mikesknicks wrote:You really need to stop watching Pro basketball or stop posting about not trading for or having Stars! This is a Star league and has been since Magic and Bird, and exploded with Jordan. So all you fan that think you can win without a Star must have not watching basketball for 30+ years. Just STOP!
Stars doesn't necessarily blend in with each other. Do you really consider ATM to be stars? Systems sometimes makes stars, look at Dantoni, at least great stats....
Stat *scoring machine*
Melo * post up, mid range, and scoring mosnter*
with
Tyson Chandler *elite defender, shot blocking presence*
OFFENSIVELY
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They do not work together because of many reasons. They take room away from each other and clog the paint.
Stat is a fake star, he cannot defend, and must have a center guard him to be *elite like*
Now, with Amare and Tyson Chandler inside, Melo has no room to post up, because the paint is clogged, but when he throws it back out, those guys can't shoot.
Melo resorts to shooting off the dribble, when DEF are set to grab the rebound and sometimes ready for a fast break, knowing 90% time Melo will try to score if he touches the ball.
Our PF and Center, has 0 post moves, TC doesn't shoot anything beyond 2 feet.
He needs just a jump hook, drop step, and to fight for post position when 1v1 left alone in the paint.
Amare only has 1 move, drive pass u and dunk, or shoot it.
DEFENSIVELY
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Tyson is our only shot blocker, with Amare having HORRIBLE Defense, doesn't box out, and doesn't move his feet well.
He isn't bad as a help defender when he is a center, often getting blocks, but as a PF, once he leaves his man, it is an easy put back, while a center he could sometimes out jump.
When Tyson constantly helps, he leaves his man open, and it opens up our opponents game, when they know he will cheat.
Realistically, he should mix it up, but while having so many weak defenders, and Amare being so horrible defensively, he cannot recover 90% of the time.
He should be teamed up with some one that is much better, a healthy JJ, did wonders during Linsanity, as our defense, was there on effort every night, and all 5 players played well.
Of course we didn't beat any elite teams that played well, we beat some teams that were on bad runs.
But lets be honest, aside from Indiana, chances of us beating the Lakers or Dallas, are against us if we had a best of 7 series.
Lakers
Dallas
Pacers twice in a row
So, what kind of a team are we going to try to assemble, with what coach, what priorities, what philosophies, and what are our priorities?
1) Defense - Are we looking to play Man and/or Zone with certain players because of their weakness, especially vs some teams.
2) good shots, ball movement through penetration? picks, movement off the ball?
3) are we half court or full court team? Are we still looking to push like we did during Linsanity or Iso ball with Melo?
If we want to take high % shots, we need combinations of either post up threats, penetration, screens, to go with shooting threats, and motion.
4) developing roles for our players and counters on plays
5) do our 2nd unit/3rd unit players, change philosophies?
6) build chemistry with and finding our the best pairings of players and units.
For instance, Tyson Chandler, should be paired with another rebounder shot blocker, whenever we face teams that can penetrate like Miami and OKC.
7) take the time to teach someone that is brain dead, like TD, and build on his confidence during practice, and in games like how Poppavich has been doing the past 2 years.
8) Know more or less, how teams will attack us and be ready for it.
For instance, most teams will look to attack, exploit, Amare, Lin, and Melo *if he has to defend a shooter, because he likes to cheat for rebounds*
Also, we relied so much on switching in the beginning of the year, and let it happen way too easily, letting our opponents dictate the match ups they wanted
