So I hopped on the PC to get this fake praise of Carmelo out of here
Carmelo Anthony is an elite scorer, but he specifically needs a team of role players that will always defer to him to succeed long term. It's not a surprise that the Knicks peaked with him on the squad with pass first point guards who got others involved while still giving Carmelo the bulk of the load. I was mad AF when Lin was let go because Melo did not want him on the Knicks, it showed great insecurity in a player who was about to get a max deal from the pathetic NY Knicks. Lin with the old system scored a lot, but he was good at getting others involved. Shumpert played well, Novak played well, everyone was buying into the team in that short moment that Carmelo was out...that shyt was not a coincidence. This is not a Jeremy Lin praise, it's highlighting the fact that a fringe starting PG in the NBA took control of the franchise for a few weeks and everyone was buzzing because it was the most ball movement the knicks had seen since the late 90's. It was an exciting period in time, then Jason Kidd got here and we all know what happened...great season.
As far as this thread is concerned, why not look at it the other way around? Carmelo and Amare never worked well because Carmelo Anthony is not about the Pick n Roll, he is not about the triangle offense, he is not about anything but himself. He hates the selfish label, but that's exactly what he is on the court. He counts other people's money, he averaged 4 APG and that is looked as an accomplishment? He holds the ball too long, ISO BS to take a dumb jumper or 3 pointer with the clock winding down. Whatever side he is on the court on offense the whole shyt stands still. He gets the ball in, he faces up his opponent...puts the ball low, decides to fake out a couple of times, make a move right or left and then take a jumper. He is good at driving to the hoop and will do so when the lane is clear. That is Carmelo Anthony 101, get this bullshyt out of here that his contributions on the court is to help other players get shine.
Oh, and the Allen Iverson thing? Iverson shined in Denver because he was another ball dominant guard...AI was going to get his wherever he was. So get that shyt out of here too
After Lin left Kidd was the guy that made the offense go...
Novak's best stretch was when Lin was here, look at youtube clips if you need to check it.
