HofstraBBall wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:Chucky is such a clown. I think it's funny how he's never right about anything but thinks he is. lol

You got any facts to debunk me?

Fact #1, Melo has zero Finals appearances, let alone rings.

Fact #2, Melo has zero MVPs, zero ALL NBA FIRST TEAMS, and zero ALL NBA DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAMS

Fact #3, Melo has a losing record as a Knick and hasn't made the postseason in 3 seasons. They have a 7-14 postseason record with Melo wearing a Knicks jersey, and they only won 1 playoff round the 5+ seasons he's been here.

Fact #1 Chuck over 150k posts on a fan forum board, Melo over 150 million in the bank.
Fact #2 Melo future NBA Hall of Famer, Chuck future forum troll hall of famer.
Fact #3 Melo resides in Penthouse, Chuck resides in Mom's basement.
Fact #4 Chuck was hoping to run away with Lin before Melo broke his heart and ran him out of town.
Fact #5 Chuck ruining this fan site by trying to change every thread into a fanatical Melo rant.

We can see why you hate him.

Try to debunk that?

ChuckBuck wrote:LOL fishmike. Well played sir, well played. Doesn't really change anything, but bravo for your #StayMe7o crusade.

TPercy wrote:

fishmike wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

fishmike wrote:After last night's game? Anyone? You know the one where the ESPN guys asked him what the keys to his success were this season? KP said really two things were key for him... anyone catch that?

Didn't catch it what did he say?

They asked him what were the factors that allowed him to play so well and adjust so quickly to NBA basketball. He said two things... 1) His family and their support. 2) Carmelo Anthony.

LMAO

I kid you not. While you think this may brought me great pleasure it really didn't. Only cracked me up. But it was telling as we the fans are so in the know about the toxic environment, the hands on his hips, the throwing his teammates under bus... yet there is the most important piece of our franchise on national TV and what does he say?

Pretty funny huh? I may youtube it from my DVR recording and post in every one of Guns, VMart and Chuck's posts

.. just to be a helpful guy

Been saying this awhile now,If you trade Melo, then how does KP's developing bode well under that? Just by doing that we risk hurting the cornerstone player that we around. It puts us closer to being in the same boat as Philly if you ask me.

That is 100% correct. Right now KP is being groomed the right way.

CrushAlot wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

TPercy wrote:

fishmike wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

fishmike wrote:After last night's game? Anyone? You know the one where the ESPN guys asked him what the keys to his success were this season? KP said really two things were key for him... anyone catch that?

Didn't catch it what did he say?

They asked him what were the factors that allowed him to play so well and adjust so quickly to NBA basketball. He said two things... 1) His family and their support. 2) Carmelo Anthony.

LMAO

I kid you not. While you think this may brought me great pleasure it really didn't. Only cracked me up. But it was telling as we the fans are so in the know about the toxic environment, the hands on his hips, the throwing his teammates under bus... yet there is the most important piece of our franchise on national TV and what does he say?

Pretty funny huh? I may youtube it from my DVR recording and post in every one of Guns, VMart and Chuck's posts

.. just to be a helpful guy

Been saying this awhile now,If you trade Melo, then how does KP's developing bode well under that? Just by doing that we risk hurting the cornerstone player that we around. It puts us closer to being in the same boat as Philly if you ask me.

That is 100% correct. Right now KP is being groomed the right way.

This. Also, I think the firing of Fisher had a negative impact on KP. I think the impact of Melo leaving would be much worse for his development.

I agree with you having a veteran who is good helps youth maturation. Melo is doing a good job in that regard. But let's not make it out that just because Melo is here that KP is doing what he is. He might have been more explorative if Melo had not been here. He probably develops more go to moves and attacks the basket more knowing it's his team. Keven Durant comes to mind he had a green light on everything his rookie year and became a great player same with Lebron, Melo too. What mentor did Ewing have? Or Michael Jordan. Can you guys recall who mentored Dirk. That's one of the most overrated aspects of development.

