AnubisADL wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:I read a great analysis of Anthony on a Denver site a few months ago (wish I had the link). His biggest problem, as identified by the analyst, is shot selection- if he takes good shots his % will go up. His weakness has been that, historically, he takes a lot of bad shots.

We will know that Anthony wants to take his game to the next level when he comes back with an Amare type body- indicating that he spent some time lifting weights. This will give him the ability to play on both ends of he court without having to save his energy for offense.

What are good shots and bad shots when a defender is draped over him? So if he is being defended he should pass to the open man? Im pretty sure the coach rather Carmelo take a contested jumper than guys like Jefferies taking wide open shots.

I would rather watch Derrick Brown dunk than Jared Jeffries contest a shot by falling backwards

AnubisADL wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:I read a great analysis of Anthony on a Denver site a few months ago (wish I had the link). His biggest problem, as identified by the analyst, is shot selection- if he takes good shots his % will go up. His weakness has been that, historically, he takes a lot of bad shots.

We will know that Anthony wants to take his game to the next level when he comes back with an Amare type body- indicating that he spent some time lifting weights. This will give him the ability to play on both ends of he court without having to save his energy for offense.

What are good shots and bad shots when a defender is draped over him? So if he is being defended he should pass to the open man? Im pretty sure the coach rather Carmelo take a contested jumper than guys like Jefferies taking wide open shots.

Perhaps a decrease in shot attempts through the use of some shot selection discretion is in order.

Maybe a few contested shots can be turned into passes. You choose Jeffries, which is pretty lame, IMO, because he is not the only other guy on the team, and we have other players on the team who can hit an open J.

Obviously, if you are exclusively an isolation 1/1 player, you will take more bad shots. Don't see why he can't make better use of picks and move around a bit more without the ball. Being in better shape will also facilitate this.

He has a quick release- if he makes an effort to free himself without the ball, and not just stand around waiting for the ball to go 1/1, he will have a better shooting %.

matt wrote:It's John Belushi

His name in Animal House was John Blutarsky.

misterearl wrote:
Perhaps, one can always whine and moan about the sun being out with the knowledge rain is on the way. You can hate the pitcher for throwing a no-hitter and claim it should have been a perfect game. Or you can simply throw rocks at a person because he does not conform to your (cough) standardized, conservative "American" aesthetic. Tough noogies.

The same people who complained about Copernicus complained about Benjamin Franklin. The same conformists who complained about Elvis, complained about rock and roll and school integration. The same people who protested Vivian Malone walking into the University of Alabama, complained about Wilbur Jackson, until he started running people over.

Well said MisterEarl, you have truly stepped your game up to a, dare i say, "Melo" level of literary artistry.

As is anyone trying to correct who Attacked Pearl Harbor, or thinks they are shining bright to correct who is "Blutto" and who is Jim Belushi's brother is really wrapped too tight today.

When misterearl is on, just leave it alone! Sit back and enjoy it!

misterearl wrote:Jim Mora: "Playoffs?"

(dedicated to Nalod)

Scene: Knicks locker room before game one

Amare: [to Billups] Germans?... Miami Heat?
Billups: Forget it, he's rolling.
Carmelo: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...
[thinks hard of something to say]

Carmelo: The tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's GO!
[Carmelo runs out, alone; then returns]

Carmelo: What the fork happened to the New York Knicks I used to watch on tee vee? Where's the John Starks spirit? Where's the Patrick Ewing guts, huh? This could be the greatest playoffs run of our lives, but you're gonna let it be the worst. "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Carmelo, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. DWade, he's a dead man! Lebron, dead! Bosh...

Amare: Dead! Carmelo's right. Psychotic... but absolutely right. We gotta take these Miami bastards. Now we could do it with conventional offense, but that could take years and cost millions of dollars in free agent spending. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part!

Carmelo: We're just the guys to do it.
Fields: [stands up] Yeah, I agree. Let's go get 'em.
Billups: Let's do it.

Carmelo: [shouting] "Let's do it"!
[all of the Knicks stand up and run out of the locker room with Carmelo]

Did you also happen to notice the Blobman in a cameo uttering the immortal line "What the hell are we supposed to do ya moron"

Before he accumulated his fourth foul the Knicks were percolating.

Rumble young man rumble.

misterearl wrote:

CashMoney wrote:It's no secret that Melo takes bad shots from time to time. What I see is that he's taking less bad shots. Even the best of them take a shot from time to time that shoudln't have been taken. If Melo keeps his bad shots to 2-3 per game he is a much better player. Trade haters are always going to take jabs.

CashMoney - the three Carmelo took from six feet beyond the arc was a bad shot.

Even the Sixers announcers said so.

The only problem was the shot went in.

Superstars do that sometimes..that's what makes them special..Heat Check.

As for the way Melo is scoring now, he's been getting better at the catch and shoot and he's taking more inbalance shots that come with less pressure. That comes from the spread offense. When he 1st got here, the other guys weren't used to him and he wasn't used to the offense and they were all getting in the way and with poor spacing. Now you see the floor is spaced much better and before he or STAT goes, they let the other players make cuts and curls 1st and this keeps teams from easily doubling as they had been. Paying closer attention to what Mike is doing you can see how he gets his players such great shots if they follow the plays. This is only going to get better with time.