dk7th wrote:that's one possession out of 200. you might as well show me fotos of all 200 possessions while you're at it. otherwise what's your point?

A. "A Picture's Meaning Can Express Ten Thousand Words."

Carmelo is playing basketball at an elite level. The best basketball of his career. No matter how you put a veg-o-matic to it, (slice and dice it) that is a beautiful thing.

Seriously.

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:

misterearl wrote:A game day bootleg, which is also a fable (in the same manner as the west coast fable)

Melo's high efficiency, volume scoring is crazy good, not crazy bad. Like Earl Smith, he is playing with rhythm. This is not to be confused with preconceived notions of what a "good" shot is. When you carry the burden of his prodigious talent, what defines a bad shot?

A double team? Nah.

A triple team? Maybe.

The point being, Carmelo has always played with extra force. That includes "forced" shots that ignore the obvious extra pass. A few games back he shot so much (and so poorly) The Answer Man himself exclaimed "Pass The Ball!"

The difference?

His demeanor and approach. Carmelo wears the blank facial expression of a businessman before he closes a major deal. Dispassionate. Focused on the prize. Little to no emotion. A professional
His closest shot against the Heat was from 15 feet. Let that sink in a moment. That is how special this young man is.

He can see a Larry O Brien Trophy. It will be fun to watch how he goes after it.

the last two games he was not double-teamed. what strategies will the celtics or bulls use to defend him?

that's one possession out of 200. you might as well show me fotos of all 200 possessions while you're at it. otherwise what's your point?

You shouldn't write in absolutes then. You sound ignorant when you do.

Maybe write "Miami Single covered him mostly, but when they did bring a double, Melo did the fadeway baseline jumper away from Battier and the help defender"

or

"When Atlanta finally decided to bring a double, the ball was out of Melo's hand via hockey assist or skip pass"

That's my point.

if you weren't so eager to play "gotcha" these snotty responses of yours would be unnecessary, especially since you know i am by no means ignorant.

go ahead and have the last word and try to avoid being annoying.

dk7th wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

dk7th wrote:

misterearl wrote:A game day bootleg, which is also a fable (in the same manner as the west coast fable)

Melo's high efficiency, volume scoring is crazy good, not crazy bad. Like Earl Smith, he is playing with rhythm. This is not to be confused with preconceived notions of what a "good" shot is. When you carry the burden of his prodigious talent, what defines a bad shot?

A double team? Nah.

A triple team? Maybe.

The point being, Carmelo has always played with extra force. That includes "forced" shots that ignore the obvious extra pass. A few games back he shot so much (and so poorly) The Answer Man himself exclaimed "Pass The Ball!"

The difference?

His demeanor and approach. Carmelo wears the blank facial expression of a businessman before he closes a major deal. Dispassionate. Focused on the prize. Little to no emotion. A professional
His closest shot against the Heat was from 15 feet. Let that sink in a moment. That is how special this young man is.

He can see a Larry O Brien Trophy. It will be fun to watch how he goes after it.

the last two games he was not double-teamed. what strategies will the celtics or bulls use to defend him?

that's one possession out of 200. you might as well show me fotos of all 200 possessions while you're at it. otherwise what's your point?

You shouldn't write in absolutes then. You sound ignorant when you do.

Maybe write "Miami Single covered him mostly, but when they did bring a double, Melo did the fadeway baseline jumper away from Battier and the help defender"

or

"When Atlanta finally decided to bring a double, the ball was out of Melo's hand via hockey assist or skip pass"

That's my point.

if you weren't so eager to play "gotcha" these snotty responses of yours would be unnecessary, especially since you know i am by no means ignorant.

go ahead and have the last word and try to avoid being annoying.

Sorry if you feel that way. Refute your point to perfection and you get sour.

By the way you've been annoying since 5/14/2012.

dk7th wrote:
if you weren't so eager to play "gotcha" these snotty responses of yours would be unnecessary, especially since you know i am by no means ignorant.

go ahead and have the last word and try to avoid being annoying.

dk7th - don't you find it the least bit appropriate that the Knicks have won 10 games in a row and some writers choose to celebrate?

No one called you ignorant. No one is playing "gothcha". Unfortunately, having rice paper thin skin might make ones sensors flinch at any hint of rebuttal, whether in pure fun or by shouting "Go Knicks" too loudly.

Fact is, no matter whether he plays on a championship team or not, Mr Carmelo Anthony will NEVER earn the love of some Knicks fans. That is just the way it is. For some, if Carmelo Anthony rescued an elderly woman from a burning house, they would complain that he wrinkled her dress. It is the nature of being a super hero.

The Answer Man understands why J. Jonah Jamison printed all the negative stuff about Spider Man. He was jealous and resented the fact that Spider Man was too different. He was "the other", so Spidey must have been in concert with the other criminals, right?

Yes, the suggestion is that Carmelo Anthony is as tormented as Spider Man, despite trying to rescue a franchise with every ounce of his energy. When was the last time Melo was recognized for his effort, despite not getting the calls from referees?

Nah, that is what he is expected to do.

Meanwhile, every day is a new day. This recent run has been entertaining and placed our beloved Knicks on the doorstep of 50 wins for the first time in more than a dozen years. Isn't that reason enough to celebrate Melo leading the way on a Thursday?

