ChuckBuck wrote:bigbasketballs wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:bigbasketballs wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:bigbasketballs wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:Knixkik wrote:crzymdups wrote:bigbasketballs wrote:fishmike wrote:
Guns you yourself said over and over that you are "highly concerned" about any prospect's chances to develop with a ball hog like Melo in the picture. How is KP's development coming?
That's fair question.
Yes it is.
I'm glad at the very least that this is proving Melo is no Kobe when it comes to preventing player development. Melo has done nothing but prove to help it, as credit is given unsolicited by KP each interview. But why believe him? It doesn't fit the agenda at all smh.
Or maybe KP is a good dude, and doesn't want to ruffle any feathers while he's still the rookie on the team.
Next year will be a different story, as it'll be KP's team.
The issue isn't KP's explanation of it. The issue is KP'd quite obvious development. Again, whatever opinion one may have shouldn't prevent them from acknowledging Porzingis is developing rapidly with Melo as the team alpha dog. That legitimately speaks to some of the more damming criticisms of him.
Wouldn't that be fair to say?
And as I mentioned in the thread you started yesterday that got zero attention because of this problem. Next year is a long ways away. I for one also hope KP is the better player that is ready to be the team's center of gravity.
But we have a LONG way to go until then. That you can't even manage to wish for a better result THIS year speaks volumes. You clearly prefer that Melo is struggling with his shot.
Which btw, almost certainly makes you different from KP. You admire him so much, follow his lead.
KP has become the Alpha dog already as evidenced by his higher win shares over the rapidly declining Melo.
It's not a long way to go, it's already happened. Only difference is one makes 124million.
I was responding to YOUR claim that NEXT year it'l be KP's team. You're pretty bad off when you can't even manage being agreed with.
Next year will officially be KP's team. Even though KP is the better player already NOW, he's ceding team leadership to the lame duck veteran Melo, him being the rookie and all.
Again, you choose to rebut me agreeing with you…
But you said Melo is the Alpha this year, I'm in total disagreement with that statement. Pretty much all logical and true Knicks fan know this a false statement. KP has surpassed him already.
KP is better now, better offensively, defensively, higher BBall IQ. He's just being politically correct and not trying to make waves...yet.
Porzingis is playing better, but that isn't the definition of alpha dog. Melo is still recognized as the team leader. He leads in minutes and shots and the ball goes through him.
This is exactly the area you need to distinguish between reality and your preference. There is nothing wrong anl everything right with having your valid preference and believing KP is the better player and at the same time recognizing how this team is structured.
Your fixation is so absolute, you jump through hoops just not to acknowledge quite obvious facts and try to spin them.
Melo is the team leader and alpha dog. KP would be first to agree. KP is playing better right now and is quite obviously the future alpha dog, probably sooner than anyone anticipated… just not right now.
There is no reason a rational person whatever his preferences should be denying this.