This is an equal opportunity offense which works when you have players of somewhat equal talent. This team isn't built like that. The likes of Bill Walker and Landry Fields whould never put up the same amount of shots as Stat and Melo. But this offense calls for that on most occasions. Remember the days when teams would feed the hot hand and ride him until he cooled off? The only hot hands we feed are 3 point shooters when they are hot becuase the offense calls for drive and kicks. Its hard to get a rhythm in this offense if you aren't the pg, a spot up shooter or rolling off the pick. Melo is the odd man out in this offense most nights which forces him to get his so to speak. I see Melo getting the ball a ton in spots that aren't so sweet. I see Melo jacking up three's, he took them Denver, but not nearly as much as he is in this system. I'm not seeing the elbow jumper from him as much.

It's up to MDA to bend a little. When Dirk got hot, down the stretch of the game it was iso (theres that word again)city. They fed the hot hand. One quick fix is to run pick and roll with Melo and Lin. We've seen it a couple of times and it worked both times. Melo picked and popped the elbow jumper, but for some reason that play went back into the cooler. Does Melo have to adjust? Sure, but moreso, MDA does aswell. MDA came in with the tag of offensive genius. It's up to him to figure it out and make it work if he's the offensive guru that some thought he was. But if MDA insists on playing this pick-n-roll drive and kick offense, and will not make adjustments to make this work, then Grundwald has to make a decision.

He was hired by the Knicks based on his performance in Phoenix and the run-and-gun Raw Balls Hoops style he had there.

He took the job based on the expectation that he will run the same offense here.

Then you jerk the guy around for FOUR YEARS and in the final year of his deal you want him to "bend a little" for a player and team he never wanted.

No. More power to D'Antoni for sticking to his system, the way he wants to run, for not bending like a little bitch to satisfy a coddled MELOBURY DIVA.

In my book, D'Antoni was a success here. The 8-1 Lin Run was pure MDA Ball, and it worked beautifully; this board was HYPED! over that stretch.

The TRAGEDY in this situation is that you didn't give the guy the team he thought he would have when he signed his contract.

MDA, you deserve the right to say "FU" to Dolan, to Melo, and to all the fans that want MDA to "bend a little" to satisfy a coddled MELOBURY.

Melo got to get hot.

Gotta blame someone cuz on paper, the team is deep.

Blame MDA.

I don't think a guy with a discipline bends (all coach's bend, to assume total inflexibilty is crazy).

If you don't like the guy's philosphy, then fire him.

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:MDA's mustache >> Melo's mustache.

Fixed!

MDA's Suns never had a problem closing games out.

SupremeCommander wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I think for the first 46 minutes it is the way to go. But definitely not during the last two, or when someone catches fire.

Yea, because for the last 2 minutes 8 guys walk off the court and it is a 1 on 1 pick-up game.

It's still basketball for the whole 48.

Two trips to the conference finals and 55+ win average, two player MVP awards, and so on. MDA >> Melo.

Yea, because you don't want to feature your best players when the game is on the line

we know blobman, you don't like Melo because he's black and has tats

While in theory this may be true, it is almost impossible for any team to win games consistently when the best player is shooting 39% from the field, unless that player impacts the game in other ways which is clearly not Carmelo’s case.

SupremeCommander wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I think for the first 46 minutes it is the way to go. But definitely not during the last two, or when someone catches fire.

Yea, because for the last 2 minutes 8 guys walk off the court and it is a 1 on 1 pick-up game.

It's still basketball for the whole 48.

Two trips to the conference finals and 55+ win average, two player MVP awards, and so on. MDA >> Melo.

Yea, because you don't want to feature your best players when the game is on the line

we know blobman, you don't like Melo because he's black and has tats

While in theory this may be true, it is almost impossible for any team to win games consistently when the best player is shooting 39% from the field, unless that player impacts the game in other ways which is clearly not Carmelo’s case.

Oh, I'm not disagreeing with that. This thread is about what the philosophy should be moving forward. Practically, I'd say the solutions are either get Melo sorted out (and Amar'e for that matter) or have someone else take that role. I think the former option is better and the one more conducive to winning in June, when the pacee dramatically slows and the half court sets are more frequent. Look at how bad the defending champs made the Knicks (and especially the second team) look last night by taking away the transition game

While I would love for Melo to lead the Knicks especially since the pace does slow down in the playoffs, the truth is that the Knicks already tried that early in the season and failed miserably (we were the most disappointed team in the NBA). I would say the philosophy should be the one that win us the most games today, whichever it is, especially considering that we are sitting on the 8th spot and could easily slip out of the playoffs. I would worry about June when we get there.

KnicksFE wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I think for the first 46 minutes it is the way to go. But definitely not during the last two, or when someone catches fire.

Yea, because for the last 2 minutes 8 guys walk off the court and it is a 1 on 1 pick-up game.

It's still basketball for the whole 48.

Two trips to the conference finals and 55+ win average, two player MVP awards, and so on. MDA >> Melo.

Yea, because you don't want to feature your best players when the game is on the line

we know blobman, you don't like Melo because he's black and has tats

While in theory this may be true, it is almost impossible for any team to win games consistently when the best player is shooting 39% from the field, unless that player impacts the game in other ways which is clearly not Carmelo’s case.

Oh, I'm not disagreeing with that. This thread is about what the philosophy should be moving forward. Practically, I'd say the solutions are either get Melo sorted out (and Amar'e for that matter) or have someone else take that role. I think the former option is better and the one more conducive to winning in June, when the pacee dramatically slows and the half court sets are more frequent. Look at how bad the defending champs made the Knicks (and especially the second team) look last night by taking away the transition game

While I would love for Melo to lead the Knicks especially since the pace does slow down in the playoffs, the truth is that the Knicks already tried that early in the season and failed miserably (we were the most disappointed team in the NBA). I would say the philosophy should be the one that win us the most games today, whichever it is, especially considering that we are sitting on the 8th spot and could easily slip out of the playoffs. I would worry about June when we get there.

it's a valid stance, I just think you should get as many reps and as much experience as possible playing the way you would pay when you have a chance to play for all the chips. I think if you've got alter you style come May or June you've got no chance at success