The excuses
Whose fault is that? Who could have signed with the Knicks in the offseason but forced their hand to trade away assets to get him?
In his senior year in 2005–2006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32–1 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei, 51–47, for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II state title.
How so? Perception vs reality maybe.
Reality. Melo is a tough shot maker. An offensive juggernaut who can switch from bully ball to a more finesse triple threat attack.
Reality. He shoots the same amount amount of shots as the peers u mentioned. He usually maintains a good %. He gets to the line
7 years ago, SEVEN.
People actin like the Nuggets haven't had a better record than the Knicks since the Melo trade
God bless the Knicks and the Nuggets scouts
Edit: Always figured people hated Melo for the same reason they hated Paul, called(or used to be called in Melo case) one of the best at their position without a championship or a trip to the finals
The Mavs won a title with a 7 foot tall PF that you could play at center in a zone if you needed to, and most importantly during the title run he was a more efficient scorer and had a lower usage rate than Melo did THIS YEAR. Their usage rates aren't nearly as high as Melo's, of course you ignoned Melo's contemporaries which are wing players with similar usage rates that all averaged 5 or more APG, and lets be clear, some of them hit 7+ for a single season, so the cutoff ain't even telling the whole story. Nevermind the fact KG averaged 5 or more APG 6 times as a PF 
He wanted to go there, he forced their hand because he didn't want to wait until the summer. All the Knicks fans were saying they had to do it and they listened, now those same fans are acting like he's some tier 1 player when he never was. How would the Knicks situation be worse had it been Deron Williams? They bought him out, meanwhile Melo got a NTC and is going to weigh the Knicks down for the next few years if he doesn't waive it.
Why are you bringing up big men?
Melo has a historically high usage rate, one of the highest in NBA history and he's never touched 5.0apg he is one of two things - a shytty passer or an unwilling passer, you can't have it any other way, it's one or the other.
How so? Perception vs reality maybe.
Reality. Melo is a tough shot maker. An offensive juggernaut who can switch from bully ball to a more finesse triple threat attack.
Reality. He shoots the same amount amount of shots as the peers u mentioned. He usually maintains a good %. He gets to the line and converts. He creates something out of nothing possessions with an elite ability to shoot off the dribble.
The ballhog narrative doesn't fit breh. This a guy who has flourished with Allen Iverson and Jr Smith as teammates. And always among the top rebounding forwards.
:philjacksonlol:Put some respeck on Melo
He is an unwilling passer.He wanted to go there, he forced their hand because he didn't want to wait until the summer. All the Knicks fans were saying they had to do it and they listened, now those same fans are acting like he's some tier 1 player when he never was. How would the Knicks situation be worse had it been Deron Williams? They bought him out, meanwhile Melo got a NTC and is going to weigh the Knicks down for the next few years if he doesn't waive it.
Why are you bringing up big men?
Melo has a historically high usage rate, one of the highest in NBA history and he's never touched 5.0apg he is one of two things - a shytty passer or an unwilling passer, you can't have it any other way, it's one or the other.
It's April, right? You been done and finished like usual
And put some respeck on my name too homo
:philjacksonlol:
