when he's open, he's one of the best so that's why he's going to need to start getting the ball when he's moving. maybe in another week it might come but high pick n roll hasn't even been used a lot and it's going to be one of our best weapons and it might be a good idea if we use melo off the roll with chauncy or melo and amare... i saw a few times it was tried but the timing wasn't there but i think it can be insanely good for us...

knickstorrents wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:Um, he is a great spot up shooter. There was an article written about it earlier this season.

He's only great when he's not defended. Except he's delusional about how good he is when he is defended. So he keeps taking contested shots. Too bad.

He's dangerous with a defender on him too or have you never watched the guy play. All of this is such a small sample size and it's early in the process of him getting comfortable as well as the whole team. I'd give it some time to settle down. No one looks 100% comfortable yet.

franco12 wrote:I have two words for everyone:

AL HARRINGTON

Some truth to this, actually, but Melo is a much better midrange shooter, and when he has his rhythm, he is pretty darn effective.

The threat of that midrange J also makes him better going to the basket and drawing fouls, but he is just not the kind of player who is going to do any extra running around to get his shot, and when he does get the ball in the right spot he is going to get shot off one way or another.

knickstorrents wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:Um, he is a great spot up shooter. There was an article written about it earlier this season.

He's only great when he's not defended. Except he's delusional about how good he is when he is defended. So he keeps taking contested shots. Too bad.

franco12 wrote:I have two words for everyone:

AL HARRINGTON

YOU'RE NUTS

nixluva wrote:At some point this team will get more comfortable and create easier shots for each other and take better shots. Remember this is not so easy to meld all this talent together and get it smooth. Guys are forcing shots and not trusting the system or each other. It will come. Just like the defensive side of the ball. There's no chemistry yet.

I think how well players integrate does depend on coaching. People like George Karl can get more out of Gallo on Day 2 than MDA got out of Melo that's just fact. MDA is very inflexible and continues to coach his system, where as someone like Karl is making adjustments right out of th e gate. Having said that unlike 50% of the board, I don't have a problem with MDA coaching his system and being inflexible. Because the way I see it, that is what we hired him to do. Now with a coach like that you wont get results quickly but over time when he does get these players to jell our product will look like a far more efficient offense than anything George Karl has ever produced. And even the fans who rail on MDA 24/7 are saying they miss Galoo etc, also miss how Gallo etc played under MDA in that system. Whether they like to admit it or not is a different issue.

However, I would single out Gallo as probably the one player that wasn't utilized to the max by MDA. I wouldn't go far enough to say he should be the primary option or even the primary ball handler but I would have liked to see him the bring the ball up the court a few times like he is proving he can.

tj23 wrote:Should ray Allen not shoot either?

No, he should shoot

fishmike wrote:Melo's shot is streaky, its a fair point but when it falls he can carry a team and when it doesnt he will get to the line and keep giving you points. He's a volume shooter, thats what we have. The problem is we dont have the supporting cast anymore. We need lunch pale guys and nobody on this team rebounds