IrishKnickFan wrote:I think Melo gets too much blame. I mean the last 2 postseasons he has played with a depleted roster. Amare was hurt both years and we were missing our starting point guard. I have a feeling this year will be his best year and hopefully we will bring home a title. Lets Go Knicks!!!

Melo got hyped to impossible levels and its the supporting team that lacks more than he does.

The trade depleted the roster and its why we were short talent and injury prone.

When does he get a "break"?

He gets the star treatment and 20mm to play. That expectation is a high price to pay.

knickscity wrote:If we win, he'll get credit.

Why does he need a break?

He will NEVER ever get the credit from some on this board. If they go deep in the playoffs it will be "yeah he got out of the first round but he couldnt carry us all the way" & if they get to the Finals it will be "But he didnt win...he's not Kobe or LeBron" and even if he manages to defeat all odds and bring a "Chip" to NYC some (who shall remain nameless) will be screaming "Well...he cant deliver two like Clyde & Pearl did".
I wish this was a tweet so I could hashtag it as #hatersgonnahate

Melo could win 10 rings and people will find something....not just thus board

Lovers think if we support them they do better?

Does anything talked about here really matter to the teams performance?

Knicks are a product that provides entertainment programming for its parent MSG.

Giving two shyts and Phuch about its fan other than providing quality programming is beyond its description.

As long as the teams succeeds to provide "winning" product and celebs arrive then fans want to be in the same building as them. If the team succeeds in being in the playoffs it makes a ton of money.

If you build a busines model around championships then you'll fail most of the time. Raise expectations too high and you fail.

TheloniusMonk wrote:Like Ewing, he will never catch a break here in NY. People in other cities appreciate Melo, tho. I remember back in the Ewing era I would see more Starks, Oak and Mase jerseys around the NY area than Ewing. Asked who is their favorite Knick, people rarely said Ewing. Same goes for today. You'd think Carmelo Anthony was a scrub let some people tell it. A friend of mine from Jersey asked me recently "Why do Knick fans always treat their stars and best players like ****?". That about sums it up.

Ewing was one of the greats of all time. Melo is not in his group and will never be... unless of some miraculos transformation.
Pat was a Warrior, Melo is a cool talented celeb. There was and are a sh..t load of Melo-type guys in NBA. Ewing defined an era in NY bbal.

arkrud wrote:

TheloniusMonk wrote:Like Ewing, he will never catch a break here in NY. People in other cities appreciate Melo, tho. I remember back in the Ewing era I would see more Starks, Oak and Mase jerseys around the NY area than Ewing. Asked who is their favorite Knick, people rarely said Ewing. Same goes for today. You'd think Carmelo Anthony was a scrub let some people tell it. A friend of mine from Jersey asked me recently "Why do Knick fans always treat their stars and best players like ****?". That about sums it up.

Ewing was one of the greats of all time. Melo is not in his group and will never be... unless of some miraculos transformation.
Pat was a Warrior, Melo is a cool talented celeb. There was and are a sh..t load of Melo-type guys in NBA. Ewing defined an era in NY bbal.

ActionJackson wrote:8 out of the 10 people who claim that "Ewing was a warrior" on this site, were the same people in the 90s who were shouting "Ewing SUCKS" every time he didnt score 30 & grab 15rbs and still refer to him as "ringless".
Face it, New Yorkers are by & large basically frustrated a-holes who never appreciate what they have until it's gone & no amount of circle jerking about the supposed good ole days where we just barely lost to the bulls because C Smith didnt dunk the ball or Starks' 2-18 is going to change our citywide hater attitude.

It's the same thing with Giants fans. Nowadays, after two Superbowl wins, you can't find anyone who'll admit that they were calling for him to be benched even as early as his second year. Also, you won't find any Mets fans who booed Piazza his last few years in NY. I don't know what it is about New Yorkers that make so many hate the best player on the team but there it is. For the record, I never hated Ewing or Piazza and the only time I really turned on Eli is after the loss to the Vikings the year he won his first Superbowl but I got over it and went back to defending him a week later.