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Get him a body bag!
Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by ThatsGame
When Melo scores 30+ on 60% 6 times in a row and leads his team to 27-straight as well as leading in Assists and Rebounds, then we'll talk.
Melo doesn't have Bosh or Wade. Hell, Melo doesn't even have Amar'e.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by Patrick Chewing
Melo doesn't have Bosh or Wade. Hell, Melo doesn't even have Amar'e.
I wonder how things would have turned out if the whole New York big 3 was actually put together
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by DaSeba5
Why exactly?
You tell me. Why are Lebron diik riders in every Knick/Melo thread?
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by Blue&Orange
http://www.nba.com/mvp-ladder/?ls=iref:nbahpt6e
Agree 100%. All the starting five was injured at on point or another, sometimes at the same time, on top of that bench got injured as well.
Knicks would probably be a 60 wins team, and if Melo didn't had the knee problem he would have notched a couple more 40 points games, and he isn't on a stacked team that dominate the spurs with the bench.
It would be Player leading his team Vs Player cherry picking thanks to his team.
All these what ifs are hilarious. Please, every team has negatives and injuries to overcome. It happens sadly.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by Just2McFly
All these what ifs are hilarious. Please, every team has negatives and injuries to overcome. It happens sadly.
Yeah every team but the HGH infested Heat have had major injuries.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
I think we all know what I think.
I think they're the best team in the league when fully healthy. But that would require Amare, well basically playing like he did before his 2nd surgery this season. And they were starting to figure it all out before Amare went down and before Kenyon became a factor.
Funny thing is, the injuries just piled on, then everyone was trying to work their way back into shape during the easiest parts of the schedule. December-February was really an easy schedule for them, and they just stayed afloat.
That's why I refuse to say that the Heat have a clearpath to the title, nevermind the finals. The records in the East are all misleading. I think the top maybe 9-10 (and those top 10 aren't exactly what teh standings show now) in the East could truly compete with the top 9-10 in the West all around. If Rose can return, that could change a lot in the playoff picture. The opening playoff weekend marks 6 weeks since Amare's surgery. KG will be back for the Cs. Too bad about what happened with Granger, because who knows how good that team really is.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by Y2Gezee
I think we all know what I think.
I think they're the best team in the league when fully healthy. But that would require Amare, well basically playing like he did before his 2nd surgery this season. And they were starting to figure it all out before Amare went down and before Kenyon became a factor.
Funny thing is, the injuries just piled on, then everyone was trying to work their way back into shape during the easiest parts of the schedule. December-February was really an easy schedule for them, and they just stayed afloat.
That's why I refuse to say that the Heat have a clearpath to the title, nevermind the finals. The records in the East are all misleading. I think the top maybe 9-10 (and those top 10 aren't exactly what teh standings show now) in the East could truly compete with the top 9-10 in the West all around. If Rose can return, that could change a lot in the playoff picture. The opening playoff weekend marks 6 weeks since Amare's surgery. KG will be back for the Cs. Too bad about what happened with Granger, because who knows how good that team really is.
The Knicks in the beginning of the season was Top 2 in the East. The Knicks at the end of this season are a Top 2 team in the East. The Knicks, despite Amare's proficient play, was a .500 team in between those two stakes in the ground, correlating to Amare's return to the active roster.
So you saying the Knicks are the best team in the league (not even East, but LEAGUE) with a healthy Amare is.....yeah.
They are at their best when they stretch the floor, dribble penetrate and kick out to the man behind the arc, shoot the 3 at a high rate, and get out and defend. All things Amare's presence on the floor negated for them - again, despite his efficiency and solid play individually.
And living in New York, I watch the Knicks, so I know what I see. They play better without Amare, and just have a defensive big replace him (whether Sheed or K-Mart), placing Melo at the 4.
But they should find a way to get more out of Jason Kidd. Putting him at the 2 is borderline moronic really. He and Nash, two great inherent playmakers, have turned into spot of shooters overnight.
Anyway, to the OP. If the Knicks were the best team in the East, Melo would probably have a shot. But after that 27 game win streak, it's pretty obvious that he would have had to have himself the season of his life to beat out Bron for it.
Last edited by BlackVVaves; 04-06-2013 at 04:54 PM.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by Y2Gezee
I think we all know what I think.
I think they're the best team in the league when fully healthy. But that would require Amare, well basically playing like he did before his 2nd surgery this season. And they were starting to figure it all out before Amare went down and before Kenyon became a factor.
Funny thing is, the injuries just piled on, then everyone was trying to work their way back into shape during the easiest parts of the schedule. December-February was really an easy schedule for them, and they just stayed afloat.
That's why I refuse to say that the Heat have a clearpath to the title, nevermind the finals. The records in the East are all misleading. I think the top maybe 9-10 (and those top 10 aren't exactly what teh standings show now) in the East could truly compete with the top 9-10 in the West all around. If Rose can return, that could change a lot in the playoff picture. The opening playoff weekend marks 6 weeks since Amare's surgery. KG will be back for the Cs. Too bad about what happened with Granger, because who knows how good that team really is.
Even a fully healthy Knicks team definitely isn't better than the Heat, and probably not the Thunder, a fully healthy Spurs team, the Grizzlies, or a fully healthy Nuggets team.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by Y2Gezee
I think we all know what I think.
I think they're the best team in the league when fully healthy. But that would require Amare, well basically playing like he did before his 2nd surgery this season. And they were starting to figure it all out before Amare went down and before Kenyon became a factor.
Funny thing is, the injuries just piled on, then everyone was trying to work their way back into shape during the easiest parts of the schedule. December-February was really an easy schedule for them, and they just stayed afloat.
