nyk4ever wrote:melo and lin looked fine together last night - if anything melo tried too hard to fit into the offense, if melo isn't rusty and converts on like 4 out of the 6 layups he had, this game is a much different story. melo and lin looked good out there together, melo had a few beautiful passes for assists and the first team started off the game very nicely. melo was not a ball-stopper in the least, whenever he got the ball, he made quick decisions with the it and didn't really venture out of the offense. he's rusty, so there's obviously going to be an adjustment for him, especially now with the team changing so drastically since the last time he was out there with them. you can do all the bridge-jumping, all the bitching and moaning, but when it comes down to it, the team ran into a hot player (deron williams) who had a big game and killed us. they also made a million 3's, what are you going to do? sometimes you run into a team like that, especially with a top player with a chip on his shoulder.

i just don't know whats happened here, maybe it's the influx of all new people but god damn. people need to chill the **** out.

cosign

really bad games light up the trade checker and three coaching changes!

Some folks don't watch the games. Some just totally mortified that we lost to the Nets!

Must be like what just getting started with crack is like.

I still hate the Nets anyway.

Meanwhile, Lin (correctly) is probably thinking more about how to work with everybody to make NY a real contender. I'm willing to take those kinds of losses; we've got some -- not much, but still some -- room for error at 8th and therefore the time to work people back into the game. I'm not too worried about Melo; he has the skill-set and all that's needed is for him and Lin to really know how to work together. Jorts will be back soon. Davis isn't chump change. Shump will be back (fingers crossed, second injury. ugh). Tyson will cool down once things start falling into place.

My worry is Amare; something is wrong with him. We've dissected it in other posts, but can't put a finger on it. If Amare's not going to be of help, I'd rather have the Chandler PnR option. JJ may make me cringe once he dribbles but I'll take his 2-3 clunkers and 1-2 turnovers but good defense and hustle over Amare's mysterious decline.

nyk4ever wrote:melo and lin looked fine together last night - if anything melo tried too hard to fit into the offense, if melo isn't rusty and converts on like 4 out of the 6 layups he had, this game is a much different story. melo and lin looked good out there together, melo had a few beautiful passes for assists and the first team started off the game very nicely. melo was not a ball-stopper in the least, whenever he got the ball, he made quick decisions with the it and didn't really venture out of the offense. he's rusty, so there's obviously going to be an adjustment for him, especially now with the team changing so drastically since the last time he was out there with them. you can do all the bridge-jumping, all the bitching and moaning, but when it comes down to it, the team ran into a hot player (deron williams) who had a big game and killed us. they also made a million 3's, what are you going to do? sometimes you run into a team like that, especially with a top player with a chip on his shoulder.

i just don't know whats happened here, maybe it's the influx of all new people but god damn. people need to chill the **** out.

I agree. The only thing that I did not like last night was the offense not starting in Lin's hands. I thought it broke our timing and we had wasted possesions. JR Smith did this. Landry and Melo as well. In Melo's post game interview, he mentioned this so obviously he is a very smart basketball player. I think he said this as a way to inform JR and others to give up the ball to Lin after change of possesion.

NYKBocker wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:melo and lin looked fine together last night - if anything melo tried too hard to fit into the offense, if melo isn't rusty and converts on like 4 out of the 6 layups he had, this game is a much different story. melo and lin looked good out there together, melo had a few beautiful passes for assists and the first team started off the game very nicely. melo was not a ball-stopper in the least, whenever he got the ball, he made quick decisions with the it and didn't really venture out of the offense. he's rusty, so there's obviously going to be an adjustment for him, especially now with the team changing so drastically since the last time he was out there with them. you can do all the bridge-jumping, all the bitching and moaning, but when it comes down to it, the team ran into a hot player (deron williams) who had a big game and killed us. they also made a million 3's, what are you going to do? sometimes you run into a team like that, especially with a top player with a chip on his shoulder.

i just don't know whats happened here, maybe it's the influx of all new people but god damn. people need to chill the **** out.

I agree. The only thing that I did not like last night was the offense not starting in Lin's hands. I thought it broke our timing and we had wasted possesions. JR Smith did this. Landry and Melo as well. In Melo's post game interview, he mentioned this so obviously he is a very smart basketball player. I think he said this as a way to inform JR and others to give up the ball to Lin after change of possesion.

great point bocker, noticed that myself last night. i didn't watch any of the postgame stuff so i'm glad to hear melo recognized it and is going to talk to jr about it.

i don't think there is a better example to show someone what jr smith is as basketball player as these past 2 games. you get the good: the game against the mavs and you get the horrible: last night. if that doesn't epitomize what jr smith is as a basketball player, i don't know what does. guys like melo, amear and especially chandler have to really flaunt their status on the team and get a guy like jr to just play the role he's supposed to play. if he does, he's a very good asset to this team.

It's Melo's presence that disrupts the heirarchy on the court.

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:JR didn't need any "INFORMING" about how to play with Lin before Melo came back.

It's Melo's presence that disrupts the heirarchy on the court.

Melo isn't a spot up jumpshooter, and Lin isn't Allen Iverson.