franco12 wrote:loweyecue wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:God, I'll take a bad back BD all day vs Shump/TD duo! Love Shump on D, but besides bringing the ball up the court, he cannot initiate the offense effectively (though an upgrade over TD). Can't remember the last pick and roll ending with Stat dunking(Felton?).
How sad is that? And people here thought we didnt need BD, Toney would be fine running the offense. LOL. 
I think Toney's hurt worse that anyone knows.
That, and Melo was supposed to be the Point Forward, which I though started to work, and was a good idea.
Different Strokes
When our prototypical point forward Anthony Mason, he had guards like Doc Rivers to run with. Mase was an emergency outlet to advance the ball under token pressure.
With our lack of quality/ experienced guard candidates, Carmelo is less point forward and attempting to fill the role as the leading man.
NBA Defenses have gotten hip to that quick. It is no coincidence the Knicks attempt (and miss) the most shots as iso's.