This may be the best shot Melo has to get to the big dance. I'm not saying the team is perfect, but considering his contract with the team is running thru what should be the best years of his career, there really isn't likely to be another situation for him to get to the finals and so he's gonna have to completely exhaust everything he's got in the tank. No holding back.
I think he's got to dig deep and I think he'll give a max effort this year. There are no more excuses left for him. IMO this is the best team he's ever been on. It's a different team from any of his previous teams since it's really a defensive team and with few scoring options he'll get all the shots he wants and more.
I think Melo has to make sure that he finds a way to excel along with STAT. IF that means he's got to keep an eye out for STAT then I think he's got to do that. The more STAT scores the better for Melo and the team. STAT is a career elite high % scorer. The same with Tyson. STAT is #20 all time in TS% and Tyson is #7. If you've got 2 teammates who are that high on the list for their careers then you really need to make it your business to get them the ball.