earthmansurfer wrote:A part of the reason that Lin has come back down is that Melo isn't doing his job. We need him to spread the floor. Teams are packing it inside if you haven't noticed. Stat can hit the outside shot but needs a little space, Melo doesn't. Lin can't drive when they pack the middle and outside of 3's (which I don't want him shooting more than 2-3 times a game), he is getting covered quite well but I think he still needs to use his midrange as he was.
I fine this hard to accept since Bill walker was 1-5 6-9 3-8 0-5 3-11 2-10 4-10 in the starting small forward spot and that had zero effect on Lin seemingly. Teams are packing it in because that is the book on the knicks right now.
earthmansurfer wrote:Right now, Melo isn't even top 10 on this team and his stats back that up. I know he can get better but it is painful watching him like a fish out of water since he can't play his ISO game exclusively. We are seeing a great ISO player try to play team ball but years of practice at being a "ME" player has wired his brain in that way. I hope he comes around during the regular season. If not, then I hope during the playoffs. If he produces and we advance past round 2 then I'm open to keeping him. If not, I would try to trade him for a less "talented" but more team oriented player.
Ugh, I understand that the Mavs was a very bad game, but you think the hyperbole is a little thick?? The last 6 games before tonight you think Melo isn't even top ten on the team??? Iso this and that, I don't feel like having that asinine argument, because Dirk destroyed this team with me first isos and it will never be described that way by anybody anywhere. Two nights ago this team got destroyed by selfish Paul Peirce posting 15 plus point is the third quarter. This Bull**** about iso never exsited before we have a coach that didn't believe in post offense.
earthmansurfer wrote:Is it any coincidence that Lin did have this offense figured out while Melo was gone? You think teams waited 10 games to make adjustments? LOL. Don't let your eyes deceive you, I watch the game, Melo comes in and the other team goes on a run. And it isn't that Melo is playing bad per say, he just isn't in the flow. Last night, him and Lin come in, 2 point game or so, and Dallas goes on a 13 point run or something like that. I was watching closely, Lin played fine. When Melo produces the game opens up for everyone. They didn't even double Melo for the most part, they are doubling Lin much more than Melo.
So the Nets game never happened with Melo present????
Do I think teams waited to make adjustments??? No, I also understand like you, that you can pause the game and adjust your sliders to the exactly the right game plan to stop a team instantly./sarcasm
The Mavs had the game plan first and every team afterwards has built on that, yes that is how game planning works in every sport. The next team sees the chink in your armor and begins there attack there. There is no coincidence about it, it's exactly how scouting works. Every team that plays us with more and more game tape will try to mimic the defense of every team that beats us. Some will succeed and some won't.
And to talk about the end of the game, you have to know that that was a ugly 4th quarter that had both playing poorly offensively, so to make it sound like the offensive flow was broken when Lin and Melo came is disingenuous. The knicks played good D and scraped on the boards to fight back into the game. Putting the starters in broke what was working for us, it wasn't an offensive break down because Melo stepped on the court.
But I don't want to arguing over this one game it isn't worth the hassle, because this team will ssol some more wins and get smacked in the face with reality but another tough loss by a good team effort. Lin with Bill walker and JJ2 isn't going to chance that and Melo going 10/10 running off of screens like Rip hamlton isn't going to either.
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