Actually I was joking. I doubt he is better than Crabbe. But I would not doubt he will be on the trading block very soon.
Looks like you're right, he is making his teammates better by threatening to beat them up. I just don't think Melo is the player you build your franchise around. You do because Phil Jackson signed him to a huge contract and you think Jackson can do no wrong.
You make a valid point. I've never been a Melo fan, his 1-on-1, ball dominant style kills ball movement and offensive flow. And, then there's his lack of effort on the defensive end and his ridiculous contract, but they have much bigger problems. That roster is an absolute disaster. Outside of Melo and Amar'e, they don't have a single player with a PER above 14 and more players with -VORP than +VORP. What that basically means is they don't have a single player of average quality other than Melo and Amar'e (who are currently pulling down over $45 million in combined salary this season). Amar'e is playing better than I expected this year, due to his age a injury history, but he's 5 years removed from his prime and a full six seasons removed from his Nash-fueled hay days in Phoenix. He's been efficient and consistent on offense, but unfortunately he's also been consistent on defense - consistently bad. So, you have two above average offensive players who are below average on defense and not a single other player on the roster that can even be considered an average NBA player. The only good defender they have is Dalembert, and he's a complete zero on offense. In hindsight, it's surprising they've actually won 4 games with that roster. Sheesh, what a mess. Oh well, cheer up Knick fan(s), at least you managed to dump Raymond "Fat Ass" Felton. BNM
You could easily be describing Harden, and Houston is plenty successful even with Dwight down. I think Melo could still be a very effective player with the right mix of teammates. There's no getting around the fact that a dominant scorer who can close out games is a winning recipe.
Pretty much how I see it. Fortunately, PJax only has to wait out the season and then Amare and Bargnani come off the books. In all, they'll be in about $46M better cap situation and with a pretty good pick next season. Everywhere they've instituted the triangle offense, the players hated it until they got it down. Jordan did. Kome did. But it's the offense of 11 championship teams in the last ~22 years.
There is nothing wrong with the Knicks that a little Honey Nut Cheerios could not fix. Seriously, they are tanking. Pure and simple.
