to me, it's that his pudgy build is finally catching up and he is now faced with the prospect of launching more and more long balls,
i saw just now in a neighboring thread that you think this is his best time,
i tell you that he is now slightly past his peak, and beginning a slow decline,
he shot over 6 threes a game,
what is this, when you start shooting more long balls? that's because he's unable to score in more dynamic ways like when he was younger,
red flag
how else can you interpret this record number of three point attempts!?
He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
As a star he bypassed the "red giant" and "supernova" stages and went straight for the "black hole" stage?
IronWillGiroud wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
the coach is weak or has a poor strategy.
IronWillGiroud wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
If you hit a high %, you should take a lot of shots. What do I make of it? This is one of the few areas of the game where he makes good decisions?
Bonn1997 wrote:IronWillGiroud wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
If you hit a high %, you should take a lot of shots. What do I make of it? This is one of the few areas of the game where he makes good decisions?
he's still a mess. beware the tweener!
dk7th wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:IronWillGiroud wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
If you hit a high %, you should take a lot of shots. What do I make of it? This is one of the few areas of the game where he makes good decisions?
he's still a mess. beware the tweener!
That's right. I forgot that he
occasionally is able to create matchup problems. As I said yesterday you are the first to have this insight. I have never heard opposing coaches, players or teammates describe him in this way.
he was never suppose to keep a high percentage. Anomoly-Melo
high volume high percentage 3 point shooters are hard to come by. It's what made Novak so impressive the year before and shot it at an unbelievable rate.
This shows we need some more post scoring and a pg that can penetrate and dish to open up the offense a bit.
IronWillGiroud wrote:to me, it's that his pudgy build is finally catching up and he is now faced with the prospect of launching more and more long balls,i saw just now in a neighboring thread that you think this is his best time,
i tell you that he is now slightly past his peak, and beginning a slow decline,
he shot over 6 threes a game,
what is this, when you start shooting more long balls? that's because he's unable to score in more dynamic ways like when he was younger,
red flag
how else can you interpret this record number of three point attempts!?
Dude wasn't pudgy this season at all. He wears alot of padding around his ribs which makes him look bulky. We all saw he great he looked coming into the season. Considering his usage and minutes, no way he was putting weight on during the season either so, your off base.
dk7th wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:IronWillGiroud wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
If you hit a high %, you should take a lot of shots. What do I make of it? This is one of the few areas of the game where he makes good decisions?
he's still a mess. beware the tweener!
He isn't a tweener. Just because the COACH plays you out of position does not make you a tweener. Hes a true 3 who is strong and capable enough to play the 3. A tweener is like a 6'2 guy that doesn't know if he's a 1 or a 2.
DurzoBlint wrote:dk7th wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:IronWillGiroud wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
If you hit a high %, you should take a lot of shots. What do I make of it? This is one of the few areas of the game where he makes good decisions?
he's still a mess. beware the tweener!
He isn't a tweener. Just because the COACH plays you out of position does not make you a tweener. Hes a true 3 who is strong and capable enough to play the 3. A tweener is like a 6'2 guy that doesn't know if he's a 1 or a 2.
he is too slow to defend small forwards on the perimeter and too short and weak to defend power forwards on the block. he is deficient on the defensive end. if he really dedicated himself to getting in supreme shape-- 218-225 with 10-12% body fat-- he might be able to actually defend the perimeter.
his fans may want to believe that he is versatile on offense-- meh-- but on defense he is a tweener.
Bonn1997 wrote:IronWillGiroud wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:He hit 3s at a good rate. There's plenty to complain about with him but 3s aren't an issue IMO
it's not the % he hits, it's the number he takes,
what do you think of this, that he shot more than twice his career average
If you hit a high %, you should take a lot of shots. What do I make of it? This is one of the few areas of the game where he makes good decisions?
Couldn't quite bring yourself to make that a statement of opinion, rather than a question, huh? Or were you actually being rhetorical?
Could this be the christening of Mr .379???
That the Knicks as a team took lots of threes?
It's absolutely hilarious that people describe him as pudgy and out of shape when he's more physically fit than 95+% of the people posting these comments.
Pudgy for an NBA player and pudgy for an American are two entirely different things. Even Eddy Curry probably had a lower % body fat than half the posters here
It's a sign that this will be another bash-Melo thread....
Dagger wrote:It's absolutely hilarious that people describe him as pudgy and out of shape when he's more physically fit than 95+% of the people posting these comments.
I've seen Melo in person and you'd be shocked at how thin he really is. The undergarment he wears makes him look bigger than he actually is....
Uptown wrote:Dagger wrote:It's absolutely hilarious that people describe him as pudgy and out of shape when he's more physically fit than 95+% of the people posting these comments.
I've seen Melo in person and you'd be shocked at how thin he really is. The undergarment he wears makes him look bigger than he actually is....
Did you see him a year ago when he said he was 6'8" 251?
Right now, he's not heavy but it's clear he's not in the shape that Lebron or Wade is in.