That's why I refuse to say that the Heat have a clearpath to the title, nevermind the finals. The records in the East are all misleading. I think the top maybe 9-10 (and those top 10 aren't exactly what teh standings show now) in the East could truly compete with the top 9-10 in the West all around. If Rose can return, that could change a lot in the playoff picture. The opening playoff weekend marks 6 weeks since Amare's surgery. KG will be back for the Cs. Too bad about what happened with Granger, because who knows how good that team really is.
No one except knicks homers actually think they would be the best team in the NBA. Please do better job at removing those homer glasses when making those piece of shit assumptions
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Another interesting what if scenario: What if the Hawks didn't lose Louis Williams to an acl tear? Do you see them being a top three seed if he stayed healthy?
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Melo's managed to play 70+ games just once in the last 5 years. It should come as a surprise to nobody that he got hurt and missed a bunch of games again this season.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by BlackVVaves
The Knicks in the beginning of the season was Top 2 in the East. The Knicks at the end of this season are a Top 2 team in the East. The Knicks, despite Amare's proficient play, was a .500 team in between those two stakes in the ground, correlating to Amare's return to the active roster.
So you saying the Knicks are the best team in the league (not even East, but LEAGUE) with a healthy Amare is.....yeah.
They are at their best when they stretch the floor, dribble penetrate and kick out to the man behind the arc, shoot the 3 at a high rate, and get out and defend. All things Amare's presence on the floor negated for them - again, despite his efficiency and solid play individually.
And living in New York, I watch the Knicks, so I know what I see. They play better without Amare, and just have a defensive big replace him (whether Sheed or K-Mart), placing Melo at the 4.
But they should find a way to get more out of Jason Kidd. Putting him at the 2 is borderline moronic really. He and Nash, two great inherent playmakers, have turned into spot of shooters overnight.
Anyway, to the OP. If the Knicks were the best team in the East, Melo would probably have a shot. But after that 27 game win streak, it's pretty obvious that he would have had to have himself the season of his life to beat out Bron for it.
Right
Just like last year, Knicks had a cupcake schedule during the Linsanity, and then when Melo returned, harder schedule+injuries and all the sudden Knicks were better without him and he was a cancer.
If it wasn't Amare, Knicks slump would have been worse.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
Originally Posted by BlackVVaves
The Knicks in the beginning of the season was Top 2 in the East. The Knicks at the end of this season are a Top 2 team on the East. The Knicks, despite Amare's proficient play, was a .500 team in between those two stakes in the ground, correlating to Amare's return to the active roster.
So you saying the Knicks are the best team in the league (not even East, but LEAGUE) with a healthy Amare is.....yeah.
That are at their best when the stretch the floor, dribble penetrate and kick out to the man behind the arc, shoot the 3 at a high rate, and get out and defend. All things Amare's presence on the floor negated for them - again, despite his efficiency and solid play individually.
And living in New York, I watch the Knicks, so I know what I see. They play better without Amare, and just have a defensive big replace him (whether Sheed or K-Mart), placing Melo at the 4.
But they should find a way to get more out of Jason Kidd. Putting him at the 2 is borderline moronic really. He and Nash, two great inherent playmakers, have turned into spot of shooters overnight.
Anyway, to the OP. If the Knicks were the best team in the East, Melo would probably have a shot. But after that 27 game win streak, it's pretty obvious that he would have had to have himself the season of his life to beat out Bron for it.
To say that the Knicks inconsistent play during that stretch was Amare's fault is just not true. It began before Amare even returned, because of injuries to Melo and Felton and of course the loss of Rasheed as their backup defensive big. Kidd played too much without Felton and broke down because he's 40. Iman returned and took until March to start really getting into shape (still playing limited minutes). The 3s stopped falling as Kidd, Iman, and then starter James White/Brewer weren't shooting well, but most of all until Shumpert got healthy in March the perimeter D was garbage for about a month and a half...in fact since the day Felton returned.
All Amare did was help their rebounding rate, and provide a 2nd consistent scorer so Melo didn't have to play so much. The problem was the idea was for him to play next to a guy like Sheed or Camby or Tyson off the bench so that he wouldn't be relied on to defend the rim while playing next to Novak as his PF, and that never happened. Now with Kmart as the Tyson type player off the bench and Amare basically giving you another Melo in the post drawing doubles and passing out....you have a crazy bench with JR Smith too.
Truth is it was the starting lineups hurting the Knicks, and Amare often times was helping right the ship and people wanted him starting, but that never happened. They were always playing small and struggling. they were playing better in March, had a 3 game streak where the defense was better going into the Heat game which they nearly won. Had a 22pt comeback without Melo and fueled by Amare, nearly beat the Thunder without Melo because of Amare and JR.
The Knicks have no shot of beating a team like the Heat without a reliable 2nd option like Amare. Especially this guy who is willing to play lesser minutes and fit within the team. With him and Melo and the team shooting well off of great pick and roll play.... I think they have more weapons than teams can defend and they're defending well too.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
I might add, how can people say Amare and Melo don't fit considering Melo can dominate from the perimeter the way that he has proven all year, and Amare was one of the best low post scorers in the league while he was playing, and not to mention one of the 2 best pick and roll players of all time.
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Re: NBA.com "Melo's Recent Run Creates 'What Ifs"
There's no amount of mental gymnastics to create some twisted criteria where Melo is the MVP. Sorry. Hes not even #2 in any scenario. Even if you take LeBron out of the equation, there's no rationale for Melo being league MVP.
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