Knixkik wrote:

arkrud wrote:

Knixkik wrote:It's amazing how great teammates change the perception of a player. Paul Pierce is the biggest example. If Melo had KG, Allen, and Rondo in 2008, his career and talent would be viewed differently. It's just amazing to me.

He decided not to join other stars but be all alone star on the knocks
It was his decision and he is dealing with consequences.

We have gone into this many times but Knicks had their opportunities to add talent around him over the years. They had plenty of trade chips after the Melo trade including Fields, who at the time was a starting SG as a rookie and was the best rebounding guard in the league. Also shooting 40% from 3pt and had good defensive potential. Also Lin was discovered after the fact and was proving himself as a starting PG in this league. We let both walk over the summer instead of turning them into value. Our best 2 young players at the time. Poor decision making. Danny Ainge would have done more.

Can you justify the money both got? Even in hindsight it does not equate!
Did we do good otherwise, no. But Lando was a second round pick and thus was free to negotiate and us to match.

Can't trade free agents. Ainge hasn't exactly lit the world on fire other than do a better job collecting talent/picks while staying relevant. He is doing a good job.
and Yes, Ainge and his owners have had a plan. Grunwald took over for Walsh who walked after Dolan was not interested in a plan.

And if Melo had to play with Lin and lando I don't think we be much better for it.

nixluva wrote:

lxndiaz wrote:Quite a bit to be excited about this year, but ultimately this Knicks team goes far only with good health all around.

True but every team is in that boat. One twisted ankle to Lebron and they're toast. For me the value of this Knicks roster is that none of the players will have to kill themselves in order for this team to win.

+1, and great job on the sig line, nix.

Obviously DRose knows nothing about NBA basketball players, since he mentions Melo ahead of KP.

CrushAlot wrote:I just heard Stephen A. Talking about Melo on Mike and Mike. He said Melo has had one all star teammate in NY and that was Tyson during the 54 win season. The amazing thing about that was that Tyson was out for all but 4 of the final 20 games that season. The Knicks finished that season on an 18-2 run. Tyson didn't show up for the playoffs either. This group could do some special stuff.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/sports/basketball/knicks-carmelo-anthony-can-learn-from-paul-pierces-career-arc.html

CrushAlot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:I just heard Stephen A. Talking about Melo on Mike and Mike. He said Melo has had one all star teammate in NY and that was Tyson during the 54 win season. The amazing thing about that was that Tyson was out for all but 4 of the final 20 games that season. The Knicks finished that season on an 18-2 run. Tyson didn't show up for the playoffs either. This group could do some special stuff.

Amare and Tyson but obviously Amare was heading downhill too

Amare didn't make it as a knick when Melo was on the team I don't believe.

CrushAlot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:I just heard Stephen A. Talking about Melo on Mike and Mike. He said Melo has had one all star teammate in NY and that was Tyson during the 54 win season. The amazing thing about that was that Tyson was out for all but 4 of the final 20 games that season. The Knicks finished that season on an 18-2 run. Tyson didn't show up for the playoffs either. This group could do some special stuff.

Amare and Tyson but obviously Amare was heading downhill too

Amare didn't make it as a knick when Melo was on the team I don't believe.

He was an all-star the year Melo joined the team, right?

He was. I wonder if Stephen A. left him out because the trade was after the all star game.

Gotta hope that with Rose, Melo and KP that they will stay relatively healthy and feed off each other so they don't have to overexert themselves. They need as much time together as possible to really develop their chemistry.

jrodmc wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:I just heard Stephen A. Talking about Melo on Mike and Mike. He said Melo has had one all star teammate in NY and that was Tyson during the 54 win season. The amazing thing about that was that Tyson was out for all but 4 of the final 20 games that season. The Knicks finished that season on an 18-2 run. Tyson didn't show up for the playoffs either. This group could do some special stuff.

Amare and Tyson but obviously Amare was heading downhill too

Amare didn't make it as a knick when Melo was on the team I don't believe.

He was an all-star the year Melo joined the team, right?

He was. I wonder if Stephen A. left him out because the trade was after the all star game.

Even if you take that to heart it would only mean 2010-11 Melo and Amare and then 2012-13 Melo and Tyson as All Stars representing the Knicks.
Also it's good to note the fact that Tyson played 66, 62 and 55 games in his 3 years with the Knicks. Amare 78, 47, 29, 65 and 36 the final year he was traded. Including Melo's missed games, there were a lot of games where these players simply didn't take the floor together.

Gotta hope that with Rose, Melo and KP that they will stay relatively healthy and feed off each other so they don't have to overexert themselves. They need as much time together as possible to really develop their chemistry.

If I remember correctly, Stat was ridden into the ground by Pringles before Melo ever got here. Stat was never the Phoenix Amare or the double-double machine he was prior to Melo coming here.

And nix, why are you leaving out Noah? He's got the opportunity here to affect team chemistry as much as the other three. I cannot remember having this loaded of a team, even during the Ewing years.

Like every other franchise, Pray for health.

Bonn1997 wrote:Melo hasn't had a lot of help and likely would play better with better teammates. But he also could have cut out a lot of the bad contested shots even on his previous rosters. Also, how many all-stars have an all-star teammate? Not many teams have 2 or more all-stars. If Melo has had one in 2 of his 6 years, I'm guessing that's normal. I doubt more than 1/3 of the teams have 2 all-stars.