"I think (Carmelo) can lead us to a championship. He’s seen a lot of his peers in his draft class win one and that is driving him. He got his one in college, but he wants to win one in the NBA. He wants to win one for the city, we all want to win one for New York City." - Marcus Camby

Mike Woodson put an end to Carmelo's half-baked effort by demanding accountability. On the surface, accountability is a comfortable term for a press mob quote. Behind the Knicks locker room doors, it puts the responsibility for results squarely on Carmelo's shoulders.

According to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, some of the older Knicks like Marcus Camby and Jason Kidd have done nothing but shower praise upon their new fearless leader. Even better, they've got big ambitions in their sights.

Enter Mike Woodson. He installs Carmelo as the made man on offense. There would be no fast-paced and impulsive shooting, but a balanced attack that created mismatches and emphasized toughness on both ends of the floor. Raymond is flawed, but he is a pit bull. Tyson Chandler is fierce. Jason Kidd knows every veteran move in the book and knows how to use them to his advantage. His prize student is 35 years old,

"I think each year (Carmelo) has actually been getting better and better as a player, but also as a person." - Marcus Camby

Carmelo is trying to reinvent himself, ever so slightly, while doing what he does best - create points from multiple angles and distances. Degree of difficulty? Unlimited. The change is subtle. He selects modest chunks of time to defer to his running buddies. He may always revert to his solo playground roots. That is something that will drive fans of perfect basketball crazy. This is an imperfect player. Still, he is deflecting passes and rebounding at a higher rate than last season.

He refused to sit during his Brooklyn homecoming. Stubborn. Driven. He never makes the clutch shot. If he has any backcourt help with the scoring load, the Knicks are 11-3. He smiles at times that a frown would be more acceptable. His rib pads absorb hits that would stop most seven footers. The shot falls and he goes to the line wearing an artificial sneer. It appears he is trying too hard to assume the mask of the villain.

We know better.

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:
Soon we'll have "chuck Norris" or "Worlds most interesting man" Fables about Carmello.

"His headband is a halo"

"He did not ask to be traded, Denver wanted to share him"

"when he misses as shot and smiles, he does so to pleasure himself"

"His arm sock is not to protect his arm, its to protect the opposing player"

"Melo does not jump, he pushes the earth below him"

"He is not from Brooklyn, Brooklyn is from him!"

"Baron Davis knee did not shatter, it bowed before Carmelo out of respect!"

"Mozgov was not traded, he asked to be included because he thought Knicks did not give up enough"

You forgot " His tears cure cancer, but nobody can take advantage because he never cries. Only smiles."

Now that's just selfish.

ramtour420 wrote:Melo is our guy. We will celebrate his improvements and we will criticize him for his shortcomings. I, personally, would rather have him on the team than not. As a matter of fact, I cannot think of any player in the NBA who is more difficult to guard one on one. Which brings a lot with it. If he can continue his effort on D and quick passes out of the double team I cannot think of any player in the NBA who I would rather have as our #1 scorer and closer.

+1

Nalod wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:I can't believe the three stooges have not visited this thread yet and left their poop

I predict that this thread will reach 20 pages of pure bull shyt

who's in?

So your "Baiting the Bait"?

kinda

Nalod wrote:
Soon we'll have "chuck Norris" or "Worlds most interesting man" Fables about Carmello.

"Mozgov was not traded, he asked to be included because he thought Knicks did not give up enough"

LMAOOOOOOOOO

fishmike wrote:Melo is the best player in the NBA. End of story

jrodmc wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

fishmike wrote:Melo is the best player in the NBA. End of story

Just the NBA or the entire universe?

Maybe just this solar system.