Watching that game and determining that Melo was the issue is flat out lazy analysis. Chandler was in foul trouble and only played 24 minutes and Shumpert, who would have seen a lot of minutes matched up on Williams, didn't play. And Williams won that game for the Nets. Melo only took 11 shots, and off the top of my head, I don't remember him forcing any isos or taking shots that didn't come within the flow of the offense. Sure, the national media made this a story about how Lin and Melo will coexist and are going to turn this loss into a statement about that very thing, but the national media is stupid.
The Knicks deserve a practice or two with Davis, Smith, Melo and Lin all playing together before everybody jumps to the conclusion that Melo is ruining their season. They're a team trying to incorporate a changing roster on the fly in a shortened season with very few practices. It's pointless to draw conclusions based on a single game.
The Knicks deserve a practice or two with Davis, Smith, Melo and Lin all playing together before everybody jumps to the conclusion that Melo is ruining their season. They're a team trying to incorporate a changing roster on the fly in a shortened season with very few practices. It's pointless to draw conclusions based on a single game.