Knicks · Bill Simmons comments on Carmelo and the Knicks.... (page 1)

"19. Carmelo Anthony
Dear New York Knicks fans,

I know you're a little testy right now because Linsanity was so much fun, and now it's not as much fun. I know it's easy to redirect your anger and angst at someone whose name rhymes with "Bardello." Just remember …

A. Your team is struggling because its schedule got tougher post-Linsanity, and because you have a floating bull's-eye on you right now (not because 'Melo came back).

B. You might want to give one of the best pure scorers of the last 20 years a couple more weeks adjusting to TWO new point guards without any real practice time before deciding this situation can't be redeemed (especially when those two point guards are a de facto rookie and someone coming off back surgery who hasn't been relevant in three years).

C. Ask Portland fans what they think of Ray Felton. Ask Denver fans what they think of Timofey Mozgov. You basically acquired Carmelo and the cap space to sign Tyson Chandler for Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler.4 I'm pretty sure ANYONE ON THE F-ING PLANET would make that trade again.

D. You're focusing your frustrations on 'Melo because it allows you to avoid the elephant in the room … you know, Amar'e's uninsured/un-amnesty-able/cap-killing contract ($83 million through 2015), his general doughiness, his egregiously awful defense and the fact that he seems a half-step slow permanently. None of this is Carmelo's fault.

E. I went to Sunday's nationally televised Knicks-Celtics game in Boston. Carmelo made what seemed to be the clinching basket; Pierce made a 3 to tie; then Carmelo had a chance to win the game in regulation. As 'Melo was getting off the shot, everyone in the building had a collective slow-motion heart attack. Noooooooooooooooooo! We all thought that shot was going in. In my opinion, seven 2012 players make opposing fans crap their pants in a big moment: Kobe, Wade, Durant, Rose, Dirk, Carmelo … and just on reputation alone, Ray Allen. If you employ one of those players, you have a better chance of winning the title than everyone else. That's the way basketball works. Everything slows down, the pressure turns suffocating, games swing on one or two possessions, and playoff series hinge on two questions: "Can you get a stop when it matters?" and "Can you get two points when it matters?" You have the second question covered thanks to Carmelo. You need to work on the first question. In short, I think you should give this a few more weeks. You go 10-deep. Your team is scary. Take a deep breath and enjoy the ride … and remember, five years ago, the most riveting Knicks-related story you were following was a sexual-harrassment suit.

Sincerely,
Bill Simmons
President of the "I Still Think Carmelo Can Work in New York" Club5"

OMG - Simmons is an idiot threads to come.

This is so damn obvious its scary that nobody wants to see it.

during the 8-1 championship, who did we play on the road?? Answer: nobody.

I can't say i disagree with most of this. Especially the perspective on the trade last season. It was a no-brainer and still is.

I ain't even read it, but FORK Simmons and FORK Melo.

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I ain't even read it, but FORK Simmons and FORK Melo.

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I ain't even read it, but FORK Simmons and FORK Melo and FORK Uptown

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I ain't even read it, but FORK Simmons and FORK Melo and FORK Uptown

Nice...very adult of you.

Uptown wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I ain't even read it, but FORK Simmons and FORK Melo.

+1

I don't hate Melo or feel he needs to be traded, but one thing I do want is for him to play MOST of the game within the system and do like most stars do and rise when the team needs it. Dirk plays within the system and then when his team needs him to close out qtrs and games he does. It's not rocket science. He doesn't have to dominate the ball during the middle of the game.

i agree with simmons and i think it's amazing how knick fans are always so quick to blame someone. alot of people say new york has the smartest fanbase, alot of times i question this notion...

it's weird reading something that employs common sense around here

nyk4ever wrote:i agree with simmons and i think it's amazing how knick fans are always so quick to blame someone. alot of people say new york has the smartest fanbase, alot of times i question this notion...

definitely your fault

SupremeCommander wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:i agree with simmons and i think it's amazing how knick fans are always so quick to blame someone. alot of people say new york has the smartest fanbase, alot of times i question this notion...

definitely your fault

mrKnickShot wrote:OMG - Simmons is an idiot threads to come.

This is so damn obvious its scary that nobody wants to see it.

during the 8-1 championship, who did we play on the road?? Answer: nobody.

Lakers just lost to WAS and DET on the road, anyone can lose on the road.

And even though it can be said that Knicks didn't play some front line teams.... look who we were playing WITH. Lin, Fields, Billy, JJ2, Tyson.

That is Tyson and 4 second round dudes, so it's not like Knicks were starting world beaters.

He's basically right but for 9 games it felt like the 90's again and that was amazing. This team seems a lot more like the team that was 8-15 and struggling to have any kind of flow on offense.

Now we're taking Bill Simmons as an authority on the Knicks?

Things must be bad.

CrushAlot wrote:He's basically right but for 9 games it felt like the 90's again and that was amazing. This team seems a lot more like the team that was 8-15 and struggling to have any kind of flow on offense.

our fanbase is so desperate for a winner I think everyone was pretending that a nine game streak was the way it was going to be moving forward

markvmc wrote:Now we're taking Bill Simmons as an authority on the Knicks?

Things must be bad.

No, just the message, not so much the messenger. What do you disagree with in the article?

SupremeCommander wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:He's basically right but for 9 games it felt like the 90's again and that was amazing. This team seems a lot more like the team that was 8-15 and struggling to have any kind of flow on offense.

our fanbase is so desperate for a winner I think everyone was pretending that a nine game streak was the way it was going to be moving forward

Remember the infamous 6 game win streak under Larry Brown and fans were going beserk?

markvmc wrote:Now we're taking Bill Simmons as an authority on the Knicks?

Things must be bad.

he's not an authority on the Knicks but he is the author of the best selling book on the history of basketball. might be a Boston guy at heart, but he certainly knows his hoops

Uptown wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:He's basically right but for 9 games it felt like the 90's again and that was amazing. This team seems a lot more like the team that was 8-15 and struggling to have any kind of flow on offense.

our fanbase is so desperate for a winner I think everyone was pretending that a nine game streak was the way it was going to be moving forward

Remember the infamous 6 game win streak under Larry Brown and fans were going beserk?

yep.. I swear, Knicks fans yell "BUY!!" and "SELL!!" more than traders on the floor of the NYSE