Vmart wrote:

Rookie wrote:I could care less which Melo shows up, I want Linsanity back! I wish he would stop trying to fit in with Melo and just play his own game.....which everyone else on the team except for Melo and Amare seem to thrive in.

Lin caught teams by surprise now teams are adjusting to his game. Lin controls Linsanity not Melo that is something Melo dislikers have to understand.

don't agree. during Liinsanity, he had the ball in his hands a LOT and was making decisions; now, not so much.

ChuckBuck wrote:As much as Melo sucked this year, he has an 8 year sample size of success compared to Linsanity's 15 or 16 game window. It's like saying Brandon Jennings was "the next great point guard" when he erupted for 55 pts in his rookie season. Teams have figured out Lin, and have game-planned for him already, so he's been ineffective recently. Melo has a proven track record in the regular season and playoffs, so only this year he's having a rough season. It's now up to the coach to get everyone on the same page.

i guess it's how you define proven track record and 8 years of success.

His 8 years of success is nothing like that of Tim Duncan's or Kobe's or LeBron's, albeit on different teams with different teammates.

I want to see Melo LEAD his team. Play both ends of the court every night. Make players around him better. Show others how to play. Take responsibility on court and in lockerroom.

I am not sure he has done those things in NY or in Denver on a consistent basis. Certainly been a small sample in NY but I can definitely say he takes time off on defense, which for me puts him at high level players with stats and nothing else.

martin wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:As much as Melo sucked this year, he has an 8 year sample size of success compared to Linsanity's 15 or 16 game window. It's like saying Brandon Jennings was "the next great point guard" when he erupted for 55 pts in his rookie season. Teams have figured out Lin, and have game-planned for him already, so he's been ineffective recently. Melo has a proven track record in the regular season and playoffs, so only this year he's having a rough season. It's now up to the coach to get everyone on the same page.

i guess it's how you define proven track record and 8 years of success.

His 8 years of success is nothing like that of Tim Duncan's or Kobe's or LeBron's, albeit on different teams with different teammates.

I want to see Melo LEAD his team. Play both ends of the court every night. Make players around him better. Show others how to play. Take responsibility on court and in lockerroom.

I am not sure he has done those things in NY or in Denver on a consistent basis. Certainly been a small sample in NY but I can definitely say he takes time off on defense, which for me puts him at high level players with stats and nothing else.

I agree that is mostly up to the coach to get everyone on the same page, but I also believe if you are a True Superstar and your offensive game is off, you should be able to contribute in other ways and help your team win. If your offensive game is off and you don’t play defense how exactly are you helping your team win games?

eViL wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:The Melo I want has never existed. Even in that video, he took way too many bad shots that happened to fall on that day.

pretty much.

The player you seek does not exist. You know the one that never misses a shot the one that gets an assist on every pass. The one that takes a charge on every play the one that blocks every shot taken by an opponent.

Nalod wrote:I want "YouTubeMelo".

THose highlights that show a player not missing. YouTube has done more to harm fans expectations than even ESPN Highlights.

Take a video, chop it up, put some cool urban beats to it and before long we are just foaming at the mouth for that inflated image.

Its nice, those turn to the basket in your face jump shots are great.

ON YouTube he hits like 80-90%

So give me "YouTube MElo" all day long!

haha - he is not as good as YouTube Ryan Leaf!

Vmart wrote:

eViL wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:The Melo I want has never existed. Even in that video, he took way too many bad shots that happened to fall on that day.

pretty much.

The player you seek does not exist. You know the one that never misses a shot the one that gets an assist on every pass. The one that takes a charge on every play the one that blocks every shot taken by an opponent.

i just want Melo to take efficient shots 75% of the time. and no ISO (unless you have a major mismatch) until 10 second left on the shot clock. is that too much to ask?

Vmart wrote:

eViL wrote:

Vmart wrote:

eViL wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:The Melo I want has never existed. Even in that video, he took way too many bad shots that happened to fall on that day.

pretty much.

The player you seek does not exist. You know the one that never misses a shot the one that gets an assist on every pass. The one that takes a charge on every play the one that blocks every shot taken by an opponent.

i just want Melo to take efficient shots 75% of the time. and no ISO (unless you have a major mismatch) until 10 second left on the shot clock. is that too much to ask?

Iso are important they draw doubles creates mismatches. This is an important element of basketball. It's a necessary evil of the game.