Should Jazz claim Melo?

[DasJazz]

Haha

This. I second this.

 

[Wazzajazz]

ah nope !!!

 

[kabenac]

Yes. The Jazz should claim Melo...

...they should claim he's a ballhog that they don't want him.

 

[infection]

Yes. The Jazz should claim Melo...

...they should claim he's a ballhog that they don't want him.

That’s not a claim.

 

[kabenac]

That’s not a claim.

What I meant to type is "...they should claim he's a ballhog and they don't want him."

Saying he's a ballhog is a claim. Saying they don't want him is a statement.

 

[carolinajazz]

Melo is in denial and so is anyone that thinks he can be a useful role player. Melo has 5 assists and 121 shot attempts this season which makes him a great addition for a dumpster fire team like the Wizards.

Spot on with this post! Couldn't have worded it any better!

 

[kabenac]

Wondering who might want him on their team....

 

[infection]

What I meant to type is "...they should claim he's a ballhog and they don't want him."

Saying he's a ballhog is a claim. Saying they don't want him is a statement.

A claim is an unproven assertion. I don’t think “Melo is a ball hog” qualifies.

 

[kabenac]

A claim is an unproven assertion. I don’t think “Melo is a ball hog” qualifies.

I looked up the statement and it's defined as "State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof."

I didn't attempt to elaborate or prove it - it was an assertion as you agree - so it's a claim.

 

[infection]

I looked up the statement and it's defined as "State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof."

I didn't attempt to elaborate or prove it - it was an assertion as you agree - so it's a claim.

Melo being a ball hog is more in the realm of fact than claim.

 

[kabenac]

Melo being a ball hog is more in the realm of fact than claim.

Nah. It's a matter of opinion as it's objective. I think Melo's a ball hog but it doesn't make it a fact.

 

[infection]

Nah. It's a matter of opinion as it's objective. I think Melo's a ball hog but it doesn't make it a fact.

No. It’s a fact. Newton actually died right before releasing his 4th law of motion:

“A Melo in motion, or not in motion, isn’t passing.”