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Metro called this way before anyone else...He alluded to the fact that we might be better off without lebron and that we should build a team that could take out Lebron and other EC powerhouses. Everyone was calling his idea silly, but Lebron has two other stars playing alongside him and the Heat are only 1 game ahead of us. Although that might not last, Miami is not a complete team. We're closer to being a complete team then the Heat are. In other words, we're the more balanced team. Its just that they have a great sg and sf but if we can make small improvements, and the Heat fail to make any improvements in the future, we'll be the better team. Fields is gettin better, Gallo is gettin better. Azuibuke is coming back soon, the only area where I would say we are weak is at the center position. Mozgov is very inconsistent at this point of his young career, Turiaf is injury prone.
We look great because we have a lot of two way(offense/defense) players.
Felton(Has reached his potential...been comfortable with taking shots and being a scoring PG along having 7 assist and alot of steals and pressure on the D)
Amare(is a BEAST as expected, and his help defense intensity has been immense)
Fields(Does everything except shoot like Ray Allen)
Gallo(shooting/getting to the FT/good man defender)
Turiaf(passing/shotblocking)
Chandler (our best help defender by far, add that to his 17 ppg)
Kelenna, Randolph are other guys that can provide offense and defense.
I rejected the LeBron move because we didn't need a SF, this is why I'm against the Melo move. We have alot of quality at the wing that will be critical to our team success. If we're going to upgrade let it only be Chris Paul at PG in a swap for Felton.
Its just one of those feelings you get when you feel whats right and whats wrong. For example.
If you look at Carmelo's stats they're not that different from Amare. over 20 ppg and 8 rebounds...Amare provides more shot blocking obviously and Carmelo is scoring from the wing...but their production isn't that different at all.
The PROBLEM with Miami is that they have too many contradictions.
What I mean by this is my little theory I always use in team sports.
Opposites attract and produce in sports. Having a starting 5 with each individual possessing a special quality, it creates an efficient and better overall team.
A defense to this is the Knicks team we had 4 seasons ago under Isiah.
We had Francis/Marbury. Both scoring PG's playing on the same team, along with Crawford who didn't play defense and eventually Nate Robinson another scoring PG. This plan obviously failed since we had two of the same type of players. Its basically playing 4 vs 5 when you do that because those players don't differentiate in skill, creating a common tendency and those tendencies tend to CLASH.
Another example.
Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph.
Scoring big men who don't plan defense who have shot tendencies in the same area. Randolph is more jump shot oriented but the production was too similar (except in rebounds). Randolph can only play well next to a Joel Pryzbilla (Portland) or Gasol(Memphis) Because these men are more physical rugged throwback centers who will provide defense to make up for the absence of defense Randolph has brought to his NBA career.
Isiah try to sell this Curry/Randolph tandem is one of the biggest scam and embarrassments in Knicks history. We gave up too much cap space and draft picks and solid players for these two positives that create an inefficient squad.
Now with Miami, they have Wade and James.
Wade and James both produce similar numbers, similar to Kobe. Elite wing players that can pass, help defense, score facing the basket, dominate the ball...they're not great 3pt shooters but all do their scoring from the same area(LeBron tends to do more close range sine his jump shot isn't as good as Kobe's or Wade's)
When you put LeBron/Wade on the same team, the Heat aren't as efficient.
You have to build around players like this, not add the same guy on the roster. You just take away from LeBron's and Wade's game when this is created. Its a bad move. In my opinion Miami is better off building around Wade. Signing Bosh/Wade and building around those players with shot blocking quality centers and guys who can stretch the floor and defend the perimeter, Heat would be a much better TEAM.
Its complex to try to understand, but once you understand this it makes sense.
Look at the Mavericks, Lakers, Spurs, Thunder, Hawks, Magic, and especially the Celtics. These teams know how to balance out their roster.
Teams like the Raptors(their 12th and 10th men are their best defenders/rebounders), Netsteeth, Kings(Too many low IQ players), Pistons(with a million fowards on their roster) fail at balancing their roster. Thats why they suck.
I knew Knicks would make the playoffs this year because their roster is balanced and its the best team we had in almost a decade.
We will get better, trust me. We can beat good teams. It just takes confidence and experience because the talent is there.