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It's so many things. I ultimately think it won't work. It works in spurts. Some games 'Melo buys into the ball movement, but when things don't go smoothly, he reverts back to what he knows. They really need a pg that can give it to them in spots and can switch it up and run when needed. This would satisfy Tyson and Amar'e alike when all they have to do is box out, and run baseline to baseline. Thing is, they could have developed Ray the FIRST time he was here and not traded him. Management screwed up the chemistry he and Amar'e were developing. You could have added Tyson to that and they would have been fine. Of course the X factor in that is the addition of 'Melo. You need a veteran type PG to pull him to the side and tell him how to take shots. As we saw how Chauncey did with him in Denver and now J Kidd. Felton isn't a strong enough leader to tell 'Melo to shut his *** up and get to a spot. That's what he needs. I would say CP3 is ideal for this spot but unlikely. So they are stuck now. I know you guys are gonna hate me for saying this but I don't think Woodson is the answer either. He's done a fine job, but he's never gone beyond the second round. Maybe he can get it done this time, idk.
I agree with you when you say Woodson might not be the answer. He keeps his players accountable, but he doesn't have the offensive schemes to put Amare, Melo and Tyson together for an entire game.
We have to work with what we have, and right now--I'd rather take Amare working with the teams in spurts than having him doing nothing at all.
Any production out of Amare is better than him sitting on the bench. Woodson needs to treat Amare the same way Thibs treats Boozer. He'll play him in key moments of games as long as Boozer plays defense and rebounds.
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