Melo's Bad Luck (Playoffs)

[NYKfan77]

I know we have a Melo is a loser thread. Melo is a cancer thread. Melo is a playoff loser thread were someone wrote a terrible article about Melo's playoff record....

But I noticed that Melo has had terrible run of bad luck in the playoffs and his match-ups.....

03-04 played T-Wolves Rookie Year Everyone Healthy (First time to the playoffs not expecting much)

04-05 played Spurs Seconed Year Everyone Healthy SPURS WON TITLE THIS YEAR

05-06 played Clippers Third Year Martin played only 2 games and Nene missed whole series. Teams 3 point % is under 30% for the series.

06-07 played Spurs Fourth Year Martin missed series Iverson shot 37% from the field Spurs AGAIN WON THE TITLE THIS YEAR

07-08 played Lakers 5th Year Nene missed 1 game. Lakers went to the Finals.

08-09 The went to the WCF 2 games away from Finals LAKERS WON TITLE

09-10 played Jazz 7th Year Nene missed 1 game Coach Karl missed entire series (cancer)

10-11 played Celtic 8th Year Billups and Amare missed series

11-12 playing Heat 9th Year Lin and Shump missed series Amare will miss X amount of games.

**Seems like every year something major happens to a Melo lead team in the playoffs to where he is going into the playoffs short handed. Also in the first round he was matched up against the Champs a couple times. I think the only series they were favored to win was that Clippers series and maybe the Jazz series but I am not sure because if I remember correct the Jazz and Nuggets had a similar record and then Karl missed the series.

I know STFU and GTFO. I was reading the article and thought they should have did a lot more research than just looking at record. So I decided to do that research.

[devv83]

I agree, but melo could have def played better in some of those series, dude is snake bitten.

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[BBALLER4FR]

As good as Melo is he has LeBron/Wade syndrome. He really believes in order to win the ball HAS TO go through him. Worked in the regular season but has yet to work in the post season. Just like Amare has to get over himself, at some point so too does Melo. I rooted for him as he dragged us into the playoffs but his mentality will only make us the New York Nuggets. I don't want that.

[ShumpShump]

Is it really bad luck or is he just Tracy McGrady part 2? I think it has a lot more to do with his style of play than his luck. Guess what, guys get injured in the playoffs all the time. Superstars lift their team above turbulence. Melo has had plenty of help in his 9 years now in the playoffs. His style is simply not conducive to winning in the NBA.

[NYKfan77]

Is it really bad luck or is he just Tracy McGrady part 2? I think it has a lot more to do with his style of play than his luck. Guess what, guys get injured in the playoffs all the time. Superstars lift their team above turbulence. Melo has had plenty of help in his 9 years now in the playoffs. His style is simply not conducive to winning in the NBA.

His style of play makes other guys get injured and his coach to get cancer?

What style is that? What about his style is not conducive to winning? A shoot first iso player? Sorry but through out the years that style proves to be exactly what is winning in the NBA. The share the ball style and everyone gets equal shots while is fun to watch is the style that is not winning in the NBA.

[ShumpShump]

Is it really bad luck or is he just Tracy McGrady part 2? I think it has a lot more to do with his style of play than his luck. Guess what, guys get injured in the playoffs all the time. Superstars lift their team above turbulence. Melo has had plenty of help in his 9 years now in the playoffs. His style is simply not conducive to winning in the NBA.

His style of play makes other guys get injured and his coach to get cancer?

What style is that? What about his style is not conducive to winning? A shoot first iso player? Sorry but through out the years that style proves to be exactly what is winning in the NBA. The share the ball style and everyone gets equal shots while is fun to watch is the style that is not winning in the NBA.

Nene misses one game and we're going to say OMFG TERRIBLE LUCK FOR MELO! Gimme a break. His STYLE is that of holding the ball and starting at the hoop for 5 seconds figuring out what to do, giving the defense time to do whatever it wants. If you aren't Dirk, you shouldn't be doing that. Dirk shoots 50% from the floor on average. Melo does not. Don't give me the Kobe crap either. He's one of the best players to EVER play the game. EVER.

