Melo is a joy to watch go to work...

[I.R.Beast]

The jab steps, the post up, the hesitation dribbles...stutter steps.the quick cross. The only thing i hate is that he's murking my team...sigh...

[TheReal Kendall]

The jab steps, the post up, the hesitation dribbles...stutter steps.the quick cross. The only thing i hate is that he's murking my team...sigh...

:lol He got the whole offensive package.

[imdaman99]

i dont like it when he is still jacking shots even tho he is 3-12... but then he hits the next 5 shots. i guess if he didnt continue jacking, he couldnt make 5 in a row :oldlol:

[NBAller]

there's nothing yall can do about it man, some guys just rape everyone else. he is a joy to watch #blessed.

[#number6ix#]

I always loved his jab step to quick pull up jumper...

[NBAller]

i dont like it when he is still jacking shots even tho he is 3-12... but then he hits the next 5 shots. i guess if he didnt continue jacking, he couldnt make 5 in a row :oldlol:


you don't want THIS jason kidd to continue shooting with that bad percentage....you want melo to find his rhythm. like he said he's not worried about his percentage cause he knows he'll get it going.

[I.R.Beast]

i dont like it when he is still jacking shots even tho he is 3-12... but then he hits the next 5 shots. i guess if he didnt continue jacking, he couldnt make 5 in a row :oldlol:
Your 1st option is never supposed to stop shooting...you play your opponent not your FG%

[NBAller]

Mama There Goes That Man

[SilkkTheShocker]

Not impressed.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Melo doesn't have the biggest package but he knows who to use it the best.

[clayton]

The bricks. Don't forget the bricks.

[ClutchOver9000]

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1566821/iy8bOz4jrXSti.gif

[BigDipper13]

Incredible offensive arsenal

[knickswin]

it's great when he's on but sometimes his shot selection makes me want to strangle him

[jimmy77x]

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1566821/iy8bOz4jrXSti.gif

This move was ridiculous.

[d.bball.guy]

He's the main reason why I'm not surprised the Knicks got the 2nd seed and are one of the best teams in the league.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

The jab steps, the post up, the hesitation dribbles...stutter steps.the quick cross. The only thing i hate is that he's murking my team...sigh...

I want to see him do this against LeBron in a 7 game series and ill then say...he is joy...not yet

[BigDipper13]

I want to see him do this against LeBron in a 7 game series and ill then say...he is joy...not yet

That will be one great matchup.

[iDunk]

I want to see him do this against LeBron in a 7 game series and ill then say...he is joy...not yet
He kinda did last year in the 1st round, he just had no help to make it a series. If Amare doesn't punch a fire extinguisher that series might've gone to at least 6 games.

Back to the point though, Melo is balling at an unreal level right now. He's dropping 30 like its nothing these days.

[I.R.Beast]

I want to see him do this against LeBron in a 7 game series and ill then say...he is joy...not yet
...lol..he destroys lebron 1 on 1....lbj is not a good 1 on 1 defender...he cant do anything with mello...he'll get fouled out.

[jimmy77x]

...lol..he destroys lebron 1 on 1....lbj is not a good 1 on 1 defender...he cant do anything with mello...he'll get fouled out.

Google Search lebron+foul+out=
Your search - Lebron foul out - did not match any documents

[imdaman99]

...lol..he destroys lebron 1 on 1....lbj is not a good 1 on 1 defender...he cant do anything with mello...he'll get fouled out.
very true. thats why he has his cronies covering him. like shane battier. lebrons 1st round last year was prob his weakest series of the playoffs last year.

[Kingwillball]

...lol..he destroys lebron 1 on 1....lbj is not a good 1 on 1 defender...he cant do anything with mello...he'll get fouled out.


The idiots never cease to amaze me on this site but I still find myself coming back for more...:confusedshrug:

[DaSeba5]

I want to see him do this against LeBron in a 7 game series and ill then say...he is joy...not yet

Nobody can stop Melo when he is hot. LeBron is a good defender, but he can only try to slow him down. It doesn't matter if he scores 40 points, it will come down to if he makes the big shots in crunch time against Miami.

[I.R.Beast]

Google Search lebron+foul+out=
Your search - Lebron foul out - did not match any documents
LMAO...LMAO....this is true

[Y2Gezee]

...lol..he destroys lebron 1 on 1....lbj is not a good 1 on 1 defender...he cant do anything with mello...he'll get fouled out.

Facts.



(minus the grammar)

[Trollsmasher]

...lol..he destroys lebron 1 on 1....lbj is not a good 1 on 1 defender...he cant do anything with mello...he'll get fouled out.

