No one can deny that Melo is an offensive stud. When he is focused, this guy is the most unstoppable scorer not named Kobe, Lebron, Wade, or Durant in the league. We will be unstoppable in the 4th quarter now. The main thing with Melo is that he needs to buy into playing defense. Now that he does not have to scorer all his teams points, he needs to start focusing on both ends of the court. I have seen him play defense in the playoffs, so I know he can guard people when he wants to, he just needs to develop that mentality for this team to really take off.

It is similar to the situation with Pierce and Ray Allen. Neither were known for defense before they started playing with KG, but both turned themselves into capable defenders. We need a KG type motivator on this team to get both Amare and Melo to work on the defensive end. They no longer have to carry the entire offense by themselves, so they should have enough energy to put in more effort on the defensive end.

I agree and I've been saying it for a while. The Knicks...specifically Amar'e and Melo....hav eno choice but to make that effort on D. If not then this is all for nothing. It comes down to how their work ethic is and their desire to win. I think both are great.

Also, I think Melo is as unstoppable a scorer as the other guys you mentioned.

Will pigs fly?