This game right here....so far, encapsulates every reason why we aren't playing like a winning team.
Amare playing some of the worst D you will find on any team in the entire NBA.
Melo not playing complete team ball, but he's looks pretty damn good nonetheless.
We'd be winning this game in emphatic fashion of Amare and Melo just played like winners who do what it takes, and like the stars who normally get called stars, a la Paul Pierce.
Nothing to do with their talents, or whether they are making nice plays off their skills.
If you want to be a winner, and a champion, your leaders need to play like it -- and that has zero to do with how many points they score in a given game, or any other metric.