Who is Karl Anthony-Towns developing under?

mreinman wrote:funny that melo is teaching kp how to play yet he just learned how to play himself this year.

you think he should wait a couple yr's before he starts,

mreinman wrote:funny that melo is teaching kp how to play yet he just learned how to play himself this year.

In my opinion,the best part about the relationship is that the benefit is mutual. KP has Melo to take all the pressure away from him, to help groom him into what it takes to be the #1 option on the team, and to give him his undivided support when things are not going well for him while in turn KP's great personality,character, and hardworking attitude, helps mold Melo into much more of a team player.

knicks1248 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

mreinman wrote:funny that melo is teaching kp how to play yet he just learned how to play himself this year.

you think he should wait a couple yr's before he starts,

kidding aside ... melo has handled himself well this year. He finally changed the way he plays and has become less selfish and stupid. He has said the right things and has been a good role model for KP. I think that now that he was forced into being DadMelo he was forced into acting like a dad.

and because of the way he's playing, he's on the decline, never mind his maturity,everybody thinks this is his best season

not sure what you are saying here.

he is playing the smartest ball of his career but this is no way near his best season. His shooting % is just not good enough. Maybe its because he is being asked to facilitate and play defense and that is taking its toll. Also, melo shoots a way higher percentage when assisted and there is nobody on the team who can create looks for him.

CrushAlot wrote:

mreinman wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

mreinman wrote:funny that melo is teaching kp how to play yet he just learned how to play himself this year.

you think he should wait a couple yr's before he starts,

kidding aside ... melo has handled himself well this year. He finally changed the way he plays and has become less selfish and stupid. He has said the right things and has been a good role model for KP. I think that now that he was forced into being DadMelo he was forced into acting like a dad.

and because of the way he's playing, he's on the decline, never mind his maturity,everybody thinks this is his best season

not sure what you are saying here.

he is playing the smartest ball of his career but this is no way near his best season. His shooting % is just not good enough. Maybe its because he is being asked to facilitate and play defense and that is taking its toll. Also, melo shoots a way higher percentage when assisted and there is nobody on the team who can create looks for him.

He is shooting better this month and seemed to have found his shot back when he rolled his ankle and then re-injured himself playing a ton of minutes when he got back on the court. Hopefully he just needed to overcome some of the effects of surgery.

Both injuries affected his shooting during the season and have to be considered when evaluating him this year- no doubt about it.

arkrud wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

fishmike wrote:After last night's game? Anyone? You know the one where the ESPN guys asked him what the keys to his success were this season? KP said really two things were key for him... anyone catch that?

The Feed2all feed I was watching froze after he said something about benefiting from his 2 years in the Spanish league and I did not see the need to refresh it to see the end of the interview.

So this was only a rhetorical question?? I never answer such questions...much too manipulative, IMO.

More suited for a speech or sermon, than a thread, I would think.

The best answer would have been Fisher and Sasha...now that would have turned some heads.

As long as he doesn't give credit to a Supreme Being for his success after every good game he has, I'm not that concerned about his answers.

He seems to be well schooled as far as interviews...it will be interesting to see if any interviewers can get him to say something bulletin board worthy during his career. He's very Jeter-like or David Wright-like in how he fields questions.

You have to understand the mentality.
I grow up in Latvia and was leaving among Latvian nationals 33 years.
They are very calm people and not emotional at all.
It is all slow out there. The nature is calm. All is flat.
The weather is almost same most of the year - 255 days of rain (more drizzle than rain which can go for weeks).
Long nights in the winter and long days in the summer.
Nothing going on socially most of the time.
The education, especially non-technical is stellar.
Arts are blossoming - paintings, poetry, music, crafts are all over.
Violence seems odd and remote.
People are not intruding in each other space physically and mentally. Its considered a bad taste.
What you see from Kristaph looks completely ordinary and normal to me.

I didn't know you grew up there- very cool! Sounds like I would like Latvia.