I've watched every single Knicks game this season from start to finish. This means I don't go to bed until at least 4:30 in the morning where I am.
Just a few points:
At the moment he is the best scorer on the team cos he is shooting far more than anyone else.
You highlighted the wrong bit. I was stressing the "
At the moment" part. It's pretty much common sense. If you're not shooting well, and you're still the team's top scorer, it can only be that you are shooting far more which is making you the top scorer. There are people shooting better than Anthony right now who are denied a scoring opportunity because Anthony is playing his game even when he's not on top of his game (which is the majority of this season).
Obviously Miami wasn't predominantly Anthony's fault, but it's natural to feel most disappointed with your leading scorer when he hasn't turned up all season and continues not to turn up for one of the biggest games of the season.
I disagree that Anthony and Stoudamire need to constantly shoot more than the rest of the team. I believe with the strength and depth of this team, we should easily be able to adapt our game depending on how Anthony and Stoudamire are performing. Anthony shot 33% attempting 20 shots in our last game. This team had players such as J.R Smith, Landry Fields, Steve Novak, and even Tyson Chandler during that game who could have been utilised far better. These players add so much variety to our offence it's unreal. They were at the forefront of our 7 game winning streak. They deserve to be acknowledged. Obviously during games where Anthony resembles his old self, he should be given the green light to shoot at will.
Wow, you actually put TD and Melo on the same playing field. You clearly don't understand anything about basketball kiddo. I was just about to further explain why that last comment was the dumbest sh!t but i'm done. Maybe someone else can help you with that.
Anthony has the potential to be on the same playing field with Kevin Durant, as he has the potential to be on the same playing field with Toney Douglas. When your best offensive player is shooting under 40% consistently throughout the season. then you can claim he is having a Toney Douglas type of season. All players (particularly star players) need to prove themselves season after season. I don't care what he did last year. Any player who competes with Lebron James one year and with Toney Douglas then next is not a proven star in my books. Remember Denver didn't stop winning when Anthony left. If he wants to be a proven star, he needs to find his game and keep it.
The only reason I'm being this harsh on him is that he is the player I expect the most out of. For good reason too.