I see James and Wade as having the same problem, although I think James needs the ball more than Wade if he is going to give the most he can give to the Heat.

One of the reasons Rose was probably happy that the Bulls didn't get James is that both need the ball to be effective.

You don't want the Knicks to be one of those two man "your turn/my turn" teams, but that is how we have played at times since the trade. Add Billups, who has perhaps tried to do too much at times, and you have a team where 3 guys can score 85 pts and you lose.

Hopefully MDA works things out so they can both exist and thrive on the floor together.

Time will tell.

nixluva wrote:When Melo actually plays within the offense there's no problems. Those motion sets work great. When he's in the ball stopper mode, that's when things get a bit dicey for STAT and Melo. The rest of the team can't stop moving when Melo gets it. He's got to look for his teammates as he did tonight and things will workout fine.

And you figure this is almost like training camp for these guys. Basketball is so much of knowing where everyone is, where they like to be. I mean, I haven't seen one pick and roll with A'mare since the trade. Imagine what happens when Melo and A'mare figure out a two man game, pick and roll thing? Unstoppable.