Lol, LeBron sh*ts on Melo defensively. Didn't he hold him to like sub 35% shooting in the last year's playoffs. I also remember Melo dissapearing in the in MSG during the streak when LeBron switched on him.

[No_Look604]

:applause: :applause:

Then there's Lebron....pick and roll every f'n time down the floor...no open lane to basket...defer to stacked team of shooters. No sh*t he's gonna have assists...

Iso man....call for the ball in the post...let's see this all-around game.

[No_Look604]

Lebron will never guard Melo for an entire game...no way.

Another luxury of having a stacked team but I'll tell you this...part of it is because he'd get ate up...and he knows it.

[I.R.Beast]

:applause: :applause:

Then there's Lebron....pick and roll every f'n time down the floor...no open lane to basket...defer to stacked team of shooters. No sh*t he's gonna have assists...

Iso man....call for the ball in the post...let's see this all-around game.
truth....

[Patrick Chewing]

The jab steps, the post up, the hesitation dribbles...stutter steps.the quick cross. The only thing i hate is that he's murking my team...sigh...


Aside from his defense, his offensive skill set is comparable to no one. I don't think he has any flaws. Truly a master with the ball.

[Amar'e_Juwanna]

I guess in this day and age you can't talk about a player having a certain set of skills, or even being a fun player to watch, without their being compared to a different player with a completely different set of skills. It's like ESPN and mainstream media have constructed this false reality where there can be only 1 great basketball player at a time, and the entire NBA is just a platform for individual players to dethrone one another. This is clearly ****ing stupid.

Comparison of players feeds from and leads into the needs of a lot of fans to make a judgement on which player is better. We've now gone from an appreciation of 1 player for the qualities that make that player special - to two sides of a discussion which compares that player to another player (who some people feel the need to claim is better). Then they reach into their deep bag of stats and rhetoric, all of which is completely biased (you can always find statistics and game results to support your point, using statistics this way is NOT HARD), and set up camp firmly on opposing sides. SO ****ING STUPID.

Of Course - Carmelo vs Lebron is a matchup people have enjoyed watching, one I have enjoyed watching, and one I hope to be able to witness in the coming weeks. But for God's sake, don't completely ignore the fact that they play on TEAMS! You can't just pit players against each other statistically without acknowledging the context of the teams they play for! Their stats don't just exist in a vacuum - they look the way they do because a player is asked to fulfill a certain role on a certain team. for EVERY SINGLE ONE of these players, the goal is to WIN. THE. GAME.

If LeBron doesn't spend a single second of a Knicks-Heat playoff series guarding Melo, and the Heat win, there will be nothing to be said about LeBron being "scared" to guard him or any such bullshit except that there are butthurt Knicks fans. If Melo jacks up 40 shots a game, and the Knicks win, there is no merit to the argument that another player is better because he could score just as many points more efficiently. Anyone who says there is can go fist themself.

No player gives a shit about who is better than who. The only thing that matters is helping lead your team to the W.

No player cares who is better than who. Why should we? More importantly, how can we? SHORT ANSWER: WE CAN'T!

Before I work myself into too long-winded of a rant against "Stan" psychology, let me mention how impressed I am by this thread and how most of the comments are positive and stay on topic. Of course, it got derailed, and bears the distinct flavor of a discussion quickly turning into a pissing contest, but let's step back. (pun intended)

If the Knicks and the Heat meet in the ECF, stans will be sharpening their retorts like nothing we've seen before. New Yorkers have been waiting decades to hold some semblance of NBA superiority over others, especially hated Eastern Conference rivals, and entire legions of Melo stans are waiting to come out of the woodwork. If we win, it's going to give us all a terrible reputation.

Meanwhile, Heat fans have a terrible reputation...

[treadster]

I guess in this day and age you can't talk about a player having a certain set of skills, or even being a fun player to watch, without their being compared to a different player with a completely different set of skills. It's like ESPN and mainstream media have constructed this false reality where there can be only 1 great basketball player at a time, and the entire NBA is just a platform for individual players to dethrone one another. This is clearly ****ing stupid.

Comparison of players feeds from and leads into the needs of a lot of fans to make a judgement on which player is better. We've now gone from an appreciation of 1 player for the qualities that make that player special - to two sides of a discussion which compares that player to another player (who some people feel the need to claim is better). Then they reach into their deep bag of stats and rhetoric, all of which is completely biased (you can always find statistics and game results to support your point, using statistics this way is NOT HARD), and set up camp firmly on opposing sides. SO ****ING STUPID.

