nixluva wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Dwight's taken worst supporting casts than what we'd have left after this trade to 55 win seasons. Sign me up.
Meh! DH is a beast, but he's also a very flawed player in many ways. I think you undersell the impact of STAT, Melo, Tyson and Lin. That right there can be a very potent combo that is harder to handle that DH and his post game. Sure DH is a one man interior defense and rebound machine, but we have a very good collection of players already and I don't believe we become a vastly better team subtracting those guys and adding DH. It doesn't always work that way.
Right now with Lin teams will have a VERY hard time trying to stop our offense. The team also becomes deeper and so I feel very good about this team as it is. All we need is to have DH come and then twist his ankle and that bad supporting cast is less effective. Here we have more players and can survive injury to one guy.
Lin is a surprise to everyone... Before he played LA Kobe admitted he'd never even heard of him... What happens when teams can actually prepare for him, and everyone knows his game... Are you all truly expecting someone that was cut by countless teams to still perform when teams know what's coming? I pray that Lin can rise to the occasion and be consistent, but I don't want to put my hopes on a guy that was barely a twelfth man before last week.
Also, everyone seems to be missing the other pieces we'd be able to add without Melo. Namely JR Smith and Wilson Chandler (who never should've traded in the first place). ALSO how is no one holding Melo accountable for ripping the Knicks apart when he knew he was coming here anyway!!! See his wife's reality show negotiations prior to the trade if you don't believe it.
If he can prove himself a team player... Great!! Otherwise the only other way Melo, stat, and Lin can co-exist is if you bring in Phil Jackson and put those three in the triangle. Melo is a one trick pony... Great offense, average rebounder, and poor defender. If you disagree you should check your mancrush at the door.