Knicks · Around the NBA 2017-18 (page 21)
CrushAlot wrote:Celtics just stole the game from the Pacers.
Literally
CrushAlot wrote:so your saying he's thriving in his role as 3rd option and spot up shooter? Wow... who woulda thunk itTripleThreat wrote:OKC has gone 10-3 over their last 13 games, has won 5 straight and seem to be figuring things out. Melo is playing with more talent so his role definitely had to change. But I think he wanted a chance to win. A week ago all of the talk was about trading George. Winning seems to have taken care of that.Cartman718 wrote:"Carmelo Anthony is embracing his role playing off the ball.
He doesn't have a choice.Westbrook is the ball dominant player on that team and the entire team structure is built around getting him volume counting stats. From the franchise side, OKC has become an archetype of a functionally marketable team that has no chance to contend. You can sell tickets, get a profit, get fan interest and sell merchandise, but it's going to be a top heavy salary in RW who can't actually carry you over the top to a title.
Melo bucks, WB will freeze him out. Melo goes after WB in the press, then he's stuck. WB is a Nike Signature athlete, based on the brand relationship with the networks, Melo would be roasted alive in the sports media.
He found a bigger ballhog and narcissist than himself. Karma at work.
fishmike wrote:CrushAlot wrote:so your saying he's thriving in his role as 3rd option and spot up shooter? Wow... who woulda thunk itTripleThreat wrote:OKC has gone 10-3 over their last 13 games, has won 5 straight and seem to be figuring things out. Melo is playing with more talent so his role definitely had to change. But I think he wanted a chance to win. A week ago all of the talk was about trading George. Winning seems to have taken care of that.Cartman718 wrote:"Carmelo Anthony is embracing his role playing off the ball.
He doesn't have a choice.Westbrook is the ball dominant player on that team and the entire team structure is built around getting him volume counting stats. From the franchise side, OKC has become an archetype of a functionally marketable team that has no chance to contend. You can sell tickets, get a profit, get fan interest and sell merchandise, but it's going to be a top heavy salary in RW who can't actually carry you over the top to a title.
Melo bucks, WB will freeze him out. Melo goes after WB in the press, then he's stuck. WB is a Nike Signature athlete, based on the brand relationship with the networks, Melo would be roasted alive in the sports media.
He found a bigger ballhog and narcissist than himself. Karma at work.
His NET BPM is -3.2 and his VORP is -0.3, so basicall through the first 33 games he has been slightly worse than the average NBA player - "thriving"?
fishmike wrote:I think they are starting to figure out how to make it work. Was his role ever in question when he signed there?CrushAlot wrote:so your saying he's thriving in his role as 3rd option and spot up shooter? Wow... who woulda thunk itTripleThreat wrote:OKC has gone 10-3 over their last 13 games, has won 5 straight and seem to be figuring things out. Melo is playing with more talent so his role definitely had to change. But I think he wanted a chance to win. A week ago all of the talk was about trading George. Winning seems to have taken care of that.Cartman718 wrote:"Carmelo Anthony is embracing his role playing off the ball.
He doesn't have a choice.Westbrook is the ball dominant player on that team and the entire team structure is built around getting him volume counting stats. From the franchise side, OKC has become an archetype of a functionally marketable team that has no chance to contend. You can sell tickets, get a profit, get fan interest and sell merchandise, but it's going to be a top heavy salary in RW who can't actually carry you over the top to a title.
Melo bucks, WB will freeze him out. Melo goes after WB in the press, then he's stuck. WB is a Nike Signature athlete, based on the brand relationship with the networks, Melo would be roasted alive in the sports media.
He found a bigger ballhog and narcissist than himself. Karma at work.
fishmike wrote:CrushAlot wrote:so your saying he's thriving in his role as 3rd option and spot up shooter? Wow... who woulda thunk itTripleThreat wrote:OKC has gone 10-3 over their last 13 games, has won 5 straight and seem to be figuring things out. Melo is playing with more talent so his role definitely had to change. But I think he wanted a chance to win. A week ago all of the talk was about trading George. Winning seems to have taken care of that.Cartman718 wrote:"Carmelo Anthony is embracing his role playing off the ball.
He doesn't have a choice.Westbrook is the ball dominant player on that team and the entire team structure is built around getting him volume counting stats. From the franchise side, OKC has become an archetype of a functionally marketable team that has no chance to contend. You can sell tickets, get a profit, get fan interest and sell merchandise, but it's going to be a top heavy salary in RW who can't actually carry you over the top to a title.
Melo bucks, WB will freeze him out. Melo goes after WB in the press, then he's stuck. WB is a Nike Signature athlete, based on the brand relationship with the networks, Melo would be roasted alive in the sports media.
He found a bigger ballhog and narcissist than himself. Karma at work.
No he is saying that Melo is a phenomenal defensive player. Top 20 most of year actually. Just check the numbers. 
Think he is showing how fans will make stuff up to help their narrative. Truth always was that Melo was not a cancer, took us from laughing stock to playoff contenders right away, was always willing to be a team player, was thrown under the bus by phil and NEVER had any real talent around him as a Knick. Kinda different from what most spent hours trying to push around here. Now he is playing ream ball, sacrificing for the team and guys will resort to pushing the third option knock in his 15th! season as a pro. Who would have thunk it?? So let me guess, if they go far in the playoffs but lose to GS it's will be his fault?
Btw, how is Noah doing?