Let's be real: This Melo/OKC Experiment ain't Working

[Francis White]

It never hit me. It was something @Malta and I often cited in our anti-melo postings over the years that Denver had a better record than the Knicks since the trade. If the knicks end up with a better overall record post Melo that is a bad look for homie

Especially with elite talent like Westbrook

Did I hear anti Melo talk? Sign me up, he is going to stink up the team and ruin the chemistry and then in the off season load a video of him training to rap music saying he is in the best shape of life and is going to have a resurgence. Melo leaving the Knicks saved the city.

 

[Swagnificent]

so @Swagnificent says he watches the games and claims they have elite defense while @thedevilyouknow says he watches the games as well and the defense is the issue

i love thecoli

OKC= 2nd in defensive efficiency

So the numbers back up my eyes and not his.

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

I've been saying this for a while now. That is the problem with basketball talk on this site. Lotta these dudes draw their opinions from just looking at the box score or hearing what the talking heads on ESPN are saying.

If you actually watch the games, you'll see there is nothing wrong with OKC and Melo. They are just not shooting the ball well right now. That will come. However, they have been amazing on defense. Which is something that will always be there even if your shooting isn't there.

As long as the Thunder keep playing the elite defense they've been playing thus far, they'll find a rhyytm offensively and start winning a lot of games in a row.

OKC is fine.

You're clearly watching a different game than the rest of us.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Uhh literally nobody said that.... Warriors were coming off a 73 win season and two Finals appearance... nobody questioned if there were legit with KD

TheColi.com y'all

We gon act like nikkas weren't posting "GS is better without KD" after they lost to the Spurs and Lakers in the first 6 games?

 

[Edub]

i mean KG's C's
and The Big 3 Heat

My bad....thought u meant today's squads celtics especially.

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

It never hit me. It was something @Malta and I often cited in our anti-melo postings over the years that Denver had a better record than the Knicks since the trade. If the knicks end up with a better overall record post Melo that is a bad look for homie

Especially with elite talent like Westbrook

This was actually what I was referring to. You remember how many "who won the Melo trade?" Threads there was in the past 6 years

Brehs be like let's revisit the Melo trade every other year.

I got no beef with Melo and appreciate his time here but if we get better then

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

this is some hating, op is a hater, I can tell the same shyt about your wizards:

The east looks wack this year, cavs struggling, boston got no hayward, and wizards are only 5-5? Looks like their experiment ain't working


Yall so desperate for hot nba topics 10 games apparently is enough for yall to see if a newly built team can mesh together let's see how the okc look around the february if this shyt really ain't working or they looking good

It's a legitimate topic of discussion.

There are glaring flaws with this squad, and unless Westbrook and Melo take on new player identities, it's unlikely that those flaws will go away.

 

[The Frozen One]

this team is fukking trash.

no offensive creativity. iso after iso. russ is still chucking like he's the only star in the game, weak defense during the last few minutes.

gotta fire the coach soon before this get out of hand.

 

[Derek Lee]

Westbrook

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Like I said in the other thread, Curry's top 5 status is over.


Durant/Westbrook/Lebron/Davis/Leonard>>>Curry.

@KOBE

Where's your "Westbrook's top 5 status is over" after he has a bad game post? Westbrook's had multiple bad games this season and I haven't heard a peep out of you.

 

[3rd Koast Kang]

Donovan need to get that kevin mchale package before its too late.

 

[itsyoung!!]

tried to tell yall

 

[sfgiants]

Warriors in 4

 

[GilSho]

@KOBE

Where's your "Westbrook's top 5 status is over" after he has a bad game post? Westbrook's had multiple bad games this season and I haven't heard a peep out of you.

You've been dikkriding Russ for years, don't switch it up now he's struggling.

He's not even healthy to me & missed training camp. Doesn't look as explosive/athletic as he normally is.

 

[Derek Lee]