Originally Posted by
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Originally Posted by
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Originally Posted by UPPTEMPO8387
I think a lot of Knicks fans were so mesmerized by Lin's play that they wanna believe this team is truly better without Melo. If we're playing a team like the Heat, you NEED a guy like Carmelo on the floor. LeBron locked D Rose down, and he'd do the same to Lin. Without Melo in the lineup, LeBron would have the freedom to play defense on Lin because J Jeffries isn't a huge offensive threat. But with Carmelo in the lineup, LeBron can't play defense on Lin because then Melo would have a mismatch against almost everyone else on Miami. Having Lin/Melo/Amar'e on the floor at the same time prevents teams from being able to double team.
Yeah ppl are on that the team is playing good and winning like that's enough when you look at the teams we beat. It's the same thing when other guys come in here complaining about how "fun the team was to watch" before the Melo trade. !#%+ FUN TO WATCH. That's how you know somebody aint fan. We trying to compete. Not just be a .500 team that entertains you. That team was not going to and this team without Melo isn't going to. That's why the trade Melo for role players is pure nonsense.
Great post!! As a fan I want a team that is building towards winning a championship not a team that is "fun to watch"....being fun to watch doesn't always equate to championship level play.
BTW I saw a few people post about Baron....not sure when he will be ready but I will say most likely after the All-Star break. From the limited portion of practice I saw yesterday he was going some lower back resistance exercises. It will be great to have him as a backup to Lin....can't believe I just wrote that.....oh how times have changed!
