Why you shouldn't 100% Blame Josh

[GrimeyKidd]

So someone reviewing the video, and professional basketball analyst disagree with your assessment. Good to see you come back with such a strong, thought out argument that shuts their so called "factual and knowledgeable analysis" down.

You're preaching to the choir RIP. I agree with you.

Josh is NOT to blame. Josh is never to blame. When our best player guarded their best player with the game on the line, and Melo drove past Josh for the layup....totally not Josh's fault.

Josh is infallible. He is a max player.

He's even a better player than Dominique Wilkins.

It's Billy Knight's fault for not developing him properly. He's only been in the league 9 years. He's still learning. He's so close to being a 20/10 beast. I can smell greatness on him.

To even try and blame Josh for Melo making a GW shot is totally asinine. Who hasn't Melo torched in his career? How many GW shots has he not made in his career? You are bashing Josh as if Melo is just some average NBA player. Then you disregard that our team D was horrible as well.

Its like blaming byron russell for Michael Jordan GW shot

[Hawk4Playoffs]

Say whatever you want. 2 turnovers within the last minute of the 4th quarter. I BLAME JOSH!

Backcourt violation is his fault. Especially when teague is right next to him. Pass him the **** ball!

Moving pick... Josh's fault again. If the pick didn't work, don't move! Stop, step back for a few seconds and try again. There was more than 15 seconds left on the clock.

[MaceCase]

I didn't know game winning shot = game winning layup? I always thought that one was a tad bit more celebrated because of the degree of difficulty behind it.

Yea the foul was bogus but that doesn't deny the fact that Carmelo was allowed to waltz towards to the rim with little resistance.

This is where you have to call this guy's analysis into question. He spends at least 10 words explaining every other play but barely 5 on this and the rest of his analysis on the play is on the foul and LD's playcalling after the fact.

It wasn't a "great move" by Melo, it was a basic swing through. This guy is dissecting and blaming all the defensive collapses and coverages on everyone else, spends a paragraph on the Teague screen but where is the in-depth analysis on that one pivotal play? You'd think it would get just a tad bit more attention given it's importance and the fact that this guy has established that the dialogue of his article is on Josh being blamed for his individual effort.

Where is the mention that Josh is going for a half assed deflection that it left him out of position momentarily? Or that all of the help is towards other side of the court and yet, even after recovering, Josh is still crowding Melo to his right leaving that bee line open to the rim?

Being able to dribble straight and lay the ball up with your off-hand may be a "great move" for a junior high school student but most amateurs can be counted on to take two dribbles and lay the ball up with their off-hand, yet alone professionals. I'm just baffled that he offers reasonable speculation, and analysis and brings up background info on everything but basically the most important play of the game.

[Geaux_Hawks]

Josh gave him resistance. Melo just simply pushed off to give himself enough of an opening to lay it in. That's not hard to see.

[Jamaaliver]

Josh gave him resistance. Melo just simply pushed off to give himself enough of an opening to lay it in. That's not hard to see.

Is anything ever Josh's fault?

Should he ever take responsibility for anything that happens on the court?

Sounds like having him around makes no difference at all.

[Geaux_Hawks]

Josh gave him resistance. Melo just simply pushed off to give himself enough of an opening to lay it in. That's not hard to see.

Is anything ever Josh's fault?

Should he ever take responsibility for anything that happens on the court?

Sounds like having him around makes no difference at all.

The thread specifically says you can't blame him 100%. Josh has his faults which he is to be blamed for. Trying to totally put everything on him for what a player of Melo's caliber did is completely not fair. Melo can make Iggy/Deng look average as a man defender. I Guess it wouldn't matter though, if you have an agenda to find ways to down him.