GustavBahler wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Almost as comical as dudes hating on Bosh like he was a scrub in Toronto getting his team to the playoffs every year. Toronto hasnt made the playoffs since Bosh left.

Chandler, Smith, and Felton need to show up. Not just Melo.

Felton shouldnt be on that short list

When melo plays great people are mad that he doesnt get enough credit and when he plays poorly he gets too much blame lol. Look i like melo and i have defended him but he has really huurt us the past 2 games. JR smith hurt us 2 games as well. First he gets suspended and then he pulls a john starks tonight

Yeah Melos a sensitive subject obviously but it'd be hard to defend him here. He was pretty much a no show for 2 games. He gets the credit when we win, so he has to get some blame when we lose.

Its not so much defending his performance but defending this notion that its all on him. Melo didn't get ejected and suspended. Melo didn't hand the Celtics bulletin board material, he didn't shoot nothing but blanks until the game was out of reach. We need some perspective here.

Yeah he's sucked the last 2 games, he has to take his licks but don't leave out the rest of the team.

The thing is though that very little people were blaming the whole thing on Melo. Maybe 2 people put it all on him. Most of us simply mentioned his poor play and now we're "blaming" him?

Not everyone Teamball. Just the ones who are blaming it all on Melo.

AnubisADL wrote:

nixluva wrote:Woody has got to figure out a way to stop this Melo getting the ball way out on the perimeter and only getting it on ISO's. The C's have totally taken us out of our offense and we're not getting any 3's off ball movement and penetration. This is a VERY BAD SIGN for the future even if we get past the C's. Teams will look to do the same things. This series is exposing the Knicks offense.

WE HAVE POOR PG PLAY. Plain and simple. Felton is impersonating Russel Westbrook.

TeamBall wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Almost as comical as dudes hating on Bosh like he was a scrub in Toronto getting his team to the playoffs every year. Toronto hasnt made the playoffs since Bosh left.

Chandler, Smith, and Felton need to show up. Not just Melo.

Felton shouldnt be on that short list

When melo plays great people are mad that he doesnt get enough credit and when he plays poorly he gets too much blame lol. Look i like melo and i have defended him but he has really huurt us the past 2 games. JR smith hurt us 2 games as well. First he gets suspended and then he pulls a john starks tonight

Yeah Melos a sensitive subject obviously but it'd be hard to defend him here. He was pretty much a no show for 2 games. He gets the credit when we win, so he has to get some blame when we lose.

Its not so much defending his performance but defending this notion that its all on him. Melo didn't get ejected and suspended. Melo didn't hand the Celtics bulletin board material, he didn't shoot nothing but blanks until the game was out of reach. We need some perspective here.

Yeah he's sucked the last 2 games, he has to take his licks but don't leave out the rest of the team.

The thing is though that very little people were blaming the whole thing on Melo. Maybe 2 people put it all on him. Most of us simply mentioned his poor play and now we're "blaming" him?

Not everyone Teamball. Just the ones who are blaming it all on Melo.

Fair enough Gustav. While im pissed at JR I still feel like this game and last game especially was Melos time to step up and im disappointed he didnt deliver.

Me too, Melo definitely could have done better.

- Chandler doesnt want to shoot
- Shumpert cant shoot
- Prigioni was cold
- JR Smith was cold
- Kidd is cold

I guess Melo should just stop shooting unless he gets a wide open shot.

ShellTopAdidas wrote:This is what upsets me about Melo. He doesn't make the team around him better. If he's off, he's pretty much useless

It's been that way his whole career...players like

Melo
Smith
Amar'e

are better because of who's around them, they don't make other players better, they never have and probably never will.

AnubisADL wrote:Who is Melo stealing FGAs from?

- Chandler doesnt want to shoot
- Shumpert cant shoot
- Prigioni was cold
- JR Smith was cold
- Kidd is cold

I guess Melo should just stop shooting unless he gets a wide open shot.

StarksEwing1 wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Who is Melo stealing FGAs from?

- Chandler doesnt want to shoot
- Shumpert cant shoot
- Prigioni was cold
- JR Smith was cold
- Kidd is cold

I guess Melo should just stop shooting unless he gets a wide open shot.

So basically you think Melo deserves no balme for the past 2 games. I dont think its all on him but when your best player has 2 horrendous games in a row i cant exactly kiss his ass lol

The issue is WHY he is having bad games.

Melo's FG% hasnt looked that hot this ENTIRE series.

Game 1: 13-29
Game 2: 11-24
Game 3: 12-25

Boston had a hard time scoring the first 3 games and now they have found their stroke.

We got diddly from Kidd, Prigioni, Chandler, Martin, and the rest.

AnubisADL wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Who is Melo stealing FGAs from?

- Chandler doesnt want to shoot
- Shumpert cant shoot
- Prigioni was cold
- JR Smith was cold
- Kidd is cold

I guess Melo should just stop shooting unless he gets a wide open shot.

So basically you think Melo deserves no balme for the past 2 games. I dont think its all on him but when your best player has 2 horrendous games in a row i cant exactly kiss his ass lol

The issue is WHY he is having bad games.

Melo's FG% hasnt looked that hot this ENTIRE series.

Game 1: 13-29
Game 2: 11-24
Game 3: 12-25

Boston had a hard time scoring the first 3 games and now they have found their stroke.

We got diddly from Kidd, Prigioni, Chandler, Martin, and the rest.

They did a good job of zeroing in on Kidd. He wasn't able to get one good look from 3, didn't even take one 3pt shot. That has to change. Kmart had 2pts and 2 rebounds in 13 minutes. Chandler did better but his defense was porous.

Team is heavily reliant on Melo playing insane and the 3 ball falling to win. Live by the 3 die by the 3. This is nothing new.