tlance
Kyrie Hater
'everyone disagrees with me, who is everyone?
1st off, wiggy is the only one on here who properly articulates the problems with the knicks imo..
2nd, blaming melo is just stupid, it is not his job to make other players play better, its the coaches job to make sure he gets the best out of what the player has to offer, these guys played well for the other teams they played for, so why do the SUCK now all of a sudden? answer is simple, cause they play for the knicks, a terrible organization!
You are correct. It is not Melo's job to make other players better because he is just a good scorer, not an elite player. You are also correct about he Knicks being a terrible organization.
The best players make their teammates better because they put them in favorable situations after drawing the attention of the defense. Melo has never been able to do that even when he was an elite scorer.
But, you are trying to value him as an elite player.
Guess what? Elite players make their teammates better. Melo was overrated in his prime and he is not a desireable trade asset now because he is and always has been one dimensional.
So blame the coach all you want, but Karl, D'Antoni, Fisher and everyone else who has coached Melo in the NBA have gotten the same results. Now he is not even the player he was in his prime.
I do not think it is all on Melo. Like I have said before, the decision makers in the organization deserve most of the blame. You are literally pointing the finger at the one guy who deserves the least. It ain't Hornacek's fault. This franchise has been broken for a long time now.
The problem on the court is not a matter of talent, it is a matter of awful fit. Melo, Rose, and Jennings are all players who need the ball in their hands and are all much less effective than they were in their primes. Meanwhile, KP, who is legitimately good does not get the ball in the best situations because those other 3 hog it so much.
As far as getting the best out of the players, I am not sure what you expect from Rose and Melo. They are playing like they always have, they are just older and not as good.