BRIGGS wrote:

knickscity wrote:69 points, 22 free throws, no need to pass when you're scoring and in attack mode.

That will catch up with you. I would simply start hedging doubles at each guy and forcing their hands. The pass is the ultiimate equalizer.

BRIGGS wrote:3 assists TOTAL between Melo and JR--that wont work.

When the competition increases and is better, more assist will come from those two because teams will be more concentrated on them. No brainer

StarksEwing1 wrote:when both melo and jr are on their game its fine but when they struggle they have to look to get some other involved. Thats why Lebron is so good he draws defenders to him and it opens it up for other guys to score

Thats why Wade and Lebron are so good--they are willing passers so is Kobe Harden Durant etc..

knickscity wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:when both melo and jr are on their game its fine but when they struggle they have to look to get some other involved. Thats why Lebron is so good he draws defenders to him and it opens it up for other guys to score

Thats why Wade and Lebron are so good--they are willing passers so is Kobe Harden Durant etc..

Kobe and Harden are 'willing" passers?

playa2 wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:3 assists TOTAL between Melo and JR--that wont work.

When the competition increases and is better, more assist will come from those two because teams will be more concentrated on them. No brainer

i wouldn't bet on it. you expect them to just turn on the "find the open man" switch but if it isn't an already-established habit or an integral part of their games it's going to be tough to adapt.

it's still a team game and everybody has to be kept involved offensively in order to be prepared to execute. a lot of you guys put the onus on guys who take fewer shots to be prepared to make those shots rather than putting the onus on the guys who take more than their share of shots to keep everyone involved. customary excuses are:

"the role players didn't step up"
"the star put the team on his back but he didn't get enough help."

i still have visions of lebron forcing melo way out of position and making it difficult to even receive an entry pass. and i don't see melo manning up and taking the assignment of guarding lebron james.

dk7th wrote:

playa2 wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:3 assists TOTAL between Melo and JR--that wont work.

When the competition increases and is better, more assist will come from those two because teams will be more concentrated on them. No brainer

i wouldn't bet on it. you expect them to just turn on the "find the open man" switch but if it isn't an already-established habit or an integral part of their games it's going to be tough to adapt.

it's still a team game and everybody has to be kept involved offensively in order to be prepared to execute. a lot of you guys put the onus on guys who take fewer shots to be prepared to make those shots rather than putting the onus on the guys who take more than their share of shots to keep everyone involved. customary excuses are:

"the role players didn't step up"
"the star put the team on his back but he didn't get enough help."

i still have visions of lebron forcing melo way out of position and making it difficult to even receive an entry pass. and i don't see melo manning up and taking the assignment of guarding lebron james.

CrushAlot wrote:

dk7th wrote:

playa2 wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:3 assists TOTAL between Melo and JR--that wont work.

When the competition increases and is better, more assist will come from those two because teams will be more concentrated on them. No brainer

i wouldn't bet on it. you expect them to just turn on the "find the open man" switch but if it isn't an already-established habit or an integral part of their games it's going to be tough to adapt.

it's still a team game and everybody has to be kept involved offensively in order to be prepared to execute. a lot of you guys put the onus on guys who take fewer shots to be prepared to make those shots rather than putting the onus on the guys who take more than their share of shots to keep everyone involved. customary excuses are:

"the role players didn't step up"
"the star put the team on his back but he didn't get enough help."

i still have visions of lebron forcing melo way out of position and making it difficult to even receive an entry pass. and i don't see melo manning up and taking the assignment of guarding lebron james.

Your vision must be from the one loss not the two victories. As someone who has said an nba team should hire you for their front office you are missing something very obvious. Melo and LBJ don't cover each other so they don't get into foul trouble. If it is the end of the game/fourth quarter I think you see those two check each other. LBJ has always had a hard time with Melo. We have different visions.

But for the folks who seem to not recall how Melo actually did.

Game 2 12-26 30 points 46% shooting

Game 4 15-29 41 points 51% shooting

Game 5 15-31 35 points 48% shooting

Even Lebron shot below 45 in 4 out of 5 games.

Lebron didn't affect melo's game at all.

blkexec wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:when both melo and jr are on their game its fine but when they struggle they have to look to get some other involved. Thats why Lebron is so good he draws defenders to him and it opens it up for other guys to score

Thats why Wade and Lebron are so good--they are willing passers so is Kobe Harden Durant etc..

Wow....really?

your not beating very good teams avg 14 ast as a team

knickscity wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

knickscity wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:when both melo and jr are on their game its fine but when they struggle they have to look to get some other involved. Thats why Lebron is so good he draws defenders to him and it opens it up for other guys to score

Thats why Wade and Lebron are so good--they are willing passers so is Kobe Harden Durant etc..

Kobe and Harden are 'willing" passers?

They are the top 2 SGs in assists/game.

You didn't answer my question.