“For myself, maybe I’m second-guessing myself,” Anthony conceded after practice Monday in Greenburgh. “Maybe I’m a little bit passive out there, trying to do things that (are) out of the norm and trying to make people better at the wrong times.
“That’s where I’m second-guessing myself and I’m second-guessing my shot — and ‘should I take this or should I pass this?’ I’ve got to get out of that mentality quick.”

Yeah, Melo, get that modicum of conscience out of your head before it just might take root!
I was at the game on Sunday, and let me tell you, passing was not Melo's problem. He just plain stunk through 3 quarters. Seriously, if you're gonna blame passing for your miserable performance just GTFOOH with that. You selfish little bastard.
And for those counting, all that claimed selflessness accounted for a grand total of 3, count 'em, 3 assists. Sucker. I'm done with this guy.

ChuckBuck wrote:Thanks Panos, because we needed another Melo thread!

It's a fair one

It's one thing to hijack threads by talking about Melo

It's another to voice your opinion/distaste with a current issue directly related to the teams play

gunsnewing wrote:Larry Brown/Iverson Sixers. Surround Melo with guys like snow mutombo Mckie who will rebound defend move the ball and block shots & stear clear. Let Melo do his thing.

Problem is the East is a lot tougher then it was then

I think we need just one more scorer. Everyone else on the court needs to fit that mold. Need to be a defender and/or shooter type.

By the way I'm being sarcastic. I would never want to watch that kind of team but that is the kind of team that will make Melo happy

Melo can't handle too much thrown at him at once. He is very simplistic. Passing and doing other little things go beyond his abilities

K.I.S.S - keep it simple stupid
ISO for dummies

Knixkik wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Larry Brown/Iverson Sixers. Surround Melo with guys like snow mutombo Mckie who will rebound defend move the ball and block shots & stear clear. Let Melo do his thing.

Problem is the East is a lot tougher then it was then

I think we need just one more scorer. Everyone else on the court needs to fit that mold. Need to be a defender and/or shooter type.

That's where JR comes in...Can't wait for his suspension to be over. We need him. Let Melo & JR continue to be the 2 primary offensive options. Hopefully Bargs can get to the level where he's the #3 guy along with Shumpert maybe. The pieces are here for success -- hopefully JR coming back really stabilizes things, Woody gets more comfortable with what he has and everyone slides right into their roles...I also think it would be beneficial to re-establish Amar'e as a part of this team. If STAT plays well tonight -- forget this flip-flopping BS with K-Mart...Nothing crazy, but start to lean on Amar'e more and more -- 20-25 mins consistently. That's about half a game...See if he can handle that. I think he can -- that's still a big drop from his heyday in mins per, even based on only a couple of years ago. There's a way to do this -- Amar'e at 20-25 mins a night (even more if he's got it rolling) is still looking out for him I feel. I don't think that's abusing him. He wants back in and says he feels good...Dust him off and start building him back up to that number. If he breaks down again or can't handle it, then we deal with it -- maybe then start to contemplate an early medical retirement. Otherwise, I want the guy playing. Definitely don't want him NOT playing for days on end or it coming out before a game that he's not playing for no legit reason...He's still a weapon for us. Wanna show up to every gun fight with all our bullets...

Panos wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:Well it depends what Passive mean doesn't it? Passive as in getting more shots or passive in not driving.

Exacte.
As you watch Sunday's game, you just wonder why he wasn't driving the ball. The shot is not falling, ok, that's not your only move! Get to the hole, dammit!

Well he could be agreeing with you if that what he means by passive. Now most people will think he was talking about shooting but he was doing that so... We will see.

yellowboy90 wrote:What Melo should do is go to Pablo and say shoot when you are open, rather that is a drive or behind the arch. He should go to Chandler and say I need for you to expect a pass and catch them. They also need to go to him and say keep passing because despite his assist numbers he was swinging and passing the ball.

he may be coming to terms with his inability to broaden his game, which is good news because he needs to take a paycut if he is finally realizing his substantial limitations.

dk7th wrote:melo has shown he is challenged when he has to express himself. in this instance he isn't being passive-- he is confused and over-thinking because his BBIQ is so dreadfully low. a big issue is he does not recognize the difference between a good shot and a potentially better shot for another. this has been his problem since he has been a knick, maybe his entire career.

he may be coming to terms with his inability to broaden his game, which is good news because he needs to take a paycut if he is finally realizing his substantial limitations.

This is what happens when u leave college early. His BBIQ never matured. 2 more yrs of college basketball wouldve did wonders for him. Or maybe he's just one of those low iq players with a low ceiling as a complete player. Just because you score more than anybody else doesn't make u a complete player. That's what's wrong with this young basketball generation. And that's the opposite of what I saw from lebron james at a young age. He was bigger than everybody but had a pg mentality that made everybody want to play with him at an early age. Melo has always been a gunner and never developed into anything else except to be an even better gunner.