therealbig3 wrote:BTW, some of the Knicks biggest wins this season have come either when Melo has struggled or hasn't played. The supporting cast has very clearly done their job at an elite level this season.
Really?
He just scored 30pts in 22min against LAL which was a blowout. He gets injured and the Knicks squeak by.
He had 45pts and the W against us this past week.
He might've shot poorly (10/28 to be exact) in the first game of the season against MIA but he still had 30 along with 10 rebounds and the W. We know what it's like to start off poor and then get better, right (....Joe Johnson)?
And the losses that he played in....
He had foul trouble in the loss against MEM, shot 7/14 from the field.
He fouls out in the lost against DAL, shot 7/16 and they which they only lost by 3 points.
He went off against HOU in a game where he clearly not the main problem. 14/24 for 37pts.
He loses against us in the first Battle of the Boroughs, started hot then went cold, but still managed to shoot a respectable 44%. He had 35/13 on 11/25 shooting and would've had even more if he didn't uncharacteristically miss 6 free throws (10/16).
Those are the 4 losses under his belt.
Doesn't look that bad to me.