Put Some Hornacek On Our Game: 2016 New York Knicks Offseason Thread

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This. The team will ball on the first two quarters, lose the lead on the third, spark a fake comeback on the fourth, and fukk up the last few posessions resulting in another heartbreaking loss. I still follow it here and on Twitter, but these past 15 games made me upset enough to not check it live

Pretty much except the check it live part. I still check them live but feel no strong desire to comment on them much. Only so many times :snoop: can be used in posts.
 

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last 2 games:
12-42 - 28%
1-7 from 3 - 14%

When his shooting is off, people ask for him to do other things on the court, he's doing that & still being criticized. Just come out & say that you (not you personally) don't like Melo or his game, and that would be respected a lot more, instead of hiding behind bs narratives about dude.
 

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When his shooting is off, people ask for him to do other things on the court, he's doing that & still being criticized. Just come out & say that you (not you personally) don't like Melo or his game, and that would be respected a lot more, instead of hiding behind bs narratives about dude.
Nothing BS about the numbers, don't get mad. We are seeing the decline of a great player and it hurts some of you guys to realize it.

Lowest FG% and 3P FG% in his entire career and not getting any better as the season goes along. You guys need to just face the facts and stop getting emotional about the whole thing. Carmelo Anthony is in a declining state at this point in his career...13 NBA seasons will do that to you.
 

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Nothing BS about the numbers, don't get mad. We are seeing the decline of a great player and it hurts some of you guys to realize it.

Lowest FG% and 3P FG% in his entire career and not getting any better as the season goes along. You guys need to just face the facts and stop getting emotional about the whole thing. Carmelo Anthony is in a declining state at this point in his career...13 NBA seasons will do that to you.

Nobody's getting emotional breh, okay his shooting numbers are down, but other aspects of his game have gotten better, yet some of you dismiss that for your own narrative.
 
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Nobody's getting emotional breh, okay his shooting numbers are down, but other aspects of his game have gotten better, yet some of you dismiss that for your own narrative.
Him grabbing 8-10 boards a game isn't a good thing IMO. It feels like he is a serious knee hit away from an Allan Houston type situation.

Hopefully we get something decent in return and he can be on a contender next year. I have moved on in thinking he is a piece to building a contender given how bad we are.
 

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Him grabbing 8-10 boards a game isn't a good thing IMO. It feels like he is a serious knee hit away from an Allan Houston type situation.

Hopefully we get something decent in return and he can be on a contender next year. I have moved on in thinking he is a piece to building a contender given how bad we are.
Him grabbing 8-10 rebounds isn't a good thing?

Breh... come on. Own YOU'RE saying that his body will collapse...not that he's showing it will collapse.

You want to know when it feels like he's about to have an A. Houston injury? When he decreases to 3-4 boards and going up with no lift but still trying...that's when you should be worried.
 

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Him grabbing 8-10 rebounds isn't a good thing?

Breh... come on. Own YOU'RE saying that his body will collapse...not that he's showing it will collapse.

You want to know when it feels like he's about to have an A. Houston injury? When he decreases to 3-4 boards and going up with no lift but still trying...that's when you should be worried.
I am more worried about his FG% dip more than anything else. You can get boards simply by trying, but Carmelo has always been a good rebounder. Not sure I ever recall anyone denying that.
 

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I'm liking this trend of actually getting Porzingis the ball when he's cutting to the hoop although he should be converting at a higher rate, he's missed some easy ones. At least he's not camping away at the three point line and trying to bull his way to the basket all the way from there.

The Derrick Williams alley oops have pretty much disappeared :francis: When he got playing time, those were easy buckets.
 

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I am more worried about his FG% dip more than anything else. You can get boards simply by trying, but Carmelo has always been a good rebounder. Not sure I ever recall anyone denying that.
The consensus on basketball usually is that you don't really lose your shot.

It's usually the categories truly associated with athleticism. Rebounding is one of those categories.

No doubt his athleticism is taking a dip however, you can't deny the argument that Melo is properly adjusting to take advantage of his remaining strengths
 
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