meloanyk wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:Ladies (Carmelo haters),Carmelo appears to now have his legs u dear him. He has done a few things in the game Vs. the Bulls that I have not seen in years. He put the ball on the floor and attacked the paint like Lebron; be elevated for an alley hoop, he was finishing plays like a monster, and most of all, he was defending, vocal and he was leading his teammates. This Carmelo is a superstar folks

You are correct .He did have spring and appeared quick despite back to backs. Nice to see. A healthy Melo is a happy and good fellow

crzymdups wrote:This was a pretty vintage Melo game tonight.

CrushAlot wrote:

meloanyk wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:Ladies (Carmelo haters),Carmelo appears to now have his legs u dear him. He has done a few things in the game Vs. the Bulls that I have not seen in years. He put the ball on the floor and attacked the paint like Lebron; be elevated for an alley hoop, he was finishing plays like a monster, and most of all, he was defending, vocal and he was leading his teammates. This Carmelo is a superstar folks

You are correct .He did have spring and appeared quick despite back to backs. Nice to see. A healthy Melo is a happy and good fellow

Also he has been shooting at a higher percentage again. He was on fire in the preseason but then had a sharp decline as Clyde predicted. He appears to be back. Also, playing with a healthy Afflalo has helped him a lot. He has not played with anything close to a guy like that in NY.

But I am with in the thought that Carmelo has a talented supporting cast. KP challenges so many shots and when KP is at the 4 we have a rim protecting wall. I am so very enamored with the combo of Melo/KP at the forwards. Vs the Bulls KP's box score was quite, but I watched him constantly (I DVR) and many times he kept Noah and Gibson off the boards with boxing out 101. He changes so many shots, and he can play anywhere on the floor making him and Melo a truly interchangeable inside outside attack. Even though KP has been scoring much he's getting a lot of attention and you feel that teams don't want to get lit up by this kid. Enter AA who has such a nice rounded skill set to really clean up. Awesome midrange, streaky from 3 at best but has other options when that shot isn't falling...

Im sticking with my 45 win call... I do think this is a good squad that will continue to get better. I said early on KOQ should play center. I thought part of his problem was he's just too slow to come out and chase today's 4s, but he's REALLY good at the 5. Good range on that jumper, excellent passer and tough guy. Lousy post game but he can finish around the hoop just fine.

14-14 and the good traits continue. KP's impact is going beyond the stat sheet, guards are playing better, AA is great, KOQ is bringing stuff and we have a legit star who can impose his will on a game. Really enjoying the season and this process.

herkyJerky wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:Carmelo once again brought his A game to the Garden tonight; unfortunately, he did not get much help from anyone other then Lance. Aflalo found himself guarding or being guarded by bigger dudes and he was basically marginalized. KO's presence was purely missed, and Wiliams was once again mis-used. There was a moment where he and Carmelo shared the floor, and a nice pick and roll happened between the two. You would think fisher would run the play again until it was stopped by the other team, no, he rather elected to pull Williams off the floor.

There was also a nice PnR sighting between Melo and RoLo at one point. Yeah, you'd think they'd try to run more plays that work well for them on a night like this.

I saw a lot of great things between Carmelo and his teammates last night. We should have won that game.