INCORRECT... melo would only ACCEPT...124m... such a team player...
$124M is the same as $125M, its the same park with the same rides.
Lebron $40M park has half the rides.
D.Wade $31M park has a quarter of the rides.
Melo 39 minute of playingtime vs the no-offense Pistons are the same as Melo 40 minute games last season.
The Piston hired a top name celebrity head coach SVG who's known for his poor offensive-coaching.
The Pistons average 86 points in their first 3 games of the season, the Pistons 4th game vs the Knicks the Pistons scored 98 points on a very poor defensive Knicks team. When I say very poor defense I mean no-effort, no defensive-plan on the defensive end of the court.
In the 2nd half of the game it look like the Pistons scored on every offensive-possession.
Problem vs solution
This is not bashing Melo, this is facts to bash rookie coach Fisher for letting it happen.
Hint: in the Knicks first 3 games (2-1) Melo average 31 minute of playing time, in the Knicks last two losses Melo average 38 minute of playing time, shooting 13 - 44 in the two games .. that is a Knicks PROBLEM!
Especially, when Melo is the leadership player of the Knicks.
There's no leadership when Melo get the ball and turn the play into a isolation play.
There's no leadership when Melo on the defensive end and opponents are scoring on every possession.
In the Washington game when Melo was on the bench the Knicks took a 15 point lead, when Melo got on the court the Knicks lead turn to a 2 point lead.
These are FACTS.
The solution is easy, Melo is a 30 minute player who brings isolation scoring to the team.
Melo belongs in two lineups, not every lineup we put on the court.
Melo must learn chemistry with his teammates before becoming the team leadership player.
Barg, Calderon, and Prig are out with injury.
Last season Beno, MWP, and K-Mart wanted to be traded in November. Why?