What Carmelo has to do to fit in, and become a top 10 player and a leader.

nyk_nyk said:

Are you seriously using the picture in this link to make a point??? LOL :teeth:

All someone did was draw some arrows where everyone moved to! Mind you, this was after we've all seen what happens, so you could do this with anything! Fields did what many smart players do and cut to the basket when his man wasn't paying attention. Lin being the good PG that he is sees this and throws a pass up towards the basket.

I'm not sure what you're point is. Was that play really that difficult to you? Field's read the defense and cut to the basket, got a good lob pass for the score.

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Red said:

Let's get this straight also. Lin has not transformed us into omething where Melo has to find his place- he just plays the game the correct way nullifying D'Antoni's influence.

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smokes said:

God it's painful that you and others have to bash D'Antoni in every post you make somehow... Even when it's totally inaccurate and unfounded.

I've been a stern MDA critic for going on 2 years but try to have a somewhat balanced and fair opinion or your posts are just not credible.

You used to be such a good poster now your credibility is diminishing constantly with all the MDA hatred and the fact you don't bother to read things properly you just infer things and start ranting.

It's boring :td:

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Crazy⑧s;208086 said:

Carmelo Anthony: ?I know I?m not a selfish player. People around me know I?m not a selfish player,? Anthony said. ?I do everything I can to make people around me understand I?m not a selfish player.?

Anthony called the idea that he?s a selfish player a ?slap in the face.?

There are some statistics to back the static that goes against Anthony.

Missed shots: (worst to best ranking) (top 10 NBA scorers only)
1. Kobe Bryant 227 missed shots (#1 in PPG)
2. Carmelo Anthony 190 missed shots (#4 in PPG)
3. Kevin Love 172 missed shots (#5 in PPG)
4. Monta Ellis 167 missed shots (#7 in PPG)
5. LaMarcus Aldridge 155 missed shots (#6 in PPG)
6. Russell Westbrook 154 missed shots (#10 in PPG)
7. Kevin Durant 152 missed shots (#3 in PPG)
8. Derrick Rose 119 missed shots (#9 in PPG)
9. LeBron James 116 missed shots (#2 in PPG)
10. Blake Griffin 108 missed shots (#8 in PPG)
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http://blitzsportsnetwork.com/2012/01/carmelo-anthony-destroys-team-chemistry-he-is-a-big-reason-the-knicks-suck/

Both a rested Carmelo and the addition of Jeremy Lin, I believe, will bring those numbers up, however.

We all know that Melo will get better looks with Jeremy Lin playing on this team. That's a given. But that's not what this thread is about. This thread's about what Melo needs to do personally to improve his game at both ends of the floor. If he can do these things, or any others that you consider necessary that I have missed, we will be that much closer to a contender. We haven't been as close as we are now in a long time, and Anthony MUST be the catalyst.

Carmelo Anthony Is Underachieving​

When speaking specifically about what Melo needs to do to make this team better, here are some things that I believe are fueling the opinion that he can't coexist with The Jeremy Lin Knicks Team.

● Offensively: Melo has to want to be the player necessary to fit the remolded Knicks: play in sync, MOVE in sync especially - he's a massive underachiever off the ball, is very lazy and tends to wait for his turn to shoot or create.

He has said that he's insulted by talk of him not being able to coexist with Lin because he's selfish or has been touted as being selfish. I don't think he's been overly selfish [on the court that is] but he's never been a good passer off the dribble bar the P&R which gives the impression that he's selfish. He's either looking to pass or looking to shoot, he has to learn to create on the move to better his game and that of others. Whether or not that concerns him seems to be the issue, IMO. As I stated in the opening paragraph, this is not about whether he can, it's about whether he's willing. I think he is, or he will be, and the talk of him not blending in will be what defines his potential turnaround.

● Defensively: Defense is what has been the crux of Anthony not ever being a top 10 player. Period. He's been called top 5 and so on, but that's not the case. Not one bit.

You look at every top 10 player in the league, and Melo doesn't compare to any of them defensively.

He's shown flashes of excellent defense here in NY, but he tends to only reveal it when he deems it necessary: against the likes of LeBron James.

A consistent, dedicated and exemplifying captain's defense is the absolute least we should expect from Melo after the trade. There are no excuses. STAT, too.

He's a good rebounder, which has helped blanket his defensive shortcomings, but his man to man defense is suspect to say the least, and with a consistent effort Anthony will help the team get points off bad shots, turnovers and 24 second violations. The one thing that has really pissed me off this year with Carmelo, is that he has to defend regardless of whether or not he's upset about a non-call on the previous offensive possession. That has happened far too often, and is a deterrent and a distraction.

If this cat has the gaul to talk championships, he needs the ball sac to want to stop opponents by himself, and as a member of the team.

He's not getting any younger, and the time for him to refurbish his skill set and take both himself and this team to greater heights has to start now! This is Carmelo's time, and Carmelo's team.​

THE END.​

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smokes said:

God it's painful that you and others have to bash D'Antoni in every post you make somehow... Even when it's totally inaccurate and unfounded.

I've been a stern MDA critic for going on 2 years but try to have a somewhat balanced and fair opinion or your posts are just not credible.

You used to be such a good poster now your credibility is diminishing constantly with all the MDA hatred and the fact you don't bother to read things properly you just infer things and start ranting.

It's boring :td:

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Crazy⑧s;208172 said:

Bro hug accepted! :hug: :lol:

Fear of the unknown? I'm deliberating what I've seen from Melo, which has nothing to do with Lin. I don't get what you're not getting? Most of what I'm eluding to is focused on Melo as an individual and a leader.

I said outrightly that Melo will get his. No doubt Lin will benefit from the spacing Melo provides as a penetrating guard.

When I've said adapt, I've meant in terms of the winning style of play that's come with Lin throughout the entirety of the lineup. Melo's been a part of it for less than 40 minutes of PT. Admittedly, after reading my OP, I could have highlighted that better. But that still doesn't derive from the fact that you didn't read it in the first place.

I have complete faith that good times are ahead, but, as I've stated, it's Melo's approach that needs tweaking, IMO. Mentally, in terms of aggression and also defensive desire individually. I'm not trying to chisel out anything flawless. What would be the point of attempting the impossible? But I've seen the issues that I've highlighted, and am against them.

I don't really see why the mixup had to take place from the get-go? :shrug: If people don't really read OPs though, that's completely inevitable.

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Is this what STAT has been reduced to?

nyk_nyk said:

Are you seriously using the picture in this link to make a point??? LOL :teeth:

All someone did was draw some arrows where everyone moved to! Mind you, this was after we've all seen what happens, so you could do this with anything! Fields did what many smart players do and cut to the basket when his man wasn't paying attention. Lin being the good PG that he is sees this and throws a pass up towards the basket.

I'm not sure what you're point is. Was that play really that difficult to you? Field's read the defense and cut to the basket, got a good lob pass for the score.

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