Look at a guy like Paul George.
Last night, Dude Scores 18 points, grabs 14 rebounds has 7 assists 2 steals and 2 blocks. He didn't shoot particularly well but he played suffocating defense on Melo all game. No matter whether George is shooting well or not he finds other ways to help his team.
Melo doesn't consistently have this mentality. If he did it would show on the court.
Thats exactly right come playoff time as great as Melo's game is others catch up very quickly...
Playoffs are about players playing their best basketball of their lives....No knock on Melo its just the slide of how great he is the regular season diminishes in the playoffs....
For all those have argued all season the insane bargain JR is please note his playoff performance and last year was even worse....He is a high risk high reward player......This is why not a single team offered him a better contract then the Knicks last season despite his skill.....
As for Woody I said it all along he is a good season coach but thats it......I mean come on he has Kidd in for 14 minutes who has not scored in 7 games and Pablo plays 3 minutes...
Pablo was huge part in the Celtics wins and the win at the garden yet Woody gives him 3 minutes....Pablo must look at woody like a moron....JR 31 minutes.....
Woody is doing what he did last year against the Heat...He relies on JR and assumes that eventually he will get hot.....and he will but the price we pay is huge now down 3 games to 1.....
Woody sucks...........Look at his playoff advancement , coupled with Melo and JR's and we will go no where.....UNLESS Woody smartens up....its on him.