CrushAlot wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:mreinman wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:mreinman wrote:knicks1248 wrote:nixluva wrote:I honestly think Melo wants no part of doing it all by himself after last year. He nearly killed himself playing so hard with no help. It was obvious that he was gassed at the end of games and it makes no sense for any team to play that way. Now we have a coach and system that will allow everyone to be involved and take the load off Melo's shoulders, LITERALLY.
I don't think that was the issue at all, he had help, but didn't utilize the help properly. How are you suppose to win when the enitire team relies on jump shots. If your not getting to the free throw line, your not winning games, if one guy is scoring most of your points, your not winning games, and finally, even if you have the most mediocre talent in the NBA, if everyone on the team buys in, and plays unselfish, you can win 45 games on that alone.
he had help? Please clarify.
Melo had a very efficient season and had very little to no help.
The problem is that you had a "pecking order" offense last year.
Folks who have played a pickup game with a very good ball player who we defer to much of the time, especially when a big shot is needed, know that at some point you don't put in the effort on offense when you realize you are not going to be rewarded with a touch. You also end up with players having the attitude that they are going to jack up the shot when they actually do get the ball, because they might not see it again.
This is why we had a stand around offense so many times last year, and it was predictable and boring for much of the time.
If the SL is a true indication of change it is going to be fascinating to see how Anthony adapts and Fisher deals with him when he is not doing what he is supposed to do.
As was pointed out above, Anthony seemed to do better with guys like Billups and Kidd- veterans with a title's under their belts. Hopefully he sees Fisher's 3 rings and pays homage by fitting into a system. Seems that he did OK in the Olympics when he was playing with other superstars... hopefully this is an indication of how he can fit in here.
I agree with your post but most of that crap was due to our idiot enabling coach.
Always an issue when the coach realizes that the superstar has more power than he does.In some ways, Anthony got Woodson his job... and I think Woodson knew this.
Also it is an issue when the players realize the coach has no power at all. Remember he had to keep Chris Smith, wasn't allowed to play Amare and Kmart, was told who his starting two guard was, and no trades were made to help the roster or remove some of the guys that contributed to all of the dysfunction. Glad there is a new boss in place.
DOLAN!!! It's the one saving grace of Phil coming in. He's on top of things and seems to be allowed to do his job. I think he'll be able to get the team on track and as long as he's winning there should be no worries about Dolan. The way the SL Kids have been playing has to feel good for Fish and his staff. It makes Phil relax seeing how things are developing according to plan.
