His handle can't create against great talent.

He gave up the rock when he had to, and put himself in position to receive the rock to score.

GREAT showing by Melo tonight.

As far as Melo, the east players were looking for him and Melo was calm cool and nonchalant. He makes scoring 30 look so easy. Kyrie and Melo both had 30 but Kyrie had to do a lot of work. Melo barely broke a sweat. Also it shows how Woodson is killing Melo. Too much isolation when Melo is so much more effective when he's getting the rock and allowed to make moves in open space. Melo works too hard as a knick and he's dead tired at the end of games because of it. We can't blame not having point guard. Our system and coaching sucks. If we could get Melo playing the way he played last night or at least the way he played in denver, we'd be alright. We need to get him better touches where he can waste minimal energy to save him for why we got him. ..... to close out games in the 4th quarter.

Even the Indiana coach knew that. He saved Melo until 7 minutes left and Melo was clutch down the stretch. Kicks need to wake up

gunsnewing wrote:Yea man that's exactly what Melo needs a real coach who will play to his strengths. A coach with rings who is no nonsense and gets stars to buy into a winning concept. Riley, Jackson, Popovich etc

I disagree. Melo doesn't need to be coached. It's the rest of the guys. Woodson starts nelo with 4 guys that can't score. Nuff said cuz they can't pay defense either. We run no plays and we have no offensive or defensive philosophy.

The knicks need a hungry coach that can use what he has. Like Vogal, like doc rivers, like rick adelman, like Thibs, monty Williams, Mark Jackson. .... Stan van gundy stands out to me.

We don't need a system coach or a coach that yells for no reason. So no scott skiles please

EnySpree wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Yea man that's exactly what Melo needs a real coach who will play to his strengths. A coach with rings who is no nonsense and gets stars to buy into a winning concept. Riley, Jackson, Popovich etc

I disagree. Melo doesn't need to be coached. It's the rest of the guys. Woodson starts nelo with 4 guys that can't score. Nuff said cuz they can't pay defense either. We run no plays and we have no offensive or defensive philosophy.

The knicks need a hungry coach that can use what he has. Like Vogal, like doc rivers, like rick adelman, like Thibs, monty Williams, Mark Jackson. .... Stan van gundy stands out to me.

We don't need a system coach or a coach that yells for no reason. So no scott skiles please

I agree with everything you said. Good coaching, good PG and good players around him. He needs all 3 and they are not mutually exclusive. Amare doesn't defend, tyson gives you nothing offensively and is always sick and our PGs have been dog**** before and after Lin. This is New York Knicks basketball. Boy they sure know how to put a winning roster together. Yeaaaah riiight

As others have said, if we had an elite coach, Melo's opinion wouldn't even matter. The only iso's he'd get would be in the low post when he has the right matchups. He can get his there and he could find others for open shots when the double team comes. But the goal should be to get Melo easy catch and shoot baskets; that's when he's his most deadly and that will keep him fresh for the end of games.

We have to get the right coach in the offseason.

Marcala12 wrote:it's mostly on Woodson, but some of it is on Melo too. at the end of games he gets the ball between the three point line and the half court line - no pick, no play, no catch and shoot. Pure Isolation, giving the defense every possible advantage since he's a damn power forward trying to Iverson his way to a shot. It's ridiculous; there's literally no worse way to have him try and score. And that is def. on Woodson, but if Melo said something like, "this crap isn't working, i don't want to do iso's from 35 feet out from the basket in crunch time," I can't see Woodson forcing the issue.

As others have said, if we had an elite coach, Melo's opinion wouldn't even matter. The only iso's he'd get would be in the low post when he has the right matchups. He can get his there and he could find others for open shots when the double team comes. But the goal should be to get Melo easy catch and shoot baskets; that's when he's his most deadly and that will keep him fresh for the end of games.

We have to get the right coach in the offseason.

If Melo fights the coach then he loses. He's the villain. He's just playing and taking the pressure on himself.

Also how can a player tell the coach how to coach. When this happens that means it's time to get another coach