Melo doesn't move when he doesn't have the ball, Fields cuts to the basketball more often than Melo.
Melo has the body and athleticism to cut to the basketball but he just stands and waits for the ball. No footwork at all.
That's called spacing the court, which is a staple of MDA's offense. Gallo didn't move all that much either. He would routinely stand in the corner, so that way the floor would be spaced for the spread PnR.
MDA's system is spread the floor (which means back away from the paint, keep your man drawn away from the middle), run the high PnR, PG make a play.
Melo is breaking the offense when he posts up, and there's no movement off of his posts..because it's not the offense.
If a play or two were called
for Melo to post up, that would be a different story.
This is MDA's system. Landry's cuts aren't even scripted, there's no down screens, back screens, or double screens. It's just a heady player making moves. You can't expect everyone to operate like that naturally.
Ray Allen, KD, and Kevin Martin get a variety of screens, rescreens, and baseline curls. KD and Kevin Martin were tops in the league in free throw attempts last year. Kevin Martin almost led the league in 3s made and free throws made.
That's utilizing the talents of a player.
The funny thing about all of the Melo hate is that it's coming off of him trying to do what the coach wants. To begin the season he was running point forward, and doing a terrible job at it. We get Lin -- now he's running the spread out, PnR oriented attack...failing cause it does
NOTHING to incorporate his skill set.
He and Amar'e finally ran some 2-man game last night and it worked the few times they tried. Then the team went back to "everyone spread it out, and watch, and wait."
George Karl's coaching philosophy is based on leading the league in points in the paint, and free throws attempted. Melo thrived on the offensive end in that system.
Why is he standing on the perimeter for us, like Gallo did?
His nickname was "beats on the block" for a reason. Can we utilize his talents....please? He's not a jump shooter, he's a rhythm shooter. Perimeter play is not his forte.
Once again....why is he constantly out there? It's the supplemental part of his game, not the primary aspect of it.
Last time....why is he out there?!?!?