Yes, Anthony f%%&#$ up last night when he got double-trippled and turned his back on Douglas, missing him on the wing. Its clear that Anthony really wants to win and is trying a bit too much, but the problem is deeper than that. It all goes back to not having a veteran pg.

Anthony is not a Lebron James type Point Forward. He should not be bringing the ball up initiating offense. That is not his game and never was. Thats like asking Bernard King to play point forward or Adrian Dantley to run point forward. Melo, like the aforementioned forwards is an 18 feet and in wing and baseline scorer. He's being asked to do something he has never done before and because of this he's being taken out of his comfort areas and I think he's thinking too much.

It should be the pg's decision to distribute the ball accordingly and evenly. A pg would get everybody back to their comfort areas and hopefully MDA will allow Baron to run the show and take the ball out of Melo's hands. Let Melo run off curls or down-flex picks from the baseline. He's a terrific shooter with space. And for the love of everything holy, let Baron and Amare run pick and roll.

Also, According to the quote, its clear that MDA is calling for or just allowing the Iso's for Melo. If the coach doesn't want the Iso's, the Iso's dont happen...

Melo has an addiction to 'the next shot'. He wants to do well, he wants to pass, but in his mind his own 'next shot' is the best option on the floor. He just can't or doesn't want to recognize that this has negative consequences for the rest of his team.

Bonn1997 wrote:Like Nalod said, you don't bring veteran players in to change them. Melobury is who he is.

nykshaknbake wrote:MDA has no ability to adjust. He let's this ISO crap go on because when Nash used to do it he would thread passes for open dunks. Melo isn't Nash. But what's an MDA to do if your star isn't a HOF PG? It's why SHump had licecense to chuck away with impunity too. He doesn't know any other way to play it. He doesn't call timeouts because he wouldn't know what to say anyway. Just C'mon C'mon and gotta hot your shots. It's time to face the facts: MDA rode on Nash's coat tails. He's now being exposed for the fraud he is.

The problem is that the organization hires coaches with a short-term mentality, as temporary fill-ins. If you hire Mike D'Antoni and commit to him as coach, you don't blow up his team and throw a player like Melo in his lap. Just like MDA had to leave when Kerr blew it up and brought Shaq in, the moment the Melo trade was made MDA knew his time was up.

How can you run an NBA team like this?

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:Really you're asking both MDA and Melo to do what they're just not suited to do, and in the process you're squandering both talents.

Neither MDA nor Melo is to blame; it's Fat Jimmy, like we've been saying all along.

New York is building something based on some external motivations, outside of basketball, with no consideration for the actual result on the hardwoods.

I am FAT and I resent your continuous badgering and berating us fat people.

GustavBahler wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:MDA has no ability to adjust. He let's this ISO crap go on because when Nash used to do it he would thread passes for open dunks. Melo isn't Nash. But what's an MDA to do if your star isn't a HOF PG? It's why SHump had licecense to chuck away with impunity too. He doesn't know any other way to play it. He doesn't call timeouts because he wouldn't know what to say anyway. Just C'mon C'mon and gotta hot your shots. It's time to face the facts: MDA rode on Nash's coat tails. He's now being exposed for the fraud he is. I'm sure you guys all have someone in your company in a high position like that. The never have a clue what's going on but got there because they kissed ass or were working with a genius.

Sometimes I see him drawing on that board during timeouts and I wonder if its just a prop. The thing is, if he called timeouts, was better at making substitutions, adjustments, it would be easier to evaluate his system but he doesn't. As someone pointed out D'Antoni is more of a bball philosopher than a coach, and right now we need a coach.

I wonder if PJax can actually make Melo a more complete player.

mrKnickShot wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:MDA has no ability to adjust. He let's this ISO crap go on because when Nash used to do it he would thread passes for open dunks. Melo isn't Nash. But what's an MDA to do if your star isn't a HOF PG? It's why SHump had licecense to chuck away with impunity too. He doesn't know any other way to play it. He doesn't call timeouts because he wouldn't know what to say anyway. Just C'mon C'mon and gotta hot your shots. It's time to face the facts: MDA rode on Nash's coat tails. He's now being exposed for the fraud he is. I'm sure you guys all have someone in your company in a high position like that. The never have a clue what's going on but got there because they kissed ass or were working with a genius.

Sometimes I see him drawing on that board during timeouts and I wonder if its just a prop. The thing is, if he called timeouts, was better at making substitutions, adjustments, it would be easier to evaluate his system but he doesn't. As someone pointed out D'Antoni is more of a bball philosopher than a coach, and right now we need a coach.

I wonder if PJax can actually make Melo a more complete player.

If anyone can its him, he kept Dennis Rodman in check for the most part. Some folks were saying that Rodman was going to destroy the Bull's chemistry but that didn't happen. I hope it doesn't come down to Phil Jackson or bust. I still want to see how things shake out this season.