gunsnewing wrote:nixluva wrote:For the life of me I don't understand the ultra negative take some people have. This is a new day for this franchise. We've got a top 5 pick plus one of the top PG's from this draft. It's not just about the coming season but the next few seasons. Our cap situation is reasonable and there's a real direction for this franchise. Phil stashed a pick for 2016. We picked up some solid vets to make the roster competitive. This is just the start of the process of bringing this team back to contention. Melo looks to be rounding into form and hopefully he'll have a nice season this year. With a healthy Melo this team won't have any problem competing every night next year. From a team construction standpoint this is a solid team. There's no reason this team can't compete for a playoff spot this season.
Well what do you expect out of these threads that is are meant to bait the "Melo haters" and overlook all the losing, coach killing, lack of leadership, jealousy, feuding with players who hold others accountable, free agency parading, playing hurt in the all star game instead of shutting it down in Decemeber, double talking and about signing at a discounted price to leave enough money on the table to lure another star and everything else that has gone on since Melo got here.
A college coach who gets to coach him in a role that best suits the player. Not as a the one and only cap strapping option on offense but as a secondary option or #1 option of the bench. How exactly does Coach K's opinion change his entire body of work here? It doesn't change anything. It's going to take more than one mans option to shed Melo's knick career in a positive light. It's put up or shut up this year. Truly buy in to the team system, play defense for 40mins, lead by example and wi. If he does that he will garner respect from all the doubters. Believe me. That seems to be the point that "lovers" constantly miss because they are too busy trying to defend and make excuses for his play and actions. It is the reason these threads go in circles for 25 pages with no resolution. Only Melo can resolve this with his play and leadership on the court. I hope there is resolution one way or the other because we are starved for a winning team.
Guys that can play get paid. The guys that were cap strappers contracts finally expired and now are being paid vet minis on other teams.
:)
8/20/2015 4:53 PM
