I really hope you're right.
I hope so too! I look at it from a progression point of view. Game after game - I've pointed out, as well as others, certain things they needed to work on. Problems with Amare's game, Melo's game - etc. They've been systematically addressed and some improvements are noted across the board.
Right now: we are down to rebounding, offensive rebounds, Jared Jeffries coming back soon. Melo and Amare need to hustle more. Team has to rebound more.
Big Question Mark - Will Melo buy-in to system. Will he actually stick with the offensive scheme and defensive scheme ~ or will he cheat back in-to his old spots and try to break plays - and get waved off or ignored by Fields/Lin again.
2nd Question Mark - Will Baron Davis show signs of ignoring Lin again when Lin is on floor with him as scoring component instead of PG component.
3rd Question Mark - The mental funk that Shumpert and Jr Smith is on - in terms of ball-handling and offensive. Will they still have this problem. Shumperts been acting odd - since a few days ago when he went to chicago for a day and came back ( before Bucks game ) which is why he barely played. He was in - and looked so lost and out of it - he had to be taken out.
JR Smith ~ he's missing lay-ups, thats how bad its gotten. His focus isn't there. I know he has been nervous for a while now. The PRESSURE is really riding his confidence, the really, bad turnovers - momentum killers from Chicago - giving up 4 free points, missing 2pts our team desperately needed. Poor fouls ~ all of this is eating him alive. I'd love to see him just really build chemistry with Lin. I appreciate his willingness to sacrifice - seen him pass the ball to Novak to let Novak nail 3pters.
4th Question Mark - is tubby lumbering Harrellson that went from
Going to play? I hope not - The guy allows 3x more points scored vs Chandler or Lin. Teams are going to exploit him continuously for the fouls and easy shots. Until he gets back in shape - he posted on twitter 2 days ago that he is working on his conditioning. What the hell -_____________-
5th - Curiosity - Will Jerome Jordan get to play with Lin. I know they had chemistry in the D-League. I'm surprised he didn't get a chance to play while Chandler was hurt.
Final comment - Harrellson is a big reason why we lost 1 of the games, regardless how bad the D was from Max Cats - and how badly Melo has hurt team chemistry and team MINDSET - just on performance alone - this guy just tanked us hard a few games back. I also hope JR Smith doesn't try to tank us again - I'm left after Chicago noting how badly he disrupted our flow in just 1 minute of game-time.