Knixkik wrote:Melo may not lift his game tremendously in the playoffs, but in 2013 when we had a team prepared to go deep into the playoffs, he was literally the only one who performed. Everyone but Melo forgot how to play basketball in those playoffs, and i will never forget that.

True. Must win game and showed he is elite.

HofstraBBall wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Melo may not lift his game tremendously in the playoffs, but in 2013 when we had a team prepared to go deep into the playoffs, he was literally the only one who performed. Everyone but Melo forgot how to play basketball in those playoffs, and i will never forget that.

True. Must win game and showed he is elite.

Yeah its just amazing, everyone is so quick to point out stats and such that show his under performance, and they forget to watch games and see these types of things. I credit him for the one playoff series win and leading a competitive, but unsuccessful run against indiana, because he was pretty much on his own out there. I really felt bad for him.

mreinman wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Melo may not lift his game tremendously in the playoffs, but in 2013 when we had a team prepared to go deep into the playoffs, he was literally the only one who performed. Everyone but Melo forgot how to play basketball in those playoffs, and i will never forget that.

True. Must win game and showed he is elite.

nobody shows they are elite in one game. His overall playoff performance shows that he is nowhere near elite in postseason.

Knicks1969 wrote:Judging by what I have seen the last two games, I believe Carmelo has finally found his stride. The (warranted) criticism he has gotten; specifically from Barkley has awaken a beast out of this dude. His legs looked very strong in the Portland game, Which enabled him to finish most of the plays he was having problems with early on. I pray that he can continue to push through, because this dude is a very valuable piece for the entire league. I believe we will soon see the consistent 28 and 10 player.

Can you list his shooting #s the past few games -- just want to get a sense of how you are judging his return.

I know we have 2 ****ty teams we play next 2 nights so Melo should feast - as per normal against the bottom feeders. I'm hoping he can play well against 2 good teams like Bulls/Magic after the 2 patsies.

22pts 9rebs 5ast

his shot isn't there, but his defense and passing are very good.

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Knicks1969 wrote:Is this Carmelo playing more like Paul Pierce or Lamar Odoms but much more aggressive on offense? I have never seen Pierce in the triangle, so I can't see the comparison other then the penchant for scoring the ball.

When I say "Paul Pierce"-like play - what I mean is when Pierce went from being a 25ppg scorer to being a 20ppg scorer who passed and moved the ball more when the Celtics brought in Ray Allen and KG.

He sacrificed something off his scoring average to play more of a team game.

crzymdups wrote:Typical selfish Melo... sigh.

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He was being sarcastic.

crzymdups wrote:

mreinman wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Melo may not lift his game tremendously in the playoffs, but in 2013 when we had a team prepared to go deep into the playoffs, he was literally the only one who performed. Everyone but Melo forgot how to play basketball in those playoffs, and i will never forget that.

True. Must win game and showed he is elite.

nobody shows they are elite in one game. His overall playoff performance shows that he is nowhere near elite in postseason.

if fairness reporting, will you also post all the really sh1tty games or do you not want to clutter the crap out of these threads?

crzymdups wrote:

mreinman wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

mreinman wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Melo may not lift his game tremendously in the playoffs, but in 2013 when we had a team prepared to go deep into the playoffs, he was literally the only one who performed. Everyone but Melo forgot how to play basketball in those playoffs, and i will never forget that.

True. Must win game and showed he is elite.

nobody shows they are elite in one game. His overall playoff performance shows that he is nowhere near elite in postseason.

if fairness reporting, will you also post all the really sh1tty games or do you not want to clutter the crap out of these threads?

He's had some bad playoffs games - he's had some great ones. Most guys have a mix.

I was responding to the idea that Melo has had one great playoffs performance. He's had many. He's had some bad ones, but that's often because he's the lone offensive threat on his team and the defense can load up on him. And those opponents have been very very good. Four times he's lost in the first round to the eventual NBA Champ. Playing against the NBA champions in the first round on an inferior team is going to make your efficiency stats look like crap.

But Me70's great playoff performances only count as half a performance. His bad ones count twice. Simple math.

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Knicks1969 wrote:Is this Carmelo playing more like Paul Pierce or Lamar Odoms but much more aggressive on offense? I have never seen Pierce in the triangle, so I can't see the comparison other then the penchant for scoring the ball.

When I say "Paul Pierce"-like play - what I mean is when Pierce went from being a 25ppg scorer to being a 20ppg scorer who passed and moved the ball more when the Celtics brought in Ray Allen and KG.

He sacrificed something off his scoring average to play more of a team game.

Imagine that happening, when you actually have talent on your team?

I have never understood the PP jock riding. What exactly did PP accomplish without KG/Ray Allen/Rondo that Melo didn't in Denver? I mean besides the Celts not even making the playoffs 5 out of 9 seasons?