Interesting stats from the Nets game

Also, 9 isolations in a game is not really a bad number for a guy who pretty much has built his career off isolations.

I haven’t looked at the numbers, but I’m sure that other big league scorers like Kobe, Durant, D-Rose, etc. probably have more than 9 on most nights.

If Carmelo doesn’t miss several layups and get his shot “blocked” (Nets smacking his elbow) going to the hole, I think the story would be how well he fit in his 1st game back.

Also, Melo isn’t a pg, so his assists may not have been included in “pg initiated sets” but he had a few brilliant assists setting up teammates.

maybe in your “review” of the game you forgot to see how many times Carmelo passed the ball out of his iso plays. They didn’t go back to old ways. The refs sucked and Deron Williams had the game of his life. Its alright they’re going nowhere.

Often came when the initial pick and roll didn’t work. With 8 or 9 seconds left, Lin would pass the ball to Melo or Fields or Amar’e and let them go to work.

And Fields’ iso’s piss me off more than Melo’s at this point. Dude takes some bad shots.

That concerns me way more than 9 Melo isos ever will

Shumpert DNP, tendonitis in a knee, he would not have shut down Williams, but 3 -4 less 3 ptrs is realistic, even slowing down Marshon could have been game changers. The Knicks need Davis to spell Lin long enough, Lin had 3 steals in the 1st Qtr but then faded…..I see a triangle there but it will take another 5-6 games for it to take shape, it was just JR’s 2nd game, and Tyson has got to chill out some on fouls. Also Clyde commented on how Amare was aiming his shots…his shooting hand followed through flat instead of an arc, and Melo needs to shake off the rust. It will just take some time to fit it together…..Gaines gave Williams good rest time, they did not lose too much with Gaines in there, and that is what the Knicks need from Baron.

Is anyone else seeing this ? Alot of balls coming off Knick hands after rebounds and some passes. Turnovers and I dont think it’s sloppy play….maybe timing is off, but if they can cut that down, it could be a 4-6 point swing, and also free throw shooting must improve.
Those two right there are almost a 10 point swing in the score.

And melo passed out a lot. A few iso’s is fine as long as they pick the right time to do it.

I actually thought Melo played well within the system but was rusty. He said he wants to play within the system and allow Lin to do things like he has the last 2 weeks, and I believe he is for real now. He sounded sincere and it showed yesterday. If I recall correctly, before he got injured in that Utah game, they were running and gunning for the first five or six minutes that he played. they quickly build a 12-5 lead with his fast break lob pass to Tyson. It was looking promising and I have been revived from the dead and actually feel optimistic again. This team looks great on paper, JR Smith will be a great help, and this team is super deep now. I think having that little break during and after all star weekend will help us a lot since they can focus on what they wanna run and get practice.

Now that Baron is healthier, they can actually practice five on five. I really thought Melo played nicely last night and the misses were the kind he normally makes. I am actually more concerned with Amare and that 100 million dollar contract. I am afraid to say this, and I am kicking myself in the knee as I type this, but I am worried that he might be washed up and his better days are behind him. However,k if he could knock that jumper down the way he was last year, it would be helpful. He doesn’t have to dominate every game or average 25 ppg but if he can still knock down that jumper on consistent basis and have a little more explosion, then we be okay. I am just worried about that more than Melo or anything else.