I've said this many times, bringing in a good point guard won't make a difference because of the way the Knicks play. They start every possession above the 3pt line with the point or center, waste about 10 to 15 seconds while mostly playing iso ball. When Melo or JR get the ball, there's no player movement because they know that the ball isn't coming back out soon enough to get a good shot. Teams know the Knicks will jumpshoot about 70 percent of the time and teams are OK with that.....just wait for the Knicks to go cold because the Knicks almost never adjust on offense. The Knicks shoot themselves out of a lead just as much or more than they do to obtain a lead.
I don't think an elite point guard wants to come here because they see that the point doesn't really run this team. J. Lin was successful because he didn't give a sh__ about Melo, Lin broke many plays that were called for Melo......Melo and Woodson didn't like that and that's the real reason he's not here.
Melo may want to win but he does not know how to make those around him better, he could easily average 8 or more assists if he used his head. There are many times when he has three defenders on him in the post or going to the rack but he almost never passes to his 4 other teammates who only have 2 defenders to cover them. Melo does not want to be outshown, he can take a game or two where a teammate might get the spotlight but that's about it. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Melo is here, I just wish he played smarter. He played hard last night but what did he do to get his teammate more involved? Did he reel in J.R. and tell him to stop shooting? Melo had 2 assists, J.R. had 1 assist, with 39 shots between them, these guys handle the ball as much and sometimes more than the point guard.......it's like playground ball where you're the new guy and you're not getting the ball, soon you stop playing as hard. We can bitch all we want about the money these guys make but......they are human and that's make you subject to emotions.
11/17/2013 6:27 PM