The future is so bright The Answer Man ha gotta wear shades.

yellowboy90 wrote:

dk7th wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

dk7th wrote:

misterearl wrote:A game day bootleg, which is also a fable (in the same manner as the west coast fable)

Melo's high efficiency, volume scoring is crazy good, not crazy bad. Like Earl Smith, he is playing with rhythm. This is not to be confused with preconceived notions of what a "good" shot is. When you carry the burden of his prodigious talent, what defines a bad shot?

A double team? Nah.

A triple team? Maybe.

The point being, Carmelo has always played with extra force. That includes "forced" shots that ignore the obvious extra pass. A few games back he shot so much (and so poorly) The Answer Man himself exclaimed "Pass The Ball!"

The difference?

His demeanor and approach. Carmelo wears the blank facial expression of a businessman before he closes a major deal. Dispassionate. Focused on the prize. Little to no emotion. A professional
His closest shot against the Heat was from 15 feet. Let that sink in a moment. That is how special this young man is.

He can see a Larry O Brien Trophy. It will be fun to watch how he goes after it.

the last two games he was not double-teamed. what strategies will the celtics or bulls use to defend him?

Season will ride on JR since Amare likely wont be back til ECF vs Miami. Hopefully Felton and Shumpert play out of there minds in the playoffs as well. They are capable especially Felton. Need his penetration and finishing at the rim and hitting open jumpers.
Make no mistake Melo will be double and tripled team

if we face the celtics their strategy is to force switches that will force melo to defend and try to get him into foul trouble. if he tries to fight over picks he will get into foul trouble as well.

i promise you that is what we will see. they'll likely try the same with smith.

they won't be much help if they're on the bench.

celtics will strategize this way because they want a series of attrition.

So you are saying they are going to make the Knicks switch on D which is what Woody tells them to do already. Amazing.

yes it will be amazing if melo and smith can stay out of foul trouble. if they get into foul trouble then we are talking about woodson being outcoached... again.

dk7th wrote:
yes it will be amazing if melo and smith can stay out of foul trouble. if they get into foul trouble then we are talking about woodson being outcoached... again.

Mike Woodson has lost a truckload of core players to injury this season. All our big men are hobbled. Every last one of them. Not an excuse. That is the reality. Woodson is also 64-32 as Knicks Head Coach and 22 games over .500 this season. Losing to the eventual NBA champion Miami Heat last year was NOT a result of being outcoached. They were the better team.

Sheesh, dk7th, your patented resentment paints the Knicks with the brush of a lottery team. Are you not entertained?

Oh, forgot... the only thing that matters is the playoffs.

CrushAlot wrote:
He was told he sounded ignorant when he spoke in absolutes. Chuck also apologized. When you spend your day posting melo hate stuff and the Knicks are on 10 game winning streak it has to be frustrating.

CrushAlot - ChuckBuck apologized immediately. The honorable MrBuck has rarely, if ever, been involved in a personal squabble with another poster.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, no matter the angle or advocacy. What is most bamboozling is that anyone would find a ten game winning streak, (or managing a roster packed with hobbled big men) to signal that a successful regular season (22 games over .500) indicates that the head coach or his leading man are fatally flawed.

Rain on this parade at your own risk.

dk7th wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

dk7th wrote:if we face the celtics their strategy is to force switches that will force melo to defend and try to get him into foul trouble. if he tries to fight over picks he will get into foul trouble as well.

i promise you that is what we will see. they'll likely try the same with smith.

they won't be much help if they're on the bench.

celtics will strategize this way because they want a series of attrition.

So you are saying they are going to make the Knicks switch on D which is what Woody tells them to do already. Amazing.

yes it will be amazing if melo and smith can stay out of foul trouble. if they get into foul trouble then we are talking about woodson being outcoached... again.

knickscity wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

dk7th wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

dk7th wrote:if we face the celtics their strategy is to force switches that will force melo to defend and try to get him into foul trouble. if he tries to fight over picks he will get into foul trouble as well.

i promise you that is what we will see. they'll likely try the same with smith.

they won't be much help if they're on the bench.

celtics will strategize this way because they want a series of attrition.

So you are saying they are going to make the Knicks switch on D which is what Woody tells them to do already. Amazing.

yes it will be amazing if melo and smith can stay out of foul trouble. if they get into foul trouble then we are talking about woodson being outcoached... again.

The Knicks switch against every team almost all the time. Wouldnt Carmelo and JR have been in foul trouble like every game of the season?

Switching usually dont get them into foul trouble, overly guarding their own man seems to be more of a problem.

Anyone who can't be over joyed by the way the knicks are playing I really feel sorry for. Because if we win a championship they would be heart broken. Right now they hate every game we win. I can't worry about them because I got so much joy and I am smiling . Ain't got time for angry people. All I can say is you continue to be unhappy but as for me I'M A KNICKS DIEHARD FAN

Squabbling over another persons intent (during a ten game win streak)is so middle school-ish. ChuckBuck is no troublemaker. I read ChuckBuck. You sir are no ChuckBuck. ChuckBuck would say Beat the Bucks.