How many people have to say it before the blind Melo supporters get it through their domes? STAGNANT OFFENSE KILLS TEAMS. It's happened 8 times to Melo in 9 years. Do you really think this is a coincidence? Do you think the fact that Melo's FG% drops off significantly from regular season to post season means nothing? What do coaches with cancer and big men with 1 game injuries have to do with THAT?

Get real. Please. Stop covering up for the guy that cost us all of our assets. You know what we COULD have been? A team that lets their best player iso, and that would have been Amar'e, yet still have the pieces around him to have a viable offense when he is struggling. Right now we have Amar'e out of position, a 34 year old PG, a dope that has had a reputation since he got in the league and a shooting guard that can't shoot. You don't have to pretend like everything is a-ok to justify the Melo trade. It's not ok, clearly.

[melo mvp 15]

He is really unlucky, but I don't think it's a coincidence that his best run (for him alone and team-wise) was when the Nuggets had the #2 seed and made it to WCF.

It's really hard to succeed in the playoffs if you're consistently the low seeds.

And keep in mind this is coming from a huge Melo fan.

I look at the playoffs right now... Miami is BY FAR the worst match up and the best team. Think about it... not only is a team with LeBron, Wade and Bosh with shooters and amazing team defense hard to beat... but they have a massive chip on their shoulder and have waited almost a year for this.

I mean, c'mon. I think a healthy NY can beat a healthy Chicago. A hobbled NY like now can beat the Pacers, Hawks, Magic and Sixers. Boston is still a question to me, but if Rondo pulled that **** against us and missed a game, we'd be able to have a chance.

Seriously, we lost to Cleveland and Charlotte....... we were only one win out of the 6th spot.... now that's unlucky.

[DocZaius]

rofl...bad luck? how many straight years of bad luck can a person have?

you guys have got to be kidding me...

[seren]

Is it really bad luck or is he just Tracy McGrady part 2? I think it has a lot more to do with his style of play than his luck. Guess what, guys get injured in the playoffs all the time. Superstars lift their team above turbulence. Melo has had plenty of help in his 9 years now in the playoffs. His style is simply not conducive to winning in the NBA.

TMac = bad luck. Remember Grant Hill?

[DocZaius]

Melo is more like Paul Pierce than TMac

Until he learns to adjusts his game to more team oriented, he is going nowhere, just like Pierce.

TMac is different, this guy plain old didn't work hard. Melo works hard as far as I know.

[carayip]

You are always going to be underdogs when you are the lower seed. But how about trying to win more games in the regular season if you don't want to play the eventual champions or finalists in the 1st round? Is it also bad luck that you win fewer games than those higher seeds in the regular season?

[NYKBaller]

Melo turning into patrick ewing right before our eyes, no help atall. At least. A perenial allstar talent or something.

[Knicks80_20]

When you're playing these top seeded teams in the playoffs, it's not "bad luck" so much as sub-par regular season play. If he had more wins in the regular season, he wouldn't have been up against the Lakers or Spurs so often.

[los3180]

As good as Melo is he has LeBron/Wade syndrome. He really believes in order to win the ball HAS TO go through him. Worked in the regular season but has yet to work in the post season. Just like Amare has to get over himself, at some point so too does Melo. I rooted for him as he dragged us into the playoffs but his mentality will only make us the New York Nuggets. I don't want that.

+1!! THANK YOU! ISO , ISO, ISO, really? how is this going to win a series? I have to agree with Collin on the herd yesterday saying that carmelo just doesnt see his short comings! Elite players like Kobe learn from mistakes and adjust their game Melo does not. Linsanity = team ball! remember the ball movement had JJ playing good ball and created the Novakane era too...Melo is getting doubled and shut down PASS THE DAMN BALLLLLL Lhe's not even hitting his freethrows

[spre8well]

more like he is...