MSG3 wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:misterearl wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:misterearl wrote:crzymdups wrote:kip3f wrote:FoeDiddy wrote:MSG3 wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Gymkata wrote:Even when we win we lose.
It's hard to characterize that game as a win
Why? We moved ahead in the standings. We learned that Shump should start. Melo is day to day at worst
A Win is a Win..You're not gonna blow every team out.
We didn't win that game. I would call that a non-loss.
then you didn't watch. it was shump's arrival. the team figured out how to play. it would have been significant even if they lost.
It's HOW you play the game.
Other than a great 2nd half from one player (Shumpert), they played the game poorly and it was hard to watch. Melo started off great but then went back to being a chucker. 37 points on 37 shots plus turnovers makes me want to pull my hair out.
Shumpert was inserted in the first quarter. His impact was immediate.
Was Bernard King a chucker?
King was when I was a little kid and not watching basketball.
At least get your facts straight. Melo got 37 on 33 shots. He shot 16-33, a very good clip. In the 4th he missed a few in a row until winning the game for us HURT.
To continue to be down on Melo makes me think some people watch the games with the intention of finding something wrong with him. No one else is putting up shots. He has to take them. obviously you don't want anyone taking that many shots but that's the way it's working out right now.
Shumpert was very good. Melo was EXCELLENT and has been all year. Saw signs from Stat. To go down by 16 and get a win is a positive. Hopefully we found something last night to build off of. We're a different team when a guy with poise and vision is handling the PG duties.
I said 37 shots
plus turnovers. Is it possible that I have my facts straight and you just didn't read carefully? I agree that Melo has been excellent this year, and that's why I started this thread acknowledging his play: http://ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=40366
I am harsh on Dolan's teams - and he's earned that harshness - but I go out of my way to be fair and give praise when appropriate.