The Official Knicks offseason thread

[RickyGQ]

I'd put the Sixers ahead of BK. I have no faith in Lopez to do anything besides score for them. Bynum's not reliable, but he's still the second best C in the league and the best in the East. Melo is gonna go ham on the Sixers when we play them though. Iggy was a top of the line defender and Melo took it to him regardless, who are they putting on Melo now, Wright?

only player in the entire league who gives melo trouble is Lebron.

 

[RickyGQ]

I just feel Philly is deeper. And does Humphries replicate those numbers with actual expectations on him after getting that contract? Sixers fans are downplaying the loss of Brand and Iguodala, but they're a deep team.

They're kind of redundant though. Turner, Young, Wright and Richardson all bring practically the same things to the table. And I don't like Thadeus Young all that much.

 

[The War Report]

They're kind of redundant though. Turner, Young, Wright and Richardson all bring practically the same things to the table. And I don't like Thadeus Young all that much.

Turner, Young, and Wright are nothing a like.

 

[23Barrettcity]

sweet baby jesus ! When are these dropping ??

 

[23Barrettcity]

I just feel Philly is deeper. And does Humphries replicate those numbers with actual expectations on him after getting that contract? Sixers fans are downplaying the loss of Brand and Iguodala, but they're a deep team.

Ehhh well see how deep they really are . they need all there players to deliver to be that good. I've seen enough Bynum to say there is no guarantee he's gonna perform without pau . If they make him follow the 3 second rule actually it's his team now and it's a move the sixers had to make though as top heavy as the east looks to be .

 

[Kings County]

I know Brad Piff has a kicks thread but I'm gonna leave this here anyway.

Amar'e got some foams

WHAT ARE THESE CALLED

WHERE CAN I COP

 

[ThaBronxBully]

They're Hyperposites And The Amar'e Joints Are Just A Concept For Now, I Dont Believe They Have A Release Date

 

[DirtyD]

Carmelo Anthony has been a man possessed in the Olympics.

He’s scoring 48.2 points per 48 minutes in the Olympics despite never averaging more than 36.3 points per 48 minutes in any of his nine NBA seasons.

Only one player in NBA history has averaged as many points per 48 minutes in an NBA season as Carmelo is averaging in the Olympics. That was Wilt Chamberlain (49.8) in 1961-62.

He's making over eight 3-pointers per 48 minutes. He's never made as many as two 3-pointers per 48 minutes in an NBA season. The most 3-pointers per 48 minutes in a season in NBA history is 5.3 by J.R. Smith in 2007-08.

Keep in mind the FIBA 3-point line is more than a foot and a half closer than the NBA 3-point line.

But even if Carmelo was playing without a 3-point line and every basket counted as two points, he'd still be averaging 39.9 points per 48 minutes, which would still be more than every player in the NBA last season and 13th-most all-time.

Sure, one can argue the competition in the Olympics doesn't compare to the NBA. But Carmelo is averaging nearly 13 more points per 48 minutes than any other USA player. Every other USA player is around or below their per 48 minutes average from last season.

Why has been Carmelo been so efficient offensively?

He's shooting 53 percent on jump shots, tops of any Olympian with at least 25 attempts.

During the 2011-12 NBA season, he shot 35 percent on jump shots, which ranked 32nd of 37 players with at least 400 attempts.

Similarly, Carmelo has drastically improved on guarded catch-and-shoot jumpers the last couple seasons. His percentage skyrocketed from 29 in 2009-10 to 47 last season, which ranked 5th of the 134 players with at least 50 attempts. Giving extra value to 3-pointers, he had the 3rd-highest effective field-goal percentage of those same 134 players.

Maybe he's shooting so well because he's getting a ton of open shots? Not really. Only 35 percent of his catch-and-shoot jumpers have been unguarded in the Olympics. In the 2011-12 NBA season, more than half of his catch-and-shoot jumpers were unguarded. But he shot just 28 percent on those shots last season, which ranked 194th of 199 players with at least 50 attempts.

Perhaps the real reason Carmelo's been so efficient offensively in the Olympics is because he's scored his points within the flow of the offense. Last season, more than a third of his plays were isolation. He’s been the most efficient isolation player in the Olympics. But only 14 percent of his plays have been isolation.

Instead, more than half of Carmelo's points have come on transition and spot-up plays. Thirty percent of his points have come from catch-and-jumpers in the Olympics, whereas only 12 percent of his points were scored that way last NBA season.

If Carmelo can find easier ways to score other than isolation, the Knicks could reap the benefits of his best NBA season yet.

 

[RickyGQ]

That's cool and all, but per 48 is such a useless stat to me.

 

[Carolina Slim]

I know Brad Piff has a kicks thread but I'm gonna leave this here anyway.

Amar'e got some foams

I need those...

 

[The War Report]

 

[JMurder]

Damn....so Melo thriving in the D'Antoni system offensively in the Olympics.

I'm ready for the season

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[23Barrettcity]

Damn....so Melo thriving in the D'Antoni system offensively in the Olympics.

I'm ready for the season

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Me too . Hopefully with a pg melo respects And just looking to run the offense well be straight

 

[CapitalOne]

 

[23Barrettcity]

that's my qua.... Sf !! With the flag like a boss