dk7th wrote:

tkf wrote:

dk7th wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

arkrud wrote:Melo is ultimate one-star team player.
He will defer only to bigger star. Otherwise it's a Molo-ball.
And if he will not take substantial pay-cut (and he should not) no bigger star will be around in NY before he well retire.
Both MDA and Woodhead tried to change Malo game and failed.
Not sure why Fish and Zen can succeed.
It is not about changing the team, it's about changing a man.
This is not realistic for 30 year old NBA veteran.

I think Woodson went to Melo's strengths. I D'Antoni tried to get Melo to fit in his system in a role that didn't suit his game. I think Melo in the triangle will work. Obviously Phil thinks so also.

when you hear melo saying "i trust phil" that can mean one of several things:

1) i trust that phil will build a team around me that will cater to my style without me having to change my game, and never mind about that wack triangle
2) i realize my limitations as a player and i trust that phil can help me get acclimated to the triangle offense, ie system basketball, so that i can get over the hump
3) i trust that phil will bring in good players to fit into the triangle which i myself will work hard to learn and do my best to work within

for those who recall that fisher said that he won't necessarily run the triangle, i am not buying it.

i agree with arkrud that melo's learning the triangle is farfetched if not impossible... knick fans have a good reason to remain highly highly skeptical.

I remain skeptical, because I don't think he is a smart enough player to flourish in that offense.. but if it were truly about winning he would have been in chicago.. let me ask this.. people keep saying " he needs a running mate", " someone to team up with"... yada, yada, yada.. well tell me were in the world are you going to find two players of the caliber of rose( assuming healthy) and noah? where?

So again carmelo, you had the chance to join a team with two players who are better than you that can carry you.. and supposedly he is chosing NY? why.. I can tell you why? the max money and extra years... its simple.. so I don't really trust anything this dude says... He says " I trust Phil" really? did this trust come before or after he offered the max carmelo?

1) i trust that phil will build a team around me that will cater to my style without me having to change my game, and never mind about that wack triangle
2) i realize my limitations as a player and i trust that phil can help me get acclimated to the triangle offense, ie system basketball, so that i can get over the hump
3) i trust that phil will bring in good players to fit into the triangle which i myself will work hard to learn and do my best to work within

and here is the problem I have with all of those scenarios..

1) chicago has a team already put together that the knicks would be lucky to have in the absolute best scenario under phil

2) Phil isn't coaching.

3) refer to #1

ha ha well i will say this-- i like fisher and i am rooting for him to succeed, which to me means utilizing the triangle, melo or no melo. but i will not be surprised if things devolve and quickly if melo is here and tries to undermine the objectives of the coach. the last system coach we had here was undermined and we saw what happened.

we should be able to tell even in preseason what we can expect this season.

Great point. Even the slightest possibility of Melo sabotaging the team yet again makes my stomach turn. Not worth it. We are better off without the headache

gunsnewing wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

mreinman wrote:the board was actually a nice friendly place for a couple of days - too bad thats over.

Agreed @8&%#£#! Maybe things will settle down again once its official.

Can wait for Melo to leave. This place is going to be even better and watching the Knicks will be a heck of a lot better too