Of Course - Carmelo vs Lebron is a matchup people have enjoyed watching, one I have enjoyed watching, and one I hope to be able to witness in the coming weeks. But for God's sake, don't completely ignore the fact that they play on TEAMS! You can't just pit players against each other statistically without acknowledging the context of the teams they play for! Their stats don't just exist in a vacuum - they look the way they do because a player is asked to fulfill a certain role on a certain team. for EVERY SINGLE ONE of these players, the goal is to WIN. THE. GAME.

If LeBron doesn't spend a single second of a Knicks-Heat playoff series guarding Melo, and the Heat win, there will be nothing to be said about LeBron being "scared" to guard him or any such bullshit except that there are butthurt Knicks fans. If Melo jacks up 40 shots a game, and the Knicks win, there is no merit to the argument that another player is better because he could score just as many points more efficiently. Anyone who says there is can go fist themself.

No player gives a shit about who is better than who. The only thing that matters is helping lead your team to the W.

No player cares who is better than who. Why should we? More importantly, how can we? SHORT ANSWER: WE CAN'T!

Before I work myself into too long-winded of a rant against "Stan" psychology, let me mention how impressed I am by this thread and how most of the comments are positive and stay on topic. Of course, it got derailed, and bears the distinct flavor of a discussion quickly turning into a pissing contest, but let's step back. (pun intended)

If the Knicks and the Heat meet in the ECF, stans will be sharpening their retorts like nothing we've seen before. New Yorkers have been waiting decades to hold some semblance of NBA superiority over others, especially hated Eastern Conference rivals, and entire legions of Melo stans are waiting to come out of the woodwork. If we win, it's going to give us all a terrible reputation.

Meanwhile, Heat fans have a terrible reputation...
damn, how long did you took to make that?

[Bigsmoke]

I like Chris Paul's game more.

[CeltsGarlic]

Melo should go hang himself. I like him, but now hes annoying.

[elementally morale]

Amar'e_Juwanna


Good post. But who better?

[Amar'e_Juwanna]

damn, how long did you took to make that?

bout 15 minutes?

I've participated in a bunch of message boards in my time, and I feel like for this one, given the context of my joining (apr '13, which a lot of people feel is just trolls and alts) and what I feel is the state of the board right now, i've kind of taken it upon myself to try to contribute to discussions around here, if not start them.

yeah, that might mean posting paragraphs of shit that someone will just say "tl;dr" but imo thats a good thing - separating NBA fans, people who are on this board to engage in discussion about the NBA, from trolls and inadvertent trolls who are actually just uninformed and ig'nant.

elementally morale, I'm not sure what you mean?

[elementally morale]

elementally morale, I'm not sure what you mean?

Nevermind.

[STATUTORY]

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1566821/iy8bOz4jrXSti.gif
somewhere durant is wondering why crossovers and spins when u can just jump into the defender and go to the freethrow line?

[SilkkTheShocker]

Melo got owned every time LeBron guarded him in the postseason last year. You know, that series NY got destroyed in 5 games. Check the stats.

[STATUTORY]

bout 15 minutes?

I've participated in a bunch of message boards in my time, and I feel like for this one, given the context of my joining (apr '13, which a lot of people feel is just trolls and alts) and what I feel is the state of the board right now, i've kind of taken it upon myself to try to contribute to discussions around here, if not start them.

yeah, that might mean posting paragraphs of shit that someone will just say "tl;dr" but imo thats a good thing - separating NBA fans, people who are on this board to engage in discussion about the NBA, from trolls and inadvertent trolls who are actually just uninformed and ig'nant.

elementally morale, I'm not sure what you mean?

:oldlol: you are like moses leading the great unwashed out of the wilderness? the messianic drive is strong in you.

[SilkkTheShocker]

He kinda did last year in the 1st round, he just had no help to make it a series. If Amare doesn't punch a fire extinguisher that series might've gone to at least 6 games.

Back to the point though, Melo is balling at an unreal level right now. He's dropping 30 like its nothing these days.

Look at the stats, Melo couldn't score for shit on LeBron in the postseason.

[elementally morale]

:oldlol: you are like moses leading the great unwashed out of the wilderness? the messianic drive is strong in you.

Wasn't that Noah?

[uber]

Melo should go hang himself. I like him, but now hes annoying.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo0mhf3LK1qf82cuo1_250.gif

[Greg Oden 50]

Melo got owned every time LeBron guarded him in the postseason last year. You know, that series NY got destroyed in 5 games. Check the stats.

