tkf wrote:newyorknewyork wrote:tkf wrote:NUPE wrote:IrishKnickFan wrote:NUPE wrote:It is so funny to see people whine about Melo's fg% which is 44% right now. Meanwhile:
The great Gallo is shooting 34% this year.
The great Lin is shooting below 35% this year.
The great Wilson Chandler is shooting 31% this year.
Melo is literally shooting just about 10% better than all the ex-Knick's and the "Gift".
please im begging you stop with the knicks vs former knicks crap. Lets focus on the good season we are having
Why should I?!?! We all know certain posters hate for Melo revolves around their lust for ex-knicks. Melo is shooting 44% and people are acting like he is shooting 35%. Eventually Melo will make more of his shots around the rim and his fg% will improve. And then people will find something else to complain about.
nah, this is what you do.. you bring up those guys every time you can..... melo is shooting 44% and that is not good enough.. I mean is that what you want from your so called franchise player? why such low standards, why not aim for 49% which deng is shooting, or 53% which lebron is shooting, he is getting paid more than both guys, and he is supposed to be the face of this franchise... why keep bringing up players whom you feel are inferior to him as the standard to which defend melo.. it is ridiculous on every level especially with the way you feel about former knicks...
We didn't give up Deng or Lebron for Melo we gave up 34% Gallo and 31% Chandler. Melo was the reason why 35% Linsanity ended. Now that the offseason is over and hypotheticals turn into reality and you can't brag about them its not a fair ball game anymore I see.
Melo is shooting 44%, but he is attacking the basket he isn't just shooting poor jumpshots. He gets a couple more calls when he is getting whacked and his fg% would sky rocket. With that said didn't really like the way he played offensively that much. We need to get back to the ball movement like the first few games. His defense on West was great though.
so again, as long as carmelo is shooting a better % than those guys, knick fans should be happy? if that works for you.. have at it.. but it makes absolutely no sense...... If you feel those guys are vastly inferior than it should not be a surprise, but when someone says that 44% is not good enough, pointing out what gallo, lin, etc shoots, is just a piss poor way to defend that point....
but you do see how what you said really makes no sense.... 35% linsanity.. I didn't know lin ws shooting that bad last year. unless you have some stats to back that up, what you are just doing is going out of a way to try to make a point that just isn't there..
What works for me is him playing defense, attacking the rim, doing the little things and the Knicks continuing to win basketball games.
Like I stated earlier he is attacking the basket he isn't settling for poor jump shots. He gets some of the calls he should have gotten and his fg% would be higher. But I guess talking about his FG% is the last string to stand on.
If Gallo, Chandler and Lin were producing at a high level you would be throwing that around right now. But they aren't so its not fair game. If Denver was 8-2 and not 4-6 right now you would be throwing that around right now as well.
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