3G, you're complicating yourself by oversimplifying things.
If Melo plays a good game (which is 80-90% of the time), he contributes to even keeping the Knicks in the game. Most of the times the W's are because of great team defense and Melo hitting his shots.
If we lose and Melo still plays a good game, it isn't Melo's fault. The team didn't show up.
If Melo scores 35+ points and grabs over 10 rebounds but you're going to come up with the theory that Melo was the problem for the loss then you're not a person of logic.
Tyson has sucked since January. He got exposed in the playoffs and he's been injury prone the entire year of 2013. Tyson doesn't deserve a thread.
It's funny how you'll easily bend over for Amare who has damage this franchise as bad as Eddy Curry, but you won't give Melo any props, the guy who lead the Knicks to their best season since 96-97 where the Knicks won 57 games. Melo finished 3rd in MVP votes by playing a new position so guys like Novak, Shumpert can get minutes.
If you play a good game, you're exempt from any blame. Just because the team loss makes it the best players fault. If that was the case, Chris Paul and Pre-Miami Heat LeBron James would be consider problems to their teams in the past who struggled to win a championship.
It's just a false logic that will never work if you're trying to make sense of the whole Melo situation.
I do not bend over for Amar'e that's a flat out lie….Amar'e is trash. Matter of fact I said we never should have signed him and that Steve Kerr and the Suns were dead on the money. He was a 2010 save face free agent EPIC fail signing. I don't like Amar'e at all. I feel he sold the young core out prior to the Melo trade when the rumors were running rampant saying in the media "They need to suck it up"…although Melo chased Lin out via free agency at least he did publicly show support for Shump this year as trade rumors have once again reared their ugly head.
I used the "TEAM NAME" examples of lack of threads created to show the hypocrisy/agendas and how the acquisition of Melo has nearly created…."Melo fans first"….."Knick fans second"….otherwise we'd witness more defense cases for other players but we don't and we won't.
Melo hasn't played good this year at an 80-90% clip and actually hasn't his whole time being here. The numbers back that up. Maybe closer to 60% if that. For crying out loud this year alone…..
he's had 11gms where he shot below 40% at a very high usage rate…..he's only played 27gms do the math…
That's nowhere close to playing a good game 80-90%. But if no one strip searches your posts you'd be allowed to rob so many blind of truth. Trust you don't what to run numbers from other previous seasons it would be another "Melo Camp" embarrassment. Go ahead and choke on the 54 fools gold win season, trying to attribute all the credit to him. Those who have been consistently checking the pulse of this team since 2011 knows the true health and condition of this team. We've had a disease since day 1….went in remission…. and has resurfaced to the point we're almost near coma.
Heck Joe Johnson(more well rounded player when there) produced 50 win seasons in ATL and no one took that team seriously and guess what no one has really taken us seriously since the acquisition of Melo. We didn't make the trade we did for Melo, Amnesty Billups for Tyson, and spend 2yrs in futility on Amar'e so we could GOLF CLAP a 54win season. You have low standards mine are nowhere close to yours. As fas as the sunrise is from the sunset...is how far apart we see things and what we want to see Top to Bottom.
It's statements like that(Melo plays good games 80-90% of the time), which causes this dichotomy of chaos and minion propaganda. Let's deal with facts, instead of worrying if someone is oversimplifying. How about you stop GLOSSIFYING and GLORIFYING.
You're looking for a "Hero" to venerate…I'm looking for a "Team" to appreciate….Major Major Major Galatic difference.
It's quite obvious there is an undying passion of many fans on forums across the internet to go through extensive levels to defend their Binkie Melo. He doesn't care about you, your family, nor your friends. He doesn't send you personal letters of encouragement, he's not financially taking care of you. For all the positive anyone feels he's brought to this franchise he's brought as much negative. I want the Knicks to succeed, if it can be with Melo that's fine but not realistic to expect after a player has played 12 seasons and needs to do a complete 180 in how he approaches and dedicates himself to the game. Unfortunately but not surprisingly Melo's been a Denver failure here in New York and this is after getting away from the supposed San Antonio Spurs curse.
I don't care what Melo did as a High School All-American
I don't care what Melo did in Syracuse
I don't care what Melo did as a rookie in Denver
I don't care what Melo did consecutive yrs of post season bids for Denver
I don't care what Melo did in the Olympics
I don't care if Melo has won a scoring title
I don't care if Melo was on a 54 win team or how many 50 win teams he's been on
I only care if Melo will help the Knicks achieve peak success and not stifle/hinder it, nor put us in a horrible position going forward prior to and when his playing days are over.
So my main desire at this point(although unlikely which I understand) is to blowtorch (starting with your Man Candy Melo) everything here, possibly retaining 1 spoil in THJR.
It'll sink in one day, I won't lose hope in you