SwishAndDish13 wrote:mreinman wrote:SwishAndDish13 wrote:mreinman wrote:fishmike wrote:mreinman wrote:I want(ed) to see Melo become more paul pierce like.MJ and Kobe have different games / mindsets.
Im pretty sure two years ago when he was 3rd in MVP voting and we won 54 games the mindset was OK.I 100000% agree though.
All we need is a HOF caliber bigman still in his prime and a shooting guard who is among the best ever, or at least as good as Jesus.
was Melo a willing passer in 54?
Melo has a sh1t team, we all know that. No excuse to not pass the ball.
It is an excuse to not win. How about he passes the ball and we lose? That would make me happier and would probably would untank us a bit (which may not be what we want)
He seemed to be passing a lot more (or at least willing too the first 10 games). The whole team seems to have mailed it in though. On the passing front, extremely low IQ guys in the backcourt. In the NO game for example there were multiple times where Shump or THJ completely disregarded mismatched on Melo or Amare in the low post. But hey...this team is bad, so not a huge surprise there is some terrible stuff on the court. I prefer this though. Teams that aren't that bad typically don't win the lottery.
you didn't really answer the question
lets just talk about the melo passing issue for a sec
I agree with you. If I were him, I woulda passed and let people miss then what can people really say, right? I do think he passed a lot more the first 10 games then abandoned the concept. There were passes and a willingness to do so and a LOT of misses. At this point, I agree, he should pass more. Either way, it would be pretty gross given the quality of play we get on the perimeter.
your still giving him an out every other sentence.
there is NO EXCUSE!
And, its not like the guy is shooting lights out. The guy is shooting like he is drunk.
Maybe we should say that the reason why Amare won't pass the damn ball is because Melo can't hit a damn shot.
so here is what phil is thinking ....