Kobe says he's passing the torch to Melo

[SSj4Wingzero]

That's so far from the truth. If you've ever been to Korea you'll see kids playing basketball at every playground. Soccer is still the most popular sport there, then baseball, but don't think just because it's Korea that they don't know much about the NBA, or basketball in general. The NFL, now that's a different story.

Truth.

Asians love basketball and baseball. I'm from Taiwan, and they love the Yankees (mostly because of Chien-Ming Wang). Basketball is second - Kobe is probably the second most popular athlete in the country...

[MSGhobo247]

Herb Williams will turn Melo into a beast on D...





Now I do believe he has the potential but it all starts with Melo. He has to have the hunger and take a note from Gallo and ask to guard the best player of the other squad.

[SSj4Wingzero]

We know that he CAN. Carmelo can lock down LeBron if he wants to...he just has to make that conscious choice.

[knickscity]

Herb Williams will turn Melo into a beast on D...





Now I do believe he has the potential but it all starts with Melo. He has to have the hunger and take a note from Gallo and ask to guard the best player of the other squad.

He usually does guard the opposing forward which is his job, the constant switching is what hurt the Knicks defense as a whole.

The part of Gallo guarding the opponents best player is highly subjective, because he may have asked for it, but he didn't do it as much as folks make it seem.

[SSj4Wingzero]

Not to mention the Knicks as a whole just seem to lose their man a lot. Our pick and roll defense is also terrible.

Work on those two things and the Knicks will be a decent team defensively.

[STAT1]

Not to mention the Knicks as a whole just seem to lose their man a lot. Our pick and roll defense is also terrible.

Work on those two things and the Knicks will be a decent team defensively.

First we need a coach who knows how to coach defense.

[SSj4Wingzero]

First we need a coach who knows how to coach defense.

Agreed. Or at the very least, a defensive assistant.