Hemispheres wrote:NoLayupRule wrote:Melo won't get any love until he's elsewhere
Then he will be a stud again, his reputation will be resuscitated and Knicks 'fans' will lament the inability of the team to get baskets on demand.
The man who scored 63 effortlessly and without the help of the refs at msg will have to play elsewhere to get his standing ovation at msg when he returns
I think all you're going to get from Melo anymore are flashes of the brilliance he's shown in the past. Sort of like what we saw sporadically through Jan/Feb (IIRC on the months) this last season where he got really hot offensively. Too many miles on him and it's obvious when you see how hard he struggles to finish in the paint. Not everyone is a genetic freak like Lebron.
He can definitely provide value to a contending team that's built correctly. He'll need others to cover his rapidly diminishing defensive efforts and with a smaller role on offense he may be able to become somewhat more consistent than what we saw last season. However that's exactly why I wouldn't lament anything. That's obviously not going to happen any time soon here so I'd be happy for him if he was able to get one last hurrah and resurrect a bit of his former prestige on a team that meshes with his career's timetable.
i disagree
He needs players that compliment him
which is why every olympics he looks so much better
when he's not the only option on offense and the total focus of the defense he's able to be much more effective
when he's got a playmaker and a rim protector he's vastly more efficient on both ends
in Clipperland he will thrive
in Boston he might struggle to find his role
in Clev he will destroy
