Knicks · Melo's defense (page 1)

Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

A big thing about today - he was defending at the 4. He is actually a better defender at the 4. He can use his strength, rather this his quickness at the 4.

To me Melo is much at the 4 on Offense and Defense. We saw a lot of that today.

mreinman wrote:Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

Pleasant surprise to me. His passing has also been good. Over all,he has been leading as a true leader. This Carmelo might end up leading this team to a deep playoff run. He just needs to regain his forth quarter magic; this is where all great players earn their money

What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

Pleasant surprise to me. His passing has also been good. Over all,he has been leading as a true leader. This Carmelo might end up leading this team to a deep playoff run. He just needs to regain his forth quarter magic; this is where all great players earn their money

deep playoff run? I think that is the issue with your thinking and expectations. If they were more rationale, you would not be blasting us with so many fisher rants.

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He needs to design plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

Pleasant surprise to me. His passing has also been good. Over all,he has been leading as a true leader. This Carmelo might end up leading this team to a deep playoff run. He just needs to regain his forth quarter magic; this is where all great players earn their money

deep playoff run? I think that is the issue with your thinking and expectations. If they were more rationale, you would not be blasting us with so many fisher rants.

This team has the talents to get there. What I worry about is the headcoach.

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

Pleasant surprise to me. His passing has also been good. Over all,he has been leading as a true leader. This Carmelo might end up leading this team to a deep playoff run. He just needs to regain his forth quarter magic; this is where all great players earn their money

deep playoff run? I think that is the issue with your thinking and expectations. If they were more rationale, you would not be blasting us with so many fisher rants.

This team has the talents to get there. What I worry about is the headcoach.

This thread is about Melo's defense please don't turn this into another fisher sucks thread. I hope that Martin and Andrew put an end to this soon.

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Knicks1969 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Stop! Its about Melo's improved defensive play ... now if you don't have something to add then move on

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

Pleasant surprise to me. His passing has also been good. Over all,he has been leading as a true leader. This Carmelo might end up leading this team to a deep playoff run. He just needs to regain his forth quarter magic; this is where all great players earn their money

deep playoff run? I think that is the issue with your thinking and expectations. If they were more rationale, you would not be blasting us with so many fisher rants.

This team has the talents to get there. What I worry about is the headcoach.

This thread is about Melo's defense please don't turn this into another fisher sucks thread. I hope that Martin and Andrew put an end to this soon.

Have I been disrespectful to any of you? I am just voicing my opinion as a fan. I will be the first to embrace Fisher once I see improvements

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

Pleasant surprise to me. His passing has also been good. Over all,he has been leading as a true leader. This Carmelo might end up leading this team to a deep playoff run. He just needs to regain his forth quarter magic; this is where all great players earn their money

deep playoff run? I think that is the issue with your thinking and expectations. If they were more rationale, you would not be blasting us with so many fisher rants.

This team has the talents to get there. What I worry about is the headcoach.

This thread is about Melo's defense please don't turn this into another fisher sucks thread. I hope that Martin and Andrew put an end to this soon.

Have I been disrespectful to any of you? I am just voicing my opinion as a fan. I will be the first to embrace Fisher once I see improvements

THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT FISHER ... DO YOU GET THAT?

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Stop! Its about Melo's improved defensive play ... now if you don't have something to add then move on

I love the NEW Carmelo. Are you happy? I bet you will find something bad to say about him

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Stop! Its about Melo's improved defensive play ... now if you don't have something to add then move on

I love the NEW Carmelo. Are you happy? I bet you will find something bad to say about him

I am happy with his defense and hopeful about his offense. I see some signs of improvement and often he regressing but I see at least that he has started to consider changing his mindset.

Defensively, he is giving max effort.

I think Melo is slowly adjusting to this level of fitness to be able to defend and also have enough left to score late in the game. The more he does it his body will acclimate to the increased output level. It's like building up to be able to run a marathon when all you've done is sprint. Melo has only really had to play half the game but now he's been putting out the total effort and it's gonna be an adjustment. He's getting there.

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:Say what you want about his offense and how it can/needs to improve in certain areas, but his DEFENSE has been a huge improvement this year. He is hustling his azz off and fighting through screens really well. Very happy with his effort this year.