LeBron's man defence is weak ..........always been overreated :banana:Heat's defence is no differcne with or without him,because of the system quick double team,LeBron is a great help defender,wide side shot blocker,but a poor man defender,always get detroyed by off the dribble :banana:

[Amar'e_Juwanna]

:oldlol: you are like moses leading the great unwashed out of the wilderness? the messianic drive is strong in you.


if it must be, so it will be. the one main problem i have with this board, the one thing I really want to change, is the smileys. I can't stand them. so out of date. the reaction faces are hilarious though. we should make more/update those.

[Rose'sACL]

bout 15 minutes?

I've participated in a bunch of message boards in my time, and I feel like for this one, given the context of my joining (apr '13, which a lot of people feel is just trolls and alts) and what I feel is the state of the board right now, i've kind of taken it upon myself to try to contribute to discussions around here, if not start them.

yeah, that might mean posting paragraphs of shit that someone will just say "tl;dr" but imo thats a good thing - separating NBA fans, people who are on this board to engage in discussion about the NBA, from trolls and inadvertent trolls who are actually just uninformed and ig'nant.

elementally morale, I'm not sure what you mean?

The worst trolls on these boards that i have seen in 2 months here are the old members like ripthekik, I.R.Beast, SilkkTheShocker,wilds09, coin24,that sacjb guy who claims to be a warrior fan. No old member can call new members bad as pretty much all the worst posters on this forum are old members.

if it must be, so it will be. the one main problem i have with this board, the one thing I really want to change, is the smileys. I can't stand them. so out of date. the reaction faces are hilarious though. we should make more/update those.
same. i can't stand these smileys. is this 2003? even then kids used to use them in bad chat rooms.

[Amar'e_Juwanna]

same. i can't stand these smileys. is this 2003? even then kids used to use them in bad chat rooms.

hah. exactly. reminds me of embarrassing AIM courtships. there was a website full of naughty smileys called something buddy. my first porn was smiley porn no joke.

Edit: www.badassbuddy.com

brought me waaaay back

[elementally morale]

LeBron's man defence is weak ..........always been overreated :banana:Heat's defence is no differcne with or without him,because of the system quick double team,LeBron is a great help defender,wide side shot blocker,but a poor man defender,always get detroyed by off the dribble :banana:

Excuse me, good Sir: What is the message you're trying to convey here?

[RRR3]

http://i49.tinypic.com/efgeas.png

"LeBron can't guard Melo" :oldlol:

[knickswin]

http://i49.tinypic.com/efgeas.png

"LeBron can't guard Melo" :oldlol:

melo doesn't need lebron guarding him to shoot bad percentages. he can be a very streaky player. that information tells us nothing .

[jimmy77x]

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/181968/melo-lights-up-lebron-o.gif

[Pointguard]

If LeBron doesn't spend a single second of a Knicks-Heat playoff series guarding Melo, and the Heat win, there will be nothing to be said about LeBron being "scared" to guard him or any such bullshit except that there are butthurt Knicks fans. If Melo jacks up 40 shots a game, and the Knicks win, there is no merit to the argument that another player is better because he could score just as many points more efficiently. Anyone who says there is can go fist themself.


Yeah, Mello does what he is supposed to do. He may not be the most efficient, but he's totally effective in Mike Woodson's scheme of things. He is deadly from every part of the floor and keeps the pressure on so that the shooters and penetrators can do their thing. Then little Mello, or Mello JR, comes in and does the same. They both have great moves and use their combination of strength, athleticism, creativity, agility and moves as good as anybody in the league to do their job. And they are as entertaining as any two players to watch on that end of the court.

[Greg Oden 50]

Excuse me, good Sir: What is the message you're trying to convey here?

lebron james' defence is not that good :rockon:

he never shut down rose,melo,rondo........

[pegasus]

melo doesn't need lebron guarding him to shoot bad percentages. he can be a very streaky player. that information tells us nothing .
This, plus everybody knows Lebron gets away with pushing and shoving, for which Battier or any other player would easily get called.

[[GR]]

Lebron's worst shooting series last season, came against the Knicks. Melo can guard Lebron, if the refs let him.

[d.bball.guy]

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1566821/iy8bOz4jrXSti.gif
BRB, practicing this move :lol

[Hoopz2332]

He kinda did last year in the 1st round,


No he didn't. lebron had ass locked up. melo was scoring on battier

[Hoopz2332]

http://i49.tinypic.com/efgeas.png

"LeBron can't guard Melo" :oldlol:


That ether:applause:

[bluechox2]

Lebron man defense gets a huge assist from the refs to get away with a lot of things others get called foul