Any team in the NBA would LOVE to have Melo. We really don't know/appreciate what we have in a player like Melo. I do agree that we need a PG who can move the ball and control the floor on the offensive end to MAXIMIZE what Melo is capable of. With proper ball movement and spacing--Melo is by far one of the deadliest players in the league. Just look at what happened last year. Sure, he went up against slower PF's, but a lot of his points came from the perimeter against doubles.
You can't trade Melo or let him walk away.
As for todays game--I was at the game and it was actually very pleasant to see Hardaway Jr. and Amare playing so well. JR had a decent game, but took way too many shots again. Shumpert came out to play, maybe because it was on national TV, but he played hard. Those terrible calls he picked up in the beginning stunted what he could do. This has been the story all season for Shumpert. This kid has potential to be a great player in this league. He just needs to be in a system where he can use his strengths. Again, this going back to ball movement and proper spacing.
Amare had another solid game and it's refreshing to see that he can still be an effective player after all those injuries to his knee. It's quite remarkable.
With that said, we NEED to move him now since he's gaining some sort of trade value. If we want to reload next year in free agency, we need more cap space. I'm all for bringing Rondo to the team, but his personality and ego does raise some questions for me.
We have a SOLID roster filled with guys who can put the ball on the floor and score, but defense and our offensive completion is sorely lacking. This falls on the shoulders of Woodson. The man is on the hot seat and he's not the type of coach to come through that kind of adversity. He's the type of coach that can do well without any pressure. Sort of like what happened with MDA left the team.
Season still isn't over and we have time to turn the ship around and get back on track. Tyson is our anchor and we need to get some of rhythm on the offensive end. The defense is another thing we can talk about till the cows come home, but we know how long that discussion can be.
Felton is our X-factor. Whenever he has a solid game, the team plays really well. Honestly, he's been hobbled all season long and the same can be said with JR, Amare and Tyson. You're going to struggle when all your main players are injured. I'm not surprised one bit with our performance thus far.
Give the team a healthy run and I think we can get back to .500 basketball.
BTW, I had no idea my NYK family thought so low of me and Nycknicks105
