Knicks of recently

I been a Knicks fan for 20 years(since I was 10) and remember them beautiful days where we were the beast of the east with Ewing, Oakley etc. Man, did they have heart and were warriors. Can't forget John Starks, Derek Harper, Charles Smith, Mason and the rest. Then came Allan Houston, Larry Johnson and later Sprewell. Those were the days and they are long gone. It's been 10 years now and the worse years of my life. I personally believe all these losing seasons could have been avoided but that's history. Now we have this team and have had ups and down. We got really happy after we went on that winning streak and things were looking great but now we back to the beginning and how it's been the last few years. Inconsistent, players looking lost and not moving around. I am a fan of MDA style of play where there is a lot of offense and scoring but it is obvious there are also problems too. I am not a coach or anything but I can observe things which many others can too I am sure and I like to know what MDA thinks.

We have solid players on paper but it's different on the court. We have a superstar and few good players and that's about it. We use a small rotation and I think this is a problem. There are times where only 7 players are used and at times only a few minutes too. It is way too much to play Stat, Felton etc 40+ minutes a game. What would MDA do if god forbid an injury happened to one of our best player? I find it crazy how the only way we can win is by playing our best players so many minutes and that too against sorry teams. Part of the reason is that we have no bench and then there are many players playing through injuries which isn't good at all obviously. Here are some of the problems we have and that must be changed in order to win. We wouldn't be having this conversation if things were like they were last month but that's over now. Some obvious things to take in consideration are:

Stat is not a center and at least not every day. He is a power forward and best at that.

Chandler is not really a power forward. He can play multiple positions but is not a real power forward for everyday.

Turiaf is solid but not enough and gets injured too much. He be good at being either starting center if we had a decent backup or he would be a very good back up if we had a starting center like Marcus Camby or Tyson Chandler.

Gallo is naturally a small forward just like Chandler but not consistent. At times he catches fire and at other times he disappears from the game.

The above are only some of the problems and they are very crucial because it's impossible to win much with such line up and especially when a bunch of players are having a slump at same time.  There isn't even a question if Melo is better than Chandler or Gallo and I say he better than both put together and I have no doubt about it.  There seems to be a common claim that Melo plays no defense and I disagree with that. Sure, he isn't a lock down defender but who is on the current Knicks team? Melo averages about a steal a game right now in this bad season with all the drama going on. He also averages over 8 rebounds a game right now as a small forward for the Nuggets and that is more than Gallo or Chandler. We can lay that bogus claim to rest and we should also remind those who are not aware that nobody and I mean nobody can defend Melo or shut him down. The man is an offensive machine and I don't mean just against sorry teams and weak defenders but he can drop 40 on anyone and even more. He can take over games, create his own shots, get to the rim etc.

It would be a huge loss and heartbreaking if he went elsewhere. We obviously need this superstar along side Amare if we are gonna win. But he isn't the only thing we need to win it all. We need a solid bench and a big. I believe guys like Will and Gallo are easy to replace but not always a Carmelo Anthony. I am becoming really angry with MDA and wondering if he is sane or what. I mean I'm not there so don't know what he says or what goes on but he has got to know that it don't work that way. He can't honestly believe that he can win with such squad and with such philosophy where small people play center. It don't always work and especially not over an entire season. We would have to use a solid 4 man bench unless we had someone like JR Smith of the Nuggets where we could use only 3 men when he can easily score 30. Or someone like Jamal Crawford off the bench. It all depends on how the coach uses them but MDA I hope realizes this and stops being stubborn as it appears that way to me. I know AR, Mozgov etc aren't good or ready. I also know that he can't still believe that we don't need anything and i know Stat never said the comment written by Isiola the liar but even if it were true, i know he couldn't really mean that nor resist a Melo alongside himself.

I try to stay positive and I get so hyped when Knicks win and MSG fired up but it won't get better if things don't change. I hope Felton only having a temporary struggle and will be the pg he was earlier. If not, and hope not, at least we only signed him for two years and not stupid to where we blew our money out of desperation because then we would have to go after CP3 or some other all star pg. We can't just be satisfied with winning a few games because we have lost for 10 years. MDA gonna have to think about that and realize that a center is necessary and I don't mean them heavy and slow ones but someone that can block, rebound and allow Amare play his position and Turiaf be a back up center/pf. Below are some of the things I would add on my team if it were up to me:

Camby or someone of that type.

Carmelo Anthony.

a scored who can come off the bench and do what  JR Smith does.

We gotta have either an 8 man rotation with someone who can consistently score off the bench or use 9 players with Turiaf TD etc but would need a big first for the rest to work.