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Why would the Knicks do this? It doesn't make them a better team. It just makes them a better scoring team. Carmelo could care less about defense. Plus, they could of got Carmelo for free.
Why would the Knicks do this? It doesn't make them a better team. It just makes them a better scoring team. Carmelo could care less about defense. Plus, they could of got Carmelo for free.
'Melo was looking for the money. It wouldn't be surprising if it comes out that 'Melo told the Knicks to either trade for him or watch him sign an extension in NJ or Denver. I think he was frightened of what the new CBA will be, and rightfully so. The owners will get what they want.....they always do.
And if you're the Knicks you do it because this is a star driven league, and 'Melo is a star. You don't win in this league without a couple top 20 players. It'll take time, but they now have the foundation for a championship team.....they couldn't say that yesterday.
Even healthy, happy, and motivated, would you take the Nuggets over the Spurs, Mavs, or Lakers in a 7 game series?
'Melo was looking for the money. It wouldn't be surprising if it comes out that 'Melo told the Knicks to either trade for him or watch him sign an extension in NJ or Denver. I think he was frightened of what the new CBA will be, and rightfully so. The owners will get what they want.....they always do.
And if you're the Knicks you do it because this is a star driven league, and 'Melo is a star. You don't win in this league without a couple top 20 players. It'll take time, but they now have the foundation for a championship team.....they couldn't say that yesterday.
Pierce was a miserable defender. Ray Allen never played defense in his life. Doc Rivers was a horrible coach whose teams consistently ranked among the leagues worst in every defensive category. Remember his glorious Orlando days?
Anthony can play defense.....Amare can as well. D'Antoni can and has coached good defensive teams when hes had the talent.
I know its not what the 76er's fan wants to hear, but in the NBA you don't win with clever drafting and by nurturing average talent. You either luck out and land a superstar in the draft, find a way to trade for one, or are a desirable enough location to attract one via free agency. Every year you can pick 3-6 teams from which the champion will emerge, and they all have similar characteristics. In a sport where individual talent reigns supreme, that's just the way its always going to be.
Saying Carmelo and Amare can play defense is the most laughable thing I've ever heard. Amare even said he's never been taught defense, and I believe it. One pathetic excuse for a defender.
And when has D'Antoni ever coached a good defense? It wasn't with the Nuggets when he was fired after 1 season. It wasn't with the Suns where he had a bottom 7 defense every year there.
Of course he has to learn and put forth the effort but that doesn't mean he can't play d.
He had a very good defensive team with the Suns during the Kurt Thomas era.
This.28th and 23rd ranked defenses while Kurt Thomas was there. Talk about a very good defensive team. D'Antoni has never, and will never coach a top 15 defensive team. He's a poor mans Don Nelson. Nelson never won a championship, and neither will D'Antoni, with a similar system.
28th and 23rd ranked defenses while Kurt Thomas was there. Talk about a very good defensive team. D'Antoni has never, and will never coach a top 15 defensive team. He's a poor mans Don Nelson. Nelson never won a championship, and neither will D'Antoni, with a similar system.
28th and 23rd ranked defenses while Kurt Thomas was there. Talk about a very good defensive team. D'Antoni has never, and will never coach a top 15 defensive team. He's a poor mans Don Nelson. Nelson never won a championship, and neither will D'Antoni, with a similar system.
He coached the 13th ranked defense in '07 and 11th in '06. And while that's nothing spectacular, they were actually a good defensive squad......just undersized and poor rebounders. Marion, Thomas, Bell, Jones....he had some quality players on those teams.
Lets not be so simple minded that we measure efficiency by total points scored. Teams play at a different pace, and the total points scored for or against has nothing to do with how good an offense or defense is.