http://grantland.com/the-triangle/nba-windows-what-can-the-triangle-offense-do-for-carmelo-anthony/

Good Article. Melo Hate gonna love. Melo Lovers gonna see the constructive nature of it. Rest assured Phish is on it.

knickknack wrote:great article. it was factual with out an agenda for or against Melo, we don't know whose to play for Melo's non ball moving ways of last season. Melo can clear that up by being extremely unselfish this year proving he was simply doing as he was told last year, running a renovated version of Woodson's iso-joe offense.

At some point Melo sat down with Phil and had to make a choice about his game. Move the ball or don't.
Both Kobe and Jordan were ball hogs and had to learn. So the hope is Melo made a decision to stay and be a part of the future or go to Chicago and be on a more talented team.

Not to say we need to "thank him" but lets just say his skill set is as an elite scorer and his team's failure to advance futher can be of many factors but one is that inability for any team or group of players to put the chemistry together. Karl, MDA, Woodson and his own inability to go beyond what makes him that elite scorer is all to blame at some level or another.

This is his last big contract and obvious the money is there but also phil convinced him to accept the challange.

Tune in and find out. Its not gonna happen over night.

mreinman wrote:

Nalod wrote:

knickknack wrote:great article. it was factual with out an agenda for or against Melo, we don't know whose to play for Melo's non ball moving ways of last season. Melo can clear that up by being extremely unselfish this year proving he was simply doing as he was told last year, running a renovated version of Woodson's iso-joe offense.

At some point Melo sat down with Phil and had to make a choice about his game. Move the ball or don't.
Both Kobe and Jordan were ball hogs and had to learn. So the hope is Melo made a decision to stay and be a part of the future or go to Chicago and be on a more talented team.

Not to say we need to "thank him" but lets just say his skill set is as an elite scorer and his team's failure to advance futher can be of many factors but one is that inability for any team or group of players to put the chemistry together. Karl, MDA, Woodson and his own inability to go beyond what makes him that elite scorer is all to blame at some level or another.

This is his last big contract and obvious the money is there but also phil convinced him to accept the challange.

Tune in and find out. Its not gonna happen over night.

Kobe remained a ball hog and a chucker under Phil. Didn't matter because of his supporting cast. Melo can't afford to remain a chucker and I am sure that Phil and Melo DID discuss this.

Kobe Tested Phil's patience. It was a struggle despite the success and he has written about it.

Logic Dictates Melo's buy in. Maybe Maturity and maybe realizing that winning with Chicago won't yield the satisfaction as its Rose and noah's team. Anything less than a chip would look bad on him.
But winning with the knicks given their history would paint him in a positive light, even if they don't win a chip. They have to contend. While a chip would cement a legacy, making them relevant with a few ECF's or a finals appearence would not be too bad either!

He at least would be a "winner" in NY!

nixluva wrote:It's better for Melo to have his own team and win than to have joined forces with the Bulls IMO. I think Phil will be able to put a winning team together and the team will be competitive even this year so it's not a very long wait IMO to have the benefit of winning in NY as THE STAR of the team rather than joining DRose and Noah who are more established in Chicago.

I fully expect to see more Olympic Melo than we've seen before in the regular season. It's easier for Melo to play that way and succeed here with this coaching staff and roster. The only reason it didn't happen with MDA is mainly because of the lack of a PG on a consistent basis. That would've made it easier for the team as a whole to function well at the same time as Melo also playing well. MDA would not have had to try and force Melo to be more of a passer if he had a legit PG rather than starting the year with TD and then the whole Linsanity thing making Melo jealous. It was just screwed up from the start. Then with Kidd we got to see for a while what it could be like with a good floor leader and ball mover out there with Melo. It disappeared when Kidd faded at the end of the year and Woody caught a brain cramp. Then Kidd left but that was a glimpse into what it could be. Now we have a better Prez, coach, system and PG which should make it much easier for Melo to buy in and play the way he's being asked.

Since Melo has been here this is the most together and organized that this roster and front office has been. In every other season we had issues coming into the season with a lockout thrown in the mix. This is the most stable that things have been and the highest quality Leadership we've had since Melo got here. That's very important. No Dolan drama!!! No Lame Duck Coach or GM!!! Many of the players have to perform due to contract considerations.