a guarantee of Melo’s services. As a result, their long-term future could suffer. While Melo and Amare pairing up in New York will definitely sell seats and will surely help them put up some points, the price was too high and the timing was all wrong. Kudos to Denver for getting a lot out of a guy who was leaving at the end of the season anyway, and shame on the Knicks for competing against themselves in this negotiation. Brandon Niles has done online freelance writing about the NFL since 2007. He is a Communication Studies graduate student at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. March Melt’n yur Mouth SpecialS! tuesday tune-uP Burger & Beer $7 All Day therMal thursday Corral Sirloin Night oPen daily 11am Lunch & Dinner · Sat & Sun 8am Breakfast 5 miles South of <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> - HWY 191, Mile Marker 43 menu online - www.corralbar.com - 406-995-4249 March 4, 2011 23
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