dk7th wrote:this is a very good sign... but all it proves is that he hasn't been in supreme shape since he got here, just like i have been saying all along. maybe we will finally see an elite-conditioned max melo on this team. he owes the knicks at least that much.

He's following this guys lead

It's a sign of the way the game is changing///// too many quick athletic type hybrids in this league

yellowboy90 wrote:He looks the same to me.

Nah he's clearly bigger in the chest and slimmed overall.

dk7th wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

tj23 wrote:I'm curious to see how this affects him. If he's significantly quicker and can get some easier looks, this could be beneficial. If not, this could end up possibly hurting him imo

Bullyball didn't produce enough meaningful wins, gotta try something different 12yrs later

ha ha 12 years can you teach an old dog new tricks? it's good he finally lost the weight but does he have the willingness to have his atrocious decision-making taken out of his control? does he have the bbiq to make the most of the opportunities to finally be a decent team player?

these are the 124,000,000 dollar questions.

To be quite frank he's been slim before heading into a season and out of shape.

I'm interested in, in season conditioning////continued body maintenance on top of the things you mentioned

Does anyone remember the Black and White pic of Melo practicing with CP3 and Blake a couple yrs ago.

He looked good then

This if perhaps the best execution of a scheme Melo will be a part of as the Pres, GM and Head Coach are all in sync on the game plan. Everything is being directed towards the same goal. Phil said he wants to have Melo doing more BB things. Not just looking to score every time he touches the ball, but running the offense, cutting and looking for cutters etc. The Triangle features a lot of specific motion and players will have clear options in this offense. Players don't have to make stuff up and freelance with a high degree of failure. Rather they make prescribed moves based on the defense and they all are on the same page as to what is gonna happen. Once they all master the system it should work to make Melo a better player and he should help make his teammates better.

F500ONE wrote:

dk7th wrote:this is a very good sign... but all it proves is that he hasn't been in supreme shape since he got here, just like i have been saying all along. maybe we will finally see an elite-conditioned max melo on this team. he owes the knicks at least that much.

He's following this guys lead

It's a sign of the way the game is changing///// too many quick athletic type hybrids in this league

TeamBall wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

dk7th wrote:this is a very good sign... but all it proves is that he hasn't been in supreme shape since he got here, just like i have been saying all along. maybe we will finally see an elite-conditioned max melo on this team. he owes the knicks at least that much.

He's following this guys lead

It's a sign of the way the game is changing///// too many quick athletic type hybrids in this league

Wait if losing weight proves that the player wasn't in supreme shape, then Lebron wasn't?

This is a pic in February of Lebron. He looks thin in this picture pose too. I am sure he has loss weight but its not the amount most think.

knickscity wrote:Lebron really isn't a big dude, his weight is in muscle. He's much more defined that Melo.

He's much more defined than probably every athlete(exaggeration).

Athletes carry weight differently and can reshape their body and still weigh the same. People carry weight differently. Looking thinner or being thinner does not mean that you are in better shape. Melo has taken his condition seriously throughout his career and I am sure he is doing things to fit into the role Phisher wants him to be in.

knickscity wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Nix some ppl think for the money melo is making he shouldn't have one single weakness.
He should be able to score like kobe, defend like mutumbo, run like cheater, dunk like jordan, pass like stockton, and lead like a president.

Until then he's highly overpaid, selfish, is only here for the money and fame, doesn't care about championships and should come off the bench..

Nobody has said any of this. I would think though that that type of dough, I wouldnt expect scrub type playoff shooting percentages since scoring is his best attribute.

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