Mr. Bigshot?

[PeTBuLL]

No im not contesting Chauncey ability to connect big shot´s, neighter his playmaking, i think his a terrific Point Guard...

But, when the game comes to the 4 th quarter, its just me, or any of you guys realized that Billups play a role different game, shoting a lot of questionable´s jumps, driving a lot to the hoop, he stop´s to feed the paint, in resume he always try to seal the deal by himself!

Im not bashing anyone, and im not a troll! You guys know me!

[pickaxe]

He can do that. I think we just notice is when he's not connecting as much.

I think it's part to do with Melo being out, he's trying to fill that void.

And I don't think he's shooting any less or more than he should be, I would just say more questionable shots recently. So, change the shot selection, not the quantity.

[RRFB]

I don't like the Chauncey we've seen since Melo went out, especially the last few games. He's just been chucking, very inefficiently too. I didn't expect him to force nearly as many dumb, contested shots as he does.

[eathy]

With Melo out...

Mr. Big Shot = Mr. Brick Shot.

[blue steel]

this is the longest stretch us nugget fans have seen without carmelo since he was drafted, and i think by now we all should be able to see how important he is to this team. our offense has been painful to watch at times and chauncey (and JR and Kleiza) are feeling the effects of opposing defenses that aren't double or triple teaming melo. a while back before and while melo sat out those 3 games in december, i really started to question how important melo is to this team...he was playing poorly and it seemed like we had a better chance of winning without him on the floor. now im fully aware of difference melo makes...cant wait for him to come back.

and to the OP, yes, i wish nene would get the damn ball late in games. its so frustating seeing him score 20 points in the first 3 qtrs and then barely touch the ball in the 4th while billups, jr, kleiza, and kmart brick shots. we have a low post player now, use him!

[The Answer_CO]

He was taking some horrible shots vs Houston. It looked like he was trying to get a foul more than anything. But he is definitely trying to be more aggressive since Melo went out.

[pickaxe]

this is the longest stretch us nugget fans have seen without carmelo since he was drafted, and i think by now we all should be able to see how important he is to this team. our offense has been painful to watch at times and chauncey (and JR and Kleiza) are feeling the effects of opposing defenses that aren't double or triple teaming melo. a while back before and while melo sat out those 3 games in december, i really started to question how important melo is to this team...he was playing poorly and it seemed like we had a better chance of winning without him on the floor. now im fully aware of difference melo makes...cant wait for him to come back.

and to the OP, yes, i wish nene would get the damn ball late in games. its so frustating seeing him score 20 points in the first 3 qtrs and then barely touch the ball in the 4th while billups, jr, kleiza, and kmart brick shots. we have a low post player now, use him!

Well, Kleiza heard you on that one when he passed to Nene for a dunk to win. Apparently Bennett Salvadore didn't like that idea though.

As for Melo, at the most he's an all-star caliber small forward that has an awesome jab steb, jumpshot, and baseline drive, add a little rebounding and passing. At the least, he's a big body that absorbs a lot of blows and allows other guys to do damage around him/ His enthusiasm for the game is quiet at times, but you can't count that out in some situations. When other guys are just so tired of the same, Melo keeps on going.

When Melo plays bad....he makes everyone think about how the team could be better, but somehow also makes it possible to be part of that better team.