Knicksfan wrote:

matt wrote:if the knicks come back and blow out the Pistons, I think we can all just mark this up as a "happens to every team" type game. Nothing went right. Only problem is that we've had to many of these

Losing this game is one thing. Being blown out while never getting in rhythm or caring to play enough defense is another.

Still, I agree that if we play strong tomorrow, we are ok.

But really, I'll take them seriously once they move over .500. They seem allergic to that number.

To me, we need to win at least the next two to get rid of the bad taste after this one. And not to get greedy, but we also need to beat Orlando at MSG on Wednesday.

I'm not saying we will win all three, but three straight home games, no back-to-backs. We need to establish home dominance.

holfresh wrote:BD runs the offense better than Lin..That's a little bit of a concern..

Why..you saying they both suck? If not...Baron will see more minutes. It is all good.

i'm not singling melo, or maybe i am. but you gotta bring it when you orchestrate a team to a destination of your choosing and you are supposedly one of the top players in the league. melo is playing like dog **** and i could care less what the excuse is. he's out the court and as long as he's out on the court then there are no excuses. i'm sick of this ****. play like a top player in this league, we gave up a bundle to get you, you're getting paid a ton of money, you got the evil coach fired. TIME TO FUCKING SHOW UP.

nyk4ever wrote:interesting stat.. in the last 2 games melo has attempted 1 free-throw. yep, that's right. 1 free-throw folks. this is a guy that is averaging 8/gm for his career.

His offensive game right now is way down from his career numbers. Don't know exactly what is going on but he has been pretty off lately. Tonight he had 15 attempts, which is close to enough for him, and he could only make 12 points. Saw the zone and instead of attacking it, he, like the rest of the team, settled for jumpers.

Knicksfan wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:interesting stat.. in the last 2 games melo has attempted 1 free-throw. yep, that's right. 1 free-throw folks. this is a guy that is averaging 8/gm for his career.

His offensive game right now is way down from his career numbers. Don't know exactly what is going on but he has been pretty off lately. Tonight he had 15 attempts, which is close to enough for him, and he could only make 12 points. Saw the zone and instead of attacking it, he, like the rest of the team, settled for jumpers.

Melo has no legs for the offensive end. He is still not in great shape and playing defense is taking a lot out of him. He can't finish as strong to the rim and as a result was getting his shots blocked ala Amare. He needs to lose some weight like Amare to get back some of his bounce.

One play in the Sixers game when he deflected the ball and Lin picked up the steal. Melo took off and Lin gave him a nice easy bounce pass. The first time I saw it I knew he still does not have full power. Instead of jamming it off 1 leg, Melo collected himself and dunked taking off on 2 legs. He did not have enough energy to take off for a dunk on one leg. Melo really needs to shed at least 15 lbs.

They have Melo listed at 230 lbs right now but in the draft combine they had him at 235 lbs. Tell me, does it look like he lost weight from then to now? He looks like he is at least 245 lbs.

He need to get to at least his college playing weight if he is going to play defense and rebound at his current pace.