Hoping Melo can still make it to Hakeem's camp because he has a lot of work and practice that Hakeem could help in
If successful, Melo would be not only be a better basketball player, a leader, an efficient/consistent scorer, and a playmaker that makes his team mates better (his greatest weakness that he needs to work on)

Melo lacks trust in his team mates and has a little bit too much confidence in his own ability to get his shot off, however, he needs better shot selection
He needs to understand that he must be able to elevate the players around him instead of just making a basket
Defense, sacrificing his body for charges because he is more mobile/faster than most PF's and to use that as an advantage, BOXING OUT/PUTTING A BODY on a man sometimes is more important than grabbing a rebound, it limits one player from getting position, as EVERYONE SHOULD BE CONSISTENTLY DOING, and someone else must try to grab the rebound

Amar'e is going to be rusty as heck to start the season. So will JR, maybe Melo too (has he finished resting his shoulder?) I'm preparing for a slow start, but hopefully we'll pick things up after a few weeks.

martin wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I don't really see how working out with Hakeem for a few days would make any difference to his knees.

same. Very strange.

Same. What this tells me is the guy is toast. This is Allan Houston territory. I was hopeful until this report, but now I think he's done.

martin wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I don't really see how working out with Hakeem for a few days would make any difference to his knees.

same. Very strange.

I remember Greg Oden messing up his knee getting up from a low couch. You never know what can happen with these players with bad knees.

martin wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I don't really see how working out with Hakeem for a few days would make any difference to his knees.

same. Very strange.

I mean look at what happen last yr, that was evident enough..He works his but off during the summers so much that he's been breaking down during the season, so i could see why they held off..I just hope he stays in shape..

there really are fundamentals that STAT should really work on, slight drills to work on his foot work/game shape/coordination/stretching/balance *building up core with yoga/pilates* including things off the court like watching tape on BOXING OUT/FIGHTING for position and how to limit an opponents moves on WHEN and HOW to play HELP DEFENSE while always looking to stay with his own man and recover quick enough

It is not even funny how much the little stuff/fundamentals/DEF/IQ etc that Kmart is so much better than STAT in
Including how to set a screen to free up the team mate and how/when to cut to the open spot so your own team mate can get you the ball and not allowing the defense to recover