Pleasant surprise to me. His passing has also been good. Over all,he has been leading as a true leader. This Carmelo might end up leading this team to a deep playoff run. He just needs to regain his forth quarter magic; this is where all great players earn their money

deep playoff run? I think that is the issue with your thinking and expectations. If they were more rationale, you would not be blasting us with so many fisher rants.

This team has the talents to get there. What I worry about is the headcoach.

This thread is about Melo's defense please don't turn this into another fisher sucks thread. I hope that Martin and Andrew put an end to this soon.

Have I been disrespectful to any of you? I am just voicing my opinion as a fan. I will be the first to embrace Fisher once I see improvements

THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT FISHER ... DO YOU GET THAT?

how many coaches has Melo played for? He's playing his best defense of his career at age 30+ for Fisher. Sounds like good coaching to me.

I feel like Melo is simply shooting less early. Seems like his mentality is simply wait until things open than go to work. He's moving the ball very well. He's got more energy in a reduced role and its translating to defense. He's always been a good last possession type defender because the guy can play, but your seeing more of the rest of the game and that's a must.

Melo is trying and he's putting effort into answering the knocks on his game which are passing and defense. Good thread. Give guys credit for improving their games. Give coaches credit for facilitating. GOOD JOB MELO. GOOD JOB FISHER.

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Stop! Its about Melo's improved defensive play ... now if you don't have something to add then move on

I love the NEW Carmelo. Are you happy? I bet you will find something bad to say about him

I am happy with his defense and hopeful about his offense. I see some signs of improvement and often he regressing but I see at least that he has started to consider changing his mindset.

Defensively, he is giving max effort.

I am so happy to read that u r finally acknowledging the new Carmelo. I promise you this much; once Fisher improves his use of the talents he has at his disposal, I will be the very first to come and rave about him

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Stop! Its about Melo's improved defensive play ... now if you don't have something to add then move on

I love the NEW Carmelo. Are you happy? I bet you will find something bad to say about him

I am happy with his defense and hopeful about his offense. I see some signs of improvement and often he regressing but I see at least that he has started to consider changing his mindset.

Defensively, he is giving max effort.

I am so happy to read that u r finally acknowledging the new Carmelo. I promise you this much; once Fisher improves his use of the talents he has at his disposal, I will be the very first to come and rave about him

the problem it seems is that's already happening and you are clueless to it.

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Stop! Its about Melo's improved defensive play ... now if you don't have something to add then move on

I love the NEW Carmelo. Are you happy? I bet you will find something bad to say about him

I am happy with his defense and hopeful about his offense. I see some signs of improvement and often he regressing but I see at least that he has started to consider changing his mindset.

Defensively, he is giving max effort.

I am so happy to read that u r finally acknowledging the new Carmelo. I promise you this much; once Fisher improves his use of the talents he has at his disposal, I will be the very first to come and rave about him

I will praise him when he deserves it and call him out when he deserves it. I try to be impartial ... give it a shot

fishmike wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

TPercy wrote:What I've been saying from the get. He has really started to come around for us.

Fisher needs to start earning his money. He desig plays to spread the floor a little more. What I have seen the last few games need to change. We were better today,because the post player (Seraphin) was making shots. However, defensively we were horrendous. We once again allowed a back door play like what took place in Charlotte; further, we've given way too much space to the shooters.

Offensively, Carmelo needs to go to the line a little more. He is settling for too many jumpers and not forcing the defense to have to foul him. I know he is still working to regain his confidence after a long layoff, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt there

Defensively horrendous? The Pels scored 87 points.

Yes, because we almost gave the game away in the last five minutes

Stop! Its about Melo's improved defensive play ... now if you don't have something to add then move on

I love the NEW Carmelo. Are you happy? I bet you will find something bad to say about him

I am happy with his defense and hopeful about his offense. I see some signs of improvement and often he regressing but I see at least that he has started to consider changing his mindset.

Defensively, he is giving max effort.

I am so happy to read that u r finally acknowledging the new Carmelo. I promise you this much; once Fisher improves his use of the talents he has at his disposal, I will be the very first to come and rave about him

the problem it seems is that's already happening and you are clueless to it.